1. Ryan Ciminelli was born on March 7,1986 and is a left-handed ten-pin bowler originally from Cheektowaga, New York.
26 Facts About Ryan Ciminelli
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Ryan Ciminelli has earned over $700,000 on Tour through the 2020 season, and has rolled 15 perfect 300 games in PBA competition.
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Ryan Ciminelli was runner-up for PBA Player of the Year in the 2015 season.
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Ryan Ciminelli was given the nickname "The Ryan Express" in the 2012 Tournament of Champions TV introductions, while his DV8 bio listed the nickname "Hit Man".
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Ryan Ciminelli was a pro staff member for the DV8 division of Brunswick for the first nine seasons of his career before signing a sponsorship agreement with MOTIV bowling balls on June 2,2017.
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Ryan Ciminelli announced he had left the MOTIV pro staff on July 25,2019.
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Ryan Ciminelli is sponsored by Turbo grips and Genesis kinesiology tape.
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Ryan Ciminelli made the TV finals four times, but failed to win a title.
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Ryan Ciminelli took a step backward in 2014, making match play in just two of 15 events while appearing in the TV finals only once, coming away without a title.
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Ryan Ciminelli made the TV finals in the Tournament of Champions for a second time in 2015, only to have his opponent roll a 300 game against him in the opening match.
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Ryan Ciminelli collected his third PBA Tour title at the PBA Xtra Frame South Point Las Vegas Open on October 22,2015.
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Seventeen days after winning his third title, Ryan Ciminelli collected his fourth title and first major championship at the 2015 Bowlmor AMF US Open, held in Garland, Texas.
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Ryan Ciminelli had his best season in earnings, by far, taking home $142,661.
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Ryan Ciminelli earned 43.22 percent of the vote, on the strength of three titles and a 225.37 average.
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Ryan Ciminelli made a bid for his second PBA major title in February, 2016, but finished runner-up to Canadian Graham Fach in the PBA Players Championship.
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Ryan Ciminelli earned his sixth career PBA Tour title at the BowlingBall.
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Ryan Ciminelli won his second title of 2016 and seventh overall on October 2 at the PBA Xtra Frame Parkside Lanes Open in Aurora, Illinois.
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Ryan Ciminelli made the semifinals of the 2017 PBA World Championship, getting knocked out in heartbreaking fashion.
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Ryan Ciminelli was a member of the Portland Lumberjacks team, winners of the 2019 PBA League competition.
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The win came fresh off Ciminelli's suspension from the previous two PBA Tour events, which the PBA handed down for negative comments Ryan made about PBA lane oiling conditions during a bowling-related podcast.
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On July 6,2020, Ryan Ciminelli announced that he was retiring from full-time competition on the PBA Tour to further pursue his career in construction management, stating he accepted a position as a commercial masonry project manager.
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Ryan Ciminelli noted he would honor his 2020 PBA League team commitment, and will still compete in limited PBA events as his schedule permits.
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Ryan Ciminelli struggled through the 2022 PBA Tour season, cashing only four times in 12 events.
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Ryan Ciminelli won the 2023 PBA League Elias Cup team title with the Waco Wonders, and was named league MVP.
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Ryan Ciminelli attended Erie Community College in Williamsville, New York, where he earned a degree in construction engineering and project management.
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Ryan Ciminelli spent time as a construction laborer while refining his bowling game.