900 Global Phoenix tops PBA Team Challenge Qualifying
10/25/15
900 Global Phoenix averaged 238 as a team to lead qualifying Saturday in the inaugural Professional Bowlers Association Team Challenge at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.
The PBA Team Challenge, a first of its kind five-player team competition for the sport's most talented players, got underway with all 17 teams bowling six complete team games (30 individual games) which was followed by a round of 12 Baker format games where players alternated frames to complete a game.
900 Global Phoenix, with four-time PBA Tour winner Michael Haugen Jr., Russ Oviatt, Ben Canfield, Andrew Cain and Jakob Buttruff, compiled a 10,014 42-game pinfall total to top Dead Money with Alex Cavagnaro, Matt O'Grady, Matt NcNiel, South Point Las Vegas Open runnerup Anthony Pepe and South Point PBA West Regional winner Danielle McEwan, in second with 9,854.
"One thing in our favor is we're a team that has a lot of team experience," said Cain, a past-president of the United States Bowling Congress who still serves on the board.
"On paper you may not see the star power of a lot of the other teams but we're a group of guys who have a lot of team experience and we're also able to practice together which is a huge benefit.
"It was as much of a team effort as you could have," the former Team USA member and Arizona State standout added. "We got out of the gate strong and everyone contributed. We have the collegiate team experience and the experience of a PBA Tour winner so we have all the right ingredients."
The top six teams advanced to Sunday's match play match play round which begins at 9 a.m. PT followed by the stepladder finals at 3 p.m., which will involve the top four teams bowling Baker format matches.
Other teams advancing to Sunday's match play were: 4 Majors & 100 at 1 (Jason Belmonte, Tommy Jones, Wes Malott, Bill O'Neill, Tom Daugherty), 9,761; Team Brunswick (Parker Bohn III, Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Jason Sterner, Walter Ray Williams Jr.), 9,544; Playin' On House Money (DJ Archer, Josh Blanchard, Dino Castillo, Rob Gotchall, Shawn Maldonado), 9,513 and Yee Yee Nation (Marshall Kent, Chris Loschetter, Rhino Page, Ronnie Russell, EJ Tackett), 9,467.
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Teams after six five-player team games plus 12 Baker format team games; top six teams advance to round-robin match play Sunday
1, 900 Global Phoenix (Jakob Buttruff, Andrew Cain, Benjamin Canfield, Michael Haugen Jr., Russ Oviatt), 10,014
2, Dead Money (Danielle McEwan, Alex Cavagnaro, Matt O'Grady, Matt McNiel, Anthony Pepe), 9,854
3, 4 Majors & 100 at 1 (Jason Belmonte, Tommy Jones, Wes Malott, Bill O'Neill, Tom Daugherty), 9,761
4, Team Brunswick (Parker Bohn III, Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Jason Sterner, Walter Ray Williams Jr.), 9,544
5, Playin' On House Money (DJ Archer, Josh Blanchard, Dino Castillo, Rob Gotchall, Shawn Maldonado), 9,513
6, Yee Yee Nation (Marshall Kent, Chris Loschetter, Rhino Page, Ronnie Russell, EJ Tackett), 9,467
Missed Cut:
7, The Latin Rollers (Andres Gomez, Jaime Gonzalez, Jaime Monroy, Manuel Otalora, Idlemaro Ruiz), 9,391
8, Devin and The Soft Hands (Devin Bidwell, Nathan Bohr, Francois Lavoie, Jake Peters, Ronnie Sparks Jr.), 9,380
9, Easy Strikers (Mark Sullivan, Bryon Smith, Mike Wolfe, Jimmy Cook, Jon VanHees), 9,305
10, PA's BFFs (Patrick Allen, Dom Barrett, Martin Larsen, Osku Palermaa, Stuart Williams), 9,293
11, Couch Potatoes (Ryan Ciminelli, Jason Couch, Thomas Larsen, Ryan Shafer, Dave Wodka), 9,238
12, Four Balls and a Doll (Andrew Anderson, PJ Haggerty, David Haynes, Liz Johnson, Eddie VanDaniker), 9,206
13, Semi-Pros (Jesse Buss, AJ Johnson, Aaron Lorincz, John Szczerbinski, JR Raymond), 9,141
14, McCorkle Real Estate (Tom Baker, Brian LeClair, Amleto Monacelli, Ron Mohr, Tom Hess), 9,139
15, Spare of the Dog (Mike Edwards, Brian Himmler, Tim Mack, Robert Smith, Lonnie Waliczek), 9,046
16, Team Fish (Dick Allen, Conner Pickford, Kris Prather, Anthony Simonsen, Kyle Troup), 9,006
17, The MOTIV Nation (Toby Sambueno, Randy Weiss, Scott Newell, Gary Faulkner Jr., Patrick Girard), 8,929
2015 PBA Team Challenege
Top six teams advance to Sunday's match play round
900 Global Phoenix averaged 238 as a team to lead qualifying Saturday in the inaugural Professional Bowlers Association Team Challenge at the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.The PBA Team Challenge, a first of its kind five-player team competition for the sport's most talented players, got underway with all 17 teams bowling six complete team games (30 individual games) which was followed by a round of 12 Baker format games where players alternated frames to complete a game.
900 Global Phoenix, with four-time PBA Tour winner Michael Haugen Jr., Russ Oviatt, Ben Canfield, Andrew Cain and Jakob Buttruff, compiled a 10,014 42-game pinfall total to top Dead Money with Alex Cavagnaro, Matt O'Grady, Matt NcNiel, South Point Las Vegas Open runnerup Anthony Pepe and South Point PBA West Regional winner Danielle McEwan, in second with 9,854.
"One thing in our favor is we're a team that has a lot of team experience," said Cain, a past-president of the United States Bowling Congress who still serves on the board.
"On paper you may not see the star power of a lot of the other teams but we're a group of guys who have a lot of team experience and we're also able to practice together which is a huge benefit.
"It was as much of a team effort as you could have," the former Team USA member and Arizona State standout added. "We got out of the gate strong and everyone contributed. We have the collegiate team experience and the experience of a PBA Tour winner so we have all the right ingredients."
The top six teams advanced to Sunday's match play match play round which begins at 9 a.m. PT followed by the stepladder finals at 3 p.m., which will involve the top four teams bowling Baker format matches.
Other teams advancing to Sunday's match play were: 4 Majors & 100 at 1 (Jason Belmonte, Tommy Jones, Wes Malott, Bill O'Neill, Tom Daugherty), 9,761; Team Brunswick (Parker Bohn III, Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Jason Sterner, Walter Ray Williams Jr.), 9,544; Playin' On House Money (DJ Archer, Josh Blanchard, Dino Castillo, Rob Gotchall, Shawn Maldonado), 9,513 and Yee Yee Nation (Marshall Kent, Chris Loschetter, Rhino Page, Ronnie Russell, EJ Tackett), 9,467.
The entire Fall Classic is being covered live, exclusively on PBA's online video-streaming service, Xtra Frame.
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PBA Team Challenge - Final Qualifying Standings
Teams after six five-player team games plus 12 Baker format team games; top six teams advance to round-robin match play Sunday
1, 900 Global Phoenix (Jakob Buttruff, Andrew Cain, Benjamin Canfield, Michael Haugen Jr., Russ Oviatt), 10,014
2, Dead Money (Danielle McEwan, Alex Cavagnaro, Matt O'Grady, Matt McNiel, Anthony Pepe), 9,854
3, 4 Majors & 100 at 1 (Jason Belmonte, Tommy Jones, Wes Malott, Bill O'Neill, Tom Daugherty), 9,761
4, Team Brunswick (Parker Bohn III, Sean Rash, Tom Smallwood, Jason Sterner, Walter Ray Williams Jr.), 9,544
5, Playin' On House Money (DJ Archer, Josh Blanchard, Dino Castillo, Rob Gotchall, Shawn Maldonado), 9,513
6, Yee Yee Nation (Marshall Kent, Chris Loschetter, Rhino Page, Ronnie Russell, EJ Tackett), 9,467
Missed Cut:
7, The Latin Rollers (Andres Gomez, Jaime Gonzalez, Jaime Monroy, Manuel Otalora, Idlemaro Ruiz), 9,391
8, Devin and The Soft Hands (Devin Bidwell, Nathan Bohr, Francois Lavoie, Jake Peters, Ronnie Sparks Jr.), 9,380
9, Easy Strikers (Mark Sullivan, Bryon Smith, Mike Wolfe, Jimmy Cook, Jon VanHees), 9,305
10, PA's BFFs (Patrick Allen, Dom Barrett, Martin Larsen, Osku Palermaa, Stuart Williams), 9,293
11, Couch Potatoes (Ryan Ciminelli, Jason Couch, Thomas Larsen, Ryan Shafer, Dave Wodka), 9,238
12, Four Balls and a Doll (Andrew Anderson, PJ Haggerty, David Haynes, Liz Johnson, Eddie VanDaniker), 9,206
13, Semi-Pros (Jesse Buss, AJ Johnson, Aaron Lorincz, John Szczerbinski, JR Raymond), 9,141
14, McCorkle Real Estate (Tom Baker, Brian LeClair, Amleto Monacelli, Ron Mohr, Tom Hess), 9,139
15, Spare of the Dog (Mike Edwards, Brian Himmler, Tim Mack, Robert Smith, Lonnie Waliczek), 9,046
16, Team Fish (Dick Allen, Conner Pickford, Kris Prather, Anthony Simonsen, Kyle Troup), 9,006
17, The MOTIV Nation (Toby Sambueno, Randy Weiss, Scott Newell, Gary Faulkner Jr., Patrick Girard), 8,929