LAS VEGAS - The 2021
United States Bowling Congress Open Championships will be remembered for a lot of things, including its historical significance and noteworthy performances.
The tournament was back in action after a pandemic-forced one-year hiatus, welcoming approximately 38,000 bowlers on more than 7,600 five-player teams to South Point for 79 days of competition from May 1-July 18.
Redemption was a prevailing theme, both for the event itself and for some of the newest champions, and one of the sport s breakout stars turned in a near-record performance on the final day of competition.
The 2021 edition was the 117th running of the USBC Open Championships and marked the first time in history competition was split across two venues. All team bowling was held at the 60-lane South Point Bowling Plaza, while the doubles and singles action took place at the 64-lane South Point Bowling Center.
LAS VEGAS - The 2021
United States Bowling Congress Open Championships will be remembered for a lot of things, including its historical significance and noteworthy performances.
The tournament was back in action after a pandemic-forced one-year hiatus, welcoming approximately 38,000 bowlers on more than 7,600 five-player teams to South Point for 79 days of competition from May 1-July 18.
Redemption was a prevailing theme, both for the event itself and for some of the newest champions, and one of the sport s breakout stars turned in a near-record performance on the final day of competition.
The 2021 edition was the 117th running of the USBC Open Championships and marked the first time in history competition was split across two venues. All team bowling was held at the 60-lane South Point Bowling Plaza, while the doubles and singles action took place at the 64-lane South Point Bowling Center.
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The sweet clang of scattering pins echoed through Western Bowl, a cavernous 68-lane bowling alley on the edge of Cincinnati. It was day one of the 1993 Super Hoinke, a Thanksgiving weekend tournament that drew hundreds of the nationâs top amateursâteachers, accountants, and truck drivers who excelled at the art of scoring strikes. They came to the Super Hoinke (âHOING-keyâ) to vie for a $100,000 grand prize and bowling-world fame.
Between games, many bowlers drifted to the alleyâs pro shop to soak in the wisdom of Maurice âMoâ Pinel, a star ball designer for the sporting-goods giant AMF. Pinel had come to Cincinnati to promote his latest creation, the Sumo. The bowling ball had launched the year before, backed by a TV commercial featuring a ginormous Japanese wrestler bellyflopping down a lane, with the tagline âFlat out, more power than youâve ever seen in a bowling cen
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