January 19, 2012 BOWLING NEWS Page 1 California Thursday January 19, 2012 BP.O. Box 4160, Downey,owling CA 90241 • Online: www.californiabowlingnews.com • Email: [email protected] newsOffice: 562-807-3600 Fax: 562-807-2288 Palermaa Wins PBA World Championship European star becomes first international and first two-handed player to win PBA World Championship LAS VEGAS – Finland’s saw fellow two-handed player was only one frame. After that, Needing only seven pins, Pal- Osku Palermaa became the Jason Belmonte of Australia I threw a lot of strikes on the ermaa struck to move on. first international player, and and top qualifier Sean Rash of left lane, so it evened out. I “All you can do is throw the first two-handed bowler, to Montgomery, Ill., knocked out don’t know if this makes me a good shot and you get what win the Professional Bowlers of contention. the best in the world, but I you get,” Palermaa said. Association World Champion- The 28-year-old Finn hope so.” “Seeing Jason leave a bucket ship when he defeated Ryan started the title match in South The anticipated showdown helped. But I bowled a good Shafer of Horseheads, N.Y., Point Casino and Hotel’s ex- between Palermaa and Bel- game. It is what it is.” 203-177, in the 2011-12 sea- hibition hall with a 7-10 split, monte, the world’s premier In the second elimination son’s first major champion- but that was his only open two-handed players, created game, Shafer, a 25-year PBA ship. frame. Shafer threw only three some excitement, but not in Tour veteran, struck on his last The PBA World Cham- strikes – two of them for his the way most observers ex- four shots to finish with a 222. pionship, which included a only double – but his failure pected. Rash dominated the Palermaa threw three strikes in PBA World Champion Osku Palermaa $50,000 first prize and a berth to convert the 3-6-10 spare in first elimination game with a the 10th for a 217. Rash, who in the Round of 36 for the end- the seventh frame proved fa- 245, Shafer was second with dominated the World Champi- PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP of-season PBA Tournament of tal, shifting the match to Pal- a 236, and Palermaa and Bel- onship qualifying rounds, saw South Point, Las Vegas Champions, aired Sunday on ermaa’s favor. Strikes in the monte rolled to a 203-203 tie, his title hopes collapse when Round One (lowest score eliminated): Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., ESPN. ninth and 10th frame secured forcing a one-ball roll-off to he left a 7-10 in the ninth 245; Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 236; x-Osku Palermaa, Finland, Palermaa, who had battled the victory for Palermaa, and see who would advance and frame, finishing with a 193. 203; Jason Belmonte, Australia, 203 ($10,000); x-Palermaa won a one- flu-like symptoms for two extended Shafer’s PBA record who would be eliminated. The finals were conducted on ball roll-off, 10-6, to break the tie for third place. months leading into the World for television appearances in In the roll-off, Belmonte the PBA’s Scorpion lane con- Round Two (lowest score eliminated): Championship, was feeling major championships without barely touched the headpin, dition, selected by Rash as the Shafer 222, Palermaa 217, Rash 193 ($13,000). much better after winning a title to 13. leaving the 2-4-5-8 “bucket.” leading qualifier in the field. Championship: Palermaa ($50,000) def. Shafer ($25,000), 203-177. his second career PBA title. “I was grateful. I knew I He saved his best for the fi- had the pocket, but to see all nal game after surviving two 10 pins go down, I felt grate- SEAN RASH earlier elimination games that ful,” Palermaa said. “The 7-10 Fred Go Takes Home The Dough Wins $15,000 in ABT Regional at Fountain Bowl TO FULFILL Bowling news FOUNTIAN VALLEY— The Amateur Bowlers Tour “WISH” Honor Roll held its Winter Regional at Fountain Bowl in Fountain Name Score Date Center Valley January 8, 14-15, FOR YOUNG JOHN STRUCKMAN 300 1-8-12 wesT COVINA LANES 2012. The total paid out was BOB ANGULO (76 YRS) 300 1-9-12 ZODO’S over $37,000.00 and the win- DENNIS ITO 809 1-9-12 ZODO’S ner was Fred Go from West CANCER VICTIM ELIZABETH FONVERGNE 709 1-10-12 CANOGA PARK BOWL Covina. 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