O’Neill Takes Lead After Second Round of 2025 USBC Masters Qualifying

Bill O'Neill | Picture credit: Professional Bowlers Association

2025 Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Champion Bill O’Neill has taken the top spot at the 2025 USBC Masters after two rounds of qualifying at Thunderbowl Lanes. O’Neill posted a five-game total of 1134 on Tuesday, bringing his overall score to 2307 and moving him into first place among 390 competitors.

O'Neill is the only player to score over 230 average after 10 games of qualifying on on the 44-foot oil pattern.

Patrick Dombrowski sits in second place with 2265, followed by opening-round leader Sean Lavery-Spahr, at 2259. Tom Smallwood (2249) and Marshall Kent (2227) complete the top five.

The final five-game qualifying round will take place on Wednesday. After 15 total games, the field will be cut to the top 63 players, who will join defending champion DeeRonn Booker in match play. is tied for 133rd place with a total of 2001.

Finland’s Santtu Tahvanainen thrilled the crowd with a 300 game using Motiv Evoke Hysteria during his fourth game of the second round. Sweden’s Rasmus Edvall, who won his first PBA Tour title last week, also rolled a perfect game during the first round and is currently tied for 53rd place with 2083.

John Furey holds the 63rd and final qualifying spot with 2072. With 45 players within 50 pins of the cut line, the final qualifying round is expected to be highly competitive.

After 15 qualifying games across three squads are complete, the double-elimination format will determine the final eight players, who will compete in a two-part televised final over the weekend.

All qualifying and match play rounds will be streamed live on BowlTV. The championship rounds will air on FS1 and FOX.

Full 2025 USBC Master results after the second round can be found here.

Full 2025 USBC Masters Schedule

Wednesday, March 26

• 8:00 a.m. – C-squad Qualifying Round 3 (5 games)

• 12:30 p.m. – A-squad Qualifying Round 3 (5 games)

• 6:30 p.m. – B-squad Qualifying Round 3 (5 games)

Top 64 players advance to match play

Thursday, March 27

• 10:00 a.m. – First round (left side of bracket)

• 12:30 p.m. – First round (right side of bracket)

• 2:30 p.m. – All first round winners

• 5:00 p.m. – Match play

  
  

Friday, March 28

• 10:00 a.m. – Match play

• 2:00 p.m. – Match play

  
  

Saturday, March 29

• 12:00 p.m. (FS1) – Preliminary Round

  
  

Sunday, March 30

• 12:00 p.m. (FOX) – USBC Masters Stepladder Finals