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Bowling News USA - February 21, 2010 Belmonte, Feldman Eye Doubles Crown Sunday,,,

After earning top qualifier honors, 2008-09 PBA Rookie of the Year and Storm staffer Jason Belmonte of Australia and Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y., will head a field of 16 mixed doubles teams going into Friday’s match play rounds in the PBA Bayer Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles at Brunswick Zone Wheat Ridge.

Looking for his second Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour title, Belmonte led the 64-player PBA Tour men’s field with a 3,389 14-game pinfall (242 average). Belmonte, with his trademark two-handed delivery, had games of 245, 257, 258, 268, 220, 233 and 211 in Thursday’s seven-game qualifying round.

“She’s bowling great and I’m bowling great and what more can you ask for than that,” Belmonte said of his pairing with Feldman. “Michelle’s a winner, she has lots of titles so I’m looking forward to bowling with someone that has the experience she has.”

Feldman, a two-time PBA Women’s Series titlist ended Thursday’s qualifying with a 3,199 14-game overall pinfall (228 average). She had games of 258, 229, 211, 194, 258, 217 and 247 in Thursday’s qualifying round.

“The one thing we have in common is that we’re here to bowl well and try the best we can,” Feldman said. “I haven’t had a real good year so this is the last hurrah for me this season and I’m hoping we can make the best of it.”

The PBA Tour players and PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM players competed in separate qualifying rounds which determined the doubles parings. Based on their qualifying ranking, the top 16 men and top 16 women are paired together to compete in Baker format match play beginning Friday. After 16 head-to-head doubles matches, the top five teams will advance to the stepladder finals. The finals format will also use the Baker format where each player will bowl five alternate frames to combine for one score.

The Mixed Doubles finals will be televised live by ESPN at 1 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Mountain) on Sunday, Feb. 21.

LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR
BAYER DON AND PAULA CARTER MIXED DOUBLES
Brunswick Zone Wheat Ridge, Wheat Ridge, Colo.

Round 4

(After 30 games, including match play records and pinfall including bonus pins.

Top five teams advance to Sunday’s stepladder finals. For places 6th to 16th each player receives prize money indicated).

1, Jason Belmonte, Australia/Michelle Feldman, Auburn, N.Y., 11-5, 7,289.

2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas/Shannon O’Keefe, Arlington, Texas, 12-4, 6,903.

3, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla./Shannon Pluhowsky, Kettering, Ohio, 9-7, 6,888.

4, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich./Jodi Woessner, Oregon, Ohio, 10-6, 6,883.

5, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga./Diandra Asbaty, Chicago, 9-7, 6,839.

6, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich./Wendy Macpherson, Henderson, Nev., 11-5, 6,811, $4,500.

7, Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind./Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J., 8-8, 6,774, $4,400.

8, Ritchie Allen, Columbia, S.C./Clara Guerro, Colombia, 9-7, 6,718, $4,100.

9, Stuart Williams, England/Tammy Boomershine, North Ogden, Utah, 8-8, 6,715, $3,900.

10, Mitch Beasley, Puyallup, Wash./Laura Hardeman, Chula Vista, Calif., 9-7, 6,654, $3,650.

Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla./Lindsay Baker, Amherst, N.Y., 5-11, 6,654, $3,650.

12, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas/Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 6-10, 6,607, $3,500.

13, Steve Harman, Indianapolis/Missy Bellinder, Lake Forest, Calif., 5-11, 6,540, $3,400.

14, Jesse Buss, Wichita, Kan./Elysia Current, Ephrata, Pa., 6-10, 6,478, $3,300.

15, Walter Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla./Stefanie Nation, Grand Prairie, Texas, 6-10, 6,462, $3,200.

16, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y./Brenda Edwards, Mansfield, Texas, 4-12, 6,355, $3,100.

Fans can also follow all the action by subscribing to PBA.com’s video service Xtra Frame. Visit pba.com, click on the Xtra Frame link and follow the instructions. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available.



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