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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
PBA Bowling
Challenge Mobile Game
to Sponsor
Concrete Software’s popular mobile device game
continues to attract millions of users
CHICAGO (Sept. 5, 2014)
– PBA Bowling Chal-
lenge Mobile Game has been named presenting
sponsor of the 2014 PBA Cheetah Champion-
ship, PBA Commissioner Tom Clark announced
today.
The PBA Cheetah Championship presented by
PBA Bowling Challenge Mobile Game will be the
first of four animal pattern championships con-
ducted during PBA World Series of Bowling VI at
South Point Bowling Center in Las Vegas. Quali-
fying and match play rounds will be contested on
Saturday, Oct. 25, with the four-player stepladder
finals to be conducted on Saturday, Nov. 1, for
telecast on ESPN on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 1 p.m.
ET.
Since its introduction in January 2013, the
“Official Mobile Game of the PBA” has surpassed
8.3 million downloads on Android mobile devices,
and has added almost 2 million downloads on
iOS devices since its availability for Apple prod-
ucts in November of 2013. Those figures from
Concrete Software, the creator of the PBA Bowl-
ing Challenge, translate into 4,700 downloads per
day by Android users and 2,700 daily downloads
by iOS users. Another 350,000 downloads have
been recorded by Amazon and Barnes & Noble
device users.
PBA Bowling Challenge is a mobile game that
features actual tournaments, oil patterns, bowling
balls and legendary PBA bowlers who are faith-
fully represented throughout the game’s exten-
sive career mode.
“The fact that an average of roughly 117,000
people play PBA Bowling Challenge every day is
a testament to the game’s popularity,” said Keith
Pichelman, CEO of Concrete Software.
Pichelman noted PBA Bowling Challenge is es-
pecially appealing to young people, with 40 per-
cent of the players being between the ages of 13
and 24, and another 29 percent in the 25-34 age
group – all exciting numbers for both Concrete
Software and the sport of bowling.
To download the PBA game in a version to fit
your mobile device, visit
nd click on the proper app
store button.
Colombia’s Guerrero
Takes Singles Gold
At PABCON Women’s
Championships
By Lucas Wiseman
CALI, Colombia - Colombia's Clara Guerrero broke
the Pan American Bowling Confederation Women's
Championships singles record en route to the gold
medal Saturday in her home country.
Guerrero blasted a six-
game total of 1,498
(249.67 average) to earn
her second career gold
medal in the PABCON
Women's Champion-
ships. Team USA's Kelly
Kulick earned the silver
and teammate Liz John-
son took the bronze at
the Cali Bowling Coli-
seum.
After starting with games of 233, 290 and 223, Guer-
rero closed out her singles event strong with 248, 259
and 245 to set the score to beat on the first squad.
It was the first individual PABCON gold medal in Guer-
rero's career. She won the doubles gold medal in 2001
with Paola Gomez and has earned seven silver medals
and two bronze medals over the years.
"It feels incredible to win the gold medal in singles with
my parents, my brother and the people who always
support me behind me," said Guerrero, who beat the
previous record of 1,482 set by Team USA's Liz John-
son in 2008. "The level of this tournament is quite high,
so I'm very pleased and quite excited."
The United States earned the second through sixth
positions in the standings with Kulick leading the way
with a 1,387 second-place finish. Johnson totaled 1,369
to finish third.
Missy Parkin finished in fourth place with 1,340, Shan-
non Pluhowsky was fifth with 1,340 and Danielle McE-
wan finished in a tie for sixth place with 1,314. Shannon
O'Keefe was 14th with 1,262.
Four countries will qualify for the 2015 Pan American
Games this week as part of the PABCON Women's
Championships. The combined all-events total of the
top two bowlers from each non-qualified country will
determine the top four that advance.
Eight countries have already qualified for the Pan
American Games, which will feature 14 countries. Ar-
gentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Mexico and Venezuela have already secured spots.
There are seven countries competing in the PABCON
Women's Championships that have yet to qualify and
four will earn spots. Those countries are Aruba, the
Bahamas, the United States, Guatemala, Panama,
Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
With Kulick and Johnson's strong start, it put Team
USA atop the leader board in the race to qualify for the
Pan American Games.
2014 PABCON WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Cali Bowling Coliseum, Cali, Colombia
Saturday's results
SINGLES
(Six games)
GOLD - Clara Guerrero, Colombia, 1,498
SILVER - Kelly Kulick, United States, 1,387
BRONZE - Liz Johnson, United States, 1,369
HOME DEPOT CO-FOUNDER BERNIE MARCUS
TO KEYNOTE 2015 BOWLING SUMMIT
Thought Leader: "Don't Let Entrepreneurs Be A Dying Breed"
ARLINGTON, Texas, September 9, 2014 - The Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA) announced
Bernie Marcus, co-founder of Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement
specialty retailer, will be the keynote speaker at the 2015 Bowling Summit in San
Antonio, Texas, in January. Marcus, along with Arthur Blank, revolutionized the
home improvement business when they introduced their warehouse concept in
1978. He served as chairman of the board until his retirement in 2002.
Marcus will speak about the Job Creators Network which he co-founded in 2012 to
strengthen the private sector, empower job creators, and protect the American
Dream for future generations. While many organizations have similar overall goals,
Marcus's message will focus on the unique approach of the Job Creators Network to
empower job creators with non-partisan tools to educate their employees and even
their guests on economic issues.
"As small business owners, proprietors understand the pressures placed upon our businesses by excessive
taxes, burdensome regulations, and the uncertainty surrounding domestic and global economies," said Tom
Martino, president of BPAA. "We all know the importance of understanding how taxes, legislation, and regulations
impact business - and the impact those policies have on our ability to create jobs. Just imagine if our employees
and guests could understand that too. Bernie Marcus's message is for every attendee, regardless of the size of
their business."
The 2015 Bowling Summit is scheduled January 11-15, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk in San Antonio,
Texas. The annual strategic mid-winter conference brings together bowling center proprietors, managers and
industry leaders to learn what's new in the industry and help them prepare for a profitable 2015. Special room
rates have been negotiated at $157 per night plus taxes and fees.
