Ryan Ciminelli paces Go RVing Match Play Championship TQR field
03/17/10
Ryan Ciminelli (pictured left) of Cheektowaga, N.Y., led a field eight players who advanced out of the Professional Bowlers Association’s Tour Qualifying Round Wednesday and completed the field of 64 for the Go RVing Match Play Championship which gets underway Thursday at Norwich Bowling and Entertainment Center.
Ciminelli, who has already advanced to the television finals three times during the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season, averaged 226.57 to finish the seven-game qualifying round with a 1,586 pinfall total, 22 pins ahead of Jesse Buss of Wichita, Kan.
Also advancing to complete the new PBA Bracket Battle field of 64 were Anthony LaCaze (right), Melrose Park, Ill.; Matt O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J.; Alexa Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass.; Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, Kan.; David O’Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., and Justin Warhol, Sound Beach, N.Y.
Similar to the NCAA basketball championships’ play-in round, the eight TQR players will face an uphill battle as the Go RVing Match Play Championship enters its best-of-seven-game, single-elimination match play Round of 64 Thursday. Wednesday’s qualifiers will be seeded into the Go RVing bracket against the top eight Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour players on the 2009-10 Harry Smith Point Leader Award list:
Warhol, the No. 8 TQR qualifier, will be seeded 64th and paired against No. 1 seed Walter Ray Williams Jr. (left) of Ocala, Fla., a two-time title winner this season.
No. 7 qualifier O’Sullivan is the No. 63 seed will bowl U.S. Open champion and No. 2 seed Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa.
No. 6 Abel will inherit the 62 seed and will face No. 3 Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas.
No. 5 Aguiar will be seeded 61st and will bowl defending champion Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, the No. 4 overall seed.
No. 4 O’Grady is the No. 60 seed and is paired against two-time 2009-10 winner and No. 5 seed Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas.
No. 3 LaCaze, who won the Earl Anthony Memorial in January, is seeded 59th and will meet Australia’s two-handed star, Jason Belmonte (right), the No. 6 seed.
No. 2 Buss will bowl No. 7 seed Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C.
Ciminelli, as the top TQR qualifier, becomes the 57th seed and will be matched up with No. 8 Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich.
Two seeded players withdrew prior to the start of the event. San Diego’s Mike DeVaney stayed home as he and wife Carrie await the imminent arrival of their second child, and Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., is still nursing a back injury suffered in Columbus, Ohio.
Because of their withdrawals, Eddie Van Daniker Jr. of Essex, Md. (Weber’s first-round opponent), and Canadian George Lambert IV (left, DeVaney’s pairing) were granted byes and automatically advance to the Round of 32.
With the complete field in place, bowling fans have until the start of Round of 64 matches Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern to complete their PBA Bracket Battle forms, which are available at no cost on the PBA Website.
The PBA Bracket Battle, like the NCAA basketball brackets played by millions of Americans, give PBA fans a chance to play along during the Go RVing Match Play Championship by picking the winner of each match throughout the tournament. Prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday.
Thursday’s winners will continue competition in Friday’s best-of-seven-game Rounds of 32, 16 and 8. The four remaining survivors will be matched up for three-game, total pinfall matches Saturday evening to determine the two finalists who will square off for the $25,000 top prize in Sunday’s three-game finale on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern.
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Players with position, hometown and 7-game total. The top 8 advance to Round of 64
1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,586
2, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,564
3, (tie) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., and Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 1,544
5, Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass., 1,520
6, Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, Kan., 1,518
7, David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla, 1,514
8, Justin Warhol, Sound Beach, N.Y, 1,500
9, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 1,496, $1,000
10, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,491, $800
11, Chris Viale, Westfield, Mass., 1,486, $600
12, Don Lango Jr., New Britian, Conn., 1,483, $500
13, Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 1,481, $400
14, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 1,474, $380
15, Todd Lathrop, Colchester, Conn., 1,468, $460
16, (tie) Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., and Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,465, $335
18, Scott Santos, Ledyard, Conn., 1,458, $320
19, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,457, $310
20, Stephen Fiume, Fiskdale, Mass., 1,450, $300
21, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,449
22, Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,430
23, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,427
24, (tie) Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., and Jason Utter, Stevensville, Mich., 1,423
26, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,411
27, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 1,402
28, Chris Forry, Bridgeport, Conn., 1,398
29, Sean McAuliffe, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,397
30, (tie) Bill Holota, Bolton, Conn., and Tony Reynaud, Harwinton, Conn., 1,396
32, Paul Pinto, Philadelphia, 1,390
33, Vinny D'Ambrosio III, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,379
34, Jeff Kubasak, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,376
35, Billy Trudell, Coventry, R.I., 1,367
36, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,366
37, Vic Marotto, Wallingford, Conn., 1,361
38, Robert Eddy II, Saginaw, Mich., 1,355
39, Geoff Wetzler, Tolland, Conn., 1,349
40, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 1,346
41, Chris Larsen, Norwich, Conn, 1,345
42, Michael Tessier Jr., Woonsocket, R.I., 1,344
43, Brandon Robertson, Clinton, Conn., 1,342
44, Matthew Janas, Central Falls, R.I., 1,329
45, Alex Cavagnaro, Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1,315
46, Jason Payne, Niles, Mich., 1,311
47, Joshua Shriver, Winchester, Va., 1,304
48, Steven Black, Phoenix, 1,278
49, Dan Furman, Amsterdam, N.Y., 1,272
50, Bill DeHaas Jr., Andover, N.J., 1,270
51, (tie) Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., and Brian DiCicco, Agawam, Mass., 1,264
53, Ryan Evans, Acton, Mass., 1,248
54, Country Alfonso, Wallingford, Conn, 1,246
55, Lydell Hickey, Bristol, Conn., 1,245
56, Justin Feldman, Bradford, Pa., 1,241
57, Justin Arnold, Groton, Conn, 1,235
58, Joseph Costanzo, Plainview, N.Y., 1,203
59, Craig Kleinman, North Windham, Conn., 1,200
60, Ralph Ehrlich, North Massapequa, N.Y., 1,196
61, Francis Mazzella, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,188
62, Jason Mahon, East Haven, Conn., 1,187
63, Joseph Truchan Jr., Ringwood, N.J., 1,178
64, Steven Landry, Oakville, Conn., 1,176
65, Christopher Sevick, Norwich, Conn, 1,165
66, Jaime Tessier, Woonsocket, R.I., 1,164
67, Robert Jette, Lisbon, Conn., 1,158
68, Matthew Stewart, Niles, Mich., 1,157
69, Neil Binder, Shelton, Conn., 1,152
70, Jason Spanjers, Hamden, Conn., 1,135
71, Larry Tryon, Peabody, Mass, 1,129
72, Larry Wentz III, Bristol, Conn., 1,110
73, Bryan Martinson, Lakeland, Fla., 1,096
74, Brandon Joseph, Glastonbury, Conn., 1,079
75, John Schaffer, Greentown, Pa., 1,070
76, Aaron Graves, Danbury, Conn., 1,067
77, Dominick Curra, Bedford Hills, N.Y., 1,065
78, Vincent Carbone, Medford, N.Y., 1,061
79, Andrew Nosar, Manassas, Va., 1,033
80, Thomas Durand, West Haven, Conn., withdrew
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Ryan Ciminelli (pictured left) of Cheektowaga, N.Y., led a field eight players who advanced out of the Professional Bowlers Association’s Tour Qualifying Round Wednesday and completed the field of 64 for the Go RVing Match Play Championship which gets underway Thursday at Norwich Bowling and Entertainment Center. Ciminelli, who has already advanced to the television finals three times during the 2009-10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season, averaged 226.57 to finish the seven-game qualifying round with a 1,586 pinfall total, 22 pins ahead of Jesse Buss of Wichita, Kan.
Also advancing to complete the new PBA Bracket Battle field of 64 were Anthony LaCaze (right), Melrose Park, Ill.; Matt O’Grady, South Amboy, N.J.; Alexa Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass.; Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, Kan.; David O’Sullivan, Orlando, Fla., and Justin Warhol, Sound Beach, N.Y. Similar to the NCAA basketball championships’ play-in round, the eight TQR players will face an uphill battle as the Go RVing Match Play Championship enters its best-of-seven-game, single-elimination match play Round of 64 Thursday. Wednesday’s qualifiers will be seeded into the Go RVing bracket against the top eight Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour players on the 2009-10 Harry Smith Point Leader Award list:
Warhol, the No. 8 TQR qualifier, will be seeded 64th and paired against No. 1 seed Walter Ray Williams Jr. (left) of Ocala, Fla., a two-time title winner this season. No. 7 qualifier O’Sullivan is the No. 63 seed will bowl U.S. Open champion and No. 2 seed Bill O’Neill of Southampton, Pa.
No. 6 Abel will inherit the 62 seed and will face No. 3 Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas.
No. 5 Aguiar will be seeded 61st and will bowl defending champion Chris Barnes of Double Oak, Texas, the No. 4 overall seed.
No. 4 O’Grady is the No. 60 seed and is paired against two-time 2009-10 winner and No. 5 seed Mike Scroggins of Amarillo, Texas. No. 3 LaCaze, who won the Earl Anthony Memorial in January, is seeded 59th and will meet Australia’s two-handed star, Jason Belmonte (right), the No. 6 seed.
No. 2 Buss will bowl No. 7 seed Tommy Jones of Simpsonville, S.C.
Ciminelli, as the top TQR qualifier, becomes the 57th seed and will be matched up with No. 8 Tom Smallwood of Saginaw, Mich.
Two seeded players withdrew prior to the start of the event. San Diego’s Mike DeVaney stayed home as he and wife Carrie await the imminent arrival of their second child, and Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., is still nursing a back injury suffered in Columbus, Ohio. Because of their withdrawals, Eddie Van Daniker Jr. of Essex, Md. (Weber’s first-round opponent), and Canadian George Lambert IV (left, DeVaney’s pairing) were granted byes and automatically advance to the Round of 32.
With the complete field in place, bowling fans have until the start of Round of 64 matches Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern to complete their PBA Bracket Battle forms, which are available at no cost on the PBA Website.
The PBA Bracket Battle, like the NCAA basketball brackets played by millions of Americans, give PBA fans a chance to play along during the Go RVing Match Play Championship by picking the winner of each match throughout the tournament. Prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday.
Thursday’s winners will continue competition in Friday’s best-of-seven-game Rounds of 32, 16 and 8. The four remaining survivors will be matched up for three-game, total pinfall matches Saturday evening to determine the two finalists who will square off for the $25,000 top prize in Sunday’s three-game finale on ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern.
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Go RVing Match Play Championship - PBA Tour Qualifying Round
Players with position, hometown and 7-game total. The top 8 advance to Round of 64
1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,586
2, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan., 1,564
3, (tie) Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill., and Matthew O'Grady, South Amboy, N.J., 1,544
5, Alex Aguiar, Dartmouth, Mass., 1,520
6, Ryan Abel, Bel Aire, Kan., 1,518
7, David O'Sullivan, Orlando, Fla, 1,514
8, Justin Warhol, Sound Beach, N.Y, 1,500
9, Stephen Haas, Enola, Pa., 1,496, $1,000
10, Joe Paluszek, Bensalem, Pa., 1,491, $800
11, Chris Viale, Westfield, Mass., 1,486, $600
12, Don Lango Jr., New Britian, Conn., 1,483, $500
13, Bobby Hall II, Landover, Md., 1,481, $400
14, Edward Roberts, Braintree, Mass., 1,474, $380
15, Todd Lathrop, Colchester, Conn., 1,468, $460
16, (tie) Matt Freiberg, Somerset, N.J., and Scott Newell, Deland, Fla., 1,465, $335
18, Scott Santos, Ledyard, Conn., 1,458, $320
19, Andres Gomez, Colombia, 1,457, $310
20, Stephen Fiume, Fiskdale, Mass., 1,450, $300
21, Andrew Cain, Phoenix, 1,449
22, Christopher Colella, Templeton, Mass., 1,430
23, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 1,427
24, (tie) Mike Danielson, Portland, Ore., and Jason Utter, Stevensville, Mich., 1,423
26, Jonathan Van Hees, Charlestown, R.I., 1,411
27, Michael Markis, Hawley, Pa, 1,402
28, Chris Forry, Bridgeport, Conn., 1,398
29, Sean McAuliffe, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,397
30, (tie) Bill Holota, Bolton, Conn., and Tony Reynaud, Harwinton, Conn., 1,396
32, Paul Pinto, Philadelphia, 1,390
33, Vinny D'Ambrosio III, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,379
34, Jeff Kubasak, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,376
35, Billy Trudell, Coventry, R.I., 1,367
36, Johnathan Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,366
37, Vic Marotto, Wallingford, Conn., 1,361
38, Robert Eddy II, Saginaw, Mich., 1,355
39, Geoff Wetzler, Tolland, Conn., 1,349
40, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 1,346
41, Chris Larsen, Norwich, Conn, 1,345
42, Michael Tessier Jr., Woonsocket, R.I., 1,344
43, Brandon Robertson, Clinton, Conn., 1,342
44, Matthew Janas, Central Falls, R.I., 1,329
45, Alex Cavagnaro, Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1,315
46, Jason Payne, Niles, Mich., 1,311
47, Joshua Shriver, Winchester, Va., 1,304
48, Steven Black, Phoenix, 1,278
49, Dan Furman, Amsterdam, N.Y., 1,272
50, Bill DeHaas Jr., Andover, N.J., 1,270
51, (tie) Jack Nealon, Bowie, Md., and Brian DiCicco, Agawam, Mass., 1,264
53, Ryan Evans, Acton, Mass., 1,248
54, Country Alfonso, Wallingford, Conn, 1,246
55, Lydell Hickey, Bristol, Conn., 1,245
56, Justin Feldman, Bradford, Pa., 1,241
57, Justin Arnold, Groton, Conn, 1,235
58, Joseph Costanzo, Plainview, N.Y., 1,203
59, Craig Kleinman, North Windham, Conn., 1,200
60, Ralph Ehrlich, North Massapequa, N.Y., 1,196
61, Francis Mazzella, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,188
62, Jason Mahon, East Haven, Conn., 1,187
63, Joseph Truchan Jr., Ringwood, N.J., 1,178
64, Steven Landry, Oakville, Conn., 1,176
65, Christopher Sevick, Norwich, Conn, 1,165
66, Jaime Tessier, Woonsocket, R.I., 1,164
67, Robert Jette, Lisbon, Conn., 1,158
68, Matthew Stewart, Niles, Mich., 1,157
69, Neil Binder, Shelton, Conn., 1,152
70, Jason Spanjers, Hamden, Conn., 1,135
71, Larry Tryon, Peabody, Mass, 1,129
72, Larry Wentz III, Bristol, Conn., 1,110
73, Bryan Martinson, Lakeland, Fla., 1,096
74, Brandon Joseph, Glastonbury, Conn., 1,079
75, John Schaffer, Greentown, Pa., 1,070
76, Aaron Graves, Danbury, Conn., 1,067
77, Dominick Curra, Bedford Hills, N.Y., 1,065
78, Vincent Carbone, Medford, N.Y., 1,061
79, Andrew Nosar, Manassas, Va., 1,033
80, Thomas Durand, West Haven, Conn., withdrew
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