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The PBA World Championship is one of the four major PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. Prior to 2002, the tournament was called the PBA National Championship. The PBA National Championship was first contested in 1960, then called the First Annual National Championship. PBA Hall of Famer Don Carter won the first National Championship title.
The National Championship and World Championship have been contested over the years using a variety of formats. Currently, the PBA World Championship's format is different from normal PBA Tour events, in that the qualifying scores come (at least partially) from other stand-alone tournaments. And unlike many events, it is open to the entire PBA membership.
Norm Duke won the Denny's World Championship on February 24, 2008 at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was Duke's second career World Championship win and fourth major title overall. Entering the tournament, Duke stood 51st on the PBA points list, 12 behind the "cut line" to earn a Tour exemption for 2008-09. The World Championship victory guaranteed him a spot in the PBA's exempt field for the next two seasons. Duke repeated as PBA World Champion in the opening event of the 2008-09 season, defeating Chris Barnes 259-189. With his additional win in the 2008 U.S. Open, Duke set a PBA record by winning three consecutive major tournaments.
For the 2009-10 season, the PBA World Championship was part of a multi-tournament event held in Allen Park, MI called "The PBA World Series of Bowling," and was contested in a split format. The qualifying rounds of the tournament were contested August 31-September 4, with the televised finals being broadcast live on ESPN December 13, 2009.[1] The PBA again held the World Series of Bowling in 2010, moving it to Las Vegas, Nevada, and again used it as qualifying for the 2010-11 PBA World Championship. This time, the 60-game qualifying scores for the five "animal pattern" championships held at the World Series were used to determine the 8-bowler TV field for the PBA World Championship finals. The World Championship finals were televised live over three consecutive days (January 14–16, 2011), a PBA first.[2]
At the 2011 World Series of Bowling, the qualifying rounds of four "animal" oil pattern events determine the top 25% of the field (minimum 53 bowlers, maximum 60 bowlers) for the "cashers' round" of the PBA World Championship. Eight additional games will then determine the 32-player match play field for the World Championship.[3] For the first time, ESPN will air the entire 16-player quarterfinal match play round over four broadcasts (December 11, December 18, January 1 and January 8), with the final round airing on January 15.
Previous Champions in PBA National Championship (1960-2001)/PBA World Championship (2002-Present)
Year Winner Runner-up Final score (championship match) 1960 Don Carter Ronnie Gaudern 1961 Dave Soutar Morrie Oppenheim 1962 Carmen Salvino Don Carter 1963 Billy Hardwick Ray Bluth 13541-13288 1964 Bob Strampe Sr. Ray Bluth 13979-13721 1965 Dave Davis Jerry McCoy 681-502 1966 Wayne Zahn Nelson Burton Jr. 14006-13869 1967 Dave Davis Pete Tountas 216-191 1968 Wayne Zahn Nelson Burton Jr. 14182-13741 1969 Mike McGrath Bill Allen 13670-13605 1970 Mike McGrath Dave Davis 226-222 1971 Mike Limongello Dave Davis 207-202 1972 Johnny Guenther Dick Ritger 12986-12889 1973 Earl Anthony Sam Flanagan 212-189 1974 Earl Anthony Mark Roth 218-188 1975 Earl Anthony Jim Frazier 245-180 1976 Paul Colwell Dave Davis 191-191 (49-48 in two frame roll-off) 1977 Tommy Hudson Jay Robinson 206-200 1978 Warren Nelson Joseph Groskind 219-199 1979 Mike Aulby Earl Anthony 245-217 1980 Johnny Petraglia Gary Dickinson 235-223 1981 Earl Anthony Ernie Schlegel 242-237 1982 Earl Anthony Charlie Tapp 233-191 1983 Earl Anthony Mike Durbin 210-183 1984 Bob Chamberlain Dan Eberl 219-191 1985 Mike Aulby Steve Cook 253-211 1986 Tom Crites Mike Aulby 190-184 1987 Randy Pedersen Amleto Monacelli 233-222 1988 Brian Voss Todd Thompson 246-185 1989 Pete Weber Dave Ferraro 221-216 1990 Jim Pencak Chris Warren 223-214 1991 Mike Miller Norm Duke 218-214 1992 Eric Forkel Bob Vespi 217-133 1993 Ron Palombi Jr. Eugene McCune 237-224 1994 Dave Traber Dale Traber 196-187 1995 Scott Alexander Wayne Webb 246-210 1996 Butch Soper Walter Ray Williams Jr. 226-210 1997 Rick Steelsmith Brian Voss 218-190 1998 Pete Weber David Ozio 277-236 1999 Tim Criss Dave Arnold 238-161 2000 Norm Duke Jason Couch 214-198 2001 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Jeff Lizzi 258-204 2001-02 Doug Kent Lonnie Waliczek 215-160 2002-03 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Brian Kretzer 226-204 2003-04 Tom Baker Mika Koivuniemi 246-239 2004-05 Patrick Allen Chris Loschetter 235-210 2005-06 Walter Ray Williams Jr. Pete Weber 236-213 2006-07 Doug Kent Chris Barnes 237-216 2007-08 Norm Duke Ryan Shafer 202-165 2008-09 Norm Duke Chris Barnes 259-189 2009-10 Tom Smallwood Wes Malott 244-228 2010-11 Chris Barnes Bill O'Neill 267-237 2011-12 Osku Palermaa Ryan Shafer 203-177 External links
References
- ^ "FAQs for PBA World Series of Bowling." Article at pba.com/worldseries
- ^ Vint, Bill. "O'Neill Wins Top Berth for PBA World Championship." Article at www.pba.com on October 29, 2010. [1]
- ^ Vint, Bill. "Revised PBA World Series of Bowling Broadens International Appeal; Finals Set for South Point Arena." Article at www.pba.com on July 8, 2011. [2]
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