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BOWLING · 2002-09-08 · UNITED STATES

Japan Cup 2002 PBA prize money

The Japan Cup paid £148,148 to 32 bowlers. Robert Smith won £37,037. Chris Barnes took £18,889 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£148k
WINNER£37k
BOWLERS PAID32
PAYOUT BANDS32

Every cheque

32 bowlers paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each bowler at the Japan Cup.
PLACE BOWLER NATION PRIZE MONEY
1st Robert Smith United States £37,037£37k
2nd Chris Barnes United States £18,889£19k
3rd Tommy Delutz Jr United States £10,370£10k
4th Pete Weber United States £8,148£8k
5th Ryan Shafer United States £6,296£6k
6th Norm Duke United States £5,185£5k
7th Minuro Sendan Japan £4,444£4k
8th Walter Ray Williams Jr United States £3,889£4k
9th Steve Hoskins United States £3,481£3k
10th Bryon Smith United States £3,111£3k
11th Takeo Sakai Japan £2,889£3k
12th Patrick Healey Jr United States £2,741£3k
13th Terry Maher Australia £2,593£3k
14th Hiroshi Nagatani Japan £2,519£3k
15th Steve Wilson United States £2,444£2k
16th Jason Couch United States £2,370£2k
17th Steve Jaros United States £2,296£2k
18th Brian Voss United States £2,222£2k
19th TaeHwa Jeong South Korea £2,185£2k
20th Hugh Miller United States £2,148£2k
21st Teruyuki Obara Japan £2,111£2k
22nd Bob Learn Jr United States £2,074£2k
23rd Yukio Yamazaki Japan £2,037£2k
24th Takahiro Sakai Japan £2,000£2k
25th Kenichi Kurobe Japan £1,963£2k
26th Parker Bohn III United States £1,926£2k
27th Susumu Nakazawa Japan £1,889£2k
28th Shigenori Sakata Japan £1,852£2k
29th Petter Hansen Norway £1,815£2k
30th YoungPil Kim South Korea £1,778£2k
31st Katsuya Kamida Japan £1,741£2k
32nd Yoshinari Matsumura Japan £1,704£2k

How the money splits

Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one bowler

Where the money went, band by band

1st £37k
2nd £19k
3rd £10k
4th £8,148
5th £6,296
6th £5,185
7th £4,444
8th £3,889
9th £3,481
10th £3,111
11th £2,889
12th £2,741
13th £2,593
14th £2,519

The rest of 2002

Every other bowling tournament we hold from 2002

Other bowling tournaments in 2002.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
PBA Tournament of Champions at Mohegan Sun Jason Couch £170,370£170k
PBA Empire State Open Second Event Doug Kent £148,889£149k
PBA Cambridge Credit Classic Norm Duke £147,556£148k
PBA Pepsi Open Randy Pedersen £148,370£148k
PBA Banquet Classic Eugene McCune £148,444£148k
PBA Greater Detroit Open Walter Ray Williams Jr £148,519£149k
PBA Miller High Life Open Danny Wiseman £146,933£147k
PBA Memphis Open Brian Voss £148,222£148k
Greater Kansas City Classic Patrick Healey Jr £157,111£157k
PBA Wichita Open Dave D'Entremont £148,815£149k
Dream Bowl 2002 Hugh Miller £148,148£148k
PBA Senior Jackson Open Pete Couture £58,778£59k
PBA Senior Lake County Open Dave Soutar £51,569£52k
PBA Senior Epicenter Classic Ron Winger £38,189£38k
PBA Senior Northern California Classic Gene Stus £39,524£40k
PBA Suncoast Senior World Championship Mark Roth £101,185£101k
ABC Senior Masters Pete Couture £99,024£99k
PBA Senior Pennsylvania Open Bob Chamberlain £56,643£57k
PBA Senior Chillicothe Open Steve Neff £55,126£55k
Battle at Little Creek Parker Bohn III £124,444£124k
PBA World Championship Doug Kent £297,778£298k
PBA Flagship Open Steve Wilson £148,148£148k
PBA Empire State Open Robert Smith £145,802£146k
PBA Columbia 300 Tar Heel Open Pete Weber £148,148£148k
PBA Dallas Open Ritchie Allen £148,148£148k
PBA Orleans Casino Open Brian Voss £148,148£148k
ABC Masters £155,430£155k
PBA Medford Open Ricky Ward £148,148£148k
PBA Earl Anthony Memorial Classic Parker Bohn III £147,407£147k

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the Japan Cup get?

Robert Smith took £37,037.

How much did the runner-up get?

Chris Barnes took £18,889, 51% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the Japan Cup?

£148,148, paid to 32 bowlers.

How does it compare with other years?

The Japan Cup paid £122,704, and the Japan Cup 2003 paid £113,644.

Where to next

Every edition is on the PBA Japan Cup prize money page, and the whole year on bowling prize money in 2002. The edition before was the Japan Cup. The one after was the Japan Cup 2003.