Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII Starts Friday with Roth/Holman Doubles
Wauwatosa, Wis.—The Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII begins this weekend at Bowlero Wauwatosa. Five PBA Tour titles—the PBA Mark Roth/Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship, PBA Cheetah Championship, PBA Scorpion Championship, PBA Shark Championship and PBA World Championship presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon—will be earned over the course of 13 days. Qualifying and match play will be streamed live on FloBowling and the stepladder finals will air Mar. 13-16, live on FOX Broadcast Channel (World Championship) and Fox Sports’ FS1 (all other events).
In addition, the inaugural PBA Collegiate Invitational presented by Storm, which features the top four USBC-ranked collegiate teams, will air on FS1 Mar. 20.
PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship Opens WSOB XIII
For the second straight year and third time ever, the PBA Mark Roth/Marshall Holman Doubles Championship will be part of the World Series of Bowling. This year, the doubles event is the first to be contested, with qualifying beginning Friday, Mar. 4 at noon ET. Kris Prather and Andrew Anderson will attempt to defend their title against a formidable field that includes two-time winners Jesper Svensson and Kyle Troup as well as Norm Duke and Wes Malott.
Two More Players Seek the Triple Crown
Dom Barrett became the eighth player in PBA history to complete the Triple Crown (U.S. Open, World Championship, Tournament of Champions) when he won the Kia PBA Tournament of Champions Sunday. At the Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling, two players will have a chance to join Barrett as Triple Crown winners: Tommy Jones, who won the U.S. Open in 2006 and the Tournament of Champions in 2007, and François Lavoie, who won the 2021 Tournament of Champions to go with U.S. Open wins in 2016 and 2019.
Multi-Time Major Winners in 2022
During the 2021 Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour season, four of the five majors were won by first-time major champions. So far in 2022, all three majors have been won by previous major winners (Jason Belmonte in the PBA Players Championship, Anthony Simonsen in the U.S. Open and Dom Barrett in the Kia PBA Tournament of Champions). The main event of the WSOB, the PBA World Championship presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon, was won by Tom Daugherty last season for his first major title. Daugherty also won the Scorpion Championship as the only player to win two titles at last season’s WSOB.
Belmonte already has two titles this season and has won the PBA World Championship three times in his career. Simonsen is the youngest player ever to win three majors but has yet to win the World Championship. Barrett is looking to win his second World Championship title. All three of them finished in the top 10 in four of the five events in which they’ve competed so far this season. The only player yet to win this season who has also finished in the top 10 in four of five events is EJ Tackett, who is attempting to win the World Championship for the second time.
Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark Championships
Ten games of qualifying on each of three animal patterns—Cheetah, Scorpion and Shark—will determine the 16 finalists for each animal-pattern event as well as the 30 players who will advance to PBA World Championship cashers round.
The Shark Championship returns for the first time since 2017, replacing the Chameleon Championship, which was won last year by Shawn Maldonado.
Sam Cooley (Cheetah), Daugherty (Scorpion) and Richie Teece (Shark, won in 2017) enter as the defending champions.
PBA Collegiate Invitational Presented by Storm
The first ever PBA Collegiate Invitational presented by Storm pits the top four collegiate teams, based on USBC rankings, against each other in baker action to air Mar. 20 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Competing for the championship are Wichita State University, St. Ambrose University, Savannah College of Art and Design—Savannah and Webber International University. Check out the full USBC rankings here.
More Tickets Released - Witness WSOB XIII Live in Wauwatosa
More tickets were just released for all WSOB XIII telecasts. Get yours today at the following links:
PBA Mark Roth/Marshall Holman Doubles Championship
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship
PBA Cheetah Championship
PBA Scorpion Championship
PBA Shark Championship
PBA Collegiate Invitational presented by Storm
Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII Streaming and TV Schedule
Qualifying and match play – Mar. 4-5, 7-11, on FloBowling
PBA Mark Roth/Marshall Holman Doubles Championship – Mar. 6, noon ET on FS1
PBA World Championship presented by Pabst Blue Ribbon – Mar. 13, 1 p.m. ET on FOX
PBA Cheetah Championship – Mar. 14, 8 p.m. ET on FS1
PBA Scorpion Championship – Mar. 15, 8 p.m. ET on FS1
PBA Shark Championship – Mar. 16, 8 p.m. ET on FS1
PBA Collegiate Invitational presented by Storm – Mar. 20, 2:30 p.m. ET on FS1
View the full Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII schedule
PBA World Championship Winners Since WSOB I
2009-10 – Tom Smallwood
2010-11 – Chris Barnes
2011-12 – Osku Palermaa
2012-13 (WSOB IV)* – Parker Bohn III
2012-13 (WSOB V)* – Dom Barrett
2014 – Mike Fagan
2015 – Gary Faulkner Jr.
2016 – EJ Tackett
2017 – Jason Belmonte
2018 – event not held**
2019 – Jason Belmonte
2020 – Jason Belmonte
2021 – Tom Daugherty
PBA Cheetah Champions Since WSOB I
2009-10 – Norm Duke
2010-11 – Eugene McCune
2011-12 – Eugene McCune (not a WSOB event)***
2012-13 (WSOB IV)* – Bill O’Neill
2012-13 (WSOB V)* – Wes Malott
2014 – Anthony Pepe
2015 – Parker Bohn III
2016 – Mike Wolfe
2017 – Jesper Svensson
2018 – event not held**
2019 – Dick Allen
2020 – Sean Rash
2021 – Sam Cooley
PBA Scorpion Champions Since WSOB I
2009-10 – Mike DeVaney
2010-11 – Yong-Jin Gu
2011-12 – Dom Barrett
2012-13 (WSOB IV)* – Tom Daugherty
2012-13 (WSOB V)* – Tom Smallwood
2014 – Michael Haugen Jr.
2015 – Jon Van Hees
2016 – Tommy Jones
2017 – EJ Tackett
2018 – event not held**
2019 – Kris Prather
2020 – Carsten Hansen
2021 – Tom Daugherty
PBA Shark Champions Since WSOB I
2009-10 – Jack Jurek
2010-11 – Osku Palermaa
2011-12 – Jason Belmonte
2012-13 (WSOB IV)* – event not held
2012-13 (WSOB V)* – event not held
2014 – event not held
2015 – event not held
2016 – François Lavoie
2017 – Richie Teece
2018 – event not held**
2019 – event not held
2020 – event not held
2021 – event not held
The Shark Championship was held outside the WSOB once, with Rhino Page winning in 2008
PBA Chameleon Champions Since WSOB I
(The PBA Chameleon Championship is not being held this season)
2009-10 – Bill O’Neill
2010-11 – Scott Norton
2011-12 – Jason Belmonte
2012-13 (WSOB IV)* – Scott Norton
2012-13 (WSOB V)* – Ryan Ciminelli
2014 – DJ Archer
2015 – Jesper Svensson
2016 – Mitch Beasley
2017 – Liz Johnson
2018 – event not held**
2019 – Jason Belmonte
2020 – Jason Belmonte
2021 – Shawn Maldonado
*As the PBA transitioned into a calendar-year season, two World Series of Bowling events were held in 2012-2013.
**World Series of Bowling X was moved to spring of 2019 as the PBA began its partnership with FOX.
***The 2011-2012 Cheetah Open took place at Fountain Bowl in Fountain Valley, Calif. and was streamed live on PBA Xtra Frame.
Mark Roth Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Champions Since 2011
2011-12 – Norm Duke and Wes Malott
2012-13 – not held
2014 – not held
2015 – Norm Duke and Wes Malott
2016 – Connor Pickford and Anthony Simonsen
2017 – Jesper Svensson and Kyle Troup
2018 – Jason Belmonte and Bill O’Neill
2019 – Matt Ogle and Sean Rash
2020 – Jesper Svensson and Kyle Troup
2021 – Kris Prather and Andrew Anderson
About the PBA
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