The Motor City Classic is a
ten-pin bowling tournament on the
PBA Tour. It is among the first regular season events on the tour and is played at Taylor Lanes in
Taylor, Michigan
Taylor is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 63,409 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Taylor is the fifth most-populated city in Wayne County and the 17th List of municipa ...
. The tournament has existed since 2006, with
Tony Reyes winning the inaugural event over
Wes Malott
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, 255-238. Reyes also rolled a 300 game in the semi-finals of the 2006 event.
Walter Ray Williams Jr.
Walter Ray Williams Jr. (born October 6, 1959) is an American professional bowler and competitive horseshoes pitcher. He currently holds the record for all-time standard PBA Tour career titles (47) and total PBA earnings (over $4.9 million throu ...
is the defending champion.
For the 2008–09 season, the tournament in Taylor was renamed the Chameleon Championship, because the PBA chose to make it one of six tournaments named after a PBA oil pattern in its "Versatility Swing."
For the 2009–10 season, the PBA made the Motor City Classic part of the multi-tournament ''World Series of Bowling'' event. The qualifying rounds of the tournament, which determined the top four bowlers for the TV finals, continued to be contested at Taylor Lanes. The TV finals were taped September 5 in nearby
Allen Park, MI
Allen Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 28,638.
Ford Motor Company is an integral part of the community. Many of the company's offices and facilities lie within the city limit ...
for a November 1
ESPN broadcast.
"FAQs for PBA World Series of Bowling." Article at pba.com/worldseries
Past results
References
External links
Official web page
Ten-pin bowling competitions in the United States
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