Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Pete Weber (pictured left) of St. Ann, Mo., averaged 232 after qualifying Saturday to lead a field of 16 players who advanced to match play in the PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open at Thunderbowl in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Weber, who ranks fourth on the PBA Tour all-time titles list with 37 wins, bowled a 1,857 eight-game pinfall total to hold a 63-pin lead over former PBA Player of the Year and eight-time Tour winner Sean Rash (right) of Montgomery, Ill., in second with 1,794 (224 average).

Rash managed his second-place qualifying effort despite dropping a ball on his foot earlier in the day.

Weber's previous best Tour finish this season was third in the 65th United States Bowling Congress Masters and Rash's best was third in the Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions.

Rounding out the top five after qualifying were Aaron Lorincz (left) of Saginaw, Mich., with 1,784; three-time PBA Tour winner Ronnie Russell (right) of Marion, Ind. with 1,765, and PBA Tour rookie and Masters runnerup AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill., 1,761.

Sunday's match play round gets underway at 9 a.m. CT which will determine the top four players who will advance to the stepladder finals at approximately 3 p.m. Xtra Frame, PBA's online bowling channel, is providing live coverage of the Iowa Midwest Open.

 

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PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open - Qualifying Standings

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total. Top 16 advance to Sunday's match play round. a-denotes amateur

1, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,857
2, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,794
3, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 1,784
4, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,765
5, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,761
6, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 1,760
7, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,749
8, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 1,738
9, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,736
10, Brad Miller, St. Charles, Mo., 1,728
11, J.R. Raymond, Bay City, Mich., 1,725
12, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,715
13, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, Ariz., 1,711
14, a-Tony Manna, Omaha, Neb., 1,703
15, Brandon Curtis, Manson, N.C., 1,698
16, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,695

Missed Cut:
17, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,683, $825
18, a- Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 1,673, $825
19, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,664, $825
20, a-Sean Rangel, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1,654, $825
21, David Williams, Omaha, Neb., 1,646, $825
22, Joe Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 1,638, $800
23, Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., 1,634,$800
24, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1,633, $800
25, Kenny Calkins, Des Moines, Iowa, 1,625, $800
26, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 1,619, $800
27, a-Dallas Baldridge, Lenexa, Kan., 1,609, $800
28, a-Andy McIntosh, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1,600
29, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 1,598
30, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,588
31, Quentin Mamer, Pleasant Hill, Mo., 1,587
32, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,583
33, Brett Cooper, Denver, 1,582
34, Mitch Beasley, Nashville, Tenn., 1,575
35, Matt Tomsu, Omaha, Neb., 1,569
36, (tie) Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., and Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 1,565
38, a-Ryan Powers, Portage, Mich., 1,560
39, Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, 1,559
40, Matt McNiel, Prior Lake, Minn., 1,558
41, Mike Kruse, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,543
42, Steven Black, Maricopa, Ariz., 1,540
43, Dave Han, Orlando, Fla., 1,537
44, Dylan Burns, Lawrence, Kan., 1,531
45, Brett Cunningham, Clay, N.Y., 1,529
46, Matt Taylor, Youngsville, N.C., 1,520
47, Ryan Ragland, Gardner, Kan. ,1,519
48, Perry Crowell, Hoquiam, Wash., 1,517
49, Scott Greiner, Platte City, Mo., 1,514
50, Ingellimar Contreras, Venezuela, 1,500
51, Dave Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 1,494
52, a-Scott Ehresmann, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,488
53, Ted Baer, Omaha, Neb., 1,486
54, Austin Boulds, Creal Springs, Ill., 1,481
55, Chad Vendeville, Otsego, Mich., 1,480
56, JT Jackson, Sherman Oaks, Calif., 1,478
57, a-Brandy Sanderson, Bossier City, La. 1,477
58, Tom Elborne, Amarillo, Texas, 1,471
59, Robert, Aimers, Marion, Iowa, 1,465
60, Nick Powers, Sun Prairie, Wis., 1,464
61, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,452
62, John Weber, Lansing, Kan., 1,445
63, Kristi Rosberg, Ord, Neb., 1,444
64, a-Jason Polreis, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,440
65, Scott Stofko, Flower Mound, Texas, 1,439
66, a-Eric Fritton, Waukesha, Wis., 1,435
67, a-Bryan Roth, Papillion, Neb., 1,432
68, Dennis Erckfritz, Sioux Falls, S.D., 1,414
69, a-Mike Wachtel, St. Joseph, Mo., 1,411
70, a-Cory Schwiesow, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1,407
71, John Woodford, Jefferson, Iowa, 1,391
72, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 1,381
73, Nick Schafer, Jefferson City, Mo., 1,375
74, a-Adam Pogge, Omaha, Neb., 1,371
75, a-Jonathan Burttram, Decatur, Ala., 1,369
76, a-Bryan Sindelar, Fremont, Neb., 1,368
77, a- Dennis Walsh, Dakota City, Neb., 1,363
78, a-Scott Sullinger, Lavista, Neb., 1,361
79, Pete Heim, Omaha, Neb., 1,357
80, Dwayne Da Moude, Dwyane, Lincoln, Neb., 1,319
81, Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,293
82, Chris Yoshimura, Rochester, Texas, 1,248
83, a-Marquis Goblisch, Decatur, Ala., 1,202