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onefrombills
08-03-2009, 07:49 PM
Seattle, WA - 8/3/2009


SEATTLE, Wash. (Aug. 3, 2009) -- The PBA World Series of Bowling has announced a new side event which features the highest entry fee for any PBA-sanctioned tournament in history. The “All-in Action” sweeper will require a $5,000 buy-in from any player entering.

The All-in Action sweeper will be held Friday, Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. (Eastern) at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich., and webcast live on Xtra Frame, pba.com’s online video service.

Based on a field of 16 entrants at a $5,000 entry fee each, first place will be $40,000, with players who win two matches in the two-game match play format doubling their money. The purse will adjust based on number of entries, with all entry fee money going straight to the prize fund. All bowlers, including exempt Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour players, are eligible to compete in this sweeper. The U.S. Open oil pattern, which is a flat condition considered the most difficult on the PBA Tour, will be used.

Like all of the special side events at the inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling, the All-in Action sweeper is not a PBA Tour event. No PBA title or statistics from the event are official. Typical Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour event entry fees are $500. Typical side event and sweeper entry fees at the WSOB range from $80 to $250.

“Some of the most talked about moments in bowling history have happened in high-stakes action environments away from the TV cameras,” said PBA Deputy Commissioner Tom Clark. “What happens that night at the All-In Action sweeper on Xtra Frame has the potential to become legendary.”

The inaugural PBA World Series of Bowling, which is the most intensive five weeks of bowling competition in Professional Bowlers Association history, began Aug. 2 with the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Motor City Open pro-am at Taylor Lanes in suburban Detroit. When the World Series concludes on Sept. 6 at Thunderbowl Lanes, 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. Seven ESPN shows will be taped for broadcast, $2 million will be on the line and 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.

The side event schedule, now headlined by the new Aug. 14 All-in Action sweeper, begins Aug. 7 with the PBA Survivor Challenge. The Survivor Challenge is open to non-exempt PBA players only and is scheduled to give entrants in the Aug. 8-9 Tour Qualifying Rounds an additional event to bowl in. All side events entry fees go directly to each event’s prize fund.

“The largest concentration of the greatest bowlers in the world will be at the World Series of Bowling and we are providing them numerous opportunities to bowl competitively as much as they want,” Clark added.

For a full calendar of WSOB events: http://www.pba.com/worldseries/WSOB_schedule.pdf

For information on how to sign up for Xtra Frame: http://pba.com/xtraframe/

The full side-event and sweeper schedule during the PBA World Series of Bowling:

PBA SURVIVOR CHALLENGE – No Exempt Entries Allowed

Friday, Aug. 7

Entry fee: $250

1 p.m. – Round One, 3 games, all players (top 64 advance)

4 p.m. – Round Two, top 64, 1 game (top 32 advance)

5 p.m. – Round Three, top 32, 1 game (top 16 advance)

6 p.m. – Round Four, top 16, 1 game (top 8 advance)

7 p.m. – Round Five, top 8, 1 game (four 4 advance)

7:30 p.m. – Round Six, top 4, 1 game (top 2 advance)

8 p.m. – Championship match



EARL ANTHONY PATTERN SWEEPER

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Entry fee: $100

8 p.m. – 3 games, maximum field 80 players



ALL-IN ACTION SWEEPER

Friday, Aug. 14

Entry fee: $5,000

9 p.m.: Two-game match play elimination

Oil pattern: U.S. Open



TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS PATTERN SWEEPER

Sunday, Aug. 16

Entry fee: $100

8 p.m. – 3 games, maximum field 80 players



U.S. OPEN PATTERN SWEEPER

Wednesday, Aug. 19

Entry fee: $80

4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. – 2 games



DICK WEBER PATTERN SWEEPER

Thursday, Aug. 20

Entry fee: $80

4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. – 2 games



PBA ELIMINATION SHOOTOUT (Scorpion Pattern) – No Exempt Entries Allowed

Friday, Aug. 21

Entry fee: $250

9 a.m. – Squad One, 3 games (top 10 advance)

11 a.m. – Squad Two, 3 games (top 10 advance)

1 p.m. – Squad Three, 3 games (top 10 advance)

3 p.m. – Squad Four, 3 games (top 10 advance)

5 p.m. – Finals Round One (single elimination matches, 20 winners advance)

7 p.m. – Finals Round Two (single elimination matches, 10 winners advance)

7:30 p.m. – Finals Round Three (single elimination matches, 5 winners advance)

8 p.m. – Championship Round (5 players, one game, pinfall decides finishing positions)



SHARK PATTERN SWEEPER

Tuesday, Aug. 25

Entry fee: $80

4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. – 2 games



PBA SUPER SHOWDOWN (World Championship Pattern)- No Exempt Entries Allowed

Wednesday, Aug. 26

Entry fee: $250

10 a.m. – Round One-1, 3 games (top 32 advance)

1 p.m. – Round One-2, 3 games (top 32 advance)

4 p.m. – Round Two, 1 game, two high scores each pair advance (32)

6 p.m. – Round Three, 1 game, two high scores each pair advance (16)

8 p.m. – Round Four, 1 game, single elimination matches, 8 winners advance

8:30 p.m. – Round Five, 1 game, single elimination matches, 4 winners advance

9 p.m. – Semifinal Round, 1 game, single elimination matches, 2 winners advance

9:30 p.m. – Championship Round, 1 game