Ryan Ciminelli (pictured left), who was the top qualifier in two of three Professional Bowlers Association Tour Qualifying Rounds this past weekend, continued his torrid pace by leading qualifying after the first seven-game block Tuesday in the PBA Cheetah Championship at Thunderbowl.

Ciminelli, of Cheektowaga, N.Y., had a 1,795 seven-game pinfall (256.4 average) on games of 236, 300, 248, 258, 216, 279 and 258 to hold an 18-pin lead over fellow western New Yorker Jack Jurek of Lackawanna.

Ciminelli was the top qualifier in the Cheetah Championship TQR last Saturday and the Chameleon Championship TQR Sunday. He finished second in the Viper Championship qualifier also held on Sunday.

The key for Ciminelli so far has been making minor adjustments and using less aggressive urethane equipment.

"I love the Cheetah (lane condition) pattern and have a lot of confidence striking on it," said the 23-year-old Ciminelli, whose best Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour finish is seventh. "Right now I'm sticking with a urethane ball and I'm throwing straight down the lane which is key for me to be able to carry strikes."

The Cheetah Championship is the second tournament of the PBA World Series of Bowling which runs through Sept. 6.

The 72-player field will bowl another seven-game qualifying round this afternoon after which the field will be cut to the Round of 28 who will advance to best-of-seven game match play beginning Wednesday at 9 a.m. Match play continues on Thursday with the finals to be conducted at 7 p.m. ET.

The entire event is being taped with the highlight-style telecast airing on ESPN Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1 p.m. ET.

 

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PBA Cheetah Championship - Round One Qualifying

1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,795
2, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 1,777
3, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 1,758
4, Brian Voss, Kennesaw, Ga., 1,717
5, Rudy Kasimakis, Baldwyn, Miss., 1,704
6, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 1,695
7, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,687
8, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 1,686
8, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 1,686
10, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 1,676
11, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 1,666
12, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,664
13, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 1,661
14, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 1,658
15, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 1,657
16, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 1,648
16, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 1,648
18, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 1,646
18, Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,646
20, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 1,645
21, Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 1,644
22, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 1,627
23, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 1,625
24, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 1,613
25, P.J. Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 1,611
26, Billy Oatman, Chicago, 1,609
27, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 1,606
28, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 1,602
29, Jeffrey Roche, Dearborn, Mich., 1,596
30, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 1,591
31, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 1,589
32, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 1,585
33, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 1,583
34, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 1,581
35, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,580
36, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,577
37, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 1,576
38, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 1,575
39, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 1,571
39, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 1,571
41, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 1,570
41, Stuart Williams, Cheshire, England, 1,570
43, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 1,567
44, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 1,559
45, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 1,553
46, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 1,552
47, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 1,534
48, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 1,532
49, George Lambert IV, Canada, 1,530
50, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 1,529
51, Mason Brantley, Detroit, 1,516
52, Dave Arnold, Dublin, Calif., 1,504
53, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 1,502
54, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 1,501
55, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,495
56, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 1,491
57, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 1,490
58, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, Fla.,1,487
59, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 1,480
60, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 1,479
60, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 1,479
62, Steve Rogers, Bourbonnais, Ill., 1,478
63, Brian LeClair, Athens, N.Y., 1,476
64, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 1,475
65, Tae-Hwa Jeong, South Korea, 1,468
65, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 1,468
67, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 1,465
68, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,464
69, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 1,458
70, Paul Moor, England, 1,450
71, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 1,434
72, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 1,430