Earlier in the week Scott Pohl of Burnsville, MN rolled a 236 to win the $5,000 top prize in the Columbia 300 Shootout. Other Columbia 300 finalists were 2nd place finisher Matthew Weatherly (35 and under) of Chicago, IL earning $2,500 with a 221. Finishing third was Les Shirwindt (Senior) of Las Vegas, NV who earned $1,500 for third place with a 201. Jim Roberts of Tulare, CA (205 and under) earned $1,000 by shooting a 192 in the finals. The Columbia 300 Shootout attracted 90 entries and paid out $12,800 in prize money.

The Etonic Match Play Sweeper was won by Craig Auerbach of Sunrise, FL. Craig earned $2,250 by shooting a 236 game in the final shootout. Finishing second and earning $1,500 with a 211 was Cassidy Schaub of Polk, OH. The third place finisher, earning $1,000, was Rick Goergen, Midland, MI who rolled a 180. The Etonic Sweeper attracted 40 bowlers and paid out $7,000 in prize money.

The Mini-Eliminator Summer Classic was presented by Columbia 300 and attracted 258 bowlers and a total of 528 entries. The tournament had a slight increase in the number of bowlers and entries compared to the February event. Total event payout was $116,650 including $6,062 added to the main event prize fund.

The 14th annual Mini-Eliminator Summer Classic was sponsored by Texas Station, Columbia 300, Etonic Shoes, Contour Power Grips, Virtualtournaments.com, Kegel, USBC Sport Bowling, and GripLoc Thumb Inserts. The Mini-Eliminator is owned and operated by Pinacle Events, Inc. with offices in Las Vegas and New York.