Anthony Neuer (born April 26, 2002) is an American bowler in the

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(PBA) known for being the fourth bowler to ever make the

7-10 split A split is a situation in ten pin bowling in which the first ball of a frame knocks down the headpin ("number 1 bowling pin") but leaves standing two or more non-adjacent groups of one or more pins. Scoring a spare in this situation is often refer ...

on Television.

Personal life

Neuer attended

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. His father Andy Neuer was a professional bowler on the PBA tour as well. Winning one PBA Title (1994 Bud Light Hall of Fame Championship)

Achievements

Fourth player in PBA history to make the "7-10" split on TV. The other three are

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(1980),

John Mazza John Mazza (born February 23, 1964) is a left-handed ten-pin bowler and former touring player for the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). Mazza won eight titles on the PBA Tour and collected over $850,000 in earnings. He also won 11 PBA Regi ...

and

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, both of whom did it in 1991. Junior Team USA (2018-2021) - One gold medal (all-events), two silver medals (doubles, trios) and one bronze medal (singles) at 2019 PABCON Youth Championships - One silver medal (doubles) at the 2019 World Bowling Junior Championships - Five gold medals (singles, doubles, mixed doubles, team, national all-events) and one silver medal (all-events) at 2017 Tournament of the Americas Junior Gold Championships - First-place finish at 2018 Junior Gold Championships (U20) - Tied for ninth place at 2019 Junior Gold Championships (U20) - Runner-up finish at 2017 Junior Gold Championships (U15) - Third-place finish at 2016 Junior Gold Championships (U15) - 25th-place finish at 2015 Junior Gold Championships (U15) - 2014 U12 Junior Gold Championships winner

PBA career

2021 On April 11, 2021. Neuer made his first appearance on TV, competing in the 2021 US Open in

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. He would be the fourth player to make the

on Television and would finish third in the Stepladder, losing to

Jakob Butturff Jakob Butturff (born April 28, 1994) is a left-handed American ten-pin bowler from Chandler, Arizona and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association. He competes in events on the PBA Tour and in global events as a member of Team US ...

257–203. On June 19, Neuer would participate in the "King of the Lanes" in

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, where he'd win $3,000 after defeating

Chris Via Chris Via (born March 9, 1992) is an American professional ten-pin bowler from Springfield, Ohio known for winning the 2021 U.S. Open. Chris uses the two-handed shovel-style delivery with a dominant right hand. He competes in events on the PBA T ...

210-187 advancing to face the current "King"

Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III (born July 13, 1963) is a left-handed American professional bowler. He has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) since 1984, and is a member of the PBA and USBC Halls of Fame. Bohn is one of only eigh ...

. Neuer would lose to Bohn III 247–245. This was Neuer's second appearance on television.

References

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