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] He owns two PBA national titles, the 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship, and the 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open. He has made several televised championship round appearances, and has also won 13 PBA regional titles.

Maldonado uses a two-handed delivery, and unusually used to use his thumb with this style, however he stopped using his thumb in October 2020.

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
• 13 Regional Titles
• 2014 & 2015 Southwest PBA Regional POTY
• 2016 PBA Elias Cup Champion with the Dallas Strikers
• 2021 PBA Chameleon Championship
• 2021 PBA Lubbock Sports Open

Maldonado has made almost $300,000 in bowling.

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