Bowlers Headquarters 6 leads Regular Team at Open Championships
May 09, 2026
Pictured above (from left): William Welch, Jacob Kent, Joseph Vrobel, Chad Kloss, James Tucker III
RENO, Nev. – The members of Bowlers Headquarters of Neenah, Wisconsin, won the Team All-Events title at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships by 166 pins, posting the only score north of 10,000 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and breaking through with a team win after several close calls in the past.
Four of the five teammates – Chad Kloss, James Tucker III, Joseph Vrobel and William Welch – earned their first Eagle with the victory, while 2019 Regular Singles champion Mitch Beasley collected his second title with the group’s performance at the Raising Cane’s River Center.
Bowlers Headquarters at the 2025 USBC Open Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
As a unit, they finished the 2025 event with a 45-game total of 10,053 (223.4 average). Tucker led the run with an all-events total of 2,092 and was followed by Welch (2,057), Kloss (1,987), Beasley (1,971) and Vrobel (1,946) on the way to victory.
The consistency the group has displayed since banding together at the tournament in 2019 had been impressive prior to their showing in 2025, including a runner-up finish in 2021 (Regular Team) and multiple stops in the top 10 for both Regular Team and Team All-Events.
Along with the win in 2025, they also finished fifth in Regular Team (3,242 total), while Beasley and Tucker notched a top 10 in Regular Doubles (seventh with 1,429).
As they prepared to return to the tournament in 2026, they were ready to take another run at the top of the standings and knew they’d be taking the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium without Beasley, who was going to miss the trip to Reno due to injury.
Shortly after the on-lane presentation of the Earl Anthony Trophy prior to their team event Thursday, Kloss, Tucker, Vrobel and Welch joined Jacob Kent to start their 2026 campaign.
Known as Bowlers Headquarters 6 this year, the group proceeded to take the lead in Regular Team with a 3,393 total. American Fleet Inc. # ONE of Springfield, Missouri, had held the top spot with 3,372.
Led by Welch’s 732 series, the team put together games of 1,092, 1,179 and 1,122 at the NBS. Kloss added 716, Kent posted 667, Vrobel had 657 and Tucker closed with 621.
Kloss put the exclamation point on the showing in the final game, doubling in the 10th and recording eight pins on his fill ball to secure the top spot.
Watch the video below to catch up with Bowlers Headquarters 6 after Thursday’s team event in Reno.
Returning to the NBS on Friday, the group just missed reclaiming the lead in Team All-Events, settling into second place with 10,125. Armstrong Printing 1 of Naperville, Illinois, leads in 2026 with 10,169.
Kloss led the group in Reno with an all-events tally of 2,103, which included a 298 in Game 2 of singles. He was followed by Welch (2,094), Kent (2,025), Vrobel (1,981) and Tucker (1,922).
The Open Championships is celebrating its 122nd edition in 2026 and making its 15th trip to Reno, Nevada. The 2026 event is scheduled to feature more than 55,000 bowlers and 11,000 five-player teams competing across 128 consecutive days at the National Bowling Stadium.
Follow the action from the tournament’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.
RENO, Nev. – The members of Bowlers Headquarters of Neenah, Wisconsin, won the Team All-Events title at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships by 166 pins, posting the only score north of 10,000 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and breaking through with a team win after several close calls in the past.
Four of the five teammates – Chad Kloss, James Tucker III, Joseph Vrobel and William Welch – earned their first Eagle with the victory, while 2019 Regular Singles champion Mitch Beasley collected his second title with the group’s performance at the Raising Cane’s River Center.
Bowlers Headquarters at the 2025 USBC Open Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
As a unit, they finished the 2025 event with a 45-game total of 10,053 (223.4 average). Tucker led the run with an all-events total of 2,092 and was followed by Welch (2,057), Kloss (1,987), Beasley (1,971) and Vrobel (1,946) on the way to victory.
The consistency the group has displayed since banding together at the tournament in 2019 had been impressive prior to their showing in 2025, including a runner-up finish in 2021 (Regular Team) and multiple stops in the top 10 for both Regular Team and Team All-Events.
Along with the win in 2025, they also finished fifth in Regular Team (3,242 total), while Beasley and Tucker notched a top 10 in Regular Doubles (seventh with 1,429).
As they prepared to return to the tournament in 2026, they were ready to take another run at the top of the standings and knew they’d be taking the lanes at the National Bowling Stadium without Beasley, who was going to miss the trip to Reno due to injury.
Shortly after the on-lane presentation of the Earl Anthony Trophy prior to their team event Thursday, Kloss, Tucker, Vrobel and Welch joined Jacob Kent to start their 2026 campaign.
Known as Bowlers Headquarters 6 this year, the group proceeded to take the lead in Regular Team with a 3,393 total. American Fleet Inc. # ONE of Springfield, Missouri, had held the top spot with 3,372.
Led by Welch’s 732 series, the team put together games of 1,092, 1,179 and 1,122 at the NBS. Kloss added 716, Kent posted 667, Vrobel had 657 and Tucker closed with 621.
Kloss put the exclamation point on the showing in the final game, doubling in the 10th and recording eight pins on his fill ball to secure the top spot.
Watch the video below to catch up with Bowlers Headquarters 6 after Thursday’s team event in Reno.
Returning to the NBS on Friday, the group just missed reclaiming the lead in Team All-Events, settling into second place with 10,125. Armstrong Printing 1 of Naperville, Illinois, leads in 2026 with 10,169.
Kloss led the group in Reno with an all-events tally of 2,103, which included a 298 in Game 2 of singles. He was followed by Welch (2,094), Kent (2,025), Vrobel (1,981) and Tucker (1,922).
The Open Championships is celebrating its 122nd edition in 2026 and making its 15th trip to Reno, Nevada. The 2026 event is scheduled to feature more than 55,000 bowlers and 11,000 five-player teams competing across 128 consecutive days at the National Bowling Stadium.
Follow the action from the tournament’s official Facebook and Instagram accounts.