Pete Weber (pictured left) of St. Ann, Missouri, continued to pace the field at the 2015 United States Bowling Congress Masters as he earned top qualifier honors Thursday.

Weber finished qualifying with a 15-game total of 3,574 (238.27 average) at The Ashwaubenon Bowling Alley in Green Bay, Wis., to lead the field of 64 players who advanced into the double-elimination match-play bracket.

The Masters, which features a total prize fund of $253,000, will conclude with the live ESPN finals on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Weber ended qualifying tied with Canada's Patrick Girard (right), who bowled a big third round that included a 300 game. However, Weber earned top qualifier honors and the top seed in the bracket by having the highest five-game qualifying block during the week.

After opening the tournament with a five-game total of 1,308, Weber shot 1,170 in the second round and 1,096 in Thursday's final round of qualifying.

"The lanes were a little different today bowling on the burn," Weber said. "I still shot almost 100 over today, and I'm happy with that. My mindset now is just to keep up what I've been doing and throw the best shots that I can."

Weber, who has 37 career Professional Bowlers Association titles including 10 majors, would win the PBA's Grand Slam with a victory this week. The Grand Slam is made up of the four majors on the PBA Tour - the USBC Masters, PBA Tournament of Champions, U.S. Open and the PBA National/World Championship.

Chad Roberts (left) of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, qualified in third position with 3,545, while John Szczerbinski (right) of North Tonawanda, New York, and Andrew Anderson of Holly, Michigan, tied for fourth with 3,509.

The final spot in the 64-player bracket went to Christopher Sand of Sterling Heights, Michigan, who defeated Aaron Groendyk of Wyoming, Michigan, 246-179, in a one-game roll-off after they ended qualifying tied in 64th place at 3,213.

Bracket play will take place all day Friday and continue Saturday when the final five surviving players will advance to Sunday's live championship round on ESPN.

The Masters, which features a first-place prize of $50,000, is a major event on the PBA Tour and is part of the World Tenpin Bowling Association World Bowling Tour.

All qualifying and match play rounds of the Masters are being covered live on Xtra Frame, the PBA's online bowling channel. For more information on the Masters, including live scoring, here.

 

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United States Bowling Congress Masters - Qualifying Round 3 Results

Players with position, hometown/country and 15-game total; top 63 plus defending champion Jason Belmonte, Australia, advance to double-elimination match-play; places 65-84 show earnings

1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,574
1, Patrick Girard, Canada, 3,574
3, Chad Roberts, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 3,545
4, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 3,509
4, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., 3,509
6, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 3,490
7, Stuart Williams, England, 3,472
8, Matt Gasn, Laurel, Md., 3,439
9, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,425
9, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 3,425
11, Austin Boulds, Creal Springs, Ill., 3,418
12, A.J. Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 3,407
13, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 3,406
14, Matt Russo, Millstone Township, N.J., 3,395
15, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 3,388
16, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 3,384
17, E.J. Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 3,381
18, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 3,377
19, Matthew O'Grady, Matawan, N.J., 3,371
20, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 3,368
21, Mike Fagan, Fort Worth, Texas, 3,360
22, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 3,355
23, Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 3,341
24, Zeke Bayt, Henderson, Nev., 3,339
25, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 3,335
26, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,329
27, Cameron Weier, Federal Way, Wash., 3,328
28, Robert Smith, Moorpark, Calif., 3,326
29, Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 3,324
30, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 3,320
31, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev., 3,308
32, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., 3,305
33, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 3,290
34, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 3,287
35, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,282
35, Chad Kloss, Cudahy, Wis., 3,282
37, Shuichi Heki, Japan, 3,280
38, Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 3,274
38, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 3,274
38, Perry Crowell IV, Hoquiam, Wash., 3,274
41, Tom Daugherty, Tampa, Fla., 3,273
42, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 3,263
43, Chad Nelson, Owatonna, Minn., 3,260
43, William Guszczo, Orland Park, Ill., 3,260
45, Martin Larsen, Sweden, 3,259
46, Nick Kruml, Downers Grove, Ill., 3,258
46, Greg Thomas, New Berlin, Wis., 3,258
48, Geoffrey Young, Keller, Texas, 3,257
49, Francois Lavoie, Wichita, Kansas, 3,255
50, Greg Young, Viera, Fla., 3,253
51, Nicholas Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 3,250
52, Dom Barrett, England, 3,249
53, Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Sioux Falls, S.D., 3,246
54, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 3,240
55, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 3,238
55, Rob Edwards, Vancouver, Wash., 3,238
57, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 3,232
57, John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 3,232
59, Mike DeVaney, Winchester, Calif., 3,231
60, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 3,230
61, Dan MacLelland, Saginaw, Mich., 3,227
62, Matthew Heesaker, Green Bay, Wis., 3,223
63, Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 3,216
64, Christopher Sand, Sterling Heights, Mich., 3,213
* Sand def. Groendyk, 246-179, in roll-off

Missed Cut:
65, Aaron Groendyk, Wyoming, Mich., 3,213, $1,150
66, Todd Fenske, Wausau, Wis., 3,211, $1,150
67, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 3,209, $1,150
68, Brian Himmler, Cincinnati, 3,208, $1,150
69, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 3,206, $1,150
70, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 3,204, $1,100
71, Dan Bock, Albert Lea, Minn., 3,198, $1,100
72, Charles Easton, Sylvania, Ohio, 3,195, $1,100
73, T.J. Schmidt, Mishawaka, Ind., 3,193, $1,100
74, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3,192, $1,100
75, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 3,191, $1,050
76, Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., 3,189, $1,050
77, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,184, $1,050
78, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3,181, $1,050
78, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,181, $1,050
80, Jacqueline Carbonetto, Blauvelt, N.Y., 3,179, $1,000
81, Tyson Branagan, Euless, Texas, 3,178, $1,000
82, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 3,177, $1,000
83, Kyle Anderson, Lockport, Ill., 3,176, $1,000
84, Tylor Greene, Davison, Mich., 3,175, $1,000
85, A.J. Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 3,171
85, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 3,171
87, Mike Dole, Loves Park, Ill., 3,170
88, Brandon Novak, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,163
89, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 3,160
90, Chris Arcaro, Wilmington, N.C., 3,159
91, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 3,156
91, Andrew Graff, Las Vegas, 3,156
91, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 3,156
94, Ryan Zagar, Chicago, 3,152
94, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 3,152
96, Shawn McKee, Mooresville, N.C., 3,150
97, Wesley Low, Palmdale, Calif., 3,147
98, B.J. Moore III, Apex, N.C., 3,144
99, Brian Elder, Newark, Del., 3,140
100, D.J. Archer, Friendswood, Texas, 3,139
100, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,139
102, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 3,134
103, Dakota Jordan, Andersen, S.C., 3,133
103, Kenneth Kempf, Appleton, Wis., 3,133
105, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,132
106, Paul Moor, England, 3,129
107, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 3,127
107, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,127
109, Ryan Patterson, Washington, W.Va., 3,126
109, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 3,126
109, Justin Dunn, Deland, Fla., 3,126
112, Jonathan Schalow, Evansville, Wis., 3,124
113, John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 3,123
114, Toby Sambueno, Henderson, Nev., 3,120
114, Jason Wojnar, New Lenox, Ill., 3,120
114, Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I., 3,120
117, Matthew McNiel, Wichita, Kan., 3,118
118, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 3,113
119, Michael Calhoun, Wyandotte, Mich., 3,111
119, Matthew Tomsu, Omaha, Neb., 3,111
119, Scott Norton, Mission Viejo, Calif., 3,111
122, Craig Nidiffer, Trenton, Mich., 3,108
122, David Labinski, Milwaukee, Wis., 3,108
124, Matthew Farber, Plainview, N.Y., 3,106
124, Roger Petrin, Wichita, Kan., 3,106
126, Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., 3,105
127, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 3,104
128, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 3,102
128, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 3,102
128, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 3,102
131, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,098
131, Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., 3,098
131, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 3,098
131, Zachary Wilkins, Canada, 3,098
135, Nick Plouff, Tomahawk, Wis., 3,097
136, Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., 3,088
137, Cotie Holbek, Burlington, Wis., 3,086
138, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 3,085
139, Scott Weber, Green Bay, Wis., 3,080
139, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,080
141, Steve Novak, Bay City, Mich., 3,078
142, Steve Lemke, Nacogdoches, Texas, 3,072
143, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 3,070
144, Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass., 3,068
145, Anthony Pepe, Elmhurst, N.Y., 3,067
146, David Oulman, Medford, Minn., 3,066
146, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 3,066
148, Sammy Krucek, Hammond, Ind., 3,064
149, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 3,061
150, Robert Clements, Plymouth, Minn., 3,060
150, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 3,060
152, Joseph Tomassoni, Iron Mountain, Mich., 3,053
153, Matt Meyer, Alexandria, Minn., 3,046
154, Diana Zavjalova, Latvia, 3,045
155, Wade Staude, Ft. Atkinson, Wis., 3,044
155, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 3,044
157, Matthew Krueger, La Crosse, Wis., 3,043
158, Jason Hanson, Eagan, Minn., 3,041
159, Mitchell Katic, Whiting, Ind., 3,040
160, Jeffery Johnson, Freeport, Ill., 3,039
161, Shawn Haley, Williamstown, Vt., 3,038
162, Chris Cundiff, Lake Station, Ind., 3,037
163, Chad Reiffer, Kentwood, Mich., 3,036
164, Tony Roventini, Franklin, Wis., 3,033
165, James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., 3,027
166, Clint Land, Richmond, Texas, 3,025
167, Corey Bottos, Houston, 3,020
168, Allen Paulsen, West Haven, Utah, 3,019
169, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 3,012
170, Dominic Partipilo, Aurora, Ill., 3,010
171, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 3,009
171, John Verbich III, Griffith, Ind., 3,009
173, Ryne Podlas, Largo, Fla., 3,008
174, Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 3,006
175, Matthew T. Kuba, Burbank, Ill., 3,004
175, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 3,004
175, Jacob Kent, Chicago, 3,004
178, Vince Biondo, Carpentersville, Ill., 3,003
179, Ryan Graywacz, Windsor Locks, Conn., 2,999
180, Frank Bellavia Jr., Niagara Falls, N.Y., 2,989
181, Adam Resop, Schofield, Wis., 2,982
181, Missy Parkin, Laguna Hills, Calif., 2,982
183, Lee Vanderhoef, Rising Sun, M.D., 2,981
184, Bradley Crouse, Nazareth, Pa., 2,980
185, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 2,977
186, Michael Snell, Plattsmouth, Neb., 2,971
186, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 2,971
188, Jeffrey Erickson, Green Bay, Wis., 2,970
189, Tod Richardson, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2,969
189, Joshua Doughty, Lake Mills, Wis., 2,969
191, John Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 2,967
192, Mike Zarcone, Tonawanda, N.Y., 2,962
193, Yuya Kato, Japan, 2,959
194, Bryan Bourget, Woonsocket, R.I., 2,957
195, Tom Sorce, Richmond, Va., 2,956
196, Maria Rodriguez, Austin, Texas, 2,954
197, Ben Zakrocki, Philadelphia, 2,953
197, Nick Pahr, Eden Prairie, Minn., 2,953
199, Chris Williams, North Las Vegas, NV, 2,950
200, Guy Johnson, Hampstead, Md., 2,949
200, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 2,949
202, David Stouffer, Lehigh Acres, Fla., 2,948
202, Gregory Bard, Fond du Lac, Wis., 2,948
204, Alex Blaisdell, Champlin, Minn., 2,947
205, Ryan Yanel, Kenosha, Wis., 2,946
206, Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas, 2,944
207, Charles Richey Jr., Concord, N.C., 2,943
208, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Japan, 2,940
209, Tommy Barna, Westminster, Md., 2,939
209, Ryan Slosser, Newburgh, Ind., 2,939
211, Rick Schafer, Arvada, Colo., 2,938
212, Rick Erce, Madison, Wis., 2,934
213, Ross Strand, Aurora, Colo., 2,932
214, Mason Petrin, Chicago, 2,928
214, Brody Green, Delavan, Wis., 2,928
214, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 2,928
217, Kristina Wendell, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 2,926
218, Ryan Powers, Portage, Mich., 2,924
219, Benjamin Hafeman, Wausau, Wis., 2,923
220, Ryan Lakota, Shorewood, Ill., 2,919
220, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 2,919
222, Brian Mattmiller, Antigo, Wis., 2,913
223, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 2,911
224, Matthew Paine, Richfield, Minn., 2,909
224, Jim Schroeder, Waukesha, Wis., 2,909
226, Dana Wright, St. Paul, Minn., 2,904
227, Brent Ritchie, Madison, Wis., 2,903
227, Brian Traber, Waterford, Wis., 2,903
229, Brandon Schilling, Dorchester, Wis., 2,899
230, Adam Danielsen, Sioux Falls, S.D., 2,895
231, Tyron McKinney, Ashland, Ky., 2,894
232, David Sevier, Gilbert, Ariz., 2,893
233, Donald Durland, Wurtsboro, N.Y., 2,892
233, Trent Mitchell, Chicago, 2,892
235, Sam Sylvester, Hugo, Minn., 2,891
236, Kenny Ryan, Ocean, N.J., 2,886
237, Al Danz Jr., Escanaba, Mich., 2,884
237, Timothy Martin, Harrisville, R.I., 2,884
239, Nicholas Parker, Jonesburo, Ark., 2,883
240, Bill Crane, Mooresville, Ind., 2,879
241, Reggie Doxtater, Green Bay, Wis., 2,875
242, Daniel Kimmer, Clearwater, Minn., 2,872
243, Justin Huben, Green Bay, Wis., 2,870
243, Adam Georg, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2,870
245, Dan Marazzo, Glendale Hts, Ill., 2,869
246, Stephen Pavlinko, Sewell, N.J., 2,867
246, Doug Scheidig, Royersford, Pa., 2,867
248, Alex Hoffman, Oshkosh, Wis., 2,866
248, Elise Bolton, Merritt Island, Fla., 2,866
250, Eric Villagomez, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 2,865
250, Thomas Tkacz, Barkhamsted, Conn., 2,865
252, Jason Griffin, Kenosha, Wis., 2,864
253, Brian Laurent, Green Bay, Wis., 2,862
254, Carey Bock, Canada, 2,861
255, James Kedroski, Kansasville, Wis., 2,855
256, Michael Upton, Burnsville, Minn., 2,851
256, Richard Rathjen, Naples, Fla., 2,851
258, Donald DuPree III, Andalusia, Ala., 2,847
258, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,847
260, Chris Loonsfoot, Baraga, Mich., 2,842
260, Kris Stevens, Moundsview, Minn., 2,842
262, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo., 2,839
263, Jamie Clark, Plymouth, Minn., 2,838
264, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 2,833
264, Kevin Weiss, Green Bay, Wis., 2,833
264, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 2,833
267, Aaron Martin, Mount Juliet, Tenn., 2,830
268, Nicholas Scott, Mooresville, N.C., 2,827
269, Brandon Martin, Derby, Kan., 2,824
270, Gary Exner Jr., Racine, Wis., 2,823
270, Quinton Bohlen, Decorah, Iowa, 2,823
272, Austin Hunt, Kennewick, Wash., 2,817
273, Armando Santacruz, Ecuador, 2,816
273, Brandon Bivens, East Ridge, Tenn., 2,816
275, Shawn Hayes, Farmington, N.Y., 2,814
275, Chris VanAkkeren, Chilton, Wis., 2,814
277, Michael Martin Jr., Cheyenne, Wyo., 2,813
278, Kyle King, Canton, S.D., 2,812
279, Christopher Boyd, Brick, N.J., 2,811
280, Robert Lee, Japan, 2,810
281, Nate Van Note, Worthington, Minn., 2,800
282, Michael Kaul, Neenah, Wis., 2,794
282, Kazumi Shioyama, Japan, 2,794
282, Bob Vander Vorst, Mandan, N.D., 2,794
282, Dan Perry, Huntley, Ill., 2,794
286, Jake Provenzano, Wichita, Kan., 2,789
286, David Supanich, Orland Park, Ill., 2,789
288, Chad Lusche, Arvada, Colo., 2,784
289, Kevin Doler, Columbus, Ga., 2,782
290, Nick Wetzel, LaCrosse, Wis., 2,770
291, Mike Dolan, Fond du Lac, Wis., 2,764
292, Justin Coste, Moorehead, Min., 2,762
292, Neal Johnson, Fairbanks, Alaska, 2,762
294, Tony Hubert, Kankakee, Ill., 2,761
295, Jon Koltz, Green Bay, Wis., 2,754
296, Jose Rivera, Vine Grove, Ky., 2,746
297, Rick Cornelius, Omaha, 2,742
297, John Pierce, Denton, Texas, 2,742
299, Cory Gilbert, Dickson, Tenn., 2,724
300, Ayre Cooney, Lee's Summit, Mo., 2,716
301, Will Vidulich, Hawthorne, N.J., 2,707
302, Michael Dietzen, Grand Chute, Wis., 2,705
303, Thomas Rogers, Madison, Wis., 2,699
304, Ryan Saxe, Franklin, Wis., 2,682
305, Aaron Ramsden, Pleasant Valley, Mo., 2,679
306, Nathan Cushman, Oshkosh, Wis., 2,671
307, John Kositzky, Escanaba, Mich., 2,666
308, Dylan Davis, Waterville, Maine, 2,656
309, James Therrian, Laurium, Mich., 2,654
310, Daniel Ott, Marinette, Wis., 2,652
311, Tim Nelson, Skokie, Ill., 2,649
312, David Skalnik, Schaumburg, Ill., 2,639
313, Josh Basso, Lake Geneva, Wis., 2,627
314, C.J. Boyer, Coon Rapids, Minn., 2,626
315, Kenneth Kadonsky, Shawano, Wis., 2,614
316, Jared Cudnohufsky, Kingsford, Mich., 2,612
316, Dillon Robinson, Sandy, Utah, 2,612
318, Matthew Graham, Stockton, Calif., 2,609
319, Anthony Turner, Stevens Point, Wis., 2,601
320, Steven Banks, Oakton, Va., 2,599
321, Charles Hayslett II, Apple Valley, Minn., 2,593
322, Peter Dove, Lanse, Mich., 2,556
322, Bradley Skenandore, Green Bay, Wis., 2,556
324, Michael Ristow, Manitowoc, Wis., 2,537
325, Sean Wolfe, Green Bay, Wis., 2,505
326, Erik Hill, Dacula, Ga., 2,486
326, Chad Bellin, Green Bay, Wis., 2,486
328, Zeke Webber, St. Paul, Minn., 2,475
329, Beau Rehner, Lake in the Hills, Ill., 2,455
330, Zachary Green, Madison, Wis., 2,446
331, Vincent Mayweather, Aurora, Ill., 2,439
332, Paul Cruikshank, Madison, Wis., 2,376
333, Atef Darghali, Clinton Twp, Mich., 2,299
334, Dennis Ferguson, Bellingham, Wash., 2,262
335, Theo Johnson, Big Flats, N.Y., 888
336, Marshall Mosher, Lake Mills, Wis., 781