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Scheduling conflict with PBA Hall of Fame Classic has top PBA players skipping 2019 Team USA Trials

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 7:00 am
Scheduling conflict with PBA Hall of Fame Classic has top PBA players skipping 2019 Team USA Trials
2018 Team USA Trials champions Shannon O'Keefe, left, and Kyle Troup, right. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
NOTE: This story originally posted on Dec. 22, 2018. With the 2019 PBA Hall of Fame Classic scheduled at the same time as the 2019 Team USA Trials, most top PBA players will be skipping the Team Trials. Of course, some Tour stars have skipped the Trials anyway, as they can still get on Team USA by the selection process. The big carrot in bowling the Team Trials for the stars who might get picked even if they don’t bowl is earning the U.S. spot for the QubicaAMF World Cup by winning...