Dydo Japan Cup is an annual PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) and JPBA (Japan Professional Bowling Association) bowling event. The tournament typically featured the top 16 bowlers from each organization, and has been dominated by PBA Tour professionals since 1989. The last JPBA bowler to win the event was Takeo Sakai in 1988.
The 2009 Dydo Japan Cup featured a starting field of 144 bowlers, including:
- 90 combined JPBA members and associate members (Korean bowlers represent the JPBA)
- 20 PBA professionals
- 34 Japanese amateurs from the Japan Bowling Congress
The field was cut to 48 players after 12 games of qualifying. The Top 16 qualifiers earned a bye into the Round of 32 match play, with the #17-#48 seeds bowling an initial round of match play (best 3 of 5) to determine the other 16 seeds.[1]
Winners
- 2009 Patrick Allen (
United States) - 2007 Mika Koivuniemi (
Finland) - 2006 Walter Ray Williams ( United States)
- 2005 Tommy Jones ( United States)
- 2004 Tommy Jones ( United States)
- 2003 Chris Barnes ( United States)
- 2002 Robert Smith ( United States)
- 2001 Bob Learn, Jr. ( United States)
- 2000 Parker Bohn III ( United States)
- 1999 Parker Bohn III ( United States)
- 1998 Parker Bohn III ( United States)
- 1997 Doug Kent ( United States)
- 1996 Steve Wilson ( United States)
- 1995 Amleto Monacelli (
Venezuela) - 1994 Brian Voss ( United States)
- 1993 Pete Weber ( United States)
- 1992 Parker Bohn III ( United States)
- 1991 Walter Ray Williams ( United States)
- 1990 Chris Warren ( United States)
- 1989 Randy Pedersen ( United States)
- 1988 Takeo Sakai (
Japan) - 1987 Amleto Monacelli ( Venezuela)
- 1986 Pete Weber ( United States)
- 1985 Ken Taniguchi ( Japan)
2009 tournament [2]
The tournament was held April 23 to April 26 at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Bowling Center in Tokyo. 144 men, consisting of members of the PBA and JPBA made up the event's field. Friday consisted of Rounds 1 and 2, with the top 64 bowlers advancing to single elimination match play. Bowlers qualifying for 1st through 16th earn one bye. Saturday's Round of 48, 32 and 16 shrunk the field down to eight bowlers, and advanced to the arena finals - held at the Tokyo Metro Gymnasium.
Final round results:
- Patrick Allen, PBA, US$50,000
- Wes Malott, PBA, US$26,000
- Rhino Page, PBA, US$113,000 (US$13,000 plus $100,000 bonus for his TV 300 game in the Round of 8)
- Byun Yong-Hwan, JPBA, US$13,000
- Ryōta Ichihara, JPBA, $6,500
- Jeong Tae-Hwa, JPBA, $6,500
- Yoshiki Ōsawa, JPBA, $6,500
- Shigenori Sakata, JPBA, $6,500
- Round of 8 Match #1
- #1 Malott (215) def. #40 Ichihara (183)
- Round of 8 Match #2
- #13 Page (300) def. #12 Jeong (235)
- Round of 8 Match #3
- #27 Byun (257) def. #30 Ōsawa (247)
- Round of 8 Match #4
- #2 Allen (208) def. #23 Sakata (174)
- Semi-final Match #1
- Malott (236) def. #13 Page (216)
- Semi-final Match #2
- #2 Allen (203) def. #27 Byun (159)
- Final Match
- #2 Allen (247) def. #1 Malott (214)
References
- ^ "Malott Continues Hot Streak at DYDO Japan Cup 2009." Article at www.pba.com, April 24, 2009.
- ^ 2009 Results
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