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'''Shawn Maldonado''' (born 1986) is an American right-handed professional ten-pin bowler from [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], who joined the [[PBA Tour]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado {{!}} PBA|url=https://www.pba.com/players/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.pba.com}}</ref> He owns two PBA national titles, the 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship, and the 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open. He has made several televised championship round appearances, and has also won 13 PBA regional titles.
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'''Shawn Maldonado''' (born 1986) is an American right-handed professional ten-pin bowler from [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], who joined the [[Professional Bowlers Association]] in 2013.<ref name=ShawnM-PBA>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado {{!}} PBA|url=https://www.pba.com/players/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.pba.com}}</ref> He owns two national [[PBA Tour]] titles, and has also won 16 [[PBA Regional Tour]] titles.


Maldonado uses a [[Bowling form|two-handed shovel-style]] delivery. Unusual for this style, he originally put his thumb in ball. However, he stopped using his thumb in October 2020.
Maldonado uses a [[Bowling form|two-handed shovel-style]] delivery. Unusual for this style, he originally put his thumb in the ball. However, he converted to a no-thumb delivery in October 2020.


Maldonado is a national pro staff member for [[Hammer Bowling]], after previously being sponsored by [[Storm Products|Storm]].<ref name=MaldoHammer/> He is also sponsored by VISE Grips.<ref name=ShawnM-PBA/>
Maldonado is sponsored by and has contracts with [[Hammer Bowling]] and VISE Grips.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado {{!}} PBA|url=https://www.pba.com/players/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.pba.com}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Maldonado was born in 1986 in Houston, Texas. He started bowling at the age of two. His parents used to bowl on a league three or more nights a week, so he was introduced to bowling at a very young age. Similar to [[Jason Belmonte]]'s starting story, the bowling balls were too heavy for him to lift with one hand on his own, so he learned to use two hands to bowl, and used a thirteen-step approach.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado|url=https://www.stormbowling.com/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.stormbowling.com}}</ref>
Maldonado was born in 1986 in Houston, Texas. He started bowling at the age of two. His parents used to bowl on a league three or more nights a week, so he was introduced to bowling at a very young age. Similar to [[Jason Belmonte]]'s starting story, the bowling balls were too heavy for him to lift with one hand on his own, so he learned to use two hands to bowl, and used a thirteen-step approach.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado|url=https://www.stormbowling.com/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.stormbowling.com}}</ref>


Outside of bowling, Maldonado enjoys watching his son play baseball, playing chess, billiards, dominoes, backgammon, basketball, tennis, and exercising. Being born in Houston, he is a big fan of all Houston sports teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado|url=https://www.stormbowling.com/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.stormbowling.com}}</ref> His favorite food is Italian.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pressing Questions with Kimberly Pressler - What's Your Favorite Food? - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hXAWc91aBc&t=16s|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
Maldonado is married and has four kids, Dominic, Mia, Shawn Jr (SJ), and Ace. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://44bars.com/shawn-maldonado-10-facts-on-american-bowler/|title=Shawn Maldonado" 10 Facts On American Bowler|last=Akwei|first=Abi|date=2022-04-02|access-date=2022-06-20|website=44bars.com}}</ref> Outside of bowling, he enjoys watching his son play baseball, while Shawn himself likes [[Exercise|exercising]] and playing [[Chess]], [[Billiards]], [[Dominoes]], [[Backgammon]], [[Basketball]] and [[Tennis]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} Being born in Houston, he is a big fan of all Houston sports teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shawn Maldonado|url=https://www.stormbowling.com/shawn-maldonado|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.stormbowling.com}}</ref> His favorite food is Italian.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pressing Questions with Kimberly Pressler - What's Your Favorite Food? - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hXAWc91aBc&t=16s|access-date=2020-12-03|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref>


== Career accomplishments ==
== Professional career ==
Maldonado joined the PBA in 2013, but did not participate full-time on the PBA Tour until the 2015 season, during which he made his first two televised finals appearances.


He broke through with his first national PBA title in the 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship, part of that season's [[PBA World Series of Bowling]]. He later won the 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open.
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* 2x Texas Masters Champion
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* 13 Regional Titles
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* 2014 & 2015 Southwest PBA Regional POTY
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* 2016 PBA Elias Cup Champion with the Dallas Strikers
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* 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship
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*2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open


Maldonado had a third-place finish in the 2022 [[PBA Tournament of Champions]]. He qualified as the #15 seed for the 2022 [[PBA Tour Playoffs|PBA Playoffs]]. After an upset win over #2 seed [[Anthony Simonsen]] in the opening round, he was defeated by tenth-seeded [[A. J. Johnson (bowler)|A. J. Johnson]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2022/april/maldonado-johnson-advance-kia-pba-playoffs |title=MALDONADO, JOHNSON ADVANCE AT KIA PBA PLAYOFFS |publisher=pba.com |last=Winters |first=Jill |date=16 April 2022 |accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref>
Maldonado has made almost $300,000 in bowling.

At the 2023 PBA Dave Small's Jackson Classic, Maldonado made the stepladder finals (broadcast on BowlTV) and rolled the first 11 strikes in his opening match before leaving two pins with a light hit on his final shot for a 298 game. He would lose the semifinal match to eventual winner [[E. J. Tackett]] to finish in third place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pba.com/2023/march/ej-tackett-wins-third-title-season-pba-jackson-classic |title=EJ TACKETT WINS THIRD TITLE OF SEASON AT PBA JACKSON CLASSIC |last=Hughes |first=Nolan |publisher=PBA.com |date=March 9, 2023 |accessdate=March 10, 2023}}</ref>

Maldonado has earned over $470,000 in PBA events.<ref name=ShawnM-PBA/>

=== Accomplishments and honors ===
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* 2x Texas Masters champion
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* 16 PBA Regional titles
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* 2014 and 2015 PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year
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* 2016 PBA Elias Cup Champion with the Dallas Strikers (PBA League team)
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* 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship winner
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* 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open winner


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Latest revision as of 03:45, 16 September 2024

Shawn Maldonado
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
BornHouston, Texas
Years active2013–present
Bowling Information
AffiliationPBA
Rookie year2014
Dominant handRight (two-handed delivery)
Wins2 PBA Tour
16 PBA Regional Tour
SponsorsHammer Bowling,[1] VISE Grips

Shawn Maldonado (born 1986) is an American right-handed professional ten-pin bowler from Houston, Texas, who joined the Professional Bowlers Association in 2013.[2] He owns two national PBA Tour titles, and has also won 16 PBA Regional Tour titles.

Maldonado uses a two-handed shovel-style delivery. Unusual for this style, he originally put his thumb in the ball. However, he converted to a no-thumb delivery in October 2020.

Maldonado is a national pro staff member for Hammer Bowling, after previously being sponsored by Storm.[1] He is also sponsored by VISE Grips.[2]

Personal life

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Maldonado was born in 1986 in Houston, Texas. He started bowling at the age of two. His parents used to bowl on a league three or more nights a week, so he was introduced to bowling at a very young age. Similar to Jason Belmonte's starting story, the bowling balls were too heavy for him to lift with one hand on his own, so he learned to use two hands to bowl, and used a thirteen-step approach.[3]

Maldonado is married and has four kids, Dominic, Mia, Shawn Jr (SJ), and Ace. [4] Outside of bowling, he enjoys watching his son play baseball, while Shawn himself likes exercising and playing Chess, Billiards, Dominoes, Backgammon, Basketball and Tennis.[citation needed] Being born in Houston, he is a big fan of all Houston sports teams.[5] His favorite food is Italian.[6]

Professional career

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Maldonado joined the PBA in 2013, but did not participate full-time on the PBA Tour until the 2015 season, during which he made his first two televised finals appearances.

He broke through with his first national PBA title in the 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship, part of that season's PBA World Series of Bowling. He later won the 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open.

Maldonado had a third-place finish in the 2022 PBA Tournament of Champions. He qualified as the #15 seed for the 2022 PBA Playoffs. After an upset win over #2 seed Anthony Simonsen in the opening round, he was defeated by tenth-seeded A. J. Johnson in the quarterfinals.[7]

At the 2023 PBA Dave Small's Jackson Classic, Maldonado made the stepladder finals (broadcast on BowlTV) and rolled the first 11 strikes in his opening match before leaving two pins with a light hit on his final shot for a 298 game. He would lose the semifinal match to eventual winner E. J. Tackett to finish in third place.[8]

Maldonado has earned over $470,000 in PBA events.[2]

Accomplishments and honors

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  • 2x Texas Masters champion
  • 16 PBA Regional titles
  • 2014 and 2015 PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year
  • 2016 PBA Elias Cup Champion with the Dallas Strikers (PBA League team)
  • 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship winner
  • 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open winner

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hammer Bowling - National Staffers". hammerbowling.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Shawn Maldonado | PBA". www.pba.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. ^ "Shawn Maldonado". www.stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. ^ Akwei, Abi (2022-04-02). "Shawn Maldonado" 10 Facts On American Bowler". 44bars.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. ^ "Shawn Maldonado". www.stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  6. ^ "Pressing Questions with Kimberly Pressler - What's Your Favorite Food? - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  7. ^ Winters, Jill (16 April 2022). "MALDONADO, JOHNSON ADVANCE AT KIA PBA PLAYOFFS". pba.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  8. ^ Hughes, Nolan (March 9, 2023). "EJ TACKETT WINS THIRD TITLE OF SEASON AT PBA JACKSON CLASSIC". PBA.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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