Chris Barnes of Double Oak, TX, the winner of last Sunday’s Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) World Championship in Las Vegas will be among bowling’s top stars who will compete in the PBA One A Day Earl Anthony Memorial at Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl January 26th through January 30th. Barnes exorcised his television demons by defeating top qualifier Bill O’Neill of Southampton, PA, 267-237, to win the PBA World Championship at South Point Bowling Center to become the sixth player in PBA history to complete the sport’s Triple Crown.

The Earl Anthony Memorial is the third tournament of PBA’s “live-telecast” Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour schedule. The first six Tour events were broadcast on a tape-delayed basis on ESPN. The Earl Anthony Memorial Open will culminate with the live ESPN2 stepladder finals, which will take place at 11AM Pacific Time on January 30th. In addition to Barnes, Kulick, and O’Neill, many other stars are scheduled to compete including:

• Walter Ray Williams Jr., a bowling legend and all-time Tour winner with 47 titles;
• Wes Malott, a two-time Earl Anthony Memorial winner;
• Jason Belmonte, a PBA titlist and two-handed specialist from Australia;
• Hall of Famers Pete Weber, Norm Duke, Parker Bohn III, and Johnny Petraglia;
• Anthony LaCaze, the defending champion.

About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is an organization of more than 3,800 of the best bowlers from 13 countries who compete in Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour, Regional and Senior Tour events. Nearly one million ESPN viewers watch PBA Tour on Sundays during the tour season and thousands watch PBA activities online by using PBA’s video streaming service, Xtra Frame. PBA sponsors include Bayer, Brunswick, Budweiser, GEICO, Golden Corral, Go RVing, Lumber Liquidators, One A Day Men’s 50+ Multivitamin, Pepsi-Cola, Storm Products and the United States Bowling Congress, among others.

On January 26th, the tournament will get underway with a Tour qualifying round where non-exempt bowlers will bowl seven games and try to qualify for the 64-player Exempt field. The tournament will also include Pro-Am squad, where men, women, senior and youth league bowlers will have a chance to bowl with the stars of the PBA Tour.

Schedule of Events

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26

9:00AM – Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour Qualifying Round (7 games total pins)
4:30PM – Practice Session
7:00PM – Pro-Am Squad

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27

10:00AM – Round of 64, Part I (7 Games)
5:00PM – Round of 64, Part II (7 Games)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 28

11:00AM – Match Play, Round 1 (9 games)
6:00PM – Match Play, Round 2 (9 games)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 (Pro-Am Events and PBA Fan Day)

9:00AM – Youth Pro-Am Squad
11:15AM – Senior Pro-Am Squad
1:30PM, 4:30PM, 6:45PM and 9:00PM – Adult Pro-Am Squad

SUNDAY, JANUARY 30

11:00AM – Live ESPN2 Finals from Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl

For Pro-Am entry and tournament ticket information, please contact Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl at (925)828-7550.