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The PBA World Series of Bowling (WSOB) is an annual multi-tournament ten-pin bowling event held by the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in North America.

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Formation

The inaugural World Series of Bowling event was held by the PBA at the start of the 2009–10 PBA Tour season (August 2 through September 6, 2009), and took place in the Detroit, Michigan suburbs of Allen Park and Taylor. [1] Part of the reason for developing the World Series, given the U.S. economic recession at the time, was to consolidate multiple tournaments into one location to save on travel and broadcast crew costs. The brainchild of then-Deputy Commissioner Tom Clark, the World Series included five “animal pattern” tournaments (Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark), each named for a custom lane-oiling pattern. All of the animal pattern tournaments took place in Allen Park's Thunderbowl Lanes. A stand-alone tournament at nearby Taylor Lanes, the Motor City Open, was also considered part of the inaugural World Series of Bowling. In addition to being stand-alone title tournaments, the animal pattern events served as initial qualifying for that season's PBA World Championship major. While television tapings for the final rounds of the Motor City Open and all five animal pattern tournaments took place September 5 and 6, the PBA World Championship finals were not held until December 13, 2009 in Wichita, Kansas.

History

World Series of Bowling II moved to Las Vegas for the 2010–11 season. The event had five animal oil pattern events, with the PBA World Championship again running in a split format (qualifying in late October through early November, 2010, with the final rounds on January 14–16, 2011). Subsequent events ran only four or three animal pattern tournaments, but continued to use these events as initial qualifying for the PBA World Championship. After being held in Las Vegas for the next four years, the event moved to Reno, Nevada for three consecutive seasons.

The World Series of Bowling has run every PBA season since its inception, except for 2018. After Fox Sports acquired the PBA television rights earlier that year, the decision was made to move the World Series to a spring event so it would be included in Fox's TV schedule. Thus, World Series of Bowling X was moved from late 2018 to March 2019, and was held in its original home of Allen Park, MI. [2] [3]

Bowlers from over 30 countries have participated in the World Series of Bowling. PBA Commissioner Tom Clark has credited the WSOB with inspiring an influx of international players who now regularly compete on the PBA Tour. [4]

Tournament formats and qualifying have changed over the years. For the 2024 season, the WSOB had a maximum field of 108 entrants. Priority registration was given to the top 50 PBA players in 2023 season points, up to 20 international invitees not in the top 50, and any other PBA Tour title holders who are not in either previous group. The remaining entries came from a seven-game Pre-Tournament Qualifier (PTQ). Following the PTQ, all 108 bowlers rolled 15 games of qualifying per animal pattern tournament, split into three blocks. The 45 total games of qualifying determined the top 16 bowlers for the PBA World Championship Match Play rounds. The top 16 players in each animal pattern tournament had their own 16-game match play rounds leading to the five-player stepladder finals. The PBA World Championship qualifiers had a 16-game match play round to determine the top nine seeds. The 5–9 seeds bowled a play-in stepladder to determine the fifth seed for the televised finals, while the top four seeds automatically advanced to the telecast. [5]

Event Results

World Series of Bowling I

Dates: August 2–September 6, 2009 and December 13, 2009
Location: Allen Park, MI, except where noted

Events: [6]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Motor City Open [7] Nov 1Aug 2–6 (Taylor, MI)Sep 5 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., USA Chris Barnes, USA
Cheetah Championship [8] Nov 8Aug 11–13Sep 5 Norm Duke, USA Ryan Ciminelli, USA
Viper Championship [9] Nov 15Aug 14–16Sep 5 Rhino Page, USA Ryan Ciminelli, USA
Chameleon Championship [10] Nov 22Aug 18–20Sep 6 Bill O'Neill, USARonnie Russell, USA
Scorpion Championship [11] Nov 29Aug 23–25Sep 6Mike Devaney, USA Jason Belmonte, Australia
Shark Championship [12] Dec 6Aug 27–29Sep 6Jack Jurek, USA Mike Fagan, USA
PBA World Championship [13] Dec 13
(Wichita, KS)		Aug 30–Sep 3Live Tom Smallwood, USA Wes Malott, USA

World Series of Bowling II

Dates: October 25–November 6, 2010 and January 14–16, 2011
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: [14]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [15] Nov 28Oct 25, Nov 1Nov 5 Eugene McCune, USANorm Duke, USA
Viper Championship [16] Dec 5Oct 26, Nov 1Nov 5Bill O’Neill, USAAndres Gomez, Colombia
Chameleon Championship [17] Dec 12Oct 27, Nov 2Nov 6 Scott Norton, USA Sean Rash, USA
Scorpion Championship [18] Dec 19Oct 28, Nov 2Nov 6Yong-Jin Gu, South KoreaJun-Yung Kim, South Korea
Shark Championship [19] Dec 6Oct 29, Nov 3Nov 6 Osku Palermaa, FinlandDan MacLelland, Canada
PBA World Championship [20] Jan 14–16Oct 25–29LiveChris Barnes, USABill O’Neill, USA

World Series of Bowling III

Dates: November 5–19, 2011
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: [21]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Viper Open [22] Jan 22Nov 5Nov 18 Stuart Williams, EnglandIldemaro Ruiz, Venezuela
Chameleon Open [23] Feb 12Nov 6Nov 19Jason Belmonte, AustraliaSean Rash, USA
Scorpion Open [24] Feb 19Nov 7Nov 19 Dominic Barrett, EnglandSean Rash, USA
Shark Open [25] Mar 4Nov 8Nov 19Jason Belmonte, AustraliaChris Barnes, USA
PBA World Championship [26] Jan 15Nov 5–8, 17–18Nov 18Osku Palermaa, Finland Ryan Shafer, USA

Notes: WSOB III was the first and only World Series in which all events were won by players from outside North America.

World Series of Bowling IV

Dates: November 3–11, 2012
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: [27]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [28] Dec 16Nov 3–7Nov 10Bill O’Neill, USAMike Wolfe, USA
Viper Championship [29] Dec 23Nov 3–7Nov 10Brad Angelo, USA Mika Koivuniemi, Finland
Chameleon Championship [30] Dec 30Nov 3–7Nov 11Scott Norton, USAJason Belmonte, Australia
Scorpion Championship [31] Jan 6Nov 3–7Nov 11 Tom Daugherty, USAOsku Palermaa, Finland
PBA World Championship [32] Jan 13Nov 3–9Nov 11 Parker Bohn III, USAJason Belmonte, Australia

World Series of Bowling V

Dates: October 25–November 3, 2013
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: [27]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [33] Dec 1Oct 25–26Nov 2Wes Malott, USAParker Bohn III, USA
Viper Championship [34] Dec 8Oct 25, 27Nov 2Chris Barnes, USARyan Ciminelli, USA
Chameleon Championship [35] Dec 15Oct 25, 28Nov 2Ryan Ciminelli, USADominic Barrett, England
Scorpion Championship [36] Dec 22Oct 25, 29Nov 3Tom Smallwood, USA Marshall Kent, USA
PBA World Championship [37] Jan 13Oct 25–31Nov 3Dominic Barrett, EnglandSean Rash, USA

World Series of Bowling VI

Dates: October 25–November 2, 2014
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Events: [38] [39]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [40] Dec 14Oct 25, 30Nov 2Anthony Pepe, USA Dick Allen, USA
Viper Championship [41] Dec 21Oct 26, 30Nov 2Mika Koivuniemi, FinlandConnor Pickford, USA
Chameleon Championship [42] Dec 28Oct 27, 31Nov 2DJ Archer, USARonnie Russell, USA
Scorpion Championship [43] Jan 4Oct 28, 31Nov 2 Michael Haugen Jr., USAMartin Larsen, Sweden
PBA World Championship [44] Jan 11Oct 25–31LiveMike Fagan, USAWes Malott, USA

World Series of Bowling VII

Dates: December 8–19, 2015
Location: Reno, Nevada

Events: [45] [46]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [47] Dec 20Dec 8, 14Dec 18Parker Bohn III, USA Paul Moor, England
Viper Championship [48] Dec 27Dec 9, 14Dec 18Ryan Ciminelli, USAKim Bolleby, Thailand
Chameleon Championship [49] Jan 3Dec 10, 15Dec 19 Jesper Svensson, SwedenPascal Winternheimer, Germany
Scorpion Championship [50] Jan 10Dec 11, 15Dec 19Jon Van Hees, USAJason Sterner, USA
PBA World Championship [51] Dec 17Dec 8–13Live Gary Faulkner Jr., USA E. J. Tackett, USA

World Series of Bowling VIII

Dates: November 29–December 11, 2016
Location: Reno, Nevada

Events: [52] [53]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [54] Dec 18Nov 29, Dec 6, 8Dec 10Mike Wolfe, USADarren Tang, USA
Chameleon Championship [55] Dec 24Nov 30, Dec 6, 8Dec 10Mitch Beasley, USA A. J. Johnson, USA
Scorpion Championship [56] Dec 25Dec 1, 7–8Dec 10 Tommy Jones, USABJ Moore, USA
Shark Championship [57] Dec 25Dec 2, 7–8Dec 10 François Lavoie, CanadaWalter Ray Williams Jr., USA
PBA World Championship [58] Dec 11Nov 29–Dec 5LiveE. J. Tackett, USATom Smallwood, USA

World Series of Bowling IX

Dates: November 8–19, 2017
Location: Reno, Nevada

Events: [59] [60]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Chameleon Championship [61] Dec 17Nov 8, 15Nov 18 Liz Johnson, USAAnthony Pepe, USA
Shark Championship [61] Dec 17Nov 9, 15Nov 18Richie Teece, EnglandCharlie Brown Jr., USA
Cheetah Championship [62] Dec 24Nov 11, 16Nov 19Jesper Svensson, Sweden Thomas Larsen, Denmark
Scorpion Championship [62] Dec 24Nov 12, 16Nov 19E. J. Tackett, USAJason Belmonte, Australia
PBA World Championship [63] Dec 31Nov 8–9, 11–14Nov 19Jason Belmonte, AustraliaJesper Svensson, Sweden

World Series of Bowling X

Dates: March 12–21, 2019
Location: Allen Park, Michigan

Events: [64] [65]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [66] Mar 18Mar 12, 18Live Dick Allen, USAKyle Sherman, USA
Chameleon Championship [67] Mar 19Mar 13, 19LiveJason Belmonte, AustraliaAndres Gomez, Colombia
Scorpion Championship [68] Mar 20Mar 14, 20Live Kristopher Prather, USABJ Moore, USA
PBA World Championship [69] Mar 21Mar 12–16LiveJason Belmonte, Australia Jakob Butturff, USA

World Series of Bowling XI

Dates: March 6–15, 2020 & October 1–5, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada & Centreville, Virginia

The PBA's World Series of Bowling XI. which includes three standard PBA title events and the PBA World Championship, was scheduled to take place March 6–18, 2020 in Las Vegas, with live finals broadcasts occurring across four consecutive days on FS1 (one Sunday afternoon broadcast on March 15, followed by three prime time evening broadcasts on March 16–18). [70] However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only the PBA World Championship was completed in March. The match play rounds and finals of the other three tournaments were postponed, [71] and eventually rescheduled for October 1–5, 2020. The location for the animal pattern tournament conclusions was also changed to Centreville, Virginia, allowing it to follow the PBA League event. [72]

Events:

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah Championship [73] Oct 4Mar 8, Oct 1LiveSean Rash, USAE. J. Tackett, USA
Chameleon Championship [74] Oct 4Mar 9, Oct 2LiveJason Belmonte, AustraliaBrad Miller, USA
Scorpion Championship [75] Oct 5Mar 10, Oct 3LiveCarsten Hansen, Denmark BJ Moore, USA
PBA World Championship [76] Mar 15Mar 8–14LiveJason Belmonte, Australia Anthony Simonsen, USA

World Series of Bowling XII

Dates: March 5–17, 2021
Location: Tampa, Florida

The PBA announced on January 15, 2021 that World Series of Bowling XII would take place in Tampa, Florida on March 7–17, with a pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) on March 5. As in the previous season, WSOB XII included three animal pattern events (Cheetah, Chameleon, Scorpion) plus the PBA World Championship major. This season's WSOB also hosted the Roth-Holman PBA Doubles Championship. Combined pinfall from the three animal pattern qualifying rounds determines the top 30 that move on to the PBA World Championship cashers round, and also determines the top 16 teams that advance to the Roth-Holman Doubles match play rounds. [77]

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
PBA Guaranteed Rate World Championship [78] Mar 13Mar 7–11LiveTom Daugherty, USAJakob Butturff, USA
Roth-Holman Doubles Championship [79] Mar 14Mar 7–9, 12Live Andrew Anderson, USA & Kris Prather, USATom Daugherty, USA & BJ Moore, USA
Cheetah Championship [80] Mar 15Mar 7, 15LiveSam Cooley, AustraliaKris Prather, USA
Chameleon Championship [81] Mar 16Mar 8, 16Live Shawn Maldonado, USAJakob Butturff, USA
Scorpion Championship [82] Mar 17Mar 9, 17LiveTom Daugherty, USA Kyle Troup, USA

World Series of Bowling XIII

Dates: March 3–16, 2022
Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

World Series of Bowling XIII took place in Wauwatosa, WI on March 3–16, with a pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) on March 1. As in the previous season, WSOB XIII included three animal pattern events (Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark) plus the PBA World Championship major. Combined pinfall from the three animal pattern qualifying rounds determined the top 30 that move on to the PBA World Championship cashers round. This season's WSOB opened with the Roth-Holman PBA Doubles Championship.

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
PBA Roth-Holman Doubles ChampionshipMar 6Mar 3–5LiveE.J. Tackett (USA) and Marshall Kent (USA)D.J. Archer (USA) and Shawn Maldonado (USA)
PBA World ChampionshipMar 13Mar 7–11LiveKristopher Prather (USA)Jason Sterner (USA)
Cheetah ChampionshipMar 14Mar 7, 14LiveKyle Sherman (USA)Cristian Azcona (Puerto Rico)
Scorpion ChampionshipMar 15Mar 8, 15LiveJason Belmonte (Australia)Anthony Simonsen (USA)
Shark ChampionshipMar 16Mar 9, 16LiveKeven Williams (USA)A. J. Chapman (USA)

World Series of Bowling XIV

Dates: April 7–23, 2023
Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

World Series of Bowling XIV took place in Wauwatosa, WI on April 9–23, with a pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) on April 7. WSOB XIV included three animal pattern events (Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark) plus the PBA World Championship major. Combined pinfall from the three 20-game animal pattern qualifying rounds determined the top 12 that moved on to World Championship match play. This season's WSOB television coverage opened with the USA vs. the World non-title event.

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Cheetah ChampionshipApr 17Apr 9–10LiveE.J. Tackett (USA)BJ Moore (USA)
Scorpion ChampionshipApr 18Apr 11–12LiveJakob Butturff (USA)E.J. Tackett (USA)
Shark ChampionshipApr 19Apr 13–14LiveMatthew Ogle (USA)Sam Cooley (Australia)
PBA World ChampionshipApr 23Apr 9–14, 20LiveE.J. Tackett (USA)Jason Belmonte (Australia)

World Series of Bowling XV

Dates: April 2–21, 2024
Location: Allen Park, MI

World Series of Bowling XV returned to Allen Park, MI on April 2–21, kicked off by the Roth-Holman Doubles Championship on April 4 (PTQ on April 2). The pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) for all singles events was April 6. In addition to the Doubles Championship, WSOB XV included three animal pattern events (Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark) plus the PBA World Championship major. Combined pinfall from the three 15-game animal pattern qualifying rounds (45 games total) determined the top 16 that moved on to World Championship match play.

EventAirdatePreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerRunner-up
Roth-Holman Doubles ChampionshipApr 14Apr 4–5 (PTQ: Apr 2)Apr 6 (taped) Kristopher Prather (USA) & Andrew Anderson (USA) Jason Belmonte (Australia) & Bill O'Neill (USA)
Cheetah ChampionshipApr 15Apr 8–9Live Deo Benard (USA) Marshall Kent (USA)
Scorpion ChampionshipApr 16Apr 10–11LiveMatt Russo (USA) Packy Hanrahan (USA)
Shark ChampionshipApr 17Apr 12–13Live E. J. Tackett (USA)Shota Kawazoe (Japan)
PBA World ChampionshipApr 21Apr 8–13, 18, 20LiveE. J. Tackett (USA)Matt Russo (USA)

World Series of Bowling XVI

Dates: March 3–22, 2025
Location: Reno, NV

The 16th PBA World Series of Bowling is scheduled for March 3–22, 2025 in Reno, Nevada. For the first time since 2017, the WSOB will include four animal oil pattern events prior to the PBA World Championship. [83]

WSOB highlights

PBA50 World Series of Bowling

The World Series of Bowling concept was introduced on the PBA50 Tour (for players 50 years of age and over) in the 2023 season. The PBA50 World Series of Bowling featured three standard PBA50 events (PBA50 Ballard Championship, PBA50 Monacelli Championship and PBA50 Petraglia Championship) on three different oil patterns named after PBA Hall of Famers, followed by the PBA50 National Championship major. A full field of 192 players aged 50 and older competed, with all events taking place July 15-23 in Jackson, Michigan. [84]

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