(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who enjoy bowling in their spare time should strike out for northeast Iowa to catch some of the top bowlers on the planet at the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Championship Week in Waterloo. Gene Kanak, spokesman for the P-W-B-A, says the event is actually three bowling tournaments in one, including the season’s final major championship.

After qualifying rounds in the P-W-B-A Waterloo Open on Wednesday, the top 12 competitors are bowling two six-game rounds of round-robin match play today (Thursday), and the top five players will advance to the stepladder finals. Kanak says the championships draw droves of spectators and it’s pretty easy to catch one of the pros for an autograph or a selfie.

The occasional bowler might be thrilled to break a hundred, but Kanak says these professionals are scoring significantly higher. A score of 300 is a perfect game, that’s 12 strikes in a row.

The seven-day championship event is underway at Cadillac Xtreme Bowling Center in Waterloo through next Tuesday.

PWBA.com