SEATTLE, Wash. – South Point Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center on the south side of Las Vegas will host the 2010 edition of the Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling, a 14-day extravaganza that will award six PBA Tour titles and pay $625,000 in prize money by the time it’s over.
The event, which will be open to PBA members from across America and around the world, begins Sunday, Oct. 24, and culminates with the taping of six television programs over two days Nov. 5-6. The shows will air on ESPN starting Sunday, Nov. 28.
“The inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling hosted by Thunderbowl Lanes in suburban Detroit last year was successful on a number of levels,” said PBA Deputy Commissioner and COO Tom Clark, “and it was a learning experience that gave us a base to grow from.
“The PBA staff has been working for months to improve upon the original concept, based upon input from our players as well as the needs of our corporate partners and ESPN. With South Point’s assistance, we believe we have come up with a revised World Series program that will be a great kickoff event for the record-setting 2010-11 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.
"South Point is an awesome facility,” Clark added. “The bowling center staff lead by Mike Monyak will be the perfect hosts. It’s a beautiful 64-lane complex with every amenity you could ask for, plus great room rates, a variety of excellent restaurants and it has experience in hosting world-class events. Bowlers from around the world are going to love being in Las Vegas this fall."
The World Series will be an open event. A one-time $750 entry fee will gain PBA members entry into the entire event, including a chance to win any of six different PBA Tour titles. There will be no Tour Qualifying Rounds or “World Series Trials” as previously announced.
● Beginning on Monday, Oct. 25, and over a span of five consecutive days, players will bowl 12 games on the Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark patterns, respectively. The combined pinfall for 60 qualifying games will determine the standings for the PBA World Championship (which will pay one in three players with a $2,000 low-to-cash).
● As a bonus, the top 16 qualifiers on each daily animal pattern will advance to nine-game round-robin match play finals which will be held the following week. All 16 will cash with a $1,800 low-to-cash prize. After 21 games on each pattern, the top five will advance to the stepladder finals which will be taped on Friday, Nov. 5, and Saturday, Nov. 6, for taped-delayed broadcast on ESPN. First prize for each animal pattern championship will be $15,000 and each winner will credited with a PBA Tour title.
● The World Series also will produce a “USA vs. The World” TV event, which will be taped on Nov. 6. The top six United States bowlers after 60 qualifying games will meet the top six international players in a made-for-TV competition. During the 2009 World Series of Bowling, competitors from 14 different countries were among the more than 700 bowlers who participated.
● The PBA World Championship finals will again be the first live telecast of the 2010-11 season, but with another twist. Instead of five players, the top eight after 60 World Series qualifying games will advance to a three-day television finale. Details on the PBA World Championship television event will be announced soon, but it will reward the winner with a $50,000 payday and a major title.
“When we first began talking with our players about new concepts for the 2010-11 season, there was some understandable anxiety about formats, prize money and other issues,” said PBA Vice President and PBA Tour Director Kirk Von Krueger. “The PBA leadership listened to the players’ concerns and we’ve made a number of changes to address many of their issues. With the help of South Point, we have created an event that promises to be a very exciting start to our new season.”
The entire World Series also will be covered online by the PBA’s exclusive Xtra Frame video-streaming service. For information on how to subscribe to Xtra Frame, visit pba.com and click on the Xtra Frame logo.
Complete PBA World Series of Bowling entry information will be available soon on pba.com, the PBA’s official web site. Non-members who would like to participate can also visit pba.com for information on how to join the PBA.
For room reservations and more information about South Point Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center, visit southpointcasino.com.
2010 PBA WORLD SERIES OF BOWLING SCHEDULE
South Point Hotel, Casino and Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev.
(All times Pacific)
SUNDAY, OCT. 24
8 a.m. – Shark, Scorpion and Chameleon practice session
3 p.m. – Viper and Cheetah practice session
MONDAY, OCT. 25 (Cheetah Championship qualifying)
8 a.m. – Squad A, first round, 6 games
11 a.m. – Squad B, first round, 6 games
4 p.m. – Squad B, second round, 6 games
7 p.m. – Squad A, second round, 6 games
Top 16 advance to match play on Monday, Nov. 1
TUESDAY, OCT. 26 (Viper Championship qualifying)
8 a.m. – Squad A, first round, 6 qualifying games
11 a.m. – Squad B, first round, 6 qualifying games
4 p.m. – Squad B, second round, 6 qualifying games
7 p.m. – Squad A, second round, 6 qualifying games
Top 16 advance to match play on Monday, Nov. 1
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27 (Chameleon Championship qualifying)
8 a.m. – Squad A, first round, 6 qualifying games
11 a.m. – Squad B, first round, 6 qualifying games
4 p.m. – Squad B, second round, 6 qualifying games
7 p.m. – Squad A, second round, 6 qualifying games
Top 16 advance to match play on Tuesday, Nov. 2
THURSDAY, OCT. 28 (Scorpion Championship qualifying)
8 a.m. – Squad A, first round, 6 qualifying games
11 a.m. – Squad B, first round, 6 qualifying games
4 p.m. – Squad B, second round, 6 qualifying games
7 p.m. – Squad A, second round, 6 qualifying games
Top 16 advance to match play on Tuesday, Nov. 2
FRIDAY, OCT. 29 (Shark Championship qualifying)
8 a.m. – Squad A, first round, 6 qualifying games
11 a.m. – Squad B, first round, 6 qualifying games
4 p.m. – Squad B, second round, 6 qualifying games
7 p.m. – Squad A, second round, 6 qualifying games
Top 16 advance to match play on Wednesday, Nov. 3
Top one-third after 60 combined games cash in PBA World Championship
Top 8 after 60 combined games advance to PBA World Championship TV finals
Top 6 U.S. and top 6 international bowlers advance to USA vs. the World TV finals
SATURDAY, OCT. 30
No competition
SUNDAY, OCT. 31
6 p.m. – Practice session for all match play finalists, all five animal patterns
MONDAY, NOV. 1
8 a.m. – Cheetah round-robin match play, 9 games
Top 5 after 21 games advance to Cheetah TV finals
2 p.m. – Viper round-robin match play, 9 games
Top 5 after 21 games advance to Viper TV finals
TUESDAY, NOV. 2
8 a.m. – Chameleon round-robin match play, 9 games
Top 5 after 21 games advance to Chameleon TV finals
2 p.m. – Scorpion round-robin match play, 9 games
Top 5 after 21 games advance to Scorpion TV finals
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3
8 a.m. – Shark round-robin match play, 9 games
Top 5 after 21 games advance to Shark TV finals
THURSDAY, NOV. 4
No competition
FRIDAY, NOV. 5
Times tba – Cheetah, Viper and Chameleon TV finals (taped for delayed broadcast on ESPN)
SATURDAY, NOV. 6
Times tba – Scorpion, Shark and USA vs. The World TV finals (taped for delayed broadcast on ESPN)
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Winner only gets 15,000 grand??
I am not a proponent of this concept. I like the weekly live telecasts rather a staged tournament.
It will be tough for many bowlers to make a decent living on the PBA Tour with only $15,000 for first. Last year it was $25,000 and the year before it was $40,000. Some exempt bowlers may have to find another way to make more money. (One great improvement though is $250,000 for the TOC winner this year, but you have to have at least one title to qualify.) We shall see what happens.
bien adelantados!!….
Wow, 60 games in 5 days….not including Practices and practice shots………. alot of bowling. Maybe too much for players who are not already on Tour.
Sounds like the Pro of the future will be someone who has a full-time job and wants to make a little side money. The PBA tour is becoming the PBA Regionals of the past. I am almost half tempted to take a couple of weeks off of work and see what I can do. $725 with easy cashing is a heck of a lot better than the amateur tournaments.
Note to tour players. Get some exercise in this summer. You are going to need it if you are going to be able to handle this marathon. Couldn’t this be spread out over three weeks!! It is also a shame they are going to work that hard for two weeks, only to make 15 grand if they win. Can’t get a title sponsor for the World Series of Bowling!!
YEAH and not much partying if you know what i mean in the bar after they have bowled. You are going to need some rest after this marathon i agree. Your hand and fingers are going to get tired. It really is too bad some billionaire with some extra cash who likes bowling cant say,,, hey i want to help i like to watch bowling on tv what can i do to help with this money problem you have? I know if i had billions i would help out there is no doubt i would help now i just need the money
The prize money keeps getting smaller and smaller. I hope the tour doesn’t die.
With over 25% of the events being ‘open’, maybe it’s time to retire the whole ‘exempt’ thing. Many great careers were cut short when they went to this format years ago.
With so many events now being in Vegas, when Lumber Liquidators ends thier tour sponsorship maybe we can have the ‘Las Vegas PBA Tour’. Actually not technically a ‘tour’ if it’s all in one place though. Think of all the money to be saved, every event in Vegas. You could cram the whole season into a couple months and if you actually want to see a live taping you’d have to take a vacation to Vegas.
This is too taxing on the bowlers.We are talkig about professional athletes trying to make a living, not work horses. At least slot in some rest days.
By reading this, it sounds like this is the beginning of the end for the pba. 15 grand to win? It paid better 30 years ago!
No mention of the $50,000 to win the PBA World Championship, not a single mention. Why? I’ll be happy to take my chances for $750 at the big prize while getting a chance to win $15,000 along the way. Two weeks means I can save the cost of travel if this were in six different cities.
Will there be any changes to regional and senior national tournaments.
Tom B
There is much complaint I see concerning the $15,000 prize funds…but if you think about it; there are going to be 6 tournaments run over 2 wks time in one location!!! Think about how much the players are going to save in travel expenses. If you get a room at South Point, you won’t even need a car rental!!!
And, only $750 for these six events! The World Championship alone was a $500 entry last season with the same payout…that means the 5 animal pattern tournaments amount to $50 entries EACH!!! Where else are you going to compete for a $15,000 prize and a PBA title for a $50 entry?
Now, if you want to complain about the lack of events for the season and the difficulty to make a living – that’s another argument, and I’ll agree with that one…but the WSOB format is genius, and I’m excited about it!!!
This cheapens the value of a PBA title. Get real guys, this won’t help create interest by giving titles to bowlers that win this type of event. It actually makes me want to never watch the PBA again.
Well, I think having an open event is a great idea, but the prize money stinks! I feel sorry for the bowlers trying to make a living in this sport. Unless the PBA gets bought by someone who cares and really tries to get sponsors this may be it’s last season. We’ve lost the Women’s Series already due to lack of sponsors and USBC withdrawing their sponsorship. We’ve also just seen the last USBC Women’s Open for the same reason. The PBA is next. Young and upcoming bowlers now have nothing to aspire to which will kill the sport of bowling for good. Sad, but true.
The prize money doesnt stink. There is $500,000 in added prize money. 1:3 cash ratio. actually less because some players who cash in the 5 animal patterns won’t cash. You triple your money if you do cash. No travel expenses. This is the best event in the history of the PBA. Unfortunately, the rest of the year is not as good but her’s hoping they get some more sponsors this year.
Paul & davkarsports
The prize money does stink because it doesn’t even compare to other sports. The best golfers, drivers, baseball, basketball, etc. make infinite times more then this for just 1 game! This prize fund is pennies on the dollar. The idea of the WSOB is great to save money for the bowlers. I totally agree with that part. I don’t care much at all for taped broadcasts. A Live show is much better so that is a con of the WSOB. AROD makes 250 grand a game. 15 grand a win isn’t a lot when you consider all the bowling centers in the world and bowlers in the world who can possibly donate more to the sport to make it move viable. Why can’t each USBC Certified Center give 10 bucks a lane bed to the pba as part of certification. Now add that money into the prize fund and every tournament would be "Major" tournament type of winnings. They need to get that guy from Nike back to fix this again!
Well, as far as the current state of the PBA…I agree with everyone’s assessment. It is very sad where things have gone compared to where they came from. It’s extremely sad to see the women not have a legitimate professional venue, and I know what the PBA tour used to be – and even in it’s hey-day, it never has and never will compare to golf, tennis, team sports.
All I’m saying is that the WSOB – in and of itself – is a valiant effort on the part of the PBA to put on an event worthy of the PBA name.
Like I said in my earlier post…if you consider that the World Championship is going to pay $50,000 for 1st and a 1:3 cash ratio w/ "low to cash" at $2000 – and that tournament cost $500 to enter last season…
…then that means that the (5) animal pattern tournaments are $50 entry fees with a $15,000 guaranteed top prize and 16 spots paid. When considering that those events are the qualifying for the World Championship – I do think that is pretty good "pot money" to be paid for any PBA event.
I want to see everything turn around for the PBA just like everyone else. But, I don’t think you should throw the baby out with the bath water here…the WSOB – in and of itself – is a well-conceived event.
$750 for 6 events is better than the entry fees to the ‘megabuck’ tournaments. Just IMHO.
I wonder if the ‘guest’ fee is more money?
Only $15,000 for first place? Yikes. Maybe the best way to increase prize funds would be to open up the number of entries. Don’t limit it to just 64 entries. Open the flood gates. Who knows. There might be someone out there who is not an exempt player who could make a run at a title. Level the playing field and give EVERYONE the opportunity.
It’s pretty sad when a low entry fee is viewed as a step in the right direction for pro bowling. Why not make the fee $5 per tourney, that will encourage the most talented bowlers in the world to come out won’t it? Give me a break.
And talk about cheap titles. 21 games to make the stepladder finals? Ridiculous. Earl Anthony is rolling over in his grave. Hey Seattle: let’s reduce entry fees to a buck, bowl a 5-game block and then cut to the top 5. Winner gets $1,000 and the honor of owning a PBA title! AND as an added bonus they get to keep the Cracker Jack box the trophy came out of!
On the plus side, there is a huge prize fund for the TOC (the World Championship winner banking 50 Gees is only 10,000 more than standard titles were just a few short years ago). Not sure why the PBA brass felt the need to throw all that money at one event. And one event that had (I believe) the highest ratings the last two seasons. Wasn’t broke. Why fix it? Spread that money around to the rest of the standard events and pay more than a dismal 15K. If viewers for the TOC skyrocket, then what? The PBA will have learned that big money/high stakes is what people want to see on TV. How do they find the big bucks for every televised event in 2011/2012? And what about the Xtra Frame titles? What are they paying and will they be PBA titles?
Regarding the future of pro bowling for women… if Kelly Kulick’s phenomenal TOC victory didn’t help move the cause forward, nothing will.
Seacrest out.
I was gonna try to join the PBA b/c I’m a non-member but, it’s only $15,000 this year. Sooooooo, probably not. I don’t want to pay $750+ for a week of getting my ass kicked by Professionals from Around The World! I’ll just save my money for future bowling so I can do the ass kicking. LOL. Enjoy!
On the other hand, I am quite in shape and maybe can outlast these Pros with my stamina and endurance….Count me in!
I have seen a lot of whining about prize money, format, location, etc but no real solutions.
Face it people PRO Bowling is about to die again and all the PBA is trying to do is keep costs down so that they can survive. Think about all the costs it takes to move a telecast from Michigan to California and then back to the east coast.
Having multiple tournaments over the course of a few weeks at one location may be a nasty physical grind but these are PROFESSIONAL athletes. They can handle it and anyone wanting to get paid certainly will.
the prize funds are going to get smaller because noone wants to hand their money to water ray williams,i am an avid supporter of the pba but they way it is set up today the same people are making tv shows that killed the sport in the late 90s,noone wants to watch walter ray win over and over again,they should open up the feild and let eveyone in,the pba has been beating a dead horse for decades wth the way they do things,yea the womens series got cancelled……because noone wants to watch the same homley broads win titles when there was only 8 girls bowling in the whole feild,what a disaster and waste of money,the pba is next to crash and burn unless the people running it realize that there is alot more to the bowling world then the same tired old faces that they continue to spend millions marketing every week
I REALLY THINK THE PBA SHOULD GO BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS ALL OPEN EVENTS COMPLETE WITH THE RABBIT SQUADS BIGGER FIELDS SAY 100 BOWLERS PAYING 300 350 TO ENTER SPONSPORS CAN BE HAD FOR AS LITTLE AS 100GS AN EVENT TUESDAY RABBITTS WED YOU START SATURDAY TV
Tour is almost dead. do away with the exempt nonsense. this whole format is too much bowling. these guys need days off. how come the bowling ball manufacturers do not kick in money to the tour? sponsor a tournament? have the ebonite open like in the old days!
I think the pba is moving in the wrong direction but having 5 or 6 tournaments in one week make travel and hotel and other things much easier to handle. The money is not as good but also the entry fees are alot less so it’s not as bad. As for making extra money just find yourself a good home business to work when your not bowling and it will make up for it. http://xowii.com/shawn714/
I think the only bad side to this is the prize money. Anything else is a good idea.
I believe that having 6 tournaments in one place is a great idea. With a $750 buy in for events is even better. The prize money maybe the question but think of it this way, if you think you are good enough and physically ready for this kind of tournament format, go out there and do your best. I am a PBA member and as always, I wanted to bowl more PBA tournaments as much as I could and this is my chance to compete on National level for a very cheap price. Dont worry about how much you will make. What you need to worry about is if you could qualify for the tournament. This is even for me because I live in Vegas and again this is my chance to bowl in this kind of event for a cheap price. Believe me there are way too may great bowlers in this town. So stop whinning, prepare yourself and bowl.
IT MITE BE TIME FOR A NEW PBA, THERE IS NOT MONEY ANYMORE, START THE BOWLING CHANNEL, I HAVE THE PLAN.
and the hits just keep on comin’, as the pba continues this "world series of bowling " farce……..
stick a fork in the pba, it’s done……..
Another thing, if the World Championship is going 2 have 8 bowlers, would it be a seeded bracket from 8-4-2-1 like the WSOB last year, or an 8 person stepladder bracket?