February 14, 2022 Jef Goodger

 

The second of four THE STORM CUP events is hosted by Heritage Lanes

 

Kokomo, Ind.—Heritage Lanes hosts THE STORM CUP: David Small’s Kokomo Championship, the second event of THE STORM CUP and fourth of the Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour season. The two-day event will be live streamed exclusively on FloBowling, beginning tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET and culminating with the stepladder finals Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Svensson Holds Early Lead in THE STORM CUP

With his win in THE STORM CUP: David Small’s Best of the Best Championship in Jackson, Mich., Jesper Svensson has the early lead in the chase for THE STORM CUP and the $10,000 bonus for the player with the most competition points over the course of the four events. Svensson led from beginning to end in Jackson and claimed 5,000 points.

The top five players after all four events will receive a bonus, with second place pocketing $5,000, third place $4,000 and fourth and fifth place $3,000 each.

Each THE STORM CUP event begins with 12 games of full-field qualifying, after which the top 24 players bowl four more games to determine the top 16, who bowl two more games to cut to eight. After two more games, the top four players advance to the stepladder finals.

THE STORM CUP Points Leaders Through One Event

  1. Jesper Svensson, 5,000
  2. Packy Hanrahan, 3,000
  3. Nick Pate, 2,300
  4. Dom Barrett, 1,900
  5. Bill O’Neill, 1,550
  6. Kyle Troup, 1,430
  7. DJ Archer, 1,370
  8. EJ Tackett, 1,310
  9. Tom Smallwood, 1,250
  10. Brad Miller, 1,130

PBA Playoffs Chase Continues

Points earned during THE STORM CUP events also count toward the PBA Playoffs, so there’s a lot at stake for the players trying to get into the top 16. For example, Svensson jumped all the way to seventh in the PBA Playoffs race despite not competing in the Players Championship and finishing 81st in the U.S. Open. The 16 players with the most competition points after the USBC Masters in early April will earn berths into the PBA Playoffs.

Players Looking for First PBA Tour Titles

Multiple prominent players have won their first PBA Tour titles in live-stream exclusives, including EJ Tackett (2015), Jakob Butturff (2016) and both Matthew Russo and Darren Tang last summer. Two would-have-been-first-time-champions, Packy Hanrahan and Nick Pate, finished second and third, respectively, last week.

THE STORM CUP: David Small’s Kokomo Championship Schedule

Heritage Lanes – Kokomo, Ind.
All rounds streamed live on FloBowling

Tuesday, February 15
11 a.m. ET – Qualifying Round 1 (6 games)
5 p.m. ET – Qualifying Round 2 (6 games)

Wednesday, February 16
10 a.m. ET – Round of 24 (4 games)
1:30 p.m. ET – Round of 16 (2 games)
3:30 p.m. ET – Round of 8 (2 games)
6:30 p.m. ET – Stepladder Finals

About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.

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