Holscher wins silver, Nelson bronze in singles at 2025 IBF Para Bowling World Championships
January 22, 2025
Team USA's George Holscher of Chesapeake, Virginia, poses for a picture before taking to the lanes for TPB8 Men's Singles competition at the 2025 IBF Para Bowling World Championships in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Holscher would go on to win the event's silver medal.
FULL STANDINGS
HONG KONG – George Holscher of Chesapeake, Virginia, won a silver medal, and David Nelson, Jr. of Gretna, Nebraska, earned bronze while competing for Team USA in the TPB8 Men’s Singles competition at the 2025 International Bowling Federation Para Bowling World Championships in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
Holscher used games of 195, 175, 174, 184, 192 and 189 to come in with a six-game total of 1,111 pins (a 185.2 average), which was good enough for second place in the 24-player field at Top Bowl, which is located in Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Nelson was just 10 pins behind, using games of 150, 170, 174, 221, 185 and 201 to finish at 1,101 and secure bronze.
The gold medal in TPB8 Men’s Singles competition went to Ki Seok Oh of Korea, who used games of 179, 257, 171, 201, 160 and 198 to establish the winning total of 1,166 (a 194.3 average).
Although Holscher would’ve liked to have gotten past Oh to win gold, he was pleased with Wednesday’s performance and extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to compete in the first place.
“You always want to do a little better, but I’m ecstatic to be here competing and win a silver medal,” Holscher said. “I want to thank USBC, all my teammates and everybody who made this possible. Now, I just want us to go out there and get that gold in doubles and team.”
Nelson is looking forward to the upcoming days of competition as well because he thinks that he can use what he learned during Wednesday’s bronze-medal performance to bowl even better during the events to come.
“I had a gameplan coming into today, but it didn’t work,” Nelson said. “I had to adjust on the fly, so I moved right, set it short and turned it early. That helped me get it figured out.
“Winning the bronze medal is sweet; it feels awesome, but now that I know what adjustments to make, I’m really excited to get back on the lanes with my teammates and bowl some more.”
One of those teammates, Eddy Hutchens of Franktown, Colorado, also competed in TPB8 Men’s Singles on Wednesday. He finished in a tie for ninth place at 986 (159, 182, 158, 171, 138 and 178).
Women’s TPB8 Singles action also was contested at Top Bowl on Wednesday, and Team USA sent three talented athletes to the lanes in Debra Freed of Framingham, Massachusetts; Gina Jenkins of Bedford, Texas, and Emma “Toodie” Perry of Bakersfield, California.
Freed authored the day’s best finish among the American women, recording scores of 105, 99, 107, 106, 160 and 128 to come in with a six-game total of 705 (a 117.5 average) and place fifth in the eight-player TPB8 Women’s Singles field.
Jenkins was sixth with 692 (139, 90, 127, 99, 116 and 121), and Perry was seventh at 672 (111, 107, 116, 110, 126 and 102).
Chia Chieh Lee of Chinese Taipei earned the gold medal thanks to a six-game total of 1,104 (a 184 average). Korea’s Jong Soon Sim (867) and Thailand’s Porntip Siriwet (817) walked away with silver and bronze, respectively.
With singles now completed, the Team USA athletes will shift their focus to Thursday’s doubles competition at Top Bowl.
The 2025 IBF Para Bowling World Championships began with the official practice sessions on Jan. 17 and will come to a close at the conclusion of Friday’s medal ceremonies and banquet.
For more information on Para Team USA, CLICK HERE.
FULL STANDINGS
HONG KONG – George Holscher of Chesapeake, Virginia, won a silver medal, and David Nelson, Jr. of Gretna, Nebraska, earned bronze while competing for Team USA in the TPB8 Men’s Singles competition at the 2025 International Bowling Federation Para Bowling World Championships in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
Holscher used games of 195, 175, 174, 184, 192 and 189 to come in with a six-game total of 1,111 pins (a 185.2 average), which was good enough for second place in the 24-player field at Top Bowl, which is located in Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Nelson was just 10 pins behind, using games of 150, 170, 174, 221, 185 and 201 to finish at 1,101 and secure bronze.
The gold medal in TPB8 Men’s Singles competition went to Ki Seok Oh of Korea, who used games of 179, 257, 171, 201, 160 and 198 to establish the winning total of 1,166 (a 194.3 average).
Although Holscher would’ve liked to have gotten past Oh to win gold, he was pleased with Wednesday’s performance and extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to compete in the first place.
“You always want to do a little better, but I’m ecstatic to be here competing and win a silver medal,” Holscher said. “I want to thank USBC, all my teammates and everybody who made this possible. Now, I just want us to go out there and get that gold in doubles and team.”
Nelson is looking forward to the upcoming days of competition as well because he thinks that he can use what he learned during Wednesday’s bronze-medal performance to bowl even better during the events to come.
“I had a gameplan coming into today, but it didn’t work,” Nelson said. “I had to adjust on the fly, so I moved right, set it short and turned it early. That helped me get it figured out.
“Winning the bronze medal is sweet; it feels awesome, but now that I know what adjustments to make, I’m really excited to get back on the lanes with my teammates and bowl some more.”
One of those teammates, Eddy Hutchens of Franktown, Colorado, also competed in TPB8 Men’s Singles on Wednesday. He finished in a tie for ninth place at 986 (159, 182, 158, 171, 138 and 178).
Women’s TPB8 Singles action also was contested at Top Bowl on Wednesday, and Team USA sent three talented athletes to the lanes in Debra Freed of Framingham, Massachusetts; Gina Jenkins of Bedford, Texas, and Emma “Toodie” Perry of Bakersfield, California.
Freed authored the day’s best finish among the American women, recording scores of 105, 99, 107, 106, 160 and 128 to come in with a six-game total of 705 (a 117.5 average) and place fifth in the eight-player TPB8 Women’s Singles field.
Jenkins was sixth with 692 (139, 90, 127, 99, 116 and 121), and Perry was seventh at 672 (111, 107, 116, 110, 126 and 102).
Chia Chieh Lee of Chinese Taipei earned the gold medal thanks to a six-game total of 1,104 (a 184 average). Korea’s Jong Soon Sim (867) and Thailand’s Porntip Siriwet (817) walked away with silver and bronze, respectively.
With singles now completed, the Team USA athletes will shift their focus to Thursday’s doubles competition at Top Bowl.
The 2025 IBF Para Bowling World Championships began with the official practice sessions on Jan. 17 and will come to a close at the conclusion of Friday’s medal ceremonies and banquet.
For more information on Para Team USA, CLICK HERE.