The WSOB PBA Shark Championship is set to air on Wednesday.
With two rounds of qualifying for the PBA Shark Championship in the books, Shota Kawazoe of Japan leads the 108-player field at the World Series of Bowling XV with a total pin fall of 2,497. Defending champion Matt Ogle, Matt Russo, EJ Tackett and AJ Johnson round out the top five. Kawazoe has competed in the main field of three events this season prior to the WSOB XV with a high finish of 49th. In the WSOB, Kawazoe finished 46th in the Roth/Holman Doubles Championship with Nobuhito Fujii, 57th in the Cheetah Championship and 100th in the Scorpion Championship. But on the 48-foot Shark pattern, Kawazoe has found his stride, averaging nearly 250 across 10 games at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan.
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Date: April 17, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 1
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Meanwhile, Russo seized the lead of the PBA World Championship, which includes qualifying across the Cheetah, Scorpion and Shark Championships earlier on Friday. Now through 40 games, Russo has extended his lead to 210 pins with a total pin fall of 9,681.
Furthermore, Justin Knowles, Jesper Svensson, EJ Tackett and Packy Hanrahan round out the top five.
“I’ve always wanted to lead the World Championship,” said Russo, who won the 2021 PBA Jonesboro Open for his lone title. “Parker Bohn III won this tournament about 10 years ago, and I was there when he won. I thought hopefully one day I will get to do that.
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