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07-28-2009, 11:46 AM
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Bill Vint | Media Relations
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PBA Experience Showdown, Xtra Frame League Add to World Series Intensity
There is more at stake than prize money and titles as world’s top bowlers invade Detroit

SEATTLE, Wash. (July 28, 2009) – The most intensive five weeks of bowling competition in Professional Bowlers Association history is about to begin in suburban Detroit, and it’s going to be a high-stakes event beyond awarding 12 titles and more than $2 million in prize money.

When the inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling concludes on Sept. 6 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich., six Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour titles will be decided along with five PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM titles and one PBA Senior Tour title – the PBA Senior World Championship. The World Series also will produce the four finalists for the PBA World Championship, which will conclude with a live ESPN telecast on Dec. 13 in Wichita, Kan.

● Beyond the traditional outcomes, five winners of the PBA Tour’s Cheetah, Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion and Shark Championships will earn berths in a new post-season PBA Experience Showdown presented by BOWL.COM. The so-called “animal pattern” champions will bowl a special event with United States Bowling Congress PBA Experience league bowlers who will be selected during the upcoming season. At stake will be $100,000 in prize money.

● The top 32 PBA Tour players based upon points after seven World Series of Bowling events will advance to the new Xtra Frame Match Play League. The qualifying players will be assigned to four eight-player divisions and they’ll bowl head-to-head matches in Medford, Ore., on Jan. 6; Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl in Dublin, Calif., on Jan. 13; Brunswick Zone-Wheat Ridge in Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Feb. 17; Sequoia Pro Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, on March 2, and Norwich Bowling and Entertainment in Norwich, Conn., on March 17. On March 24, the four division winners based upon won-lost records will bowl semifinal and final rounds at AMF Babylon Lanes in West Babylon, N.Y. The Xtra Frame league champion will earn $25,000, and all of the unique league’s action will be “aired” on pba.com’s subscription-based bowling channel, Xtra Frame.

● The PBA World Series of Bowling will mean exemptions to bowl on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour during the 2010-11 season for as many as seven different players. PBA Tour exemptions will be awarded to winners of the Motor City Open as well as the five PBA Experience lane conditioning championships and the PBA World Championship, which will conclude on Dec. 13.

● Five of the six women who will advance to the post-season PBA Women’s Series Showdown presented by BOWL.COM will be decided. The winners of the Viper, Chameleon, Scorpion, Shark and PBA Women’s World Championships will earn “Showdown” spots (runners-up will win the berths if there are multiple champions).

● A special $10,000 Lumber Leader bonus will be presented to the most versatile qualifier in the World Series, based upon a total of 109 games bowled on seven different lane patterns in Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour events.

● Performances in Detroit will have a strong influence on the 2009-10 PBA Player of the Year points race, and the 2009 Bowling Writers Association of America Woman Bowler of the Year competition. The PBA Senior World Championship will be the concluding event in the 2009 PBA Senior Bowler of the Year race.

Add in Tour Qualifying Rounds, three special events for non-exempt players and five “sweepers,” and the World Series will also provide players eyeing a future on the PBA Tour with golden opportunities to test their skills and maybe even pad their bank accounts to fund their future tour ambitions.

Not forgotten are America’s bowling fans, who will be treated to five weeks of non-stop action, whether they attend the World Series in person, follow all of the activities on Xtra Frame which will cover the event with 100 hours of live streaming video, or watch the championship telecasts beginning Oct. 25 on ESPN.

“There has never been an event like this in bowling history,” said PBA Deputy Commissioner Tom Clark. “We are bringing together the greatest bowlers in our sport for five weeks in the bowling capital of America. It’s going to be a dream event.”

For detailed schedule and ticket information, visit the PBA’s dedicated World Series of Bowling website, www.pbaworldseriesofbowling.com<http://www.pbaworldseriesofbowling.com/>. To sign up for Xtra Frame, visit www.pba.com<http://www.pba.com/>.

About the PBA
The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) features the best bowlers in the world competing in National, Regional and Senior Tour events and awarded 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, Pepsi-Cola and the USBC, among others. For more information on the PBA, log on to www.pba.com.