ROUND1 Japan Cup is an annual PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) and JPBA (Japan Professional Bowling Association) bowling event sponsored by ROUND1. In its earlier years, the tournament typically featured the top 16 bowlers from each organization, but has recently enjoyed an expanded field. It has been dominated by PBA Tour professionals since 1989. Until Yuya Katoh's win in 2013, the last JPBA bowler to win the event was Takeo Sakai in 1988.
The tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010. The 2010 Dydo Japan Cup featured a starting field of 144 bowlers, which included JPBA members from Japan and South Korea, PBA members, and Japanese amateurs.[1]
The event was not held in 2011, due in large part to the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan.
The 2013 edition of the Japan Cup was held from November 28 through December 1, 2013.[2] The top 16 PBA Tour players (based on 2012-13 competition points), plus a handful of at-large PBA Tour invitees, joined a large field of players from Japan and South Korea.[3]
2019 Results
TV Finals
Finals
- Match 1: Chris Barnes def. Dom Barrett 253-222
- Match 2: Jason Belmonte def. Chris Barnes 245-220
- Match 3: Jason Belmonte def. Takuya Miyazawa 227-189
- Match 4: Jason Belmonte def. Jakob Butturff 224-213
Final standings
- 1st Place - Jason Belmonte, (US$44,650)
- 2nd Place - Jakob Butturff, (US$22,330)
- 3rd Place - Takuya Miyazawa, (US$11,150)
- 4th Place - Chris Barnes, (US$8,900)
- 5th Place - Dom Barret, (US$7,100)
Winners
- 1985 Ken Taniguchi ()
- 1986 Pete Weber ()
- 1987 Amleto Monacelli ()
- 1988 Takeo Sakai ()
- 1989 Randy Pedersen ()
- 1990 Chris Warren ()
- 1991 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. ()
- 1992 Parker Bohn III ()
- 1993 Pete Weber (2) ()
- 1994 Brian Voss ()
- 1995 Amleto Monacelli (2) ()
- 1996 Steve Wilson ()
- 1997 Doug Kent ()
- 1998 Parker Bohn III (2) ()
- 1999 Parker Bohn III (3) ()
- 2000 Parker Bohn III (4) ()
- 2001 Bob Learn, Jr. ()
- 2002 Robert Smith ()
- 2003 Chris Barnes ()
- 2004 Tommy Jones ()
- 2005 Tommy Jones (2) ()
- 2006 Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (2) ()
- 2007 Mika Koivuniemi ()
- 2009 Patrick Allen ()
- 2010 Tommy Jones (3) ()
- 2012 Mika Koivuniemi (2) ()
- 2013 Yuya Katoh ()
- 2014 Park Kyung Shin (South Korea)
- 2015 Chris Barnes (2) ()
- 2016 Amleto Monacelli (3) ()
- 2017 E. J. Tackett ()
- 2018 Dominic Barrett (England)
- 2019 Jason Belmonte (Australia)
References
- ^ Thomas, Jason. "Six PBA Players, Two Koreans Advance to Sunday's DyDo Japan Cup Championship Round." Article at www.pba.com on April 24. 2010. [1]
- ^ ROUND1 Japan Cup Official Site
- ^ Yuya Katoh Upsets Field to Win Round1 Japan Cup, End 25-Year Home-Country Title Drought Vint, Bill at pba.com on 12 January 2014.