Shawn Maldonado
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Houston, Texas |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Bowling Information | |
| Affiliation | PBA |
| Rookie year | 2014 |
| Dominant hand | Right (two-handed delivery) |
| Wins | 2 PBA Tour 13 PBA Regional Tour |
| Sponsors | Hammer Bowling,[1] VISE Grips |
Shawn Maldonado (born 1988) 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 13 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.[3]
Personal life
Maldonado was born in 1988 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.[4]
Maldonado is married and has one son.[5] 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.[6] His favorite food is Italian.[7]
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.
Maldonado 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.[8]
Maldonado has made almost $300,000 in PBA events.
Accomplishments and honors
- 2x Texas Masters champion
- 13 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
- ^ a b "Hammer Bowling - National Staffers". hammerbowling.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Shawn Maldonado | PBA". www.pba.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Shawn Maldonado | PBA". www.pba.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Shawn Maldonado". www.stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Akwei, Abi (2022-04-02). "Shawn Maldonado" 10 Facts On American Bowler". 44bars.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "Shawn Maldonado". www.stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Pressing Questions with Kimberly Pressler - What's Your Favorite Food? - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Winters, Jill (16 April 2022). "MALDONADO, JOHNSON ADVANCE AT KIA PBA PLAYOFFS". pba.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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