Sean Rash and Kelly Kulick were the top qualifiers after Wednesday's qualifying round of the Professional Bowlers Association Chameleon Championship and PBA Women's Series presented by BOWL.COM Chameleon Championship at Thunderbowl Lanes.

Rash (pictured left), a four-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titlist, had a 3,112 14-game pinfall bowling on PBA's Chameleon lane conditioning pattern. After bowling 1,619 in Wednesday morning's first seven-game block, he had 1,493 in the second block for a 222.3 overall average.

"This is the first time I've ever been the qualifying leader after the final round," Rash said. "I only missed one spare all day which is what you need to do to make cuts. I had some bad games in the second block, but everbody's going to have their bad games. You just want to stay out of trouble and keep the bad games to a minimum."

Kulick (right), the 2007 USBC Queens and 2003 Women's U.S. Open champion, finished with a 3,033 14-game pinfall. She had 1,561 in the first seven-game block and 1,472 in the second to average 216.6 overall.

"I think this condition favors the ladies who can open up the lane and that fits in well with my "A" game," Kulick said. "I'm very comfortable moving left on the approach and throwing left to right.

"The second block was a little more difficult because the lanes were hooking earlier and I wasn't matching up with conditions changes as quickly as I wanted to."

The top 28 players in the Chameleon Championship and top eight in the Women's Series Chameleon Championship advance to best-of-seven game match play beginning Thursday morning.

The top four qualifiers in the Chameleon Championship - Rash, Steve Jaros, Andres Gomez and Brian Kretzer - earned first-round byes.

Also making the cut from the international bowlers was 2008-09 PBA Tour Rookie of the Year, Jason Belmonte, Australia, who landed in 14th place with 2,979. Fellow two-hander Osku Palermaa, Finland, and Stuart Williams, England, (pictured left, r-l) missed the cut by five and eleven pins to finish in 30th and 32nd place, respectively.

Both events are being held concurrently as part of the five-week-long PBA World Series of Bowling at Thunderbowl Lanes. The finals of both events will be taped on Sept. 5 at Thunderbowl Lanes for airing on ESPN Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. ET.

 

Steve Jaros Leads WSOB Lumber Leader Contest

Seven-time Tour titlist Steve Jaros leads the PBA World Series of Bowling Lumber Leader Contest with a 12,763 57-game pinfall (223.91 average).

The "WSOB Lumber Leader" will be decided by the total pins knocked down in the qualifying rounds for all seven events, excluding Tour Qualifying Rounds. The winner after 103 total qualifying games earns a $10,000 bonus.

The competition involves 15 qualifying games in the Motor City Open, 14 in each of the five PBA "animal lane conditioning pattern" championships, and 18 in the PBA World Championship. The winner will be announced Sept. 3.

The top five after four tournaments are: Jaros, 12,763 (223.91 average); Chris Barnes, 12,735 (223.42) and three players tied for third, Sean Rash, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Pete Weber with 12,617 (221.35).

 

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PBA Chameleon Championship - First Round Qualifying

Players with position, hometown and 14-game total. The Top 28 advance to Thursday's best-of-seven game match play. The Top 4 qualifiers earn first-round byes.

1, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan., 3,112
2, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3,077
3, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 3,069
4, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,049
5, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,045
6, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,042
7, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 3,038
8, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 3,024
9, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,016
10, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 3,014
11, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 3,004
12, Ronnie Russell, Camby, Ind., 2,983
13, Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., 2,980
14, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 2,979
15, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 2,978
16, Mike Keily, Lakewood, Colo., 2,965
17, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 2,962
18, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 2,956,
19, Thomas Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich., 2,950
20, Brian Waliczek, Birch Run, Mich., 2,927
20, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 2,927
22, John May, Lincolnton, N.C., 2,925
23, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 2,921
23, Chad Kloss, Greenfield, Wis., 2,921
25, Joe Ciccone, Buffalo, N.Y., 2,919
26, Tim Mack, Indianapolis, 2,918
27, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 2,911
28, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 2,901

Missed Cut:
29, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 2,900, $1,600
30, Osku Palermaa, Finland, 2,896, $1,600
31, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2,895, $1,600
32, Stuart Williams, England, 2,890, $1,600
33, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 2,889, $1,600
34, Todd Book, Wapakoneta, Ohio, 2,888, $1,600
35, Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, Kan., 2,885, $1,600
36, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,881, $1,600
37, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 2,868, $1,500
38, Tae-Hwa Jeong, South Korea, 2,867, $1,500
39, Robert Smith, Columbus, Ohio, 2,864, $1,500
40, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 2,859, $1,500
41, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 2,854, $1,500
42, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 2,845, $1,500
43, Troy Wollenbecker, Miami, Fla., 2,840, $1,500
44, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 2,838, $1,500
45, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 2,837, $1,500
46, Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas, 2,830, $1,500
47, Paul Moor, Hull, England, 2,829, $1,500
48, PJ Haggerty, Clovis, Calif., 2,827, $1,500
48, John Nolen, Grand Blanc, Mich., 2,827, $1,500
50, Edward VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 2,810, $1,500
51, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash., 2,808, $1,500
52, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 2,772, $1,400
53, Chris Kliczinski, Pinckney, Mich, 2,770, $1,500
54, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 2,751, $1,500
55, Doug Kent, Newark, N.Y., 2,749, $1,500
56, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 2,746, $1,400
57, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 2,745, $1,400
58, Michael Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,736, $1,400
59, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2,731, $1,400
60, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 2,730, $1,400
61, George Lambert IV, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2,715, $1,400
62, Brian Voss, Kennesaw, Ga., 2,713, $1,400
63, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C., 2,709, $1,400
64, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 2,702, $1,400
65, Jay Futrell, Derby, Kans, 2,672, $1,400
66, Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., 2,666, $1,400
67, Cassidy Schaub, Ashland, Ohio, 2,653, $1,400
68, Ken Simard, Greenville, S.C., 2,637, $1,400
69, Daniel Patterson, Utica, N.Y., 2,556, $1,400
70, Jason Poli, West Des Moines, Iowa, 2,516, $1,400
71, Derek Sapp, Keokuk, Iowa, 1,237, $1,400 (WD)
72, Rhino Page, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 696, $1,400 (WD)

 

PBA Women's Series Presented by BOWL.COM Chameleon Championship

Qualifying results after 14 games. The Top 8 players advance to Thursday's best-of-seven game match play.

1, Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 3,033
2, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, 3,027
3, Lynda Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 3,009
4, Shannon Pluhowsky, Phoenix, 2,999
5, Tammy Boomershine, North Ogden, Utah, 2,992
6, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 2,937
7, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 2,923
8, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 2,919

Missed Cut:
9, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 2,910, $1,400
10, Shannon O'Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 2,882, $1,400
11, Jennifer Petrick, Canton, Ohio, 2,846, $1,400
12, Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., 2,790, $1,400
13, Stefanie Nation, Arlington, Texas, 2,780, $1,400
14, Clara Juliana Guerrero, Colombia, 2,778, $1,400
15, Amanda Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 2,777, $1,400
16, Joy Esterson, Annapolis, Md., 2,770, $1,400
17, Missy Bellinder, Fullerton, Calif., 2,740, $1,400
17, Shalin Zulkifli, Malaysia, 2,740, $1,400
19, Christine Bator, Warren, Mich., 2,697, $1,400
20, Aumi Guerra, Dominican Republic, 2,557, $1,400