As an international field of 135 players representing 20 countries gets ready to compete in PBA World Series of Bowling X beginning today live on FloBowling, what has become the premier international showcase of professional bowling competition has produced its own impressive history and statistics over the last decade.
Here’s a look at some of the records WSOB competitors will try to improve upon in suburban Detroit:
- 4 – PBA Tour titles won by Jason Belmonte in WSOB competition.
- 8 – Number of perfect games Dom Barrett has bowled in WSOB history.
- 18 – Telecasts made by Jason Belmonte in nine WSOB events.
- 40 – Number of countries represented in WSOB history.
- 85 – Number of players who have made the TV finals in PBA WSOB history.
- 195 – Total number of perfect games bowled in WSOB history.
- 225.95 – EJ Tackett’s leading average for all WSOB events.
- 227.8 – Sean Rash’s leading PBA World Championship average.
- 239.88 – Jesper Svensson’s average in WSOB Chameleon Championship events, tops among all animal pattern events.
- 329 – Number of players who have cashed in the WSOB.
- 827 – Number of players who have bowled in at least one WSOB event.
- 73,432 – Total number of games bowled in PBA WSOB qualifying.
- $317,995 – Jason Belmonte as all-time WSOB earnings leader.
- $2,903,304 – Combined earnings of top 20 on WSOB all-time money list.
- $6,630,750 – Total earnings paid out in PBA WSOB history.
- 15,187,562 – Total number of pins knocked down in WSOB history.