PBA Tour Trials

Competition Dates
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
thru
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Venue Thunderbowl Lanes
4200 Allen Road
Allen Park, MI 48101
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(313) 928-4688
Tournament Schedule and Notes
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 PRACTICE SESSION

OPEN PRACTICE 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Shark: Lanes 41-50
Scorpion: Lanes 51-60
Cheetah: Lanes 61-74
Viper: Lanes 75-84
Chameleon: Lanes 85-94

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Cheetah Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Viper Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Thursday, May 28, 2009
Viper Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Chameleon Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Friday, May 29, 2009
Chameleon Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Scorpion Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Scorpion Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES
3:30 PM Shark Pattern Practice (One Hour)

Sunday, May 31, 2009
Shark Pattern - (9 GAMES)

QUALIFYING
8:30 AM ROLL CALL
8:45 AM WARM UP
9:00 AM BOWL 9 GAMES

Top eight (8) competitors from the five (5) day cumulative pin totals will earn a PBA Tour exemption for the 2009 – 10 Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour season.
Tournament News
Tour Trials Analysis - Lambert IV
POSTED 6/10: Welcome back for Day 3 of our Tour Trials player analysis. Today I’ll be evaluating the impressive game of second-place finisher George Lambert IV as well as issuing a few closing remarks on the event.  More ...
More Tour Trials - Schaub and Smallwood Analysis
POSTED 6/9: Welcome back to our second day of analysis on PBA Tour Trials qualifiers. As promised, today I’ll be assessing the games of two-hander Cassidy Schaub and Detroit-area player Thomas Smallwood.  More ...
More Tour Trials - Player Analysis
POSTED 6/8: I just got some video footage back from the last day of Tour Trials and I’ve had a chance to take a look at some of the players who earned an ‘09-‘10 exemption whom I’ve never seen throw the ball before.  More ...
Tour Trials Final Thoughts
So it’s been two days since the conclusion of Tour Trials. More than enough time to bang out some TT analysis, right?  More ...
PBA Tour Trials Final Round In Progress
The Final Round of the PBA Tour Trials is in progress.  More ...
Ciccone Heads Group of Eight PBA Tour Trials Qualifiers
Less than two months after losing his Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour exemption, Joe Ciccone of Buffalo, N.Y., regained a berth on the PBA Tour for the 2009-10 season as the top qualifier in the PBA Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes Sunday.  More ...
History of the PBA Tour Trials
Compiled by award-winning bowling writer Bill Vint.  More ...
Buffalo’s Ciccone Hangs on to PBA Tour Trials Lead
Joe Ciccone of Buffalo, N.Y., struggled to retain his lead in the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes Saturday, but the player he was most concerned about was the guy in ninth place.  More ...
PBA Tour Trials Round 4 In Progress
Round 4 of the PBA Tour Trials is now in progress.  More ...
PBA Tour Trials Round 3 In Progress
Round 3 of the PBA Tour Trials is currently in progress.  More ...
Tour Trials Observations and Predictions
The PBA Tour event most likely to be made into a reality TV show, the PBA Tour Trials, is now 60% finished (even though the bottom 60% of the field is now close to 100% finished).  More ...
Regional Players Champ Ciccone Rolls into PBA Tour Trials Lead
Joe Ciccone of Buffalo, N.Y., charged into the third-round lead in the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes Friday.  More ...
Louisiana’s Weber Takes PBA Tour Trials Lead After Round Two
Stevie Weber of Chalmette, La., broke a tie with first-round leader Cassidy Schaub of Ashland, Ohio, in the final game Thursday to take the second round lead in the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes.  More ...
PBA Tour Trials Round 2 In Progress
The second round of the PBA Tour Trials is now in progress.  More ...
Two-hander Cassidy Schaub Paces PBA Tour Trials After Round One
Cassidy Schaub of Ashland, Ohio, averaged 243 on the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour’s Cheetah lane conditioning pattern Wednesday to take the first round lead in the PBA Tour Trials at Thunderbowl Lanes. He leads by seven pins over Ryan Ciminelli of Cheektowaga, N.Y.  More ...
PBA Tour Trials Underway
Day 1 of PBA Tour Trials action is currently underway.  More ...
PBA Regional Players Championship, Tour Trials Set to Begin 10-Day Run in Allen Park, Mich.
Future stars of professional bowling will share spotlight in back-to-back events.  More ...
Detroit to Host PBA Regional Players Championship, Tour Trials
Future stars of professional bowling will share spotlight in back-to-back events.  More ...
History of the PBA Tour Trials
Since its inception, the PBA Tour Trials has been a demanding five-day competition, requiring all competitors to bowl nine games each day on a different PBA Tour lane condition.  More ...
 
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