Dominic Barrett
Dominic Barrett (born 30 July 1985, Cambridge, England)[citation needed] is one of England's leading Ten-pin bowlers. He competes in world events and also on the PBA Tour in North America. He finished sixth at the 2006 AMF World Cup in both the finals and the combined rankings. On 3 November 2013, Barrett became the PBA World Champion by beating Sean Rash in the final game of the stepladder finals, 238–235. He is nicknamed "The Dominator".[1]
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Perfect Games
Barrett has to date bowled 49 perfect 300 games in professional competition.
Achievements
2008
Barrett has several European Bowling Tour (EBT) titles to his name, and was the EBT ranking runner-up in 2008.
2009
In the first stage of the World Tenpin Masters, Barrett won 2–0 against Guy Caminsky from South Africa. In the second stage of the tournament, Barrett won 2–0 against Paeng Nepomuceno from the Philippines. In the third stage, he defeated Finnish bowler Osku Palermaa 2–0. He then beat Chris Barnes in the semifinals with a two-game score of 490. In the end, Barrett won the World Tenpin Masters at the Barnsley Metrodome with a 505 over two games, beating his opponent Jason Belmonte of Australia. Barrett would also win the Weber Cup with Team Europe this year.
2011
On November 19, 2011, in his American television debut (broadcast February 19, 2012), Barrett defeated Sean Rash of Montgomery, IL, 247–204, to win the Professional Bowlers Association Scorpion Open at the South Point Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. This was his first PBA Tour title.
2013
Barrett won the Weber Cup XIV with Team Europe teammates Mika Koivuniemi, Martin Larsen and Stuart Williams. He captured the 2013 PBA World Championship for his second PBA Tour title and first PBA major.[2] He then won the 2013 Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar, which qualified as his third PBA title in addition to a World Bowling Tour title.
2014
Barrett successfully defended his 2013 Qatar Open championship by winning the event again on 27 November 2014. He defeated Stuart Williams 395–388 over the two-game final in an all-England title match. This was his fourth PBA title.[3]
2015
Barrett finished runner-up at the 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, defeating three opponents in the stepladder final before losing to Ryan Ciminelli in the final match, 236–223.[4]
References
- ↑ 4th Oltremare Championships Columbia 300 Open - Dom Barrett Wins His First EBT Event Gall, Dominic on 18 November 2007, retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ England’s Dom Barrett Wins PBA World Championship Vint, Bill at pba.com on 29 December 2013.
- ↑ Dom Barrett Repeats as Qatar Open Champion, Defeats Stuart Williams in All-England Title Match Vint, Bill at pba.com on 27 November 2014.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Industry profile of Dominic Barrett[dead link]
- Dominic Barrett's web site[dead link]
- TalkTenpin.net news report
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