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Weber Cup Rescheduled for October

Weber Cup Rescheduled for October

BY NICK TEALEThe 2020 BetVictor Weber Cup has been rescheduled, subject to government policy, to take place Oct. 23-25 at Morningside Arena, Leicester, U.K.Bowling’s annual transatlantic tenpin tussle was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having originally been scheduled for June. News on player selection will be announced soon.Tickets purchased for the event will automatically be transferred to be valid

There's No One-Size-Fits-All Reopening Plan for Bowling Centers

There's No One-Size-Fits-All Reopening Plan for Bowling Centers

There is no one-size-fits-all reopening plan for those in the bowling business, given the numerous business models that exist today, whether a center sits on leased or owned-by-the-proprietor land, and whether the business itself is “free and clear” or there’s still a mortgage to be paid.As we’re seeing across the country as states begin to reopen, some proprietors are opening as soon as they

Tom Clark: Pro Sports Eyeing Changes. PBA Has Been There.

Tom Clark: Pro Sports Eyeing Changes. PBA Has Been There.

BY TOM CLARKThe Big Four professional sports are searching for radical solutions to resume play amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic. Reported possibilities include the National Basketball Association moving immediately to truncated Playoffs in one city such as Las Vegas or Orlando, or Major League Baseball playing out a shortened season on Arizona fields. We’ve heard everything is on the table,

Proprietors Face Challenging Times If COVID-19 Persists

Proprietors Face Challenging Times If COVID-19 Persists

As is the case with small businesses of many types, simply being able to reopen won’t necessarily equate with success, especially if there are government-mandated restrictions in place that limit capacity.Bob Ansara, who has been operating the iconic Ricardo’s Mexican Restaurant in Las Vegas for four decades, has made the decision to close down, even though he says he figures he has

Former PBA Champ Turned Proprietor Mike Fagan on How Bowling Industry Might Adjust to Post-Pandemic World

Former PBA Champ Turned Proprietor Mike Fagan on How Bowling Industry Might Adjust to Post-Pandemic World

As a five-time PBA Tour champion who now works on the proprietor side of the industry, Mike Fagan brings a unique perspective to COVID-19’s impact on both of those segments of the bowling world. The Director of Business Development for Triple Shift Entertainment, a chain of 10 bowling centers in Minnesota, took in nearly $900,000 in career earnings over

PODCAST: PBA CEO Colie Edison on the PBA's Future in a Pandemic-Stricken Sports Landscape

PODCAST: PBA CEO Colie Edison on the PBA's Future in a Pandemic-Stricken Sports Landscape

While there is no good time for a pandemic to strike, as you will hear from PBA CEO Colie Edison on this episode of The Bowlers Journal Podcast, the timing has been particularly unfortunate for the PBA. Just a season and a half into its run as a Bowlero property and following one ratings success after another with FOX, its

PODCAST: Jason Belmonte on COVID-19's Impact on His Career, His Family, and the Bowling Industry

PODCAST: Jason Belmonte on COVID-19's Impact on His Career, His Family, and the Bowling Industry

While COVID-19 has turned the world upside down for all of us, the uncertainties it presents are particularly stark for Jason Belmonte. The Australian superstar is even less sure than PBA Tour competitors residing in the United States as to when he might have the opportunity to shoe up and bowl a tour stop again. Sure, the day the PBA

On Earl Anthony's Birthday, Hear from His Biographer Barry Sparks

On Earl Anthony's Birthday, Hear from His Biographer Barry Sparks

As today marks what would have been 43-time PBA Tour champion Earl Anthony's 82nd birthday and you're probably spending yet another day at home as the world waits out the COVID-19 pandemic, we've got the perfect prescriptions for your cabin fever: Our in-depth interview with Anthony's biographer, Barry Sparks, and his new biography of Anthony, "Earl: The Greatest Bowler of

Bowling Took a Beating on Twitter this Week. Here's Why (and What's Being Done about It).

Bowling Took a Beating on Twitter this Week. Here's Why (and What's Being Done about It).

Any day on which tens of thousands of people are tweeting about bowling all at once is a great day for the sport, right? Well, except when many of them are tweeting things like this:The reason bowling became one of the most trending topics on Twitter Monday afternoon with, at one point, more than 33,000 people having tweeted about the

How Organizers of Two National Youth Tournaments are Grappling with Uncertainties Amid Pandemic

How Organizers of Two National Youth Tournaments are Grappling with Uncertainties Amid Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic now has claimed multiple national youth tournaments among the bowling events that have had to be cancelled in response to the health concern and economic uncertainties the virus has brought about, including, most prominently, the 2020 Junior Gold Championships and the 2020 Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships. Also cancelled along with Junior Gold per USBC’s April 16