2020 PBA World Series of Bowling XI

WSOB To Resume Next Week

WSOB To Resume Next Week

The three postponed events from the 2020 World Series of Bowling will happen right after the PBA League.

Sep 25, 2020 by Lucas Wiseman
WSOB To Resume Next Week

On March 11, Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus and his team’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder was postponed.

That moment sparked a cascading series of events in the sports world that happened very quickly. While that was going on, the 2020 PBA World Series of Bowling was chugging along in Las Vegas.

It quickly became clear the event would not be able to fully conclude and eventually three of the events were postponed. The final rounds of the Cheetah, Chameleon and Scorpion events were to be rescheduled, while only the PBA World Championship was finished.

The plan to complete those events is now set as the WSOB will officially conclude following the PBA League in Centreville, Virginia, next week.

The Round of 16 and Round of 8 for the Cheetah and Chameleon will take place Oct. 1, while those rounds for the Scorpion will be contested Oct. 2. The Round of 16 and Round of 8 for each event will be broadcast live exclusively on FloBowling.

JOIN: Watch the WSOB Match Play Rounds Oct. 1-2

The televised finals for each event will be broadcast on FS1 (United States) and FloBowling (international). The Cheetah finals will air Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m., the Chameleon finals on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and the Scorpion finals on Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. All times are Eastern.

Qualifying for the three events took place back in March before the WSOB was shut down amid the pandemic, so the matchups for the Round of 16 have been set for months.

Here are the matchups for the PBA Cheetah Championship Round of 16:

  • 1 Matt McNiel vs. 16 Sean Rash
  • 9 Kyle Troup vs. 8 Mykel Holliman
  • 12 Arturo Quintero vs. 5 Francois Lavoie
  • 13 Patrick Girard vs. 4 Darren Tang
  • 3 Jakob Butturff vs. 14 Jesper Svensson
  • 11 Chris Via vs. 6 Patrick Hanrahan
  • 7 Wes Malott vs. 10 Kyle Sherman
  • 15 Bill O'Neill vs. 2 EJ Tackett

Here are the matchups for the PBA Chameleon Championship Round of 16:

  • 1 Jakob Butturff vs. 16 Anthony Simonsen
  • 9 Tom Smallwood vs. 8 Bill O’Neill
  • 12 Stuart Williams vs. 5 Kris Prather
  • 13 Carsten Hansen vs. 4 EJ Tackett
  • 3 Jesper Svensson vs. 14 Francois Lavoie
  • 11 Josh Blanchard vs. 6 Jason Belmonte 
  • 7 Thomas Larsen vs. 10 Pontus Andersson
  • 15 Brad Miller vs. 2 Chris Via 

Here are the matchups for the PBA Scorpion Championship Round of 16:

  • 1 Jason Belmonte vs. 16 Anthony Simonsen
  • 9 Darren Tang vs. 8 Kenneth Ryan 
  • 12 Chris Via vs. 5 Brad Miller 
  • 13 Francois Lavoie vs. 4 BJ Moore
  • 3 Jesper Svensson vs. 14 Kris Prather
  • 11 Carsten Hansen vs. 6 Danielle McEwan  
  • 7 Dino Castillo vs. 10 Marshall Kent 
  • 15 EJ Tackett vs. 2 Jakob Butturff  

The Round of 16 and Round of 8 competition are single elimination best-of-five matches. The final four players will advance to the championship round.

The schedule for the WSOB match play rounds is as follows (all times Eastern):

Thursday, Oct. 1

11 a.m. – Cheetah Round of 16
2 p.m. – Cheetah Round of 8
5 p.m. – Chameleon Round of 16
8 p.m. – Chameleon Round of 8

Friday, Oct. 2

11 a.m. – Scorpion Round of 16
2 p.m. – Scorpion Round of 8