Missy Parkin among unbeaten players at USBC Masters
01/27/12
The lone woman remaining in the field - Missy Parkin (left) of Lake Forest, Calif. - was among 16 undefeated players after the opening rounds of double-elimination match play Thursday at the 2012 Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels United States Bowling Congress Masters.
Parkin went 2-0 in matches at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center and with one more victory Friday would break the record for the high finish by a woman at the Masters. Dana Miller-Mackie (2000) and Liz Johnson (2006) hold the record by finishing in a tie for 17th position.
"I have never made match play before at the Masters, and I'm excited because I love match play," said Parkin, who won the 2011 USBC Queens. "Match play is one of the biggest assets of my game because I love the head-to-head matches. The first two matches are always the most important, and I'm very happy to be 2-0."
In her final match of the night, Parkin, a two-time PBA regional champion, took down one of the top stars in the Professional Bowlers Association when she defeated Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, 662-609. In her opening match, Parkin sent Hong Kong's Wu Siu Hong to the losers bracket, 725-659.
In order to keep her string of victories alive, Parkin will face some tough competition. She takes on last year's runner-up Jack Jurek (left) of Lackawanna, N.Y., in her first match Friday.
The highest remaining seed in the winners bracket is Chris Barnes (right) of Double Oak, Texas, who entered the bracket as the No. 3 seed. Barnes rolled to a pair of easy victories in Thursday's opening rounds.
"I really think you have to win your first three matches in this format to have a legit shot to make the championship round," Barnes said. "You can make it if you drop to the losers bracket, but you have to dodge some bullets. My shot making has been getting better and I'm looking forward to getting off to a quick start and winning some matches tomorrow."
Defending champion Tom Hess (left) of Urbandale, Iowa, was eliminated Thursday. After defeating top seed Rick Steelsmith of Wichita, Kan., 660-603, in the opening round, Hess lost his next two matches to end his title defense.
A total of 32 players remain in the hunt for this year's Masters title with 16 players in the winners bracket and 16 players in the losers bracket. The lone international player, who remained undefeated, was PBA PBA Bayer Viper Open champion Stuart Williams (right) of England, who defeated def. Anthony LaCaze of Melrose Park, Ill and John Szczerbinski of North Tonawanda, N.Y. Williams will bowl Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Ore. in Winners Bracket Round 2.
Still in the hunt for the second PBA "Major" of the season are also PBA champion Jason Belmonte (left) of Australia, Japan PBA member Shigeo Saito and PBA exempt player Dan MacLelland (right) of Canada.
Match play continues Friday starting at 10 a.m. at Sunset Station. The final four players who survive double-elimination bracket play will advance to the nationally televised stepladder finals on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. The USBC Masters champion will earn $50,000 with $25,000 going to second place, $15,000 to third place and $10,000 to fourth place.
The USBC Masters is the tenth event of the 2011-12 PBA season and one of four majors on the PBA Tour. The tournament also is the second event of the 2012 World Bowling Tour and one of three tournaments which take place at Sunset Station in Las Vegas in a span of two weeks.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Las Vegas commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.
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Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall.
Match Play Bracket (PDF file)
Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.
(64) Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, def. (1) Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 660-603
(32) Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., def. (33) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 673-629
(47) Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., def. (17) Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 613-535
(16) Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., def. (49) Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 704-621
(9) Mike Fagan, Dallas, def. (56) Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 718-686
(24) Eric Espinda, Albuquerque, N.M., def. (41) Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., 633-610
(40) Steven McCracken, Parker, Colo., def. (25) Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 634-566
(8) Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., def. (57) Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 638-587
(60) Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., def. (4) D.J. Archer, Port Arthur, Texas, 644-605
(37) Tom Baker, King, N.C., def. (28) PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 678-638
(21) Jon Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., def. (44) Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 669-660
(12) Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., def. (53) Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 666-496
(13) Stuart Williams, England, def. (52) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 625-605
(20) John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., def. (45) Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 651-630
(35) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., def. (29) Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 666-648
(4) Jason Belmonte, Australia, def. (61) Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 744-567
(3) Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, def. (60) John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 711-663
(30) Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., def. (35) Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, 682-574
(18) Martin Larsen, Sweden, def. (46) Bill Crane III, Mishawaka, Ind., 720-664
(14) Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., def. (51) Mathew Jones, Phoenix, 642-611
(54) Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., def. (11) Alex Aguiar, N. Dartmouth, Mass., 672-657
(22) Dan MacLelland, Canada, def. (43) Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 651-646
(27) Keith Odette, Waipahu, Hawaii, def. (38) John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 695-631
(6) Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., def. (59) Kyle Barnes, Smyrna, Tenn., 633-575
(7) Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., def. (58) Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 671-532
(26) Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., def. (39) Paul Ashby, Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 595-570
(23) Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., def. (42) Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 670-608
(9) Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, def. (55) Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 591-536
(15) Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., def. (50) Jason Duran, Arvada, Colo., 682-647
(47) Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., def. (18) Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 668-534
(34) Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., def. (31) Siu Hong Wu, Hong Kong, 725-659
(2) Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, def. (63) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 672-593
Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.
Smith def. Hess, 710-618
Wolfe def. Page, 704-623
Fagan def. Espinda, 709-552
Shafer def. McCracken, 596-579
Baker def. Garber, 682-613
Van Hees def. Daugherty, 641-634
S. Williams def. Szczerbinski, 683-646
Warren def. Belmonte, 689-597
Pilon def. Larsen, 634-558
C. Barnes def. Koeltzow, 726-560
Bohr def. MacLelland, 694-667
Odette def. T. Jones, 639-615
Russell def. O'Neill, 615-614
Loschetter def. Allen, 782-652
Jurek def. Sterner, 616-616, 204-200 in one-game roll-off
Parkin def. Malott, 662-609
Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $1,500.
Steelsmith def. Duke, 666-640
Peterson def. Bigelow, 745-634
S. Weber def. Monacelli, 622-618
Machuga def. Danielson, 660-562
Haggerty def. Archer, 784-620
Angelo def. McNiel, 657-625
Vazquez def. Kretzer, 717-609
LaCaze def. Buss, 630-526
Saitoh def. Slavich, 700-571
K. Barnes def. Janawicz, 594-568
Crane def. M. Jones, 595-560
Gotchall def. Aguiar, 670-628
Ashby def. Vanderhoef, 629-604
W.R. Williams def. Hong, 697-650
Blanchard def. Valenta, 610-575
Badovinac def. Duran, 616-542
Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $1,600.
Steelsmith def. Larsen, 694-647
MacLelland def. Peterson, 642-205
S. Weber def. Koeltzow, 657-532
T. Jones def. Machuga, 623-610
Haggerty def. Allen, 665-608
Angelo def. Sterner, 704-587
O'Neill def. Vazquez, 684-539
Malott def. LaCaze, 637-618
Saitoh def. Page, 694-668
Espinda def. K. Barnes, 625-597
Crane def. Hess, 645-620
McCracken def. Gotchall, 648-548
Ashby def. Daugherty, 608-517
Szczerbinski def. W.R. Williams, 730-673
Garber def. Blanchard, 713-576
Belmonte def. Badovinac, 652-632
B. Smith vs. Wolfe
Fagan vs. Shafer
Baker vs. Van Hees
S. Williams vs. Warren
C. Barnes vs. Pilon
Bohr vs. Odette
Russell vs. Loschetter
Jurek vs. Parkin
Steelsmith vs. MacLelland
S. Weber vs. T. Jones
Haggerty vs. Angelo
O'Neill vs. Malott
Saitoh vs. Espinda
Crane vs. McCracken
Ashby vs. Szczerbinski
Garber vs. Belmonte
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The lone woman remaining in the field - Missy Parkin (left) of Lake Forest, Calif. - was among 16 undefeated players after the opening rounds of double-elimination match play Thursday at the 2012 Alka Seltzer Plus Liquid Gels United States Bowling Congress Masters.Parkin went 2-0 in matches at Sunset Station's Strike Zone Bowling Center and with one more victory Friday would break the record for the high finish by a woman at the Masters. Dana Miller-Mackie (2000) and Liz Johnson (2006) hold the record by finishing in a tie for 17th position.
"I have never made match play before at the Masters, and I'm excited because I love match play," said Parkin, who won the 2011 USBC Queens. "Match play is one of the biggest assets of my game because I love the head-to-head matches. The first two matches are always the most important, and I'm very happy to be 2-0."
In her final match of the night, Parkin, a two-time PBA regional champion, took down one of the top stars in the Professional Bowlers Association when she defeated Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, 662-609. In her opening match, Parkin sent Hong Kong's Wu Siu Hong to the losers bracket, 725-659.In order to keep her string of victories alive, Parkin will face some tough competition. She takes on last year's runner-up Jack Jurek (left) of Lackawanna, N.Y., in her first match Friday.
The highest remaining seed in the winners bracket is Chris Barnes (right) of Double Oak, Texas, who entered the bracket as the No. 3 seed. Barnes rolled to a pair of easy victories in Thursday's opening rounds.
"I really think you have to win your first three matches in this format to have a legit shot to make the championship round," Barnes said. "You can make it if you drop to the losers bracket, but you have to dodge some bullets. My shot making has been getting better and I'm looking forward to getting off to a quick start and winning some matches tomorrow."Defending champion Tom Hess (left) of Urbandale, Iowa, was eliminated Thursday. After defeating top seed Rick Steelsmith of Wichita, Kan., 660-603, in the opening round, Hess lost his next two matches to end his title defense.A total of 32 players remain in the hunt for this year's Masters title with 16 players in the winners bracket and 16 players in the losers bracket. The lone international player, who remained undefeated, was PBA PBA Bayer Viper Open champion Stuart Williams (right) of England, who defeated def. Anthony LaCaze of Melrose Park, Ill and John Szczerbinski of North Tonawanda, N.Y. Williams will bowl Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Ore. in Winners Bracket Round 2.
Still in the hunt for the second PBA "Major" of the season are also PBA champion Jason Belmonte (left) of Australia, Japan PBA member Shigeo Saito and PBA exempt player Dan MacLelland (right) of Canada.Match play continues Friday starting at 10 a.m. at Sunset Station. The final four players who survive double-elimination bracket play will advance to the nationally televised stepladder finals on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. The USBC Masters champion will earn $50,000 with $25,000 going to second place, $15,000 to third place and $10,000 to fourth place.
The USBC Masters is the tenth event of the 2011-12 PBA season and one of four majors on the PBA Tour. The tournament also is the second event of the 2012 World Bowling Tour and one of three tournaments which take place at Sunset Station in Las Vegas in a span of two weeks.
Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Las Vegas commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.
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2011 Bayer USBC Masters - Match play
Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall.
Match Play Bracket (PDF file)
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Opening Match Play Round
Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.
(64) Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa, def. (1) Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 660-603
(32) Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore., def. (33) Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 673-629
(47) Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., def. (17) Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 613-535
(16) Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind., def. (49) Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 704-621
(9) Mike Fagan, Dallas, def. (56) Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 718-686
(24) Eric Espinda, Albuquerque, N.M., def. (41) Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., 633-610
(40) Steven McCracken, Parker, Colo., def. (25) Kyle Bigelow, Troy, Ohio, 634-566
(8) Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., def. (57) Vernon Peterson, Lake Wales, Fla., 638-587
(60) Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif., def. (4) D.J. Archer, Port Arthur, Texas, 644-605
(37) Tom Baker, King, N.C., def. (28) PJ Haggerty, Roseville, Calif., 678-638
(21) Jon Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., def. (44) Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 669-660
(12) Tom Daugherty, Wesley Chapel, Fla., def. (53) Humberto Vazquez, Mexico, 666-496
(13) Stuart Williams, England, def. (52) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., 625-605
(20) John Szczerbinski, North Tonawanda, N.Y., def. (45) Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 651-630
(35) Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., def. (29) Matt McNiel, Chanhassen, Minn., 666-648
(4) Jason Belmonte, Australia, def. (61) Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 744-567
(3) Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, def. (60) John Slavich IV, Schaumburg, Ill., 711-663
(30) Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., def. (35) Shigeo Saitoh, Japan, 682-574
(18) Martin Larsen, Sweden, def. (46) Bill Crane III, Mishawaka, Ind., 720-664
(14) Kurt Pilon, Warren, Mich., def. (51) Mathew Jones, Phoenix, 642-611
(54) Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., def. (11) Alex Aguiar, N. Dartmouth, Mass., 672-657
(22) Dan MacLelland, Canada, def. (43) Robert Gotchall, Lincoln, Neb., 651-646
(27) Keith Odette, Waipahu, Hawaii, def. (38) John Janawicz, Winter Haven, Fla., 695-631
(6) Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., def. (59) Kyle Barnes, Smyrna, Tenn., 633-575
(7) Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., def. (58) Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, S.C., 671-532
(26) Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., def. (39) Paul Ashby, Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 595-570
(23) Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C., def. (42) Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz., 670-608
(9) Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, def. (55) Brian Valenta, Lockport, Ill., 591-536
(15) Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., def. (50) Jason Duran, Arvada, Colo., 682-647
(47) Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., def. (18) Steven Badovinac, Parker, Colo., 668-534
(34) Missy Parkin, Lake Forest, Calif., def. (31) Siu Hong Wu, Hong Kong, 725-659
(2) Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, def. (63) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 672-593
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Winners Bracket Round 1
Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.
Smith def. Hess, 710-618
Wolfe def. Page, 704-623
Fagan def. Espinda, 709-552
Shafer def. McCracken, 596-579
Baker def. Garber, 682-613
Van Hees def. Daugherty, 641-634
S. Williams def. Szczerbinski, 683-646
Warren def. Belmonte, 689-597
Pilon def. Larsen, 634-558
C. Barnes def. Koeltzow, 726-560
Bohr def. MacLelland, 694-667
Odette def. T. Jones, 639-615
Russell def. O'Neill, 615-614
Loschetter def. Allen, 782-652
Jurek def. Sterner, 616-616, 204-200 in one-game roll-off
Parkin def. Malott, 662-609
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Losers Bracket Round 1
Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $1,500.
Steelsmith def. Duke, 666-640
Peterson def. Bigelow, 745-634
S. Weber def. Monacelli, 622-618
Machuga def. Danielson, 660-562
Haggerty def. Archer, 784-620
Angelo def. McNiel, 657-625
Vazquez def. Kretzer, 717-609
LaCaze def. Buss, 630-526
Saitoh def. Slavich, 700-571
K. Barnes def. Janawicz, 594-568
Crane def. M. Jones, 595-560
Gotchall def. Aguiar, 670-628
Ashby def. Vanderhoef, 629-604
W.R. Williams def. Hong, 697-650
Blanchard def. Valenta, 610-575
Badovinac def. Duran, 616-542
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Losers Bracket Round 2
Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $1,600.
Steelsmith def. Larsen, 694-647
MacLelland def. Peterson, 642-205
S. Weber def. Koeltzow, 657-532
T. Jones def. Machuga, 623-610
Haggerty def. Allen, 665-608
Angelo def. Sterner, 704-587
O'Neill def. Vazquez, 684-539
Malott def. LaCaze, 637-618
Saitoh def. Page, 694-668
Espinda def. K. Barnes, 625-597
Crane def. Hess, 645-620
McCracken def. Gotchall, 648-548
Ashby def. Daugherty, 608-517
Szczerbinski def. W.R. Williams, 730-673
Garber def. Blanchard, 713-576
Belmonte def. Badovinac, 652-632
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Winners Bracket Round 2 Pairings
B. Smith vs. Wolfe
Fagan vs. Shafer
Baker vs. Van Hees
S. Williams vs. Warren
C. Barnes vs. Pilon
Bohr vs. Odette
Russell vs. Loschetter
Jurek vs. Parkin
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Losers Bracket Round 3 Pairings
Steelsmith vs. MacLelland
S. Weber vs. T. Jones
Haggerty vs. Angelo
O'Neill vs. Malott
Saitoh vs. Espinda
Crane vs. McCracken
Ashby vs. Szczerbinski
Garber vs. Belmonte
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