In the final professional event of the Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII emerged a first-time winner on the PBA Tour. Keven Williams, who earned the top seed for the PBA Shark Championship, delivered three clutch strikes to secure his first career PBA title.

A banner week for Sweden at the Guaranteed Rate PBA World Series of Bowling XIII continued as Pontus Andersson dominated qualifying at the PBA Shark Championship. He is the second Swedish player to lead a qualifying round, joining William Svensson (Cheetah). Nine of the 26-year-old Andersson's 10 games on the 48-foot Shark pattern topped 235.