20 March 2023:  Jason Belmonte posted a decisive win to seize a record-setting 15^th major championship title on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour in the United States overnight.

The 39-year-old Aussie blazed the lanes with an impressive stepladder run to defeat two of this year’s PBA season’s top players and clinch a history-making fourth PBA Tournament of Champions title at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio.

A slow start to the week-long tournament didn’t deter Belmonte.  Over the final round of qualifying and three rounds of match play, Belmonte steadily rose up the leaderboard.

“The lesson here kids is to never give up and always back yourself … you just never know what may happen!   “I walked out of this building in 58th at one point,” Belmonte said. “Mathematically, as long as there’s enough games and I think I can get there, I’m going to get there … there’s not a doubt in my mind,” he added after securing a berth in the five-match stepladder finals.

Televised live on FOX, Belmonte stormed the stepladder finals on Sunday afternoon (local time), brushing aside Jason Sterner (231-217), Matthew Ogle (237-170) and Anthony Simonson (219-200) before defeating top seed EJ Tackett (246-179) in the grand final.

Social media erupted following the win, with Belmonte’s legions of fans across the world echoing the accolades of commentators.

Full tournament scores and further details can be sourced via the PBA website (Jason Belmonte Wins Record-Setting Fourth Tournament of Champions Title | PBA and click here for PBA on FOX video highlights – PBA Tournament of Champions Finals Highlights | PBA on FOX – Bing video.

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For further information or to arrange an interview with Jason, please contact
Lynne Clay – E:  lynne.clay@outlook.com or M:  0419 444 280

Pics courtesy Professional Bowlers Association

Entries are now open for the 2023 South Queensland Zone Junior Tenpin Bowling Championships.

Please see further Details here of this competition hosted by Coolangatta Tweed Tenpin.

2023 SQ ZONE ACCREDITED ENTRY FORM

You can now complete Nominations for the 2023 Walter Rachuig Tournament, please see all Nomination forms below.

TBAQ Rachuig Nomination Form- 2023 TBAQ Rachuig nomination Form

Managers Nomination Form- Managers Nomination 2023 adult TBAQ fillable

Coaches Nomination Form- Coaches Nomination 2023 adult TBAQ fillable

Selectors Nominations Form- Selectors Nomination Form 2023 ADULT TBAQ fillable

TBAQ Proudly Supported by Queensland State Government

22 January, is a significant date, and two-fold celebration for Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland CEO, Gail Torrens.

It marks her birthday, and also coincides with the date in 1993 that she was welcomed as a part-time volunteer for the sport of tenpin bowling as State Coaching Director of Queensland.

Since then, Gail’s life and career have completely melded with the sport she loves.

Her talents and dedication were quickly recognised and she was employed as TBAQ’s State Coaching Director in 1994 – a job she has maintained till this day.  Awarded tenpin bowling’s first Grad. Dip. (Elite Sport Coaching) by the University of Queensland, Gail went on to qualify at every level as a High-Performance Coach, Educator, Trainer and Mentor, including coaching Athletes with a Disability.  At the same time, she remained a competitive athlete, bringing a wide range of skills and experience to her growing administrative and coaching responsibilities, and providing strong leadership to the Tenpin Bowling Association of Queensland (TBAQ) as its CEO since 2011.

National and international highlights of her career include roles as Manager of the Australian team at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo in 2004 and Manager/consulting Coach for the 2008 Men’s World Championships team in Thailand.

Gail travelled to the United States in 2004 at the invitation of American coaching icon Dick Ritger to conduct four 5-day camps alongside 11 international level coaches for almost 250 bowlers from all over the world.   She maintained links with international branches of the sport in many roles over the years as convenor and Tournament Director for Bowling at the biennial Pan Pacific Games and coordinator of TBAQ’s Talent ID international pathway for junior and youth bowlers.

In 2019 Gail was honoured with induction into the TBAQ Hall of Fame and in 2020 she was invited to join the Board of QSport, as Chairperson of QSport’s Indoor Sport Group.    Her distinguished career of service to the sport was confirmed in 2022 by selection as a finalist for the prestigious Queensland Sport Administrator of the Year Award.

Gail’s achievements and outstanding contribution to tenpin bowling and the wider sports community are acknowledged with admiration and gratitude by her colleagues throughout Queensland, and nationally.

“Gail is extremely well respected in our sport – she has an innate ability to engage at all levels and to grow our sport through her strong connections with athletes, proprietors, coaches, volunteers, QSport and other important stakeholders including the Queensland government,” stated TBAQ Chairman, Nathan Stein.  “On behalf of everyone involved in our sport and the TBAQ Board, I would like to congratulate Gail on this milestone and thank her for her continued passion to grow our great sport,” he added.

For further information or to arrange an interview with Gail, please contact
Lynne Clay on 0419 444 280 or lynne.clay@outlook.com

The Roll offs for the 2023 NQAC Crocs Walter Rachuig team are to be held on 7^th and 8^th of January at Townsville Tenpin and Fun Centre. To see the Roll- off forms including Format, Nomination process, as well as the pattern head to the link below. Anyone not paid by dec 30 will be ineligible to compete.

2023 NQAC Walter Rachuig Roll Offs (with pattern)