By JILL LAUFER PBA public relations EULESS, Texas – The championship match most wanted to see played out at the 2022 PBA Players Championship. With the first major title of the season and $100,000 on the line, fans got to see rivals Jason Belmonte and top seed Sean Rash battle it out. It wasn’t the cleanestContinue reading “PBA Tour: Belmonte wins 14th major during Players Championship”
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Rash claims top seed for Players
EULESS, Texas —Sean Rash rolled a three-game series of 695 to claim the No. 1 seed for Sunday’s PBA Players Championship stepladder finals, which will air live at 8:30 Saturday on Fox Sports’ FS1. Trailing Rash are Jason Belmonte (693), Arturo Quintero (630), Tommy Jones (599) and Graham Fach (569). The three-game, total-pinfall seeding roundContinue reading “Rash claims top seed for Players”
Via ready to defend U.S. Open title
By MATT CANNIZZARO IBC Communications ARLINGTON, Texas — When COVID-19 brought an abrupt timeout to the 2020 Professional Bowlers Association Tour season, Blacklick’s Chris Via was just gaining momentum and learning to find his way among the sport’s elite. He returned to Ohio following a second consecutive TV appearance in a PBA Tour major, but anyContinue reading “Via ready to defend U.S. Open title”
Belmonte claims PBA West region title; Rash fined, receives suspension
By JILL LAUFER PBA media relations EULESS, Texas — Jason Belmonte of Orange, Australia, climbed the ladder and dispatched top seed Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, to earn the fifth and final spot in the Professional Bowlers Association Players Championship Finals presented by Snickers. The match took place Monday night at Bowlero Euless and was broadcastContinue reading “Belmonte claims PBA West region title; Rash fined, receives suspension”