Scott Weber of LaSalle, Ill., whose best finish in a Professional Bowlers Association tournament was second in a QubicaAMF PBA50 regional event, averaged 253 to lead qualifying Saturday in the PBA Xtra Frame Storm Open at Liberty Lanes.

The 51-year-old Weber, who is no relation to the famous Weber bowling family, bowled a 2,025 eight-game pinfall total with games of 258, 210, 238, 258, 288, 257, 280 and 236. He holds a 41-pin lead over six-time PBA Tour winner Ryan Ciminelli (pictured above) of Cheetowaga, N.Y., who finished qualifying with a 1,984 pinfall (248 average).

"I don't know if I can believe it – it's a dream come true." said Weber, who topped a field filled with many PBA Tour stars.

"I was pretty nervous at the start but after the first game I was able to settle down. It's tough to do but that's part of the game. I just took some deep breaths and eventually settled into a rhythm."

Weber and Ciminelli led a group of 16 players who advanced to Sunday's match play round beginning at 9 a.m. CT. After match play is completed, the top five players will advance to the stepladder finals scheduled to get underway at 2:30 p.m.

Trying for his second consecutive win of the 2016 season, Ciminelli won the recent PBA Maine Shootout in March.

Rounding out the top five after qualifying were 2012-13 PBA Rookie of the Year and one-time Tour winner EJ Tackett (left), Huntington, Ind. 1,975; 2014 Rookie of the Year and one-time Tour winner Marshall Kent (right), Yakima, Wash., 1,925, and seven-time PBA Tour winner Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,923.

The PBA Xtra Frame Storm Open is the second of 10 Xtra Frame events that will pay the PBA member with the highest points total at the conclusion of the series a $10,000 bonus. The PBA Xtra Frame Storm Open continues Sunday with live coverage on PBA's online bowling channel.

 

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PBA Xtra Frame Storm Open - Final Qualifying Standings

Players with position, hometown and 8-game total, top 16 advance to match play Sunday

1, Scott Weber, La Salle, Ill., 2,025
2, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,984
3, EJ Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,975
4, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,925
5, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,923
6, Aaron Lorincz, Saginaw, Mich., 1,919
7, Patrick Allen, Mount Kisco, N.Y., 1,913
8, Blake Demore, Springfield, Mo., 1,909
9, Steven Taylor, Deer Creek, Ill., 1,896
10, Craig LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 1,893
11, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 1,892
12, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,888
13, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,887
14, Brian Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,882
15, Jordan Klassen, St. Catherines, Ont., 1,870
16, Derek Roseberry, Louisville, Ky., 1,866

Missed Cut:
17, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,863, $550
18, Nathan Michalowski, Burlington, Wis., 1,859, $550
19, Vernon Peterson, Winter Haven, Fla., 1,855, $550
20, Kristopher Prather, Milton, Fla., 1,854, $550
21, Drew Klingler, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1,849, $550
22, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,819, $550
23, Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, Tenn., 1,813, $550
24, Jeff Voght, Canojaharie, N.Y., 1,798, $500
25, Chad Vendeville, Otsego, Mich., 1,787, $500
26, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,786, $500
27, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,775, $500
28, Chris O'Neil, Hoffman Estates, Ill., 1,774, $500
29, Brett Spangler, Niles, Ohio, 1,774, $500
30, Jason Sterner, Covington, Ga., 1,771, $500
31, Kevin Kullman, Tinley Park, Ill., 1,764
32, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,757
33, Brian Netherton, Perry, Iowa, 1,754
34, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,750
35, Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 1,735
36, Travis Anderson, Peoria, Ill., 1,730
37, Liz Kuhlkin, Rotterdam, N.Y., 1,721
38, Tony Majcher, Rolling Meadows, Ill., 1,718
39, Gerald Marrs, Huntley, Ill., 1,717
40, Ryan Keith, Bloomingdale, Ill.,1,715
41, (tie) Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, and Jerry Morano, Lombard, Ill., 1,706
43, Dave Traber, Hebron, Ill., 1,705
44, (tie) Martin Bedford, Andrews AFB, Md., and AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,698
46, (tie) David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., and Anthony Simonsen, Princeton, Texas, 1,696
48, Brandon Bivens, East Ridge, Tenn., and Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,694
50, Michael Schlabach, Goshen, Ind., 1,690
51, Roger Zuchowski, Ingleside, Ill., 1,686
52, David Knight, Folcroft, Pa., and Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 1,683
54, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y., and John Furey, Freehold, N.J., 1,678
56, Walter Schaub, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,675
57, Craig Keith, Bloomingdale, Ill, 1,671
58, Robert Krooswyk, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,666
59, Gary E. Faulkner, Norfolk, Va., 1,653
60, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill., 1,652
61, Kristian Rogers, Charlotte, N.C., 1,650
62, Brian Robinson, Harrisonburg, Va., 1,645
63, Matt Staninger, Highland, Ind., 1,640
64, Dean Mueller, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,632
65, Brian Regan, Flint, Mich. 1,627
66, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 1,626
67, Mike Calhoun, Wyandotte, Mich., 1,621
68, Dave Dentlinger, Adel, Iowa, 1,602
69, Dan Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mich., 1,600
70, Brad Sipes, Bloomington, Ill., 1,599
71, Brian Gunn, Chicago, 1,598
72, Jason Miller, Houston, 1,595
73, Adam Monks, Conway, S.C., 1,573
74, Jim Montgomery, Byron, Ill., 1,540
75, Anggie Ramirez, Chicago, Ill., 1,531
76, Connor Pickford, Charlotte, N.C. 1,523
77, Beau Rehner, Lake in the Hills, Ill., 1,518
78, Gary Kammes, Winfield, Ill., 1,491
79, Collin Howe, Salem, Ill., 1,487
80, Jonathan Krueger, Minneapolis, Minn., 1,482
81, Ike Brownfield, Lowell, Ind., 1,453
82, Dominic Delbene, Chicago, 1,447
83, Nick Bezinovich, Forest Park, Ill., 1,442
84, Joe Maltese, Crystal Lake, Ill, 1,430
85, Dan Woodford, Jefferson, Iowa, 1,422
86, Anthony Barbour, Taylor, Mich., 1,404
87, Antonio Vernon, Cleveland, 1,402
88, Tyler Arredondo, Carol Stream, Ill., 1,361
89, Zachary Green, Madison, Wis., 1,277
90, Floyd Speck, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1,277
91, Karlton Nagel, Brownville, Neb., 1,210
92, Dave Oliver, San Tan Valley, Ariz., 1,204