Sean Rash (pictured left) of Wichita, Kan., averaged 236.17 for his first six games in the Viper Championship qualifying round during the second day of competition at the Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling at South Point Bowling Center Tuesday.

Rash finished his morning session with a total of 1,417 pins for a 14-pin lead over fellow Wichita resident Lonnie Waliczek (right), and it was Waliczek, with an 18-game total of 4,382 pins after his Cheetah and early Viper sessions, jumped into the early lead in the PBA World Championship race.

Gregory Thompson Jr. tied Rash for the lead in Squad B and reigning U.S. Open champion Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., moved into third place with 1,415 pushing Waliczek to fourth. Finn Mika Koivuniemi, an eight-time PBA champion who is living in Hartland, Mich., was fifth with 1,397.

Colombia's Andres Gomez (left) is the second international bowler among the top 16 in eighth place with 1,382 and Koivuniemi's compatriot Kimmo Lehtonen (right) the third in 12th place with 1,371. With another six games to go, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., holds the 16th and last place to advance to round robin match play with 1,353 (225.50).

The PBA World Championship standings will be based on 60 games total pinfall after 12-game rounds on five different PBA lane conditions this week.

Rash, a four-time Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour champion who hasn't won a title since 2007, is one of those with his eye on the bigger prize.

"Over the last couple of years, the Viper has been the hardest pattern for me," Rash said. "But the PBA made a change in the pattern and I had an open mind going in today, and I bowled really well. I'm just going to try to build off of it. There are 42 games left in main event and the Viper is just another stage.

"I pressed hard on Cheetah pattern Monday morning," he continued, "but on the fresh oil in the second session, I bowled unbelievable. I really gave it a run last night and I was having some fun. When you press it sucks. It's no fun. But there are a lot of games left, but everyone's goal is to make top 8 for the World Championship, so that's going to be my focus."

The World Series field of 252 will complete 12 games on the Viper lane condition today, followed by 12-game qualifying rounds on the Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark Championship patterns over the next three days. In addition to the overall standings, the top 16 on each daily pattern will advance to round-robin match play rounds to compete for those respective championships next week.

All of the World Series action is being webcast live on PBA's Xtra Frame, the exclusive video-streaming service of the PBA. For one-day, World Series-only or full-season subscriptions to Xtra Frame, visit www.xtraframe.tv.

 

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Viper Championship - Round 1 (six games)

The top 16 after 12 games advance to round-robin match play Monday, Nov. 1.
* indicates non-member bowler. INT = international. bowler.

Pos	Player	State/Country	Squad	Games	Total	Average	+/- 200
1.	Sean Rash	Wichita, Kan.	B	6	1417	236.17	217
(tie)	Gregory Thompson Jr.	Dayton, Ohio	A	6	1417	236.17	217
3.	Bill O'Neill	Southampton, Pa.	A	6	1415	235.83	215
4.	Lonnie Waliczek	Wichita, Kan.	B	6	1403	233.83	203
5.	Mika Koivuniemi (INT)	Finland	A	6	1397	232.83	197
6.	Tom Smallwood	Saginaw, Mich.	B	6	1394	232.33	194
7.	Kip Roberts	Glenallen, Va.	A	6	1385	230.83	185
8.	Andres Gomez (INT)	Colombia	A	6	1382	230.33	182
9.	Michael Haugen Jr.	Carefree, Ariz.	B	6	1379	229.83	179
10.	Jason Wojnar	Chicago	A	6	1378	229.67	178
(tie)	Tom Sorce	Blasdell, N.Y.	B	6	1378	229.67	178
12.	Kimmo Lehtonen (INT)	Finland	B	6	1371	228.50	171
13.	Brian Lake	Warren, Mich.	B	6	1361	226.83	161
14.	Scott Norton	Costa Mesa, Calif.	A	6	1359	226.50	159
15.	Nathan Bohr	Wichita, Kan.	A	6	1354	225.67	154
16.	Eddie VanDaniker Jr.	Essex, Md.	B	6	1353	225.50	153
17.	Chris Barnes	Double Oak, Texas	A	6	1351	225.17	151
18.	Chris Loschetter	Avon, Ohio	A	6	1349	224.83	149
19.	Luis Olivo (INT)*	Venezuela	B	6	1341	223.50	141
20.	Ildemaro Ruiz (INT)	Venezuela	B	6	1340	223.33	140
21.	Danny Wiseman	Baltimore	B	6	1332	222.00	132
22.	Ritchie Allen	Columbia, S.C.	B	6	1329	221.50	129
(tie)	Amleto Monacelli (INT)	Venezuela	B	6	1329	221.50	129
24.	Lennie Boresch Jr.	Kenosha, Wis.	B	6	1326	221.00	126
25.	Dave D'Entremont	Middleburg Heights, Ohio	A	6	1325	220.83	125
26.	Mark Buffa (INT)*	Canada	A	6	1322	220.33	122
27.	Brian Voss	Alpharetta, Ga.	A	6	1320	220.00	120
28.	Michael Steil	Wheeling, Ill.	A	6	1317	219.50	117
29.	Martin Larsen (INT)*	Sweden	A	6	1315	219.17	115
(tie)	Jeff Carter	Springfield, Ill.	B	6	1315	219.17	115
31.	Tommy Jones	Simpsonville, S.C.	B	6	1312	218.67	112
32.	Joe Ciccone	Buffalo, N.Y.	B	6	1309	218.17	109
33.	Mike DeVaney	Murrieta, Calif.	B	6	1307	217.83	107
34.	Brad Angelo	Lockport, N.Y.	B	6	1306	217.67	106
35.	Peter Ljung (INT)*	Sweden	A	6	1305	217.50	105
36.	Robert Andersson*	Sweden	B	6	1304	217.33	104
(tie)	Del Powell Jr.	San Antonio	B	6	1304	217.33	104
38.	Andy Mortensen	Irving, Texas	B	6	1301	216.83	101
39.	Quinton Bohlen	Decorah, Iowa	B	6	1300	216.67	100
40.	Mike Scroggins	Amarillo, Texas	A	6	1299	216.50	99
41.	Brian Valenta	Lockport, Ill.	A	6	1298	216.33	98
42.	Ryan Shafer	Horseheads, N.Y.	A	6	1296	216.00	96
43.	Mitch Beasley	Puyallup, Wash.	B	6	1295	215.83	95
44.	Andrew Cain	Phoenix	B	6	1294	215.67	94
45.	Isao Yamamoto (INT)*	Kanagawa, Japan	A	6	1293	215.50	93
46.	David Beres	Waukesha, Wis.	B	6	1292	215.33	92
(tie)	Osku Palermaa (INT)	Finland	A	6	1292	215.33	92
48.	Eric Acon (INT)	Venezuela	B	6	1288	214.67	88
49.	Choi Won-Young (INT)*	South Korea	A	6	1287	214.50	87
50.	Kasey Normandin (INT)	Canada	B	6	1286	214.33	86
51.	Brandon Baker	Tempe, Ariz.	A	6	1283	213.83	83
52.	Matt Freiberg	Simpsonville, S.C.	B	6	1282	213.67	82
53.	PJ Haggerty	Roseville, Calif.	A	6	1277	212.83	77
54.	Jason Sterner	McDonough, Ga.	B	6	1276	212.67	76
55.	Mike Edwards	Tulsa, Okla.	A	6	1275	212.50	75
56.	Norm Duke	Clermont, Fla.	A	6	1274	212.33	74
57.	Pete Weber	St. Ann, Mo.	A	6	1273	212.17	73
58.	Tony Reyes	San Bruno, Calif.	A	6	1269	211.50	69
(tie)	Stevie Weber	Chalmette, La.	A	6	1269	211.50	69
(tie)	D.J. Archer	Mineral Wells, Texas	B	6	1269	211.50	69
61.	Randy Weiss	Columbia, S.C.	B	6	1267	211.17	67
62.	Jack Jurek	Lackawanna, N.Y.	A	6	1266	211.00	66
(tie)	Dave Wodka	Chatsworth, Calif.	B	6	1266	211.00	66
(tie)	Jouni Helminen (INT)	Finland	A	6	1266	211.00	66
65.	Carleton Chambers	Detroit	A	6	1264	210.67	64
66.	Patrick Girard (INT)	Canada	A	6	1261	210.17	61
67.	Jim Tomek Jr.	Camp Hill, Pa.	B	6	1259	209.83	59
(tie)	Brett Spangler	New Castle, Ind.	B	6	1259	209.83	59
69.	Dennis Horan Jr.	Temecula, Calif.	B	6	1258	209.67	58
70.	Steve Jaros	Yorkville, Ill.	A	6	1256	209.33	56
71.	Jim Huddleston	New Castle, Ind.	B	6	1254	209.00	54
72.	Chad Kloss	West Allis, Wis.	A	6	1253	208.83	53
73.	David Canady (INT)*	Germany	A	6	1252	208.67	52
74.	Josh Chambliss	Charleston, S.C.	B	6	1251	208.50	51
75.	Nick Kokenos	St. Clair Shores, Mich.	B	6	1249	208.17	49
(tie)	Tyler Jensen	Ft. Worth, Texas	A	6	1249	208.17	49
77.	Brian LeClair	Athens, N.Y.	B	6	1244	207.33	44
(tie)	Richard Langton	Tallahassee, Fla.	B	6	1244	207.33	44
79.	Marc Heninger	Tonganoxie, Kan.	B	6	1243	207.17	43
80.	Johnathan Bower	Middletown, Pa.	A	6	1242	207.00	42
81.	Joe Paluszek	Bensalem, Pa.	B	6	1241	206.83	41
(tie)	Kim Ko-Woon (INT)*	South Korea	A	6	1241	206.83	41
83.	Wayne Garber	Modesto, Calif.	A	6	1240	206.67	40
(tie)	Brian Himmler	Cincinnati	A	6	1240	206.67	40
(tie)	Mike Fagan	Patchogue, N.Y.	A	6	1240	206.67	40
(tie)	Christopher Keane	New City, N.Y.	A	6	1240	206.67	40
87.	Brian Kretzer	Dayton, Ohio	B	6	1239	206.50	39
88.	Manuel Otalora (INT)	Colombia	A	6	1238	206.33	38
89.	Kurt Pilon	Warren, Mich.	A	6	1237	206.17	37
(tie)	Ingellimar Contreras (INT)*	Venezuela	B	6	1237	206.17	37
(tie)	Chino Lander (INT)*	Venezuela	B	6	1237	206.17	37
92.	George Gaucin	El Paso, Texas	B	6	1236	206.00	36
93.	Joe Salvemini	Henderson, Nev.	B	6	1235	205.83	35
(tie)	Kevin Croucher	Grants Pass, Ore.	B	6	1235	205.83	35
(tie)	Wes Malott	Pflugerville, Texas	B	6	1235	205.83	35
96.	Brian Menini	Brookfield, Mo.	B	6	1234	205.67	34
97.	Scott Newell	Deland, Fla.	B	6	1233	205.50	33
(tie)	Brian Thompson	Flat Rock, Mich.	B	6	1233	205.50	33
99.	Kelly Kulick	Union, N.J.	B	6	1232	205.33	32
(tie)	David O'Sullivan	Orlando, Fla.	A	6	1232	205.33	32
101.	George Woodill	Orlando, Fla.	B	6	1230	205.00	30
102.	Jesper Agerbo (INT)*	Denmark	B	6	1229	204.83	29
(tie)	Dino Castillo	Carrollton, Texas	B	6	1229	204.83	29
104.	Chris Warren	Grants Pass, Ore.	B	6	1228	204.67	28
(tie)	Ryan Ciminelli	Cheektowaga, N.Y.	A	6	1228	204.67	28
(tie)	Craig Hanson	Orlando, Fla.	A	6	1228	204.67	28
(tie)	Matt Murtishaw	Menifee, Calif.	A	6	1228	204.67	28
108.	Jason Tehee	Fresno, Calif.	B	6	1227	204.50	27
(tie)	James Roberts	Richmond, Va.	A	6	1227	204.50	27
110.	George Lambert IV (INT)	Canada	B	6	1226	204.33	26
(tie)	J.R. Raymond	Saginaw, Mich.	A	6	1226	204.33	26
112.	Gu Yong-Jin (INT)*	South Korea	A	6	1225	204.17	25
113.	Ronnie Russell	Marion, Ind.	A	6	1224	204.00	24
114.	Adam James	Redmond, Wash.	B	6	1223	203.83	23
115.	Kang Hyun-Jin*	South Korea	A	6	1221	203.50	21
116.	J.T. Jackson	Tarzana, Calif.	A	6	1219	203.17	19
117.	Lindsay Baker	Amherst, N.Y.	A	6	1218	203.00	18
118.	Derek Sapp	Keokuk, Iowa	A	6	1217	202.83	17
(tie)	Robb Helt	Fort Smith, Ark.	A	6	1217	202.83	17
(tie)	Tim Mack	Indianapolis	B	6	1217	202.83	17
121.	Brett Cooper	Euliss, Texas	A	6	1216	202.67	16
(tie)	Paola Gomez (INT)*	Colombia	A	6	1216	202.67	16
123.	Frank Bellavia Jr.	Niagara Falls, N.Y.	A	6	1215	202.50	15
(tie)	Justin Williams	Bartlett, Tenn.	B	6	1215	202.50	15
125.	Paul Moor (INT)*	England	A	6	1214	202.33	14
126.	Eugene McCune	Munster, Ind.	A	6	1213	202.17	13
127.	Ramon Estrada	San Diego	B	6	1212	202.00	12
(tie)	Martin Paulsson (INT)*	Sweden	B	6	1212	202.00	12
129.	Justin Stevens	Aiea, Hawaii	A	6	1211	201.83	11
(tie)	John DeBenedetta Jr.	Las Vegas	A	6	1211	201.83	11
(tie)	Karen Marcano (INT)*	Venezuela	B	6	1211	201.83	11
132.	Dan MacLelland (INT)	Canada	A	6	1210	201.67	10
133.	Jason Couch	Clermont, Fla.	B	6	1206	201.00	6
(tie)	Bryon Smith	Roseburg, Ore.	B	6	1206	201.00	6
135.	Daryn Young	Danville, Calif.	B	6	1205	200.83	5
136.	Jason Poli	West Des Moines, Iowa	A	6	1203	200.50	3
137.	Chuck Tillson	Rohnert Park, Calif.	B	6	1202	200.33	2
(tie)	Eddie Graham	Centerville, Ohio	B	6	1202	200.33	2
139.	Tommy Gollick	Oberlin, Pa.	A	6	1201	200.17	1
(tie)	Tony Rodriguez Jr.	Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.	B	6	1201	200.17	1
141.	Hank Boomershine	Brigham City, Utah	A	6	1200	200.00	0
(tie)	Alan Mojado	Pala, Calif.	A	6	1200	200.00	0
143.	Jeong Tae-Hwa (INT)*	South Korea	A	6	1195	199.17	-5
(tie)	Michael Machuga	Erie, Pa.	A	6	1195	199.17	-5
145.	Noel Vazquez	Sacramento, Calif.	A	6	1190	198.33	-10
146.	Jeffrey Voght	Canojahaire, N.Y.	A	6	1189	198.17	-11
(tie)	Curtis Foss	Medina, N.Y.	B	6	1189	198.17	-11
148.	Tim Porritt	Anaheim, Calif.	A	6	1188	198.00	-12
149.	Jaime Gonzalez (INT)*	Colombia	A	6	1187	197.83	-13
150.	Geordin Krupski	Newtonville, N.J.	B	6	1184	197.33	-16
151.	Jaime Monroy (INT)*	Colombia	A	6	1183	197.17	-17
152.	Anthony LaCaze	Melrose Park, Ill.	A	6	1181	196.83	-19
153.	Rhino Page	San Diego	B	6	1179	196.50	-21
(tie)	Don Moser	Murrieta, Calif.	A	6	1179	196.50	-21
(tie)	Billy Oatman	Chicago	A	6	1179	196.50	-21
156.	Mike Keily	Lakewood, Colo.	B	6	1178	196.33	-22
(tie)	David Czajka	Marysville, Wash.	B	6	1178	196.33	-22
158.	Corey Husted	Milwaukie, Ore	B	6	1177	196.17	-23
159.	David Evers	Lakewood, Wash.	B	6	1174	195.67	-26
(tie)	Patrick Allen	Wesley Chapel, Fla.	B	6	1174	195.67	-26
161.	Thomas Larsen (INT)	Denmark	B	6	1172	195.33	-28
(tie)	Steven Arehart	Chesapeake, Va.	A	6	1172	195.33	-28
163.	Alicia Marcano (INT)*	Venezuela	B	6	1170	195.00	-30
(tie)	Andre Eubanks	Los Angeles	A	6	1170	195.00	-30
165.	Bo Goergen	Sanford, Mich.	B	6	1169	194.83	-31
166.	Steven Lach	Sloan, N.Y.	A	6	1168	194.67	-32
(tie)	Jason Weaver	Denver, Pa.	A	6	1168	194.67	-32
168.	Walter Ray Williams Jr.	Ocala, Fla.	B	6	1167	194.50	-33
(tie)	John Cicero	Colorado Springs, Colo.	A	6	1167	194.50	-33
170.	Mike Wolfe	New Albany, Ind.	B	6	1166	194.33	-34
171.	Eric Malone	Brewster, N.Y.	B	6	1164	194.00	-36
(tie)	Kim Jun-Yung (INT)*	South Korea	A	6	1164	194.00	-36
173.	Robert Mushtare	Carthage, N.Y.	B	6	1161	193.50	-39
(tie)	Wayne Stellick	Aurora, Colo.	B	6	1161	193.50	-39
175.	Mathias Ã…rup (INT)*	Sweden	A	6	1160	193.33	-40
(tie)	Kris Koeltzow	Wheat Ridge, Colo.	B	6	1160	193.33	-40
177.	John Nolen	Waterford, Mich.	A	6	1158	193.00	-42
178.	Rusty Minar	Atlanta	B	6	1157	192.83	-43
179.	Chris Messmer	Albion, N.Y.	A	6	1156	192.67	-44
(tie)	Kevin Eppele	Las Vegas, Nev.	B	6	1156	192.67	-44
181.	Kenneth Bland Jr.	Norway	B	6	1155	192.50	-45
182.	Liz Johnson	Cheektowaga, N.Y.	A	6	1153	192.17	-47
183.	Andy Patterson	Tyler, Texas	A	6	1151	191.83	-49
184.	John Baskett	Palm Coast, Fla.	B	6	1150	191.67	-50
185.	Parker Bohn III	Jackson, N.J.	B	6	1149	191.50	-51
(tie)	Lee Vanderhoef	Greenville, S.C.	A	6	1149	191.50	-51
187.	Jason Belmonte (INT)	Australia	A	6	1147	191.17	-53
(tie)	Reydnier Chavez (INT)*	Venezuela	B	6	1147	191.17	-53
189.	Jean Perez (INT)	Puerto Rico	A	6	1145	190.83	-55
190.	Murray Hickman Sr.	Las Vegas	B	6	1143	190.50	-57
191.	Jerry Johnson Jr.	Las Vegas	B	6	1142	190.33	-58
(tie)	Jesse Buss	Wichita, Kan.	B	6	1142	190.33	-58
(tie)	Dominic Barrett (INT)*	England	A	6	1142	190.33	-58
(tie)	John Conroy	Mahopac, N.Y.	A	6	1142	190.33	-58
195.	Son Won-Lak (INT)*	South Korea	A	6	1140	190.00	-60
(tie)	Frank Guccione	Castle Rock, Colo.	A	6	1140	190.00	-60
197.	John Oliva	Simi Valley, Calif.	B	6	1137	189.50	-63
198.	Don Allen III	Vancouver, Wash.	B	6	1136	189.33	-64
(tie)	Travis Celmer	Wernersville, Pa.	A	6	1136	189.33	-64
200.	Rob Rice	Sunnyside, Wash.	B	6	1134	189.00	-66
201.	Kelvin Douthard	Birmingham, Ala.	B	6	1132	188.67	-68
202.	Ray Cobb	Highland, Calif.	B	6	1131	188.50	-69
203.	Dan Roberts	Brentwood, Calif.	A	6	1130	188.33	-70
204.	Morgan O'Brien*	Lomira, Wis.	B	6	1128	188.00	-72
205.	Glen Nakagawa	Highland Village, Texas	B	6	1126	187.67	-74
206.	Jeff Zaffino	Warren, Pa.	A	6	1122	187.00	-78
207.	David Newcomer	Pearcy, Ark.	A	6	1120	186.67	-80
208.	Caesar Brannon II	Midland, Texas	B	6	1119	186.50	-81
209.	Tim Arnold	Wilmington, Del.	B	6	1118	186.33	-82
(tie)	Carl Labayan	Long Beach, Calif.	B	6	1118	186.33	-82
211.	Jim Horan	Mountain View, Calif.	B	6	1115	185.83	-85
212.	Scott Salem*	Oradell, N.J.	B	6	1113	185.50	-87
213.	Leonard Lopez Jr.	Citrus Heights, Calif.	A	6	1111	185.17	-89
214.	Robert Lawrence	Austin, Texas	A	6	1110	185.00	-90
(tie)	Frank Lomotan	Las Vegas	B	6	1110	185.00	-90
216.	David Haynes	Las Vegas	B	6	1109	184.83	-91
(tie)	Robert Harvey	Boise, Idaho	B	6	1109	184.83	-91
218.	Vayle Floria	Cerritos, Calif	A	6	1108	184.67	-92
219.	Zack Hattori*	Las Vegas	A	6	1107	184.50	-93
(tie)	Ed Campbell	Rochester Hills, Mich.	A	6	1107	184.50	-93
221.	Dave Han	Orlando, Fla.	B	6	1103	183.83	-97
222.	Javier Pardi (INT)	Venezuela	B	6	1101	183.50	-99
223.	Aaron Ramsden	Pleasant Valley, Mo.	A	6	1100	183.33	-100
224.	Mark Fennell	Seattle	A	6	1099	183.17	-101
225.	John Perry	Nuevo, Calif.	B	6	1097	182.83	-103
226.	Kevin Gallagher	Torrance, Calif.	A	6	1096	182.67	-104
(tie)	Chris Cundiff	Portage, Ind.	A	6	1096	182.67	-104
228.	Rickey Smith	Gulf Breeze, Fla.	A	6	1093	182.17	-107
229.	Courtney Miller	Charleston, S.C.	B	6	1087	181.17	-113
230.	Steven Black	Phoenix	A	6	1081	180.17	-119
231.	Bobby Hall II	Landover, Md.	A	6	1080	180.00	-120
232.	Gary Simon	Philippi, W.Va.	A	6	1076	179.33	-124
(tie)	Dave Arnold	Dublin, Calif.	B	6	1076	179.33	-124
234.	Paul Nilsen Sr.	Murrieta, Calif.	A	6	1074	179.00	-126
235.	Phil Gessner	Spring, Texas	A	6	1072	178.67	-128
236.	Brian Nicodemus	Akron, Ind.	A	6	1066	177.67	-134
237.	Jack Nealon	Bowie, Md.	B	6	1057	176.17	-143
238.	Nicole Ellison	Chatsworth, Calif.	B	6	1053	175.50	-147
(tie)	Chad Pojas	Wahiawa, Hawaii	B	6	1053	175.50	-147
240.	Erik Childress	Elk Grove Village, Ill.	A	6	1052	175.33	-148
241.	John Wilcox	Kirkland, Wash.	A	6	1051	175.17	-149
242.	Ralph Chavez	Las Vegas	B	6	1043	173.83	-157
243.	Brian Penn	LaChine, Mich.	B	6	1033	172.17	-167
244.	Vince Kuzmicki	Miami, Fla.	A	6	1030	171.67	-170
245.	Mark Payne Sr.	Amarillo, Texas	A	6	1027	171.17	-173
246.	Kevin Bostrom	Muskegon, Mich.	A	6	1025	170.83	-175
247.	Travis Thomas	Lumberton, N.C.	A	6	1024	170.67	-176
248.	Brian Cave	Marion, Ind.	A	6	1019	169.83	-181
249.	Michael Hutchens	New Castle, Ind.	B	6	990	165.00	-210
250.	Aaron Billingsley	El Paso, Texas	A	6	984	164.00	-216
251.	Mike Armstrong Jr.	Tucson, Ariz.	A	6	979	163.17	-221
252.	Ivo Raul Chiriboga	Miami	A	6	958	159.67	-242