JBT TOUR TRIALS/ DESERT OPEN COMBO MARATHON

champ Tyler Cruz

      Well, at least one cactus now grows in Washington.  Tyler Cruz, Tacoma WA, mowed down the field in matchplay to capture the title and $1,000 top scholarship in the JBT Desert Open - Tour Trials Marathon, hosted by Glenfair Lanes.

      'Marathon' was the key word in the title of this event, as the field rolled a TWENTY game qualifying round on four demanding lane conditions, with the top 32 advancing to best 4-of-7 matchplay.  Nathan Panaligan was the dominant bowler in qualifying, finishing in the top 3 in all four qualifying blocks, an incredible display of talent and versatility that earned him the #1 matchplay seed, with #2 Jordan Plunkett, Kyle King, Riley Dempsey, and Jimmy Hefley the only other ones able to average over 200 in the brutal format.  Nothing changed in round one of matchplay for Nathan and Jordan, who each cruised through their first round matches, but the story was different for King and Dempsey, who both were upset victims.

     In the best 3-of-5 round of 16, Panaligan earned the choice of lane conditions as another top-seed bonus, and chose Viper.  It was a wise choice, as he swept #17 Chris Varholdt in that round.  Plunkett beat #15 Mark Curtis 3-1, Cruz beat #30 Sam Parks 3-0, and the big upset of the round was #21 Matt Herbert ousting #5 Hefley 3 games to 1.

    Down to eight players, the pressure was ratcheted up with a best 2-of-3 round.  In those matches, Panaligan beat #8 Charlie Goulet 2-0, Cruz beat #11 Cameron Smith 2-0, Punkett outed #23 Kylee Bonneville 2-0, and in the only 3-game match, Herbert outlasted #29 "Dirty Dan" Hansen 2-1.

    In single game semifinal action,  Nathan eliminated Herbert 200-146, while in an all-Washington semi, Cruz prevented the 1 vs 2 finale by beating Plunkett 233-204, setting up the title match.

    In the title game, with the pattern starting to get chopped up, Cruz made a brilliant move right into the 'out of bounds', and found a great reaction, which he rode to a 217-188 win over Nathan for the title.  It was the second title of his JBT career, and by far the most lucrative.  At just sixteen years old, Tyler joins Zach Hattori as winners of major summer JBT events this summer at that young number- yet again showing that age is far from the dominant factor in JBT success!     

    Thanks to the whole crew at Glenfair for a great hosting job- if you haven't seen the new Glenfair yet, check it out!  Over $4,000 was awarded to the talented field- want in on all that fun? Come on out as the 14th season of JBT competition begins in your area very soon! 

Desert Open / Tour Trials- final results and optional scholarship winners
8/22/2009      
       
Scratch Division    
rank name   prize
1 Tyler Cruz Tacoma, WA $1,100
2 Nathan Panaligan N. Las Vegas, NV $810
3 Jordan Plunkett Everett, WA $425
4 Matt Herbert Prescott, AZ $315
5 Charlie Goulet Antioch, CA $200
6 Cameron Smith Santee, CA $195
7 Kylee Bonneville Mesa, AZ $150
8 Dan Hansen Huntington Beach, CA $150
9 Jimmy Hefley  Bakersfield, CA $50
10 Brandon Allred Las Vegas, NV $155
11 Charlie Hair Lake Forest, CA $30
12 Brandon Kraye Las Vegas, NV $30
13 Mark Curtis Torrance,CA $70
14 Chris Varholdt Chandler, AZ $30
15 Kyle Karpovich Chandler, AZ  
16 Sam Parks Everett, WA  
17 Kyle King Phoenix, AZ $45
18 Riley Dempsey Phoenix, AZ  
19 Courtney Dutton Chandler, AZ $100
20 Kris George Las Vegas, NV $105
21 Matt Jones Winnetka, CA  
22 Mark Myers Anaheim, CA $100
23 Brad Hansen Huntington Beach, CA  
24 Lana Lycan Santee, CA $45
25 Kaitlin Mayall Chula Vista, CA  
26 Greg Garbera Tempe, AZ $90
27 Wesley Low Palmdale, CA  
28 Rachelle Davis Tucson, AZ  
29 Chelsea Zemelka Phoenix, AZ  
30 Zach Martinez Chandler, AZ  
31 Justin Givler Phoenix, AZ  
32 Rane Lacona Phoenix, AZ  
33 Jeff Williams Surprise, AZ  
34 Zach Simon Phoenix, AZ  
35 Billy Read Albuquerque, NM  
36 Justin Penwell Tucson, AZ $30
37 Trevor Roberts Phoenix, AZ  
38 Josh Barress Albuquerque, NM  
39 Eddie Sayles Los Angeles, CA  
40 Kevin Tindell Portland, OR  
41 Maria Stever Mesa, AZ  
42 Cody Taylor Phoenix, AZ  
43 Gregg Kern Tucson, AZ  
44 Elijah Toth Snowflake, AZ  
45 Mike Kremer Peoria, AZ  
46 Zach Herbert Prescott, AZ  
47 Michael Savoia Prescott, AZ  
48 Blake Kalaf Chandler, AZ  
     
     
     
  TOTAL AWARDED THIS EVENT: $4,175

Qualifying round block-by-block totals:

Overall     Natl's   Easy St   Dead Man's   viper    
Rank Bowler State Block 1 rank Block 2 rank Block 3 rank Block 4 rank TOTAL
1 Panaligan, Nathan  NV 1088 1 1146 2 1068 3 1015 2 4317
2 Plunkett, Jordan WA 984 7 1106 6 1037 8 1073 1 4200
3 King, Kyle AZ 1006 4 1112 5 1047 5 968 4 4133
4 Dempsey, Riley AZ 977 8 1071 9 1037 7 952 6 4037
5 Hefley, Jimmy CA 1024 2 1145 3 982 16 883 19 4034
6 Allred, Brandon NV 1015 3 1045 13 998 12 931 10 3989
7 Hair, Charlie CA 994 5 1060 10 1008 10 888 18 3950
8 Goulet, Charlie CA 892 24 1042 14 1097 1 903 13 3934
9 Kraye, Brandon CA 864 32 1087 7 1077 2 903 14 3931
10 Dutton, Courtney AZ 910 20 1121 4 967 19 924 11 3922
11 Smith, Cameron CA 977 9 1033 16 1053 4 848 26 3911
12 George, Kris NV 953 13 1035 15 1040 6 875 21 3903
13 Jones, Matt CA 943 15 1083 8 1002 11 870 22 3898
14 Cruz, Tyler WA 954 12 1020 19 987 15 920 12 3881
15 Curtis, Mark CA 817 40 1149 1 934 25 976 3 3876
16 Hansen, Brad CA 867 30 1048 12 995 13 943 8 3853
17 Varholdt, Chris AZ 987 6 1050 11 938 23 843 28 3818
18 Myers, Mark CA 927 17 980 24 941 21 938 9 3786
19 Lycan, Lana* CA 868 29 976 26 974 17 957 5 3775
20 Karpovich, Kyle AZ 956 11 857 43 1026 9 895 15 3734
21 Herbert, Matt AZ 959 10 977 25 938 22 852 25 3726
22 Mayall, Kaitlin* CA 933 16 1014 22 937 24 812 33 3696
23 Bonneville, Kylee AZ 865 31 1025 17 886 32 890 17 3666
24 Low, Wesley CA 871 27 916 36 970 18 893 16 3650
25 Garbera, Greg AZ 925 18 1022 18 886 33 817 31 3650
26 Davis, Rachelle* AZ 870 28 1009 23 902 27 863 23 3644
27 Zemelka, Chelsea* AZ 830 37 949 30 887 31 952 7 3618
28 Martinez, Zach AZ 898 23 938 34 901 28 881 20 3618
29 Hansen, Dan CA 819 39 1016 21 932 26 818 30 3585
30 Parks, Sam WA 947 14 940 32 887 30 809 35 3583
31 Givler, Justin AZ 757 44 969 27 992 14 816 32 3534
32 Lacona, Rane AZ 892 25 938 33 892 29 807 36 3529
33 Williams, Jeff AZ 916 19 891 39 863 36 844 27 3514
34 Simon, Zach AZ 822 38 955 29 863 35 861 24 3501
35 Read, Billy NM 833 36 944 31 954 20 759 40 3490
36 Penwell, Justin AZ 900 22 874 40 884 34 829 29 3487
37 Roberts, Trevor AZ 854 33 1018 20 807 41 802 38 3481
38 Barress, Josh NM 852 34 907 38 850 37 802 37 3411
39 Sayles, Eddie CA 802 43 805 45 815 39 812 34 3234
40 Tindell, Kevin OR 834 35 923 35 808 40 654 44 3219
41 Stever, Marina AZ 878 26 767 46 745 44 796 39 3186
42 Taylor, Cody AZ 745 45 868 41 826 38 733 41 3172
43 Kern, Gregg AZ 802 42 913 37 737 46 693 42 3145
44 Toth, Elijah AZ 686 47 867 42 745 45 658 43 2956
45 Kremer, Mike AZ 731 46 826 44 806 42 430 46 2793
46 Herbert, Zach AZ 906 21 969 28 789 43 0 47 2664
47 Savoia, Michael AZ 624 48 695 47 634 47 600 45 2553
48 Kalaf, Blake AZ 804 41 127 48 0 48 0 48 931
      42558   46228   43344   38988    
      177.325   195.88136   184.442553   168.0517