2016 PBA Tour season

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PBA Bowling Tour: 2016 Season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 12 – December 16
PBA Tour
Season MVP E. J. Tackett
PBA Tour seasons

2016 is the 57th season of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. There were 26 singles title events, two doubles title events, and two team events on the 2016 schedule.

Contents

Tournament schedule and recaps

For the eighth year in a row, the PBA held multiple fall North American events in one location, at the GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VIII (WSOB VIII). Taking place in Reno, Nevada for the second straight season, the event included four "animal" oil pattern events (Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark). While each provide individual PBA titles, the four pattern tournaments in WSOB VIII also served as initial qualifying for the PBA World Championship. The top 25% of players in total pinfall over the 32 games of qualifying (8 games per pattern tournament) moved on to the PBA World Championship cashers round, and bowled an additional six games of qualifying on the PBA World Championship oil pattern to determine the top 24. Three additional match play rounds of eight games each determined the field for the televised finals. The WSOB field announced on November 16 included participants from a record 22 countries. [1]

Several international tour stops, which are part of the World Bowling Tour (WBT), were again part of the PBA schedule. As in 2015, a PBA title was awarded for any qualifying WBT tournaments won by a PBA member. [2] For the second straight season, some tournaments formerly consigned as PBA Regional Tour stops now qualified the winner to earn a PBA title in addition to a minimum $10,000 top prize for each event. These nine tour stops were designated as "Xtra Frame" tournaments, because they are broadcast exclusively (start-to-finish) on the PBA's Xtra Frame webcast service. For 2016, the Xtra Frame series had a rolling points list, with a $10,000 bonus given to the player with the most points after all eight Xtra Frame singles events were completed. (Note: The Xtra Frame series was shortened to seven singles events when the PBA Xtra Frame Tamarac Classic in Florida was cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew.) Tommy Jones was the bonus winner with 89 points, surpassing E. J. Tackett (84 points) in the final Xtra Frame event of the season. [3]

After three seasons, the PBA dropped the "Summer Swing" series that had taken place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2013) and Shawnee, Oklahoma (2014–15), in favor of a Fall Swing series that took place September 5–11 in Allen Park, Michigan. Oil patterns and event structure, however, were the same as the previous Summer Swing series. The Swing features the shortest and longest oil patterns used in any PBA tournament (32-foot "Wolf" and 52-foot "Badger"), plus a 40-foot U.S. Open-style pattern ("Bear").

Season highlights

Young players dominated the major tournaments in 2016:

Additional highlights:

Awards for the 2016 season were as follows: [10]

Tournament summary

Below is a schedule of events for the 2016 PBA Tour season. Major tournaments are in bold. Career PBA title numbers for winners are shown in parentheses (#).

EventAirdateCityPreliminary roundsFinal roundOil patternWinnerNotes
Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship*Jan 17 E Las Vegas, NV & Reno, NV Oct 20–21, 2015 (Las Vegas)Dec 18, 2015 (Reno)Mark Roth Anthony Simonsen, USA (1) and Connor Pickford, USA (1)Open event.
DHC PBA Japan Invitational 2016Jan 31 E2 Tokyo Jan 12–16Jan 17 Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela (20)Invitational event. $40,000 (U.S.) first prize.
51st PBA Fire Lake Tournament of Champions Feb 7 E Shawnee, OK Feb 1–6LiveTOC Custom Jesper Svensson, Sweden (3)Invitational event. PBA major. $50,000 first prize.
USBC Masters Feb 14 E Indianapolis, INFeb 8–13LiveUSBC CustomAnthony Simonsen, USA (2)Open event. PBA major. $50,000 first prize.
Barbasol PBA Players ChampionshipFeb 21 E Columbus, OH Feb 15–20LiveCustom Graham Fach, Canada (1)Open event. PBA major. $40,000 first prize.
H.H. Emir CupN/A Doha, Qatar Feb 24 – Mar 1Mar 2 Danielle McEwan, USA (NQ)WBT and PBA title event. $20,000 first prize.
Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling ChampionshipN/A Sitra, Bahrain Mar 3–8Mar 9Ahmed Al Awadhi, Bahrain (a)WBT and PBA title event. $25,000 first prize.
Brunswick Euro ChallengeN/A Munich, Germany Mar 13–19Mar 20Jesper Svensson, Sweden (4)WBT and PBA title event. €11,300 first prize ($12,770 U.S.).
PBA League Elias CupQuarters: Apr 17, 24 E
Semis: May 1 E
Finals: May 8 E		 Portland, ME Mar 31 – Apr 2Apr 3Multiplegobowling.com Dallas Strikers (Tommy Jones, Bill O'Neill, Shawn Maldonado, BJ Moore and player-manager Norm Duke)Non-title team event. $60,000 top prize.+
bowlingball.com PBA Xtra Frame Maine ShootoutApr 6 XPortland, MEApr 4–5Live Ryan Ciminelli, USA (6)Open event. $10,000 first prize.
PBA Xtra Frame Storm OpenApril 24 X Carpentersville, IL Apr 22–23LiveCheetah E. J. Tackett, USA (2)Open event. $10,000 first prize.
Downums Waste Services PBA Xtra Frame Jonesboro OpenJun 5 X Jonesboro, AR Jun 3–4LiveScorpion Tommy Jones, USA (17)Open event. $15,000 first prize.
PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Southwest OpenJun 26 X Lubbock, TX Jun 24–25LiveViper Jakob Butturff, USA (1)Open event. $20,000 first prize.
PBA Xtra Frame Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed DoublesJul 31 X Houston, TX Jul 29–30Live Bill O'Neill, USA (8) and Shannon O'Keefe, USAOpen event. $16,000 top prize.
World Bowling Tour ThailandN/A Bangkok, Thailand Aug 6–11Aug 12Jesper Svensson, Sweden (5)WBT and PBA title event.
฿1,000,000 first prize ($32,260 U.S.)
PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop ClassicAug 21 X Middletown, DE Aug 19–20LiveWC Michael Haugen Jr., USA (5)Open event. $15,000 top prize.
PBA Fall Swing Wolf OpenSep 21 C Allen Park, MI Sep 5Sep 10Wolf Tom Daugherty, USA (2)Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PBA Fall Swing Bear OpenSep 28 CAllen Park, MISep 6Sep 10BearE. J. Tackett, USA (3)Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PBA Fall Swing Badger OpenOct 5 CAllen Park, MISep 7Sep 10Badger Sean Rash, USA (10)Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PBA Fall Swing Detroit OpenOct 12 CAllen Park, MISep 5–8Sep 11Wolf, Bear and Badger (6 qualifying games on each); top seed (Jason Belmonte) chose Bear for TV finalsSean Rash, USA (11)Starting field includes top 18 in combined points from Wolf, Bear and Badger opens. $18,000 top prize.
PBA Fall King of the SwingOct 19 CAllen Park, MISep 5–8, 10–11Sep 11Badger (left lane) and Wolf (right lane)E. J. Tackett, USANon-title event. Winners of Fall Swing events plus top qualifier(s) among non-winners compete for $10,000.
PBA Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes OpenOct 2 X Aurora, IL Sep 30 – Oct 1LiveMultipleRyan Ciminelli, USA (7)Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PBA Xtra Frame Las Vegas OpenOct 30 X Las Vegas, NV Oct 28-29LiveJakob Butturff, USA (2)Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PBA Team ChallengeNov 1 XLas Vegas, NVOct 31Live'Merica Rooster Illusion: Marshall Kent (2), Chris Loschetter (2), Rhino Page (4), Ronnie Russell (4), E.J. Tackett (4)Team and PBA title event. $30,000 top prize.
U.S. Open Nov 9 CLas Vegas, NVNov 4–8LiveU.S. Open Custom François Lavoie, Canada (1)Open event. PBA major. $30,000 top prize.#
PBA Cheetah ChampionshipDec 18 E Reno, NV Nov 29, Dec 6, 8Dec 10CheetahMike Wolfe, USA (5)Open event. $20,000 first prize.
PBA Chameleon ChampionshipDec 24 EReno, NVNov 30, Dec 6, 8Dec 10ChameleonMitch Beasley, USA (1)Open event. $20,000 first prize.
PBA Scorpion ChampionshipDec 25 EReno, NVDec 1, 7, 8Dec 10ScorpionTommy Jones, USA (18)Open event. $20,000 first prize.
PBA Shark ChampionshipDec 25 EReno, NVDec 2, 7, 8Dec 10Shark François Lavoie, Canada (2)Open event. $20,000 first prize.
PBA World Championship Dec 11 EReno, NVNov 29 – Dec 5LiveWorld Championship CustomE. J. Tackett, USA (5)Open event for WSOB entrants. PBA major. $60,000 top prize.
PBA-WBT Qatar OpenN/A Doha, Qatar Dec 10–15Dec 16Diana Zavjalova, Latvia (NQ)WBT and PBA title event. $40,000 top prize.

References

  1. ↑ Vint, Bill (November 16, 2016). "PBA Spare Shots: GEICO PBA World Series of Bowling VIII to Include Players from Record 22 Countries". pba.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "World Bowling Tour announces Preliminary Schedule for 2016". bowlingdigital.com. January 5, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Vint, Bill (November 4, 2016). "PBA Spare Shots: Tommy Jones Saves Best for Last in Winning PBA Xtra Frame Series Points Bonus". pba.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jesper Svensson Becomes Youngest Tournament of Champions Winner". bowling.about.com. February 28, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ Cannizzaro, Matt (February 14, 2016). "19-Year-Old Simonsen Wins USBC Masters to Become Youngest to Win a Major Title". pba.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Vint, Bill (February 21, 2016). "Graham Fach Wins Barbasol PBA Players Championship to Become First Canadian PBA Tour Title Winner". pba.com. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Schneider, Jerry (November 9, 2016). "Canada's Francois Lavoie Rolls Historic 300 on Way to 2016 U.S. Open Win". pba.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ Vint, Bill (December 11, 2015). "Indiana's E.J. Tackett Wins PBA World Championship for First Major, Fourth 2016 Title" . Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ Vint, Bill (June 30, 2016). "Graham PBA Spare Shots: PBA Surprises Duke with $10,000 "300 Bonus" for His Dallas Strikers PBA League Team". pba.com. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ Vint, Bill (February 5, 2016). "Tackett Wins GEICO Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year Award; Canada's Lavoie Named Rookie of the Year" . Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Vint, Bill (January 26, 2017). "PBA Spare Shots: Sweden's Jesper Svensson Wins 2016 George Young PBA High Average Honors". PBA.com. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
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