SPORT BOWLING LEAGUE BOWLERS
TO TAKE ON PROS IN SPECIAL EVENT

Six United States Bowling Congress Sport Bowling
league competitors will battle on national television against six of the
sport's top professional bowlers this April.
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> The PBA Experience Showdown presented by BOWL.com will give league
bowlers the unique opportunity to move beyond their league play and into
the national spotlight for a chance to win $25,000.
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> "Bowling alongside pros on PBA conditions is the ultimate PBA
experience," USBC Vice President of Media Pete Tredwell said. "This program
also provides even more value to current Sport members, and we expect it
will increase participation in Sport Bowling leagues."
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> Bowlers who compete in any USBC Sport Bowling league are eligible for
this special event. Contest entries are awarded to the bowler with their
league's high series each week starting with the fall season and continuing
until Jan. 31.
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> When submitting scores each week, league secretaries will note which
pattern was used. Three bowlers from each of the five PBA Experience
patterns (Chameleon, Cheetah, Scorpion, Shark and Viper) will be drawn and
three wild-card bowlers from all other Sport Bowling lane patterns will be
picked for a total of 18 players.
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> Each of the 18 bowlers drawn will be featured on BOWL.com and bowling
fans will vote on which player from each group will move on to the telecast.
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> The six professionals will be made up of the five "animal pattern"
champions plus the points leader among non-titlists from those events,
known as the PBA Versatility Swing presented by BOWL.com.
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> The PBA Experience Showdown will be taped April 7 or 8 at the
International Training and Research Center on the International Bowling
Campus in Arlington, Texas, and the six league bowlers will be given an
all-expenses paid trip to the event. The league's secretary and bowling
center proprietor will also be given an all-expenses paid trip to support
their bowler. The event is scheduled to air on ESPN on April 11 from 1-3
p.m. Eastern.
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> More information and official rules will be posted on BOWL.com as it
becomes available.