onefrombills
11-15-2008, 12:19 AM
Fans will get more than they bargained for during Sunday’s Chameleon Championship finals, the fourth stop on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour. The finals, which were originally scheduled to be a four-man stepladder finals, have become a five-man stepladder finals due to a scoring malfunction during Friday’s Round of 16 match play. Sunday’s first match at Taylor Lanes will feature No. 5 Michael Machuga vs. No. 4 Sean Rash. Bill O’Neill, a Saginaw Valley State alum, finished atop the men’s field in Friday’s match play finishing 12-6 with 7,575 pins to earn the top seed in Sunday’s final round. He led the field for the entire tournament. O’Neill of Southampton, Pa. will be making his second consecutive televised finals appearance, after he lost in last week’s title match to Walter Ray Williams Jr. O’Neill is seeking his first title in 64 events. “I can’t explain it (on his success),” O’Neill said. “I’m just bowling well. I just knew I was going to have a good year but I never imagined this would be the first four tournaments for me.” On being the number one seed: “I’d rather be number one than anything else,” he said. “The guy coming through will have momentum but I’m just going to treat it (championship match) as a one game tournament.” Wes Malott of Argyle, Texas earned the No. 2 seed, going 10-7-1 in Friday’s match play with a score of 7,386. Brian Kretzer of Dayton, Ohio is the No. 3 seed after finishing with a 13-5 record and 7,385 pins. Rash and Machuga both finished match play at 10-8. In the Women’s Series, sponsored by the U.S. Bowling Congress (USBC), Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y. and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio finished No. 1 and 2, respectively, to earn spots in Sunday’s live ESPN finals. Feldman finished 7-2 in match play with 5,051 pins and Woessner also finished at 6-3 with a score of 4,904. Feldman is making her second consecutive finals appearance after losing in the title match to Stefanie Nation at the Pepsi Viper Championship in Omaha on Nov. 2. “I’m just surprised that I made it,” Feldman said. “I didn’t bowl very well yesterday … it’s a little bit different when you’re bowling with the guys. The girls break down the lanes differently and I was able to adjust today.” Woessner is thrilled to be making her first PBA Women’s Series televised finals. “It’s an incredible feeling especially being so close to home,” Woessner said. “There are so many people who came out and cheered me on. In Omaha, I wasn’t as focused but here I was able to stay at home and in my own bed.” The live ESPN-televised finals take place Sunday, Nov. 16 at 1 p.m. EST. The top five finalists advanced to stepladder competition. No. 5 Machuga will face No. 4 Rash, the winner of that match will face No. 3 Kretzer, the winner of that match will face No. 2 Malott, and the winner of that match will face O’Neill in the championship match. The women’s championship match featuring Feldman and Woessner will take place prior to the men’s championship match. Men's Round of 161, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 12-6-0, 7,5752, Wes Malott, Argyle, Texas, 10-7-1, 7,3863, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 13-5-0, 7,3854, Sean Rash, Wichita, Kan, 10-8-0, 7,3725, Michael Machuga, Erie, Pa., 10-8-0, 7,370============================================= ========================6, Tommy Delutz Jr., Flushing, N.Y., 10-8-0, 7,2747, Mike DeVaney, San Diego, 10-8-0, 7,2498, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind., 13-5-0, 7,2229, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 10-8-0, 7,19010, Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y., 9-7-2, 7,18611, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 10-8-0, 7,15112, Rhino Page, Topeka, Kan, 9-9-0, 7,14713, Steve Harman, Indianapolis, 10-8-0, 7,09414, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga., 8-10-0, 7,01215, Edward VanDaniker Jr, Essex, Md, 7-10-1, 6,97816, Dan MacLelland, Windsor, Ont., Canada, 5-13-0, 6,932 Women's Round of 101, Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 7-2-0, 5,0512, Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 6-3-0, 4,904 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3, Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 4-5-0, 4,847, $5,0004, Trisha Reid, Columbus, Ohio, 7-2-0, 4,826, $4,0005, Stefanie Nation, Arlington, Texas, 5-4-0, 4,814, $3,5006, Jennifer Petrick, Canton, Ohio, 6-3-0, 4,734, $3,0007, Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 2-7-0, 4,678, $2,5008, Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 3-6-0, 4,580, $2,2009, Tennelle Milligan, Costa Mesa, Calif., 3-6-0, 4,568, $2,10010, Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, N. Richland Hills, Texas, 2-7-0, 4,491, $2,000 About the PBAThe Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events. The organization has more than 4,000 members spanning 13 countries, and nearly one million viewers tune-in to watch the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour every Sunday on ESPN throughout the season. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, CLR, Denny's, Etonic, Flomax, GEICO, Go RVing, H&R Block, Lumber Liquidators, Motel 6, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com