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01-22-2009, 01:24 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mike Jakubowski | PR/Media Relations
Professional Bowlers Association | 719 Second Avenue, Suite 701 | Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 414.651.6965 | Fax: 206.332.9722 | mike.jakubowski@pba.com
New ESPN Bowling Event to be Presented by the United States Bowling Congress
SEATTLE (January 21, 2009) – As the winner of the Bayer Earl Anthony Medford Classic PBA Women’s Series title Sunday, Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev., landed the sixth and final berth in the first Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Women’s Series Showdown presented by the United States Bowling Congress. The special event will air on ESPN April 12 from 1-3 p.m. ET.
The Showdown will be conducted at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., and will feature the winners of five of the six 2008-09 individual Women’s Series events, plus Missy Bellinder of Fullerton, Calif., who finished second to two-time winner Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y., in the CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship.
Also qualifying for the Showdown are Women’s Series champions Feldman, who also won the Chameleon Championship; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, winner of the Cheetah Championship; Stefanie Nation, Arlington, Texas, winner of the Pepsi Viper Championship, and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, winner of the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship.
While the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship was part of the 2008-09 Women’s Series schedule, the women’s winner of that event was not eligible for the Showdown. The PBA Mixed Doubles Championship is scheduled to air on ESPN Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET.
The Showdown format and prize fund will be announced later.
Each Women’s Series individual event, which featured 16 of the world’s top women bowlers, were conducted concurrently with regular Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour events on PBA Experience lane conditions.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and will award over $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. 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.
About the USBC
The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services to nearly 2.5 million adult and youth members and enhances the bowling experience. For more information, log on to bowl.com. Bowl with US
Mike Jakubowski | PR/Media Relations
Professional Bowlers Association | 719 Second Avenue, Suite 701 | Seattle, WA 98104
Tel: 414.651.6965 | Fax: 206.332.9722 | mike.jakubowski@pba.com
New ESPN Bowling Event to be Presented by the United States Bowling Congress
SEATTLE (January 21, 2009) – As the winner of the Bayer Earl Anthony Medford Classic PBA Women’s Series title Sunday, Wendy Macpherson of Henderson, Nev., landed the sixth and final berth in the first Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Women’s Series Showdown presented by the United States Bowling Congress. The special event will air on ESPN April 12 from 1-3 p.m. ET.
The Showdown will be conducted at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Fla., and will feature the winners of five of the six 2008-09 individual Women’s Series events, plus Missy Bellinder of Fullerton, Calif., who finished second to two-time winner Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y., in the CLR Carmen Salvino Scorpion Championship.
Also qualifying for the Showdown are Women’s Series champions Feldman, who also won the Chameleon Championship; Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Keller, Texas, winner of the Cheetah Championship; Stefanie Nation, Arlington, Texas, winner of the Pepsi Viper Championship, and Jodi Woessner of Oregon, Ohio, winner of the Lumber Liquidators Shark Championship.
While the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship was part of the 2008-09 Women’s Series schedule, the women’s winner of that event was not eligible for the Showdown. The PBA Mixed Doubles Championship is scheduled to air on ESPN Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. ET.
The Showdown format and prize fund will be announced later.
Each Women’s Series individual event, which featured 16 of the world’s top women bowlers, were conducted concurrently with regular Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour events on PBA Experience lane conditions.
About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and will award over $4.3 million in prize money during the 2008-09 Lumber Liquidators PBA National Tour. 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.
About the USBC
The United States Bowling Congress, as the national governing body, ensures the integrity and protects the future of the sport, provides programs and services to nearly 2.5 million adult and youth members and enhances the bowling experience. For more information, log on to bowl.com. Bowl with US