Dominic Barrett
Dominic Simon Barrett (often called Dom Barrett) (born 30 July 1985 in Cambridge, England)[2] is one of England's leading ten-pin bowlers. He competes in world events and the PBA Tour, on which he has won eight titles. He has been the ranking winner on the European Bowling Tour (EBT) in three seasons (2010, 2012 and 2013). In 2013, he won the prestigious PBA World Championship, and he won the U.S. Open in 2018.[3] He is nicknamed "The Dominator".[4]
Dominic Barrett | |
|---|---|
 Barrett in 2011 | |
| Born | July 30, 1985[1] |
| Bowling Information | |
| Affiliation | PBA, EBT |
| Dominant hand | Right |
| Wins | 8 PBA Tour (2 majors), 13 EBT |
| 300-games | 65 |
| Sponsors | Track Bowling, Turbo 2n1 Grips, Dexter shoes |
Perfect Games
To date, Barrett has bowled 65 perfect 300 games in professional competition, including 18 on the PBA Tour.[1]
Achievements
Barrett has 13 European Bowling Tour (EBT) titles to his name as of the end of the 2017 season, plus eight PBA titles through the 2019 season.
2008
Barrett was the EBT ranking runner-up in 2008.
2009
In the first stage of the World Tenpin Masters, Barrett won 2–0 against Guy Caminsky from South Africa. In the second stage of the tournament, Barrett won 2–0 against Paeng Nepomuceno from the Philippines. In the third stage, he defeated Finnish bowler Osku Palermaa 2–0. He then beat Chris Barnes in the semifinals with a two-game score of 490. In the end, Barrett won the World Tenpin Masters at the Barnsley Metrodome with a 505 over two games, beating his opponent Jason Belmonte of Australia. Barrett would also win the Weber Cup with Team Europe this year.
2010
Barrett was Ranking Winner on the EBT for the 2010 season.
2011
On November 19, 2011, in his American television debut (broadcast February 19, 2012), Barrett defeated American Sean Rash of Montgomery, IL, 247–204, to win the Professional Bowlers Association Scorpion Open at the South Point Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. This was his first PBA Tour title.
2012
While unable to win a PBA title, Barrett was Ranking Winner on the EBT for the 2012 season.
2013
Barrett won the Weber Cup XIV with Team Europe teammates Mika Koivuniemi, Martin Larsen and Stuart Williams. He captured the 2013 PBA World Championship for his second PBA Tour title and first PBA major.[5] He then won the 2013 Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar, which qualified as his third PBA title in addition to a World Bowling Tour title.
On the EBT, Barrett was Ranking Winner for the third time in his career in 2013.
2014
Barrett successfully defended his 2013 Qatar Open championship by winning the event again on 27 November 2014. He defeated Stuart Williams 395–388 over the two-game final in an all-England title match. This was his fourth PBA title.[6]
2015
Barrett finished runner-up at the 2015 Bowlmor AMF U.S. Open, defeating three opponents in the stepladder final before losing to Ryan Ciminelli in the final match, 236–223.[7] In December, 2015, Barrett was the #1 seed for the PBA World Bowling Tour Men's Finals, held in Reno, NV, and defeated Mike Fagan in the final match. The three finalists for this non-title event were chosen and seeded based on a rolling points list of PBA International-World Bowling Tour tournaments held over the previous two years.[8] Barrett made a career-high nine championship round appearances during the 2015 PBA season.[1]
2016
Despite not winning a PBA Tour event in 2016, Barrett still had PBA earnings of almost $117,000 (USD), thanks to a third-place finish in the PBA World Championship and a second-place finish in DHC PBA Japan Invitational.
2017
Barrett topped a 345-player field at the Brunswick Euro Challenge on 26 March 2017, defeating Thailand's Jojoe Yannaphon in the final match to win the €12,500 first prize and his fifth PBA title.[9] As one of the top eight PBA Tour money leaders from the start of the 2015 season through the 2017 USBC Masters, Barrett was invited to participate in the inaugural Main Event PBA Tour Finals in May, 2017. He placed seventh in the event.[10]
2018
On January 28, 2018, Barrett won his sixth PBA title at the DHC PBA Japan Invitational in Tokyo, topping American Kyle Troup in the final match.[11][12] On October 31, Barrett won his seventh PBA title and second PBA major at the U.S. Open, defeating top seed Jakob Butturff in the final match by a single pin, 207–206.[3] Barrett was announced as a finalist for the 2018 PBA Player of the Year award, but the award was given to Andrew Anderson.[13]
2019
Barrett qualified as the #14 seed for the inaugural PBA Tour Playoffs in 2019. He made it to the Round of 8 before being defeated by #6 seed Sean Rash.[14] Barrett won his eighth PBA Tour title at the PBA-WBT Kuwait Open on November 8, 2019. Per tournament rules, Barrett had to beat the #1 qualifier, Iceland's Arnar Jonsson, twice to earn the title, which he did by scores of 289–235 and 278–277. Barrett also won the non-title World Bowling Tour Men's Finals during this same stop.[15]
PBA career statistics
Statistics are through the last complete PBA season.[1]
| Season | Events | Cashes | Match Play | CRA+ | PBA Titles | Average | Earnings ($US) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 217.20 | 4,080 |
| 2011-12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 219.63 | 34,255 |
| 2012-13 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 222.70 | 155,302 |
| 2014 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 222.47 | 132,454 |
| 2015 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 222.62 | 94,602 |
| 2016 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 222.80 | 116,890 |
| 2017 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 222.39 | 84,300 |
| 2018 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 218.36 | 108,970 |
| 2019 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 217.32 | 119,268 |
+CRA = Championship Round Appearances
Personal
Dominic's wife Cassie gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Colby Henry Barrett, on August 18, 2018.[16]
References
- "Dom Barrett profile at PBA.com". pba.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- Grosso, John; Hartman, Eric R. "Barrett, Dominic Simon in Historical Dictionary of Bowling, p. 39". Rowman & Littlefield. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- Schneider, Jerry (October 31, 2018). "Barrett Wins U.S. Open with Thrilling One-Pin Victory Over Butturff in Title Match". Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- 4th Oltremare Championships Columbia 300 Open - Dom Barrett Wins His First EBT Event Gall, Dominic on 18 November 2007, retrieved 3 July 2014.
- England’s Dom Barrett Wins PBA World Championship Vint, Bill at pba.com on 29 December 2013.
- Dom Barrett Repeats as Qatar Open Champion, Defeats Stuart Williams in All-England Title Match Vint, Bill at pba.com on 27 November 2014.
- Schneider, Jerry (November 8, 2015). "Ryan Ciminelli Wins U.S. Open for First Major Title". Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- Schneider, Jerry (February 22, 2016). "Dom Barrett, Danielle McEwan Win World Bowling Tour Finals Championships". pba.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- Vint, Bill (March 26, 2017). "England's Dom Barrett Ends Three-Year Title Slump, Wins Brunswick Euro Challenge for Fifth PBA Title". pba.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- Vint, Bill (June 27, 2017). "Indiana's EJ Tackett Wins Inaugural Main Event PBA Tour Finals for Third 2017 Title". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- "ENGLAND'S DOM BARRETT WINS DHC PBA JAPAN INVITATIONAL". BowlingDigital.com. January 28, 2018.
- Vint, Bill (January 28, 2018). "England's Dom Barrett Wins DHC PBA Japan Invitational for Sixth Career Title". pba.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- Vint, Bill (November 20, 2018). "Michigan's Andrew Anderson, Tennessee's Kamron Doyle Win PBA Player, Rookie of the Year Honors". PBA.com. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- Schneider, Jerry (27 May 2019). "O'Neill, Rash Win Round of 8 Matches to Complete PBA Playoffs Semifinals Matchups". pba.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- Vint, Bill (8 November 2019). "PBA Spare Shots: Dom Barrett Wins PBA-WBT Kuwait Open for Eighth Career PBA Tour Title". pba.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- Vint, Bill (August 31, 2018). "PBA Spare Shots: Jason Belmonte's Star is Rising in the Eyes of Australia's Mainstream Media". PBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2018.