PWBA Tour heads to Michigan this week for the PWBA Detroit Open
08/25/15
The Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour season heads into the home stretch this week when the PWBA Detroit Open begins Friday.
The tournament, which will take place at Super Bowl in in Canton, Michigan, is the final standard event before the PWBA Tour season ends with the U.S. Women's Open and PWBA Tour Championship next month.
The field of 120 of the best female bowlers in the world will take part in 12 games of qualifying Friday before the top 16 advance to round-robin match play Saturday. The event concludes with the stepladder finals at 6:30 p.m. Central on Saturday. All rounds will be broadcast live on Xtra Frame.
The Detroit metro area is home to the largest concentration of United States Bowling Congress members in the country and former Team USA member Sarah Lokker (pictured right) of nearby New Baltimore, Michigan, is excited the PWBA Tour is coming to the area.
"It's so exciting having the PWBA Tour come to the Detroit area because the sport of bowling is very strong in this area," said Lokker, who is currently 26th on the PWBA Tour points list.
"Being able to compete in front of my friends and family this week will be nice. People here are really supportive of professional women's bowling."
The PWBA Detroit Open will also be a key event in the race for PWBA Player and Rookie of the Year as Stefanie Johnson (left) of Grand Prairie, Texas, enters the event in the top spot in the PWBA Tour points list.
Johnson leads with 59,675 points but last week's PWBA Minnesota Open champion Diana Zavjalova (right) of Latvia closed the gap and sits in second with 56,250. Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey, is third with 51,000 points, while Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New York, is fourth with 47,050.
2015 PWBA Tour Schedule & Champions
Super Bowl in Canton, Mich., United States (Aug. 27-29, 2015)
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015
4-6 p.m. - Practice session for all tournament bowlers
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015
8-9 a.m. - Practice session for all tournament bowlers
11 a.m. - Qualifying Round 1 (six games)
4 p.m. - Qualifying Round 2 (six games - field cut to top 16)
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015
8:30 a.m. - Top 16 round-robin match play (eight games)
1:30 p.m. - Top 16 round-robin match play (eight games - field cut to top four)
6:30 p.m. - Stepladder finals
All times Eastern.
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The Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour season heads into the home stretch this week when the PWBA Detroit Open begins Friday.The tournament, which will take place at Super Bowl in in Canton, Michigan, is the final standard event before the PWBA Tour season ends with the U.S. Women's Open and PWBA Tour Championship next month.
The field of 120 of the best female bowlers in the world will take part in 12 games of qualifying Friday before the top 16 advance to round-robin match play Saturday. The event concludes with the stepladder finals at 6:30 p.m. Central on Saturday. All rounds will be broadcast live on Xtra Frame.
The Detroit metro area is home to the largest concentration of United States Bowling Congress members in the country and former Team USA member Sarah Lokker (pictured right) of nearby New Baltimore, Michigan, is excited the PWBA Tour is coming to the area."It's so exciting having the PWBA Tour come to the Detroit area because the sport of bowling is very strong in this area," said Lokker, who is currently 26th on the PWBA Tour points list.
"Being able to compete in front of my friends and family this week will be nice. People here are really supportive of professional women's bowling."The PWBA Detroit Open will also be a key event in the race for PWBA Player and Rookie of the Year as Stefanie Johnson (left) of Grand Prairie, Texas, enters the event in the top spot in the PWBA Tour points list.
Johnson leads with 59,675 points but last week's PWBA Minnesota Open champion Diana Zavjalova (right) of Latvia closed the gap and sits in second with 56,250. Kelly Kulick of Union, New Jersey, is third with 51,000 points, while Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, New York, is fourth with 47,050.
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PWBA Detroit Open - Schedule of events
Super Bowl in Canton, Mich., United States (Aug. 27-29, 2015)
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015
4-6 p.m. - Practice session for all tournament bowlers
Friday, Aug. 28, 2015
8-9 a.m. - Practice session for all tournament bowlers
11 a.m. - Qualifying Round 1 (six games)
4 p.m. - Qualifying Round 2 (six games - field cut to top 16)
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015
8:30 a.m. - Top 16 round-robin match play (eight games)
1:30 p.m. - Top 16 round-robin match play (eight games - field cut to top four)
6:30 p.m. - Stepladder finals
All times Eastern.
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