Joe Berardi foiled Guppy Troup's plans to become the first back-to-back winner on the 1980 PBA tour when he outscored Troup, 223-198, to win the $85,000 Greater Buffalo Open. Berardi, who rolled a 300 game during last year's televised finals at Thruway Lanes and eventually finished third, was not to be denied this time as he routed Mark Roth and George Pappas to gain an opportunity to face the top-seeded Troup. A four-bagger starting from the third frame of the title match put the hard throwing Berardi in command for the $10,000 first prize and his third PBA championship. The 25-year-old Berardi rolled 649 for the three matches. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 649 (3 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 198 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 203 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Little Silver, N.J. | 375 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 223 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Roth defeated Hudson, 226-223; Berardi defeated Roth, 203-149; Berardi defeated Pappas, 223-203; and in the championship match, Berardi defeated Troup, 223-198. 42-GAME TOTALS| | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9234 | | 219.8 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9744 | | | | 2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9061 | | 215.7 | | 17-7-0. | | 510 | | 9571 | | | | 3 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9102 | | 216.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9552 | | | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Little Silver, N.J. | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9484 | | | | 5 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8970 | | 213.5 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9465 | | | | **6 | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn. | | 9006 | | 214.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9426 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8974 | | 213.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9409 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 8942 | | 212.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9362 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8931 | | 212.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9291 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | | 8869 | | 211.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9259 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8778 | | 209.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9228 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | | 8811 | | 209.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9201 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 8676 | | 206.5 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9066 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 8742 | | 208.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9042 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8730 | | 207.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9030 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Willie Willis, West Haven, Conn. | | 8711 | | 207.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8996 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | | 8750 | | 206.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8990 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Jim Shelly, Wrightsville, Pa. | | 8625 | | 205.3 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8970 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8562 | | 203.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 369 | | 8922 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Mike Bair, McSherrystown, Pa. | | 8591 | | 204.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8906 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Kevin Denlinger, Paradise, Pa. | | 8680 | | 206.6 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8890 | | 1,150 | | #22 | | Kenneth Bowden, Dallas, Texas | | 8598 | | 204.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8868 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 8547 | | 203.5 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8772 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8425 | | 200.5 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8605 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | $975 | | 26 | | Joseph Greco, Jacksonville, Fla. | 837 | | | | Bill Spigner, Chicago, Ill. | 837 | | 28 | | Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 800 | | 29 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 780 | | 30 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 760 | | 31 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 740 | | 32 | | Les Shearer, Evergreen, Colo. | 720 | | 33 | | Tim Miller, Dallas, Texas | 700 | | 34 | | Jim Murtishaw, San Marcos, Calif. | 690 | | 35 | | Gary Shultis, Greenwich, Conn. | 680 | | 36 | | Frankie May, West Reading, Pa. | 670 | | 37 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 660 | | 38 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 650 | | 39 | | Les Shirwindt, Long Beach, N.Y. | 640 | | 40 | | Jim Lewis, Latham, N.Y. | 625 | | | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 625 | | 42 | | James McNutt, Wilmington, Del. | 610 | | 43 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Louis, Mo. | 600 | | 44 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | 590 | | 45 | | John Handegard, Medford, Ore. | 580 | | 46 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 570 | | 47 | | Harvey Mullin, E. Falmouth, Mass. | 555 | | | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 555 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Berardi, 4054. 24th place -- Semiz, 3797. # -Russ Mills and Kenneth Bowden rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Pete Couture, Frank Ellenburg, Jeff Valentine, Hugh Miller, Jimmy Certain and Don McCune.
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