John Szczerbinski takes lead at 2015 U.S. Open as field is cut to top 92 bowlers

    11/06/15

    2015 PBA Tour #18

    2014PBAJohnSzczerbinski.jpgBefore heading to the 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, John Szczerbinski (pictured left) of North Tonawanda, New York, spent some time working on the feel of his equipment and some inconsistencies in his physical game.

    His efforts paid dividends at AMF Garland Lanes in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, this week as the five-time Team USA member never fell below second place and finished Thursday's third round of qualifying atop the 275-player field with a 24-game total of 5,530, a 230.42 average.

    Szczerbinski now will lead the top third of field, 92 bowlers, back onto the lanes for eight additional games, beginning Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern.

    2014PBAWSOBRyanCiminelli.jpg2015EBT11DomBarrett.jpgLeft-hander Ryan Ciminelli (left) of Cheektowaga, New York, who led after round two, was second overall with a 5,461 total, and he was followed by first-round leader Cameron Weier of Tacoma, Washington (5,323), England's Dominic Barrett (right; 5,321) and two-time U.S. Open champion Norm Duke of Clermont, Florida (5,319).

    "I still don't necessarily feel physically sharp, even though I scored well, but my ball reaction was phenomenal, and I did my best to take advantage of that," said Szczerbinski, who has a high game of 299 this week.

    "It's a little bit of a dream come true to be in this position, but we're not even halfway there yet. Tomorrow, I'll just try to keep doing what I've been doing. I haven't looked at the numbers too much, but I did want to give myself as much of a cushion on 24th place as possible."

    2014PBADJArcher2.jpg2014PBAWSOBJesseBuss.jpgHeading into Friday's fourth round, Szczerbinski is 375 pins ahead of two-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour champion DJ Archer (left) of Kingwood, Texas, who is 24th with 5,155, while Jesse Buss (right) of Belvidere, Illinois, was the final bowler to advance with a 4,870 total.

    Friday's eight games will take place on the fresh 43-foot lane condition, which Ciminelli excelled on early to maintain his lead after the first squad of the day Thursday. He opened with a 779 series for his first three games, and while he struggled late in the eight-game block, he learned from his mistakes.

    "When you see ball reaction you like, you can get comfortable, your arm swing gets loose and your mind goes blank, so all you have to focus on is repeating shots," said Ciminelli, a three-time PBA Tour champion and the lone southpaw in the top 50 so far this week.

    "Until that last game (150), I never really had to make a desperation move like I did when I changed balls for the last couple of frames. I threw a ball I hadn't thrown all week, and I found something I'll be able to use again if I need it."

    2015USOpenLogo.jpg All competitors at the 2015 U.S. Open completed 24 qualifying games over three days, before the field was cut to the top 92. The 32-game pinfall totals will determine the 24 players for round-robin match play, which is scheduled to begin Friday at 7 p.m. Eastern. The top five will advance to Sunday's stepladder finals based on their 56-game totals.

    All qualifying and match-play rounds are being broadcast live on the PBA's online bowling channel, Xtra Frame.

    The televised finals are scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern on the CBS Sports Network, and the winner will take home a top prize of $50,000.

     


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    2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open - Round 3 Qualifying


    Players with position, hometown and 24-game total; top 92 advance to the next round; (a) indicates amateur, S indicates senior

    For complete results, click here.

    1, John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., 5,530. 2, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5,461. 3, Cameron Weier, Tacoma, Wash., 5,323. 4, Dominic Barrett, United Kingdom, 5,321. 5, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5,319. 6, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 5,296.

    7, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 5,294. 8, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5,275. 9, Walter Ray Williams Jr, Oxford, Fla., 5,270. 10, Francois Lavoie (a), Wichita, Kan., 5,257. 11, (TIE) Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, and Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 5,238.

    13, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 5,228. 14, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 5,224. 15, Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 5,213. 16, Jason Sterner, Cocoa, Fla., 5,203. 17, Erin McCarthy, Omaha, Neb., 5,197. 18, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 5,196.

    19, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 5,178. 20, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 5,177. 21, JR Raymond, Saginaw, Mich., 5,176. 22, Stuart Williams, Phoenix, 5,172. 23, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 5,156. 24, DJ Archer, Kingwood, Texas, 5,155.

    25, Mika Koivuniemi, Howell, Mich., 5,152. 26, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 5,140. 27, (TIE) Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, N.Y., and Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 5,138. 29, Mitchell Katic (a), Hammond, Ind., 5,136. 30, (TIE) Mike Wolfe, Floyd Knobs, Ind., and Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5,134.

    32, Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis, 5,125. 33, Yannaphon Larp-Apharat (a), Thailand, 5,123. 34, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 5,111. 35, Santiago Meija (a), Colombia, 5,110. 36, Chris Arcaro, Charlotte, N.C., 5,101.

    37, Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela, 5,089. 38, Eric Traylor (a), Cypress, Texas, 5,075. 39, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 5,072. 40, Greg Ostrander, Freehold, N.J., 5,063. 41, (TIE) Randy Weiss, Columbia, S.C., and Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 5,054.

    43, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C., 5,045. 44, Miguel Lopez, Wichita, Kan., 5,043. 45, (TIE) Martin Larsen, Sweden, and Chris Johnson (a), Garland, Texas, 5,042. 47, Andres Gomez, Hollywood, Fla., 5,037. 48, Adam (AJ) Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 5,036.

    49, (TIE) Sam Cooley, Australia, and Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 5,035. 51, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 5,025. 52, Clint Johnson (a), Fort Worth, Texas, 5,023. 53, (TIE) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., and Thomas Larsen, Denmark, 5,022.

    55, Andrew Suscreba, Clifton, N.J., 5,016. 56, (TIE) AJ Chapman (a), Wichita, Kan., and Matthew Farber (a), Plainview, N.Y., 5,005. 58, BJ Moore, Greensburg, Pa., 5,001. 59, (TIE) Xeno Garcia (a), Fort Worth, Texas, and Michael Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., and Brad Miller, Maryland Heights, Mo., 4,998.

    62, (TIE) Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., and Mitch Beasley, Clarksville, Tenn., 4,996. 64, Nicholas Pate (a), Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 4,990. 65, (TIE) Dino Castillo, Highland Village, Texas, and Patrick Allen, South Salem, N.Y., 4,989.

    67, Lee Vanderhoef, Canton, Ga., 4,980. 68, John Furey, East Windsor, N.J., 4,979. 69, Perry Crowell IV, Hoquiam, Wash., 4,976. 70, Jon Trzcinski (a), Lake Wales, Fla., 4,974. 71, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 4,973. 72, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 4,959.

    73, Marshal Morrison (a), Wills Point, Texas, 4,945. 74, Brian Robinson, Morgantown, W. Va., 4,941. 75, Nobuhito Fujii (a), Japan, 4,940. 76, Geoffrey Young (a), Keller, Texas, 4,933. 77, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 4,932. 78, Greg Thomas (a), Irmo, S.C., 4,923.

    79, Steven Arehart, Chesapeake, Va., 4,916. 80, Isaac Kim, Lebanon, Pa., 4,915. 81, Robert Lawrence, Del Valle, Texas, 4,910. 82, Chad Lusche, Parker, Colo., 4,905. 83, Brandon Hott (a), Redington Beach, Fla., 4,902. 84, Matthew Staninger (a), Highland, Ind., 4,901.

    85, Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Ariz., 4,899. 86, Andrew Anderson, Henderson, Nev., 4,896. 87, (TIE) Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, and Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 4,888. 89, (TIE) Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., and Kamron Doyle (a), Brentwood, Tenn., 4,877.

    91, Mark Myers (a), Phoenix, 4,872. 92, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 4,870.

    Missed Cut:
    93, Will Barnes, Austin, Texas, 4,863. 94, Julio Blancas, Mexico, 4,856. 95, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 4,854. 96, Tom Daugherty, Brandon, Fla., 4,845.

    97, Keven Williams (a), Springfield, Mo., 4,838. 98, David Scardaville, Houston, 4,834. 99, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 4,831. 100, Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 4,815. 101, Clint Land, Houston, 4,810. 102, Justin Veitch (a), Kenner, La., 4,809.

    103, (TIE) Rhino Page, Orlando, Fla., and Eric Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 4,807. 105, Matt Lawrence (a), Waxahachie, Texas, 4,800. 106, Rina Asada (a), Japan, 4,792. 107, Bobby Stives (a), El Paso, Texas, 4,778. 108, Jeremy Dixson (a), Clinton Township, Mich., 4,777.

    109, Thomas Patterson, Owasso, Okla., 4,775. 110, Steven Hauk, Wichita Falls, Texas, 4,765. 111, (TIE) Liz Kuhlkin, Schenectady, N.Y., and Carlos Tobon (a), Plantation, Fla., 4,763. 113, Chris Galler, Kirby, Texas, 4,762. 114, Ted Pritts, Little Elm, Texas, 4,760.

    115, Michael Steele, Abilene, Texas, 4,759. 116, David Haynes, Las Vegas, 4,757. 117, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 4,753. 118, Curt Dupre IV, Metairie, La., 4,750. 119, (TIE) Chad Nelson, Owatonna, Minn., and Roger Petrin, Wichita, Kan., 4,748.

    121, Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, Texas, 4,739. 122, Terence McQueen (a), Fresno, Texas, 4,735. 123, (TIE) Johnny Smith, Centennial, Colo., and Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 4,725. 125, Matt Bollhalter, Niceville, Fla., 4,720. 126, Dan Bock (a), Albert Lea, Minn., 4,709.

    127, Jacob Heger (a), Spring, Texas, 4,703. 128, Nick Powers, Sun Prairie, Wis., 4,702. 129, Terrance Bright, Duluth, Ga., 4,700. 130, (TIE) Dustin Ochoa (a), Zephyrhills, Fla., and Mark Dyson (a), Arlington, Texas, 4,698. 132, (TIE) Patrick Larkin (a), Brookshire, Texas, and Ryan Holland (a), Houston, 4,697.

    134, Tom Sorce, Richmond, Va., 4,696. 135, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,482 (WD). 136, John Pierce (a), Hickory Creek, Texas, 4,677. 137, William Thayer (a), Dallas, 4,662. 138, (TIE) Tim Scott (a), Lawton, Okla., and Michael J. Cimba, Manchester, Conn., 4,657.

    140, (TIE) Shannon Buchan, Waterloo, Iowa, and Joseph Hafner (a), McKinney, Texas, 4,652. 142, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 4,649. 143, Terry Gelner, Cameron, Texas, 4,638. 144, David Krol (a), Nixa, Mo., 4,632.

    145, Michael Houtz, Myerstown, Pa., 4,623. 146, Jason Marquez (a), Carrollton, Texas, 4,616. 147, (TIE) Joe Findling, Mesquite, Texas, and Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Little Elm, Texas, 4,615. 149, Joonas Jehkinen, Finland, 4,611. 150, Robert McBride, Dallas, 4,609.

    151, Tim Helms (a), Oklahoma City, 4,605. 152, Tyson Branagan (a), Fort Worth, Texas, 4,598. 153, Andre Eubanks, Los Angeles, 4,593. 154, T'Nia Falbo, Greensburg, Pa., 4,591. 155, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 4,590. 156, Billy Cathey (a), Midlothian, Texas, 4,588.

    157, Jesper Svensson, Sweden, 4,579. 158, Brandon Davidson (a), Fate, Texas, 4,578. 159, Rick Justice (a), Lawton, Okla., 4,573. 160, Dylan Macon (a), Ennis, Texas, 4,565. 161, Brandall Russell (a), San Antonio, 4,564. 162, Charles Buchert (a), San Antonio, 4,558.

    163, Donald Davis Jr., West Tawakoni, Texas, 4,555. 164, Mike Zanghi (a), Delran, N.J., 4,549. 165, James Franicevich (a), Aberdeen, Md., 4,545. 166, Christoper Thomas (a), Shreveport, La., 2,340 (WD). 167, Ronald Boroff (a), Mansfield, Texas, 4,536. 168, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 4,531.

    169, Anthony Pepe, East Elmhurst, N.Y., 4,528. 170, Carey Bock (a), Canada, 4,503. 171, Ryan Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, 4,502. 172, Allan Smith (a), Killeen, Texas, 4,498. 173, Brian Nicodemus, Akron, Ind., 4,495. 174, Mark Sleeper Jr. (a), Kaufman, Texas, 4,489.

    175, Marcus Williams (a), Fort Worth, Texas, 4,481. 176, Gabriel Yanes, Schertz, Texas, 4,478. 177, Steven Lewis (a), Fort Worth, Texas, 4,475. 178, Edward Rede (a), El Paso, Texas, 4,470. 179, Zachary Dwyer, Milton, Fla., 4,467. 180, Michael L. Cimba, Monroeville, Pa., 4,466.

    181, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 4,463. 182, Joshua Link (a), Billings, Mont., 4,452. 183, Ben Zakrocki, Philadelphia, 4,442. 184, Mark Blasius (a), Terrell, Texas, 4,433. 185, Jesus Gonzalez Jr., Pasadena, Texas, 4,430. 186, Troy Berneburg (a), Richardson, Texas, 4,429.

    187, Daniel Kimmer (a), Monticello, Minn., 4,424. 188, Aaron Martin Jr. (a), Mount Juliet, Tenn., 4,423. 189, Barry McKee, Maxwell, Texas, 4,408. 190, Mike Newton (a), Arlington, Texas, 4,406. 191, Jason McKelvey, Almont, Mich., 4,400. 192, Rodney Zweiacher (a), Tulsa, Okla., 4,399.

    193, Rodney Remmers, Moore, Texas, 4,398. 194, Harold Hill (a), Lakeside, Calif., 2,798 (WD). 195, Bill Vannoy, Jacksonville, N.C., 4,396. 196, Zakary Edgerton, Greenville, Texas, 4,392. 197, John Harper, Spring, Texas, 4,387. 198, Ken Anderson (a), Fenton, Mo., 4,379.

    199, Jimmy Wollaston (a), Metairie, La., 4,375. 200, Crystal Hall, St. Pauls, N.C., 4,373. 201, David Hoggatt (a), Kenner, La., 4,364. 202, Michael Stocks, Leesburg, Va., 4,349. 203, Brian Lohse (a), Denton, Texas, 4,346. 204, Ed Menapace (a), Denton, Texas, 4,345.

    205, (TIE) Tony Faustner (a), Lawton, Okla., and Andrew Warren (a), Round Rock, Texas, 4,344. 207, (TIE) Eric Browning (a), Garland, Texas, and Jeff McCratic (a), Sand Springs, Okla., 4,341. 209, James Watson (a), Round Rock, Texas, 4,339. 210, John Wukasch, Montgomery, Texas, 4,331.

    211, Cody Mollenhauer (a), Mesquite, Texas, 4,322. 212, Clayton Colby (a), Frisco, Texas, 4,318. 213, Brian Brenner, Rowlett, Texas, 4,312. 214, Philip Wong, Houston, 4,305. 215, JT Jackson, Van Nuys, Calif., 4,294. 216, Josh Montgomery (a), Bastrop, Texas, 4,286.

    217, (TIE) Josh Orr (a), Terrell, Texas, and Chris Fletcher Jr. (a), Oologah, Okla., 4,285. 219, Robert Costabile (a), Grand Prairie, Texas, 4,273. 220, Tony Boyd, Rockwall, Texas, 4,271. 221, Dennis Beagle (a), Lehigh Acres, Fla., 4,267. 222, Shawn Riley (a), Columbia, Mo., 4,264.

    223, Aaron Billingsley, El Paso, Texas, 4,251. 224, (TIE) Shayne Wilson, Caddo Mills, Texas, and Christopher Hansen, Frisco, Texas, 4,243. 226, Joshua Modelo, Highland Park, Texas, 4,240. 227, Legrand Kirby (a), Rockwall, Texas, 4,223. 228, Brian Hoffman (a), San Antonio, 4,217.

    229, Russell Huffman (a), Tulsa, Okla., 4,208. 230, Mark Smith (a), Dallas, 4,207. 231, Michael Ensey (a), Gun Barrel, Texas, 2,605 (WD). 232, Scott Crawford, Allen, Texas, 4,201. 233, Brian Grange (a), Roanoke, Texas, 4,190. 234, Zac Tackett (a), Huntington, Ind., 4,180.

    235, Duane Tierson (a), El Paso, Texas, 4,170. 236, Dennis Trammell (a), Fort Worth, Texas, 4,134. 237, (TIE) Glen Nakagawa, Highland Village, Texas, and Steve Ford, Seaside, Ore., 4,127. 239, Jackson Getting, Hampton, N.H., 4,116. 240, Jason Schaefer (a), Arnold, Mo., 4,096.

    241, Omar Espinal (a), North Bergen, N.J., 4,076. 242, Lee Collins (a), Carrollton, Texas, 4,069. 243, Jay Witt, Kaufman, Texas, 4,062. 244, Chase Helm (a), Dallas, 4,060. 245, Theodore Warren (a), Mesquite, Texas, 4,051. 246, Alex Rodriguez (a), Plano, Texas, 4,049.

    247, David Flores (a), Arlington, Texas, 4,047. 248, John Howell (a), Arlington, Texas, 4,029. 249, Oran Lunsford (a), Crandall, Texas, 4,026. 250, Michael Martin Jr, Corsicana, Texas, 4,010. 251, Paul Maddox (a), Beaumont, Calif., 3,991. 252, Clifton Malicoat (a), Mansfield, Texas, 3,986.

    253, Tracy Gainey, San Marcos, Texas, 3,970. 254, Brandon Walters (a), Rowlett, Texas, 3,969. 255, Patrick Mango (a), Dallas, 3,966. 256, Stephen Quintania (a), Dallas, 3,963. 257, J L Morse (a), Terrell, Texas, 3,954. 258, Bert Morrison (a), Cleburne, Texas, 3,953.

    259, Cody Copeland, Abilene, Texas, 3,865. 260, (TIE) Spencer Leslie (a), Dallas, and Ricky LaRue (a), Eufaula, Ala., 3,807. 262, Jason Adams (a), Cheektowaga, N.Y., 3,791. 263, Randall Russell (a), Garden Ridge, Texas, 3,786. 264, Edward Sockwell (a), Dallas, 3,773.

    265, Donald Jackson, Dallas, 3,759. 266, Keith Burley (a), Arlington, Texas, 3,720. 267, Sean Pierce (a), Garland, Texas, 3,448 (WD). 268, Joshua Seaton (a), Rockwall, Texas, 3,551. 269, Jerry Lanier (a), Rowlett, Texas, 3,380. 270, Randy Terry (a), Garland, Texas, 3,376.

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