240 top players from around the world competed at the Hogye Sports Complex Bowling Center in Seoul, S. Korea December 16-21, 2017.
The event attracted Professional bowlers from Korea, Japan, and the United States, as well as several high-ranking amateurs from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and more.
Total Prize money was 160 Million Korean Won ($150,00 US Dollars) with 30,000,000 Korean Won (USD $28,400) to the winner.
The finalist to the TV Championship Round included two finalists from S. Korea, Sanpil Park and Heeyeo Yoon, plus Cherie Tan of Singapore, and Anthony Simonsen of the United States.
(shown left to right Anthony Simonsen, Heeyeo Yoon, Cherie Tan, and Sanpil Park, and KPBA representative)
This was a Major Championship which featured live local broadcasting and showcased several of the major sponsors such as Storm, Domino’s Pizza, and Kegel, LLC.
(SBS SPORTS LIVE & COMPOSITE CHANNEL LIVE COVERAGE)
In the championship match, Anthony Simonsen defeated Heeyeo Yoon 268-223 to claim the top prize!
Storm co-owners Bill and Barb Chrisman were on hand throughout the entire tournament, and without their generosity this tournament would not be possible.
Glimpse of the Victory Banquet which concluded the event. Title sponsors Storm Products, Inc. and Jinseung Trading Co. helped make this event a Major Championships for the KPBA, the Korean Professional Bowlers Association.
Congratulations to all who were involved to make this an amazing event!
So do the co-owners bowl???
You bet they do! Bill and Barb Chrisman have been bowlers for many years. Barb actually got Bill into bowling almost 50 years ago. Bill is in the Ogden Bowling Hall of Fame for superior performance, and both Bill and Barb still compete in leagues as well as the Open and Women’s Championships tournament each year.