World Series of Bowling Kicks off
PBA’s ESPN Telecast Schedule

Sunday afternoon telecasts of the championship finals from the inaugural Professional Bowlers Association World Series of Bowling will kick off ESPN’s 2009-10 coverage of the Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour.

During the coming season, ESPN will air 23 events resulting in 35 hours of original programming. Reruns and re-broadcasts of selected programs on ESPN Classic will expand the visibility for professional bowling on national television.

The PBA-ESPN season begins Oct. 25 when the finals of the PBA Women’s World Championship, PBA Senior World Championship and PBA Trick Shot Invitational air in a 90-minute show beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern. The Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour regular season ends with live coverage of the Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open from Baltimore on April 4 at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Two special events – the PBA Experience Showdown and the PBA Women’s Series Showdown – both presented by the United States Bowling Congress’ official web site, BOWL.COM, are scheduled to immediately follow the end of the regular season.

2009-10 ESPN LUMBER LIQUIDATORS PBA TOUR TELECAST SCHEDULE
(All times Eastern, all regular-season shows are 90 minutes, times are subject to change)
Oct. 25 – PBA Women’s World Championship, PBA Senior World Championship and PBA Trick Shot Invitational, 1 p.m. (taped Sept. 5 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Nov. 1 – Motor City Open, Taylor Lanes, Taylor, Mich., 1 p.m. (taped Sept. 5 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Nov. 8 – PBA Cheetah Championship, 1 p.m. (taped Aug. 12 and 13 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Nov. 15 – *PBA Viper Championship, 1 p.m. (taped Sept. 5 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Nov. 22 – *PBA Chameleon Championship, 1 p.m. (taped Sept. 6 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Nov. 29 – *PBA Scorpion Championship, 1 p.m. (taped Sept. 6 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Dec. 6 – *PBA Shark Championship, 1 p.m. (taped Sept. 6 at Thunderbowl Lanes, Allen Park, Mich.)
Dec. 13 – PBA World Championship, Northrock Lanes, 1 p.m., Wichita, Kan.
Jan. 3 – Red, White and Blue Open presented by USBC, 1 p.m. (taped Dec. 13 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan.)
Jan. 10 – Don & Paula Carter Mixed Doubles, Lava Lanes, Medford, Ore. , 1 p.m.,
Jan. 17 – Earl Anthony Memorial Classic, Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl Dublin, Calif., 1 p.m.,
Jan. 24 – PBA Tournament of Champions, Red Rock Lanes, Las Vegas, 1 p.m.
Jan. 31 – Dick Weber Open, Fountain Bowl, Fountain Valley, Calif., noon
Feb. 7 – Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational, 2 p.m. (taped Sept. 25 at AMF Winston-Salem Lanes, Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Feb. 14 – USBC Masters, National Bowling Stadium, Reno, Nev., 3 p.m.
Feb. 21 – Gemini Championship, Brunswick Zone Wheat Ridge, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 1 p.m.
Feb. 28 – 67th Lumber Liquidators U.S. Open, Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis, 12:30 p.m.
March 7 – Don Johnson Buckeye State Eliminator, Sequoia Pro Bowl, Columbus, Ohio, 3 p.m.
March 14 – No telecast
March 21 – PBA Match Play Championship, Norwich Bowling and Entertainment Center, Norwich, Conn., 1 p.m.
March 28 – Mark Roth Plastic Ball Championship, AMF Babylon Lanes, West Babylon, N.Y., 2 p.m.
April 4 – Lumber Liquidators Marathon Open, AMF Country Club Lanes, Baltimore, 1 p.m.
April 11 – PBA Experience Showdown presented by BOWL.COM, USBC International Training Center, Arlington, Texas, 1 p.m. (two hours)
April 18 – PBA Women’s Series Showdown presented by BOWL.COM, USBC International Training Center, Arlington, Texas, 1 p.m. (two hours)
* Includes PBA Women’s Series presented by BOWL.COM championship match