LAS VEGAS - Another high-scoring day at the 2021
The barrage of big scores Saturday included a Team USA member, former collegiate standouts and a group getting its first taste of national success, helping kick off the third week of the 79-day event at the South Point Bowling Plaza and South Point Bowling Center.
The 2021 USBC Open Championships marks the first time in 117 years of tournament history that competition is being held across two venues, but the move will allow for more than 7,700 five-player teams (more than 38,000 bowlers) to compete in the pandemic-shortened tournament.
For those still headed to Las Vegas before the July 18 conclusion of this year s event, two-time Team USA member Michael Martell of Brooklyn, New York, is the player to beat in Regular All-Events, after he finished his Open Championships debut with a 2,194 nine-game total, an average of nearly 244.