Shawn Maldonado

Shawn Maldonado (born 1986) is an American right-handed professional ten-pin bowler from Houston, Texas, who joined the PBA Tour in 2013.[1] In his seven-year career, he has never won a PBA national title, but has made eight televised championship round appearances, and has won ten PBA regional titles.

Maldonado uses a two-handed delivery, but unlike many two-handed bowlers, Maldonado uses his thumb. Typically, two-handed bowlers don't use their thumb.

Maldonado is sponsored by and has contracts with Hammer Bowling and VISE Grips.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4] His favorite food is Italian.[5]

Career accomplishments
  • 2x Texas Masters Champion
  • 10 Regional Titles
  • 2014 & 2015 Southwest PBA Regional POTY
  • 2016 PBA Elias Cup Champion with the Dallas Strikers

Maldonado has made almost $300,000 in bowling.

References
  1. "Shawn Maldonado | PBA". www.pba.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  2. "Shawn Maldonado | PBA". www.pba.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  3. "Shawn Maldonado". www.stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  4. "Shawn Maldonado". www.stormbowling.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  5. "Pressing Questions with Kimberly Pressler - What's Your Favorite Food? - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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