WORLD BOWLING TOUR FINALS PRESENTED BY THE PBA

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1 WORLD BOWLING TOUR FINALS PRESENTED BY THE PBA ABOUT THE WORLD BOWLING TOUR: The Professional Bowlers Association and the World Tenpin Bowling Association (now known as World Bowling) teamed together in 2011 to create the World Bowling Tour (WBT). In 2011, the World Bowling Tour featured eight tournaments (open to men and women) in seven different countries. Players earned points based on how they finished in each event and those points were tabulated throughout the year to determine the top three men and top three women who competed in the inaugural World Bowling Tour Finals (presented by the PBA) in Las Vegas. In this year s sixth edition of the WBT Finals, the three women and three men qualifiers earned their spots from events contested ONLY in the 2016 WBT season. WBT FINALS OIL PATTERN ( ATLANTA 38 FT.): The oil pattern being used for this event is the Atlanta pattern which is a partially symmetrical pattern with a medium volume of oil. The pattern is slightly offset in volume and shape. The pattern length promotes a breakpoint that is further right. Atlanta can be a very good scoring pattern if the lane play is similar. WBT PRIZE FUND (MEN S AND WOMEN S): 1st -- $20,000 2nd -- $10,000 3rd -- $ 5,000 Note: The WBT Finals does not count as an official PBA title. WBT FINALISTS & TV FINALS FORMAT WOMEN S STEPLADDER: MATCH ONE: #3 Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, NY vs. #2 Anggie Ramirez Perea, Bogota, Colombia CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Winner of Match One vs. #1 Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, NY MEN S STEPLADDER: MATCH ONE: CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: #3 Marshall Kent, Yakima, WA vs. #2 Anthony Simonsen, Austin, TX. Winner of Match One vs. #1 Martin Larsen, Gothenburg, Sweden

2 WBT FINAL POINT LIST WOMEN (TOP 3 ADVANCED TO WBT FINALS TELECAST) Pos. Name Pts. 1. Danielle McEwan, USA Anggie Ramirez Perea, Colombia Liz Johnson, USA Summer Jasmin, USA Ingelimar Beasley, Venezuela 70 Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia Ashly Galante, USA 60 Joey Yeo, Singapore Daphne Tan, Singapore Diana Zavjalova, Latvia 50 WBT FINAL POINT LIST - MEN (TOP 3 ADVANCED TO WBT FINALS TELECAST) Pos. Name Pts. 1. Martin Larsen, Sweden Anthony Simonsen, USA Marshall Kent, USA Jesper Svensson, Sweden Jason Belmonte, Australia Osku Palermaa, Sweden EJ Tackett, USA Yousif Falah, Bahrain Tommy Jones, USA Dom Barrett, England 86 WBT CURRENT FRAME SCORING SYSTEM This year marks the second consecutive year the WBT Finals will use the WBT Current Frame scoring system. Scoring works as follows. 10 frames (but the 10th frame is the same as the other frames... no bonus or fill shots in the 10th frame). Max score still = 300 (but it only takes 10 shots to shoot 300 instead of 12). If a player strikes, it s 30 for the frame. If a player spares, it s 10 plus whatever the pinfall was on their first shot in the frame. So, for example: 9-spare = 19; 6-spare = 16. If a player opens in a frame, they get their pinfall for the frame. You have a complete score or current score at the completion of each frame.

3 PAST WBT FINALS CHAMPIONS: (2016 WBT Finals contested at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis; all WBT Finals previous to 2016 contested at South Point in Las Vegas) MEN -- Dom Barrett (def. Mike Fagan, , using WBT Current Frame scoring) WOMEN -- Danielle McEwan (def. Kelly Kulick, , using WBT Current Frame scoring) 2014 MEN -- Mika Koivumiemi (def. Sean Rash, 1-Up in 12 frames) 2014 WOMEN -- Kelly Kulick (def. Liz Johnson, 3 & 2) MEN Sean Rash (def. Mike Fagan, ) WOMEN Kelly Kulick (def. Missy Parkin, ) MEN Chris Barnes (def. Mika Koivuniemi, ) WOMEN Missy Parkin (def. Liz Johnson, ) MEN Mika Koivuniemi (def. Sean Rash, ) WOMEN Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (def. Sandra Andersson, ). BEST FINISH - WORLD BOWLING TOUR (2016): Danielle McEwan: 1st H.H. Emir Cup, Doha, Qatar. Anggie Ramirez Perea: Liz Johnson: Martin Larsen: Anthony Simonsen: Marshall Kent: 10th Kingdom of Bahrain Open, Manama, Bahrain. Highest overall women s finisher at PBA World Championship, Reno, NV (97th overall). 2nd -- Brunswick Euro Challenge, Munich, Germany 4th -- WBT Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand T-3rd - H.H. Emir Cup, Doha, Qatar.

4 WBT QUICK NOTES: Only two of the six competitors in this year s WBT Finals have qualified for this event before. Liz Johnson & Danielle McEwan are repeat performers in the WBT Finals, but Anggie Ramirez Perea and all three men s finalists are making their debut appearances in a WBT Finals. o Danielle McEwan is the defending champion in the women s division of this event having defeated Kelly Kulick in the final match last year, McEwan knocked off Liz Johnson in the semifinal, Last year was McEwan s first appearance in the WBT Finals and also marked the debut of the WBT s Current Frame scoring system. o Liz Johnson is making her fifth consecutive appearance in this event (has made all of them except the first one in 2011), but is still after her first victory in it. Johnson finished third last year, was second to Kelly Kulick in 2014, was third in 2013 and was second in 2012 (losing to Missy Parkin). All three women in today s finals are PBA members. McEwan & Johnson own PBA titles: o #1 seed Danielle McEwan became just the ninth woman in PBA history to win a PBA Regional title when she won the 2015 South Point PBA West Region Challenge in Las Vegas. o #3 seed Liz Johnson was the first female to win a PBA Regional title (2005 in Rome, NY). o Johnson also finished second in a PBA Tour event in 2005 in Grand Rapids, MI, narrowly missing out on becoming the first female to win a PBA Tour event (finished second to Tommy Jones). o In the 2014 WSOB, Johnson became the first woman to qualify for a TV Finals twice as she was the No. 4 seed for the PBA Cheetah Championship. o In addition to these PBA titles, the PBA conducted a PBA Women s Series for three seasons and both Kulick and Johnson won titles in that series (Kulick won two and Johnson won one).

5 2017 World Bowling Tour Schedule March June 26 July 2 August Sept 30 Oct 6 Nov Nov Nov 29 Dec 3 Dec 4 18 Dates TBA Brunswick Euro Challenge Munich, Germany PBA Oklahoma Open Oklahoma, USA Lucky Larsen Masters Malmo, Sweden WBT Thailand Bangkok, Thailand Kingdom of Saudi Open Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Bahrain Open Manama, Bahrain Kuwait Open Kuwait City, Kuwait World Championships Kuwait City, Kuwait PBA World Series of Bowling (location TBA) 2016 World Bowling Tour Results (winner and runner-up) H.H. EMIR CUP, Doha, Qatar, March 2 1. Danielle McEwan, Stony Point, NY 2. Yousif Falah, Bahrain 14TH KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Manama, Bahrain, March 9 1. Ahmed Al Awadhi, Bahrain 2. Osku Palermaa, Finland BRUNSWICK EURO CHALLENGE, Munich, Germany, March Jesper Svensson, Sweden 2. Martin Larsen, Sweden WBT THAILAND, Bangkok, Thailand, Aug Jesper Svensson, Sweden 2. Sam Cooley, Australia PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Reno, NV, USA, Dec EJ Tackett, Huntington, IN 2. Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, MI QATAR OPEN, Doha, Qatar, Dec Diana Zavjalova, Latvia 2. Pontus Andersson, Sweden

6 2015 World Bowling Tour Results (winner and runner-up) 45TH BRUNSWICK BALLMASTER OPEN, Helsinki, Finland, Jan Paul Moor, England 2. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland 2015 USBC MASTERS, Green Bay, WI, Feb Jason Belmonte, Australia 2. A.J. Johnson, Oswego, IL H.H. EMIR CUP, Doha, Qatar, Feb Tannya Roumimper, Indonesia 2. Khaled Al-Dossari, Qatar 13TH KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Sitra, Bahrain, March 7 1. Jesper Svensson, Sweden 2. Jason Belmonte, Australia 11TH KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March Thomas Larsen, Denmark. 2. Dom Barrett, England. BRUNSWICK EURO CHALLENGE, Munich, Germany, March Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, AZ 2. Li Jane Sin, Malaysia PBA OKLAHOMA OPEN, Shawnee, OK, May Bill O Neill, Langhorne, PA 2. Jason Belmonte, Australia USBC QUEENS, Green Bay, WI, May Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, NY 2. Eric McCarthy, Omaha, NE BOWLING WORLD OPEN - MEN, Tokyo, July Osku Palermaa, Finland 2. Isao Yamamoto, Japan BOWLING WORLD OPEN - WOMEN, Tokyo, July Joey Yeo, Singapore 2. Birgit Poppler, Germany BOWLMOR AMF U.S. OPEN - MEN, Garland, TX, Nov Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, NY 2. Dom Barrett, England BOWLMOR AMF U.S. OPEN WOMEN, Garland, TX, Nov Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, NY 2. Shannon O Keefe, O Fallon, IL

7 QATAR OPEN, Doha, Qatar, Dec Cameron Weier, Tacoma, WA 2. Sean Rash, Montgomery, IL 9TH KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec Francois Louw, South Africa 2. Frederik Ohrgaard, Denmark WOMEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dec Shayna Ng, Singapore 2. Liz Johnson, Cheektowaga, NY ROLLTECH PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Reno, NV, Dec Gary Faulkner Jr., Memphis, TN 2. EJ Tackett, Huntington, IN 2014 World Bowling Tour Results (winner and runner-up) 44TH BRUNSWICK BALLMASTER OPEN, Helsinki, Finland, Jan Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, MI. 2. Dom Barrett, England. USBC MASTERS, North Brunswick, NJ, USA, Feb Jason Belmonte, Australia. 2. EJ Tackett, Huntington, IN H.H. EMIR CUP, Doha, Qatar, Feb Chris Barnes, Double Oak, TX 2. New Hui Fen, Singapore. 12TH KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Manama, Bahrain, March 7 1. Shaker Al Hassan, United Arab Emirates. 2. John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, NY. 11TH KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March Thomas Larsen, Denmark. 2. Dom Barrett, England. INTERNATIONAL BRUNSWICK EURO CHALLENGE, Munich, Germany, March a-marshall Kent, Yakima, WA 2. Daniel Fransson, Sweden. USBC QUEENS, Reno, NV, USA, July 3 1. Maria Rodriguez, Colombia 2. Kelly Kulick, Union, NJ

8 WORLD BOWLING TOUR THAILAND, Bangkok, Thailand, Aug Osku Palermaa, Finland. 2. Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, NY DAEJEON INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Daejeon, Korea, Nov Song Si Ra, Korea 2. Choi Tae Seung, Korea QATAR OPEN, Doha, Qatar, Nov Dom Barrett, England 2. Stuart Williams, England 8TH KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL OPEN, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec Marshall Kent, Yakima, WA 2. Martin Larsen, Sweden MEN S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dec Kang Heewon, Korea 2. Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, TX PBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Las Vegas, NV, Jan. 11, Mike Fagan, Ft. Worth, TX 2. Wes Malott, Pflugerville, TX 2013 World Bowling Tour Results (winner and runner-up) Brunswick Ballmaster Open, Helsinki, Finland, Jan Jesper Svensson, Sweden 2. Pasi Uotila, Finland International Bowling Championships 2013 supported by DHC, Nagoya, Japan, Jan Men 1. Tommy Jones, USA 2. Sean Rash, USA Women 1. Shayna Ng, Singapore 2. Kelly Kulick, USA USBC Masters, North Brunswick, NJ, USA, Feb Jason Belmonte, Australia 2. Wes Malott, USA Kuwait Open, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March Sean Rash, USA 2. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland

9 Brunswick Euro Challenge, Munich, Germany, March Ronnie Russell, USA 2. James Gruffman, Sweden It s Daejeon International Open, Daejon, Korea, July Kim Jun Yung, Korea 2. Kim Jae Hoon, Korea Bowling s U.S. Open, Columbus, OH, USA, July Men 1. Wes Malott, USA 2. Jason Belmonte, Australia Women 1. Liz Johnson, USA 2. Kelly Kulick, USA WTBA World Championships, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Aug Men s Masters 1. Young-Seon Cho, Korea 2. Chris Barnes, USA Women s Masters 1. Yun-Hee Son, Korea 2. Moon-Jeong Kim, Korea USBC Queens, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Aug. 31-Sept Diana Zavjalova, Latvia 2. Leanne Hulsenberg, USA Columbia 300 Vienna Open, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 30-Oct Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 2. Pasi Uotila, Finland World Bowling Tour Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, Oct Sean Rash, USA 2. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 2012 World Bowling Tour Results (winner and runner-up) Brunswick Ballmaster Open, Helsinki, Finland, Jan Bill O Neill, USA 2. Mike Fagan, USA USBC Masters, Henderson, NV, USA, Jan Mike Fagan, USA 2. Chris Barnes, USA

10 WTBA International Open, Henderson, NV, USA & St. Maximim, France, Jan. 28-Feb Chris Barnes, USA 2. Liz Johnson, USA DHC International Bowling Championship, Fukuoka, Japan, Feb Tommy Jones, USA 2. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 69th U.S. Open, North Brunswick, NJ, USA, Feb Pete Weber, USA 2. Mike Fagan, USA Kuwait Open, Kuwait City, Kuwait, March Osku Palermaa, Finland 2. Tom Smallwood, USA Brunswick Euro Challenge, Saint Maximin, France, March Mike Fagan, USA 2. Joonas Jehkinen, Finland USBC Queens, Euless, TX, USA, April Diandra Asbaty, USA 2. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, USA Women s US Open, Reno, NV, USA, June Kelly Kulick, USA 2. Missy Parkin, USA World Bowling Tour Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, Sept Cho Young-Seon, South Korea 2. Chris Barnes, USA Columbia 300 Vienna Open, Vienna, Austria, Oct Chris Barnes, USA 2. Sean Rash, USA AMF Australian Masters, Sydney, Australia, Oct Men 1. Jason Belmonte, Australia 2. Sean Rash, USA Women 1. Diandra Asbaty, USA 2. Missy Parkin, USA PBA World Championship, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Nov Parker Bohn III, USA 2. Jason Belmonte, Australia

11 Round 1 Japan Cup, Tokyo, Nov. 29-Dec Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 2. Osku Palermaa, Finland Qatar Open, Dohar, Qatar, Dec Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 2. Tony Ranta, Finland 2011 World Bowling Tour Results (winner and runner-up) Brunswick Ballmaster Open, Helsinki, Finland, Jan Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 2. Sean Rash, USA Bayer USBC Masters, Reno, Nev., Feb Tom Hess, USA 2. Jack Jurek, USA 68th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open, North Brunswick, N.J., Feb Norm Duke, USA 2. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland Brunswick Euro Challenge, Saint Maximin, France, March Clara Guerrero, Colombia 2. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, USA Kuwait Open, Kuwait City, March Men 1. Chris Loschetter, USA 2. Tore Torgersen, Norway Women 1. Helen Johnsson, Sweden 2. Sandra Andersson, Sweden Korean Daejeon International Open, Aug Jeong Seung-Joo, Korea 2. Kim Young-Kwan, Korea PTT Tournament, Bangkok, Thailand, Sept Jason Belmonte, Australia 2. Mike Fagan, USA Australian Masters, Sydney, Australia, Oct Men Women 1. Wu Sin Hong, Hong Kong 1. Shannon Pluhowsky, USA 2. Mike Fagan, USA 2. Sandra Andersson, Sweden

12 2017 PBA TOUR - EVENT CHAMPIONS 2016 EVENTS CHAMPION DHC PBA Japan Invitational, Osaka EJ Tackett Barbasol PBA Players Championship, Columbus, OH Jason Belmonte FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions, Shawnee, OK EJ Tackett 2017 PBA TOUR STATS (through 3 events) 2017 SEASON EARNINGS LEADERS Name Earnings 1. EJ Tackett $93, Jason Belmonte $49, Tommy Jones $29, Anthony Simonsen $24, Shota Kawazoe $21, Dom Barrett $17, Pete Weber $17, Jason Sterner $16, Tom Smallwood $16, Sean Rash $12, SEASON AVERAGE LEADERS Name Average 1. Shota Kawazoe EJ Tackett Tommy Jones Jason Belmonte Anthony Simonsen Sean Rash Dom Barrett Pete Weber Isao Yamamoto Tom Smallwood

13 2016 PBA TOUR - EVENT CHAMPIONS 2016 EVENTS CHAMPION PBA Mark Roth/Marshall Holman Doubles Championship, *Connor Pickford & Las Vegas & Reno, NV *Anthony Simonsen DHC PBA Japan Invitational, Tokyo Amleto Monacelli FireLake PBA Tournament of Champions, Shawnee, OK Jesper Svensson USBC Masters, Indianapolis Anthony Simonsen Barbasol PBA Players Championship, Columbus, OH *Graham Fach Brunswick Euro Challenge, Munich, Germany **Jesper Svensson Bowling.com PBA Maine Shootout, Portland, ME Ryan Ciminelli PBA Xtra Frame STORM Open, Carpentersville, IL EJ Tackett Downums Waste Services PBA Jonesboro Open, Jonesboro, AR Tommy Jones PBA Xtra Frame Lubbock Sports Open, Lubbock, TX *Jakob Butturff STORM PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles, Houston Bill O Neill (w/shannon O Keefe) WBT Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand **Jesper Svensson PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter Pro Shop East Classic, Middletown, DE Michael Haugen Jr. PBA Wolf Open, Allen Park, MI Tom Daugherty PBA Bear Open, Allen Park, MI EJ Tackett PBA Badger Open, Allen Park, MI Sean Rash PBA Detroit Open, Allen Park, MI Sean Rash PBA Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open, Aurora, IL Ryan Ciminelli PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open, Las Vegas, NV Jakob Butturff PBA Team Challenge, Las Vegas, NV Marshall Kent, Chris Loschetter, Rhino Page, Ronnie Russell & EJ Tackett 2016 U.S. Open *Francois Lavoie PBA Cheetah Championship, Reno, NV Mike Wolfe PBA Chameleon Championship, Reno, NV *Mitch Beasley PBA Scorpion Championship, Reno, NV Tommy Jones PBA Shark Championship, Reno, NV Francois Lavoie PBA World Championship, Reno, NV EJ Tackett * Denotes first-time champion ** PBA International Title (World Bowling Tour)

14 2016 PBA TOUR - FINAL STATS 2016 SEASON EARNINGS LEADERS Name Earnings 1. EJ Tackett $168, Anthony Simonsen $143, Jesper Svensson $138, Dom Barrett $116, *Pete Weber $105, Tommy Jones $99, Jason Belmonte $95, Francois Lavoie $86, *Walter Ray Williams Jr. $84, *Amleto Monacelli $84,275 * Includes PBA50 Tour earnings 2016 SEASON AVERAGE LEADERS (MIN. 200 GAMES) Name Average 1. Jesper Svensson Jason Belmonte EJ Tackett Dom Barrett Francois Lavoie Anthony Simonsen Kyle Troup Wes Malott Tom Daugherty Martin Larsen