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    Orange, NSW, Australia
  • Birth Date
    7/29/1983
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Jason Belmonte

Biography

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High Game: 300 (47) High Series: 844 (3 games), 1123 (4 games), 1568 (6 games)

  • January 2008 – announced as WBW 2007 WORLD BOWLER OF THE YEAR.
  • February 2008 – recruited by WTBA as an international spokesperson for Youth and the burgeoning two-handed approach delivery, plus invitation to join bowling legends from Scandinavia, Europe, Asia and South America in a 5-day international coach/instructor training seminar at the United States Bowling Congress headquarters in Milwaukee, USA.
  • February 2008 – CHAMPION 2008 Mini-Eliminator Amateur Only Classic, Las Vegas, USA
  •  April 2008 – CHAMPION, 5th Kuwait Open 2008, Kuwait City (third time winner of this annual event).
  • March 2009 – CHAMPION, The Bowling Foundation Long Island Classic, New York, USA (first two-handed bowler and first Australian to win a PBA title).
  • April 2009 – Runner-up, PartyPoker.com World Tenpin Masters, Barnsley, England.
  • May 2009 – CHAMPION, SUPER SIXXXXXX GOTEBORG 2009 tournament, Gothenburg, Sweden
  • May 2009 – Announced 2009 PBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
  • May 2009 – member of ‘Team Pergamon’ – winners of League Team Championship, Sweden, including record-breaking 1071 4-game series (267.75 personal average).
  • May 2009 – Runner-up – European Bowling Tour MASTERS, Denmark
  • June 2009 – Runner-up – New South Wales Open, Sydney, Australia.
  • July 2009 – Appointed first Ambassador for the City of Orange.
  • Oct 2009 – star of the USBC’s ‘Next Revolution’ program, a series of exhibition matches and clinics with Team USA and PBA pro bowlers in 4 cities across the USA.
  • November 2009 – voted Best Male Sports Star of the Decade in Central Western Daily poll – Orange, Australia.
  • January 2010 – Winner of BJI’s 2009 INTERNATIONAL PERSON OF THE YEAR award.
  • April 2010 – BMW New South Wales Country Open – Champion

Accomplishments

Jason's unique two-handed style produces one of the most POWERFUL strike balls in the WORLD!!

  • 2002 & 2003 SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR – ‘Outstanding Achievements in Sport’ Perpetual Trophy by City of Orange.
  • 2002-WON TWO SILVER AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS AT THE INAUGURAL COMMONWEALTH TENPIN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS, SCOTLAND, plus ‘Players Sportsman’ and 299 High Game Awards.
  • 2002 WON SILVER AT 7TH  WTBA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, THAILAND
  • 2002 WON BRONZE AT 17TH ASIAN ZONE CHAMPIONSHIP, HONG KONG.
  • 2002, 2003 MEMBER OF THE ADULT AUSTRALIAN TEAM
  • 2003 WON BRONZE AT 5TH WTBA WORLD TENPIN TEAM CUP, DENMARK
  • Champion – 2003 Brunswick Australian Cup, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
  • 2004 ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, HONG KONG- 3 GOLD MEDALS, 1 SILVER and 1 BRONZE   

All Events 1st (Gold) - Singles 1st (Gold) - Doubles 3rd (Bronze) - Teams 1st (Gold) - Masters 2nd (Silver) This Australian Men’s Youth team won “Overall Male Team” and Australia also took out the Combined Male & Female Overall Team Event for the Championship. 

 

  • 2004 - 8TH WTBA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP, GUAM - GOLD in Singles, GOLD in All Events and SILVER in Masters.  Australian team also received the BEST Men’s Youth Team Award.
  • 2004 AMF BOWLING WORLD CUP, Singapore – Lead qualifier for the event – never lost the lead in five days of qualifying – knocked out in quarter final.
  • Wonthe prestigious 2004 WBW World Bowler of the Year Award – voted by the Board of Directors of the World Bowlers Writers Association.
  • One of 16 bowlers from around the world invited to compete in the televised WORLD MASTERS tournament in England by MATCHROOM – finished third in 2005 and quarter finalist in 2006.  
  • Made history by bowling first 300 game in the Matchroom World Masters in 2005, and repeated by him in 2007.

 

  • 2005 Inducted into ORANGE SPORTING HALL OF FAME.   
  • Feb 2005– Winner – South Australian Cup. 2005, March – Winner – KUWAIT INTERNATIONAL OPEN.
  • March 2005 – 2nd place to Hall of Fame pro bowler David Ozio at Las Vegas High Roller “A" Game.
  • May 2005 – Invited to tour Japan with American pro bowlers – only amateur included in STORM Fair 10-day exhibition tour.
  • June 2005 – Champion Brunswick Perth Tenpin Cup.
  • September 2005 – Winner of Sharp Champion of Champions tournament, bowling two perfect games during event.

 

  • 2006 -1st place – Brunswick Euro Challenge, Greece, a ‘major’ on EBF Tour.
  • 2006 - Back to Back wins – 2005 and 2006 of Kuwait International Open
  • May 2006 - History-making lead in the European Bowling Tour Men’s Rankings (first non-European bowler to achieve this feat).
  • 2006 - Back to Back wins – 2005 and 2006 Perth Tenpin Cup, Australia.
  • July 2006 - Named as SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR and winner of the Orange ‘Outstanding Achievements in Sport’ Perpetual Trophy.
  • July 2006 – GOLD medal – Teams, 9th WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS, GERMANY.
  • August 2006 – 2 BRONZE medals (Doubles and Masters) at 16th MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KOREA.
  • December 2006 – Winner – 2006 Brunswick Australian Cup.
  • December 2006 – Winner – Brunswick Youth Cup, Canberra ACT.
  • December 2006 – Champion - 7th MILO International All Stars, Malaysia.

 

  • January 2007 – Runner-up – ABF Tour ‘Tournament of Champions’, Indonesia
  • January 2007 – Runner-up following Matchplay tie at S.A. Cup.
  • February 2007 – Champion – HIGH ROLLER Tournament, Las Vegas, USA.
  • March 2007 – Runner-up – 30th Malaysian International Open
  • March 2007 – Captain of winning ‘Rest of the World’ team at inaugural Canon Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • April 2007 – 3rd place at 5th Euro-Med Storm Int. Masters Challenge - Manila, Philippines, plus 25th sanctioned 300 game and three PB records set for 3, 4 and 6 games.
  • April 2007 – Runner up – ABF Tour, Kuwait.
  • April 2007 – CHAMPION – Matchroom World Tenpin Masters, England (and second perfect game bowled in this made-for-TV international tournament).
  • April 2007 – Runner up – Istanbul Bowling Open, Turkey.
  • May 2007 – Part of ‘Team Pergamon’ – winners of League Team Championship, Sweden.
  • June 2007 – CHAMPION – 2007 Melbourne Tenpin Cup, Australia.
  • July 2007 – CHAMPION – 2007 New South Wales Open, Sydney, Australia
  • July 2007 – unequalled fourth win of Orange “Sports Player of the Year” Award and ‘Outstanding Achievements in Sport’ Award perpetual trophy.
  • August 2007 – CHAMPION - 5th Indonesia International Open Tenpin Bowling Championship
  • November 2007 - Top-ranked male bowler in ABF (Asian Zone) 2007 rankings, and #1 seed from Asian Zone for 8th World Ranking Masters in April 2008.
  • December 2007 – CHAMPION – 10th Brunswick Australian Cup, Canberra, ACT, Australia.   Back to back win (2006 and 2007) of this tournament and first bowler to win this annual event three times (’03, ’06 and ’07).