Anthony Simonsen having a bad game and loses his cool at 2022 U.S. Open Qualifying

[@kroycewicz21]

I’m sure he’s okay now, you know, after he won it😂

[@ripvanrevs]

Simonson finished his last 3 games of qualifying with an 823!!

[@jusdesireable3224]

I think Simonson is like me, the more frustrated I get when I bowl a lot of times, the more laser focus I become. The key though is channeling that only in results with the ball and not show outward reactions. but we all have bad days, he just has to find better ways of controlling his temper. Kid got too much skill to blow away a could be great bowling career.

[@ArsenalBowler]

@@jusdesireable3224 Reminds me a lot of Pete Weber in that aspect: The angrier Pete was, the better he bowled. I once saw Anthony get angry because a mechanic started doing some work in his peripherals and was freely walking up and down the side of the alley (Anthony was near the corner lanes). He then proceeded to shoot the next 19 strikes in a row and had the highest 3 game block of the tournament lol

[@JARAMOS1224]

Unfortunately we have those days, and emotions sometimes get the best of us

[@striketrain]

Yeah. One of those days. 😁😁😁

[@diningwithghouls8782]

You gotta speak for yourself on that one. I don’t know too many people personally, if any that throw hissy fits and kick shit because they sucked

[@matthewholley31]

@@diningwithghouls8782 yea throwing a pocket 7-10 is sucking lol you’re not a real bowler if you haven’t lost your temper atleast once

[@diningwithghouls8782]

“You’re not a real bowler if you haven’t lost your temper at least once”.. do you realize how stupid that sounds? Let me guess, you’re a Sean Rash fan? If you have a temper tantrum because of your own doings, your being a little bitch.

[@ScudHear29]

​@@diningwithghouls8782 There's a difference between losing your cool like what Simo did in this vid and being a jerk like what Rash did in the qualifiers. You have to always rmb this is the PBA pros' way of earning income. They are not doing this casually as a hobby like you and I

[@ABrokenSociety]

I would've give the man a break. The kid just lost both his parents, man. :\ The guy has to be in so much pain and the anger is totally understandable.

[@Justme77888]

What happened to his parents,😢

[@Tcrror]

Jesus Christ. I just lost my dad last year.. I can't imagine losing both. He won the Open after that? Holy crap.

[@ABrokenSociety]

@@Tcrror Sometimes things work out really beautifully. I'm happy for the guy even as big as a Belmo fan. I wanted Simo to win so bad.

[@ChanceOfOne344254]

at least he didn't put his hand through the monitor like he did at NBS a few years back

[@edgehead62888]

Or damage it like at Wayne Webb

[@natrixxvision6997]

In a tournament where the lanes are so tough and it’s such a grind to make it to the TV final….and the bowlers have to be ready to try anything just to keep their scores up…why did Simonsen not go to the backup ball?

[@ChevyRedneckGFX]

Still made stepladder finals

[@natrixxvision6997]

@@ChevyRedneckGFX sure did and best of luck to him and all of the final five. I just know what it’s like to lose your cool like that and I don’t wish it on anyone. Especially people who are known to be a little more volatile.

[@ChevyRedneckGFX]

@@natrixxvision6997 I only ever lose my cool on myself never others

[@natrixxvision6997]

@@ChevyRedneckGFX I understand. I tend to be the same way. But that’s still no fun.

[@ChevyRedneckGFX]

@@natrixxvision6997 agreed

[@jackw3302]

Shout out to Darren Tang on the left!

[@kyleb5169]

Vitamin D Tang baby!

[@gmerc-zu6wz]

I guess the ones that don’t see an issue with him kicking the hood don’t own a center and have to pay for stuff like this when something does get damaged. Any real bowler has had bad days, no doubt but you having a bad day doesn’t give you a free pass to take it out on someone else’s equipment. Had a bowler at my center a few years back throw a bad shot and decided to take it out on the touch screen. Smashed it. $2200 later and the new one installed. Was the last time he set foot in there. But maybe we should have just given him a pass because hey, he just had a bad day. So unless you’re willing to cover those repair costs, you probably shouldn’t be ok with it. Clowns like that are one reason prices go up.

[@LuckierTripod]

simo runs a bowling center

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Not sure who gets saltier...bowlers, Smash players, or speedrunners lol

[@striketrain]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@Fried_Rice_Ren]

Def smash players. Psycho

[@Jay_Wood]

Dude, you wanna see the most miserable fucks on the internet? Go check out the comment section on golf social media pages. Sad old boomers, crying about everything.

[@alexcruzeta6730]

Called that "kicking the ball return"? LOL! 😂

[@dylanj7117]

Completely normal showing emotion as long as it doesn't affect anyone else.

[@ryanstocking6367]

Better than kicking out a foul light....if you catch my drift 😉😉😉😂😂😂

[@BlkglasTheVette]

Who did that ? I forget

[@PinoyBowlerGS92]

Yeah but kicking the ball return is worse than kicking the foul light since there are centers anyway that dont use foul lights at all. Might as well bite your shammy instead.

[@foxtrot789]

I always punched the ball return, never thought to kick it... maybe I just knew I'd actually break it if I sent a kick.

[@TraumaER]

And people complain about Rash... there are many people like Anthony on tour that are not as nice as they seem on TV.

[@porkisthebestmeat8955]

Wait he's not nice? Have you met him?

[@jacobhackbarth6967]

How someone reacts to bad games and bad shots doesn’t reflect if they are a bad person or not lol

[@TraumaER]

@@jacobhackbarth6967 examples across all sports to prove you wrong: 1) Mike Tyson bit someone's ear when the match didn't go his way 2) Antonio Brown did many things across many years on many teams 3) Bryce Harper literally beat up a teammate during a live game

[@kyleb5169]

Having met Simo in person, I can 100% guarantee you are WRONG. Simo in person is one of the nicest, funniest guys you will ever meet. You won't convince me otherwise because me MEETING someone in person trumps your perception of what you see on TV.

[@jacobhackbarth6967]

@@TraumaER You’re to compare that to kicking a ball return? Ok bud

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

Geez so he kicked the ball house, I certainly don't see that as losing his cool, god give him a break

[@azulcrema1O]

I don’t understand. Didn’t he finish in the top 10?

[@danielmann6772]

Simo losing his cool... nothing new. But, who hasn't had a bad day at the lanes and "tapped" the ball return with their shoe?

[@anthonygribble7506]

Me... I haven't kicked a ball return... it's childish.

[@gmerc-zu6wz]

Never once in 30 years of bowling. Threw my towel a few times to the ground but never once hit the equipment.

[@laforrestroxbury9909]

We all have these moments! I dislike when people try to act like they never do the same thing👍🏾 ! “I never get upset !” I never and do this!” I call B.S

[@bowlinglegendofleftwich4775]

I feel bad for Anthony and that 7-10 he had, the reaction vs the ball return

[@scottm6033]

I had 2 pocket 7 10s in league last Thursday . Still shot 208, 269, 229

[@bowlinglegendofleftwich4775]

@@scottm6033Nice 700 series man, it is a shock that you left 2 7-10s.

[@guitarzan5328]

4:12 If I did _this_ at my local bowling centre, I'd be *extremely* lucky just to get heavily scolded by the manager.

[@scottbishop2532]

It seems an open tournament can put any shot they want out there..

[@jacobdavie7856]

I'm not mad at how he reacted we have those bad days, where things just don't any fucking sense, its just bowling

[@RRM1509]

It’s not just a bad day. It’s a pattern. He does this stuff all the time. When he was in Columbus at Wayne’ Webbs Columbus Bowl, he broke the scoring keyboard and kicked ball returns. At some point the whole “just a bad day thing” needs to stop being the excuse.

[@scottbishop2532]

I've seen shots at tournaments (not pba) that destroy everyone's game. Resembles what might happen if the lanes had not been stripped in a month and some axle grease had been loaded into the machine (LOL) It was not funny then, trust me I drove for like 8 hours to pretty much win 15K, was the plan but yeah got a spanking. No shot would work twice !

[@striketrain]

Surely it sucks sometimes but at this level, the sport becomes a mental game. Not in right mindset, you can't win. Glad he was able to comeback and became 2nd seed for the finals.

[@laneface]

loses*

[@bobmarshall1066]

Let's rename Tenpin Bowling to Tenpin slinging.

[@AF-mv8hq]

LMAO HE WON US OPEN WHAT A CHAD...THIS DUDE COULD PUNCH BELMO IN THE FACE AND GET AWAY WITH IT

[@Mario-cv5el]

What happened to Dookie??

[@swampsoup20]

bro kicked the ball return... is that really a meltdown? seems like horseshit to me. nobodys braking a ball return with a half kick like that

[@francisran6177]

See what the world focuses on understand the mindset the man wants to achieve greatness anything short u see internal fire he is a star and the sun is a star look up solar flares that's all that was a little solar flare

[@kevinwalter2674]

WTF are you talking about?

[@baTonkaTruck]

It’s cause he’s bowling with Weber. Vent that shit out into space, man.

[@joshlopez2021]

Geez anothy almost hulk smashed the ball return like kicking it like hes way angryer then pete.

[@strataverse]

A Champion is all I see.

[@tomcomparetta7575]

I'm sorry but he is an ambassador to the sport and also a professional bowler who has a certain conduct to carry out on the lane. They fined Sean rash for saying something on national TV while his daughter was extremely sick and his mental attitude was not in check, why are they not talking more about this and fining him. Years ago when Marshal Holman use to blow up he was fined for his action, but than again back than they were trying to keep the sport a little more professional. This is conduct that will just carry over to the younger generation and cause money damages to bowling alleys who are already struggling if people are allowed to kick machinery.

[@anthonygribble7506]

@@Cars0n01 lol barely touched it? You need to get your eyes checked, he kicked it pretty hard... a dam child throwing a tantrum

[@liambarron9772]

it's not that Sean rash "said something" he basically accused the pba of rigging the telecast. that's an extremely serious accusation. yes, you can empathize with the fact that he was emotionally unstable of course, but there's a line that he crossed. he is physically talented and privileged enough to be able to bowl for a living, which hundreds of thousands aspire to do, so it is troubling when you verbally attack the very organization that provides you with your income.

[@tomcomparetta7575]

@@liambarron9772 You want to know something funny, year ago I am talking late 70's early 80's they dig rig as you say who was going to be on tv, there was one time I was out in anahiem California and as we were going into the last round there were two lefties on top one being Johnny Petraglia, the other Geno Papandrea. I will never forget this, but because there had been lefties on the tv show the last two weeks think it was Mike Aulby and Earl Anthony winning and at that time there was only 18% of lefties in the ABC(USBC) they came out and redressed the lanes or just sprayed oil in their pocket and the first and second guys wound up I think 13 and 24th. I am no longer out there and what them adding color to oil patterns and different oil on each lane, I dont believe this is happening but it is a funny story of how things can happen. I am not sticking up for Sean Rash what he did was unprofessional also and he was fined for it as Marshal Holman was when he threw his wrist band into the audience, but I do not understand why they are not trying to keep the younger players from kicking machines even if it was not that hard, that the young people in the audience will then do at their lanes at home an owners will have to pay the repairs. Thank you for you opinion, it is sound and logical.

[@disgustedvet9528]

Belmo was no doubt giggling .............then.

[@ScottySchweggs]

This dude would get his ass beat if he ever did this at my center.

[@chriswebbtech]

No he wouldn't

[@ScottySchweggs]

@@chriswebbtech Bet

[@Joewpu]

Why is this sport full of 60 year old fake tough guys

[@SirJoelsuf1]

@@Joewpu Look, it's WAAAAY better than the Fighting Game Community, which is full of 20 year old fake tough guys.

[@stevenweisman3636]

Simo and Rash need anger management

[@SirJoelsuf1]

And wasn't too big of a display of salt. Bowlers hit ball returns a lot. Spiking shoes and balls, now THAT is salt. And that's what I do haha

[@striketrain]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@jacobhackbarth6967]

I agree, when you get to the point where you throw that certain of number of bad shots that makes you want to punch something the ball return is the first thing you see when you turn around lol

[@eminboztepe]

"looses" his cool....what does that mean?

[@MCLife30015]

Frustration

[@rowlandbuck2703]

Lol. That’s what happens when you play that ridiculous angle shooting from the other lanes gutter. Not sure why anybody plays it ever. Lots of 10 pins, lots of sevens.

[@deeztruckz2430]

Imagine playing a sport where you can't be mad at anyone but yourself,and you still find a way to make excuses and act like a child 😂

[@TheRagingRayn]

?

[@TonyCantu2024]

PBA can fine him for his behavior

[@striketrain]

Very true but he needs to learn how to control his frustration. 😁😁😁😁😁

[@TheRagingRayn]

@@TonyCantu2024 USBC

[@TonyCantu2024]

@@striketrain yep

[@thebriangroves]

Big surprise from that goofball

[@trevorprzepiora7926]

he's a big time winner, but still an unreasonably angry bowler. dude isn't fun to watch anymore. he's a bowling brat much like aj johnson

[@jlobbz21]

Absolute head case always has been. Such an unreal talent. I hope he stops choosing to act like a child and handle himself like a man, his game will thank him for it!

[@TraumaER]

Maybe when he's like 40 and can no longer bowl in that way.

[@relydenied]

Shut up boomer

[@arandomcommenter7051]

Lmao you’re sitting here talking about “attitude” and his game benefitting from changing it meanwhile homie just won the green jacket and 100 stacks. Keyboard warriors lol

[@kyleb5169]

He is the youngest to ever win 3 PBA majors and he has 9 total titles already. He's hall of fame eligible at 25 years old. I think his game is pretty good LOL Trauma reminds me of the old boomer that hates seeing things changed. Walter Ray Williams Jr does 2 handed bowling and he's in his 60s. Walter Ray has bowled a 300 2 handed. So clearly the 2 handed game doesn't exactly shorten your life span at bowling. Belmo is the greatest of all time and he's over 40 and still at the top of his game with no physical issues. Facts upon facts upon facts PROVE YOU WRONG!

[@TimHart1989]

I thought PDW retired

[@john.paraiso]

im not exactly sure but pdw is in pba50, but i think us open is completely different and he's able to compete

[@kylerusk3877]

He's able to compete because they invite the US Open winners of the past 10 years. Because PDW won the 2012 US Open, this was his last year of eligibility for invitation.

[@striketrain]

I believe he will retire next year

[@bowlnow824]

He did retire from the kids tour full time. He said he maybe will bowl some of the majors. He still bowls full-time on the senior tour

[@jamescheff3160]

@@kylerusk3877 once agin the usbc does something that makes no sense if it's a "open" tournament why do you need any invitation or qualification just pay your money and bowl.

[@emutt88]

clickbait...nothing to see here.

[@Abby-yx4ff]

I hate bowling next to someone like that

[@ushkadush]

2 handed bowling is for babies. Real bowlers use 1 hand!

[@perfect1150]

God damn ball return.....how dare you make me throw a 7 - 10 and then get zero count.......

[@blinkers88]

Aww little man throwing a tantrum again

[@relydenied]

Insensitive

[@blinkers88]

@@relydenied yeah you're right he is

[@jacobhackbarth6967]

@@blinkers88 He won the green jacket, what have you done? Cry about it

[@blinkers88]

@@jacobhackbarth6967 hope he sees this bro

[@jacobhackbarth6967]

@@blinkers88 I don’t care if he sees it or not lol, cope

[@jaxteller304]

Intitled

[@dalewiederholt573]

Get rid of the power balls and these stupid patterns.

[@ripvanrevs]

Some were throwing plastic the 2nd day.

[@blinkers88]

Please explain how this pattern is "stupid"

[@natrixxvision6997]

My understanding is that the patterns at the US Open have been like this since before 2-handed bowling was even a thing.

[@relydenied]

Shut up boomer

[@jacobhackbarth6967]

Shut up boomer, cry about it, good luck coping loser

[@mr.aerial1885]

This is the PBA and bowling today - ** Bunch of whiners - when they miss they blame it on someone - Weber, Simonsen, Rash, etc all in that club. ** Two handed crap - everyone wants to be a Belmo instead of learning their natural ability. ** tiny trophies - winner gets it in front of the opponent's face in disrespect. They should wait until it is presented like international players. ** Inconsistent tournaments ** No good TV contract ** 300 games everywhere (they do not get applauses any longer - too common) ** Everyone shooting 900 and averaging 250 in leagues ** Tournaments with other athletes and stars that make a mockery of the game ** 45 new bowling balls every day that only last 10 games and cost over $200 This is why scratch leagues and good ones are less and less every year. I remember when you shot a 300 everyone in the center cheered - and it may have been the only 300 that season. Today there are 10-20 300 games per league session and no one cares about them any longer - just another game.

[@BakerOrDie123]

Very well said, it's almost like you just typed out my thoughts about current bowling.

[@mr.aerial1885]

@@BakerOrDie123 I'm a traditionalist - where perhaps a 205 or 210 average really meant something. Today half a league averages that. I think the best era of the PBA was from 1970-1992 right before the first reactive came out (Nu Line X Calibur). Even in the urethane era, you still had to make good shots. When you had the first 9 the entire league would stop to watch your last three frames. A 700 series really meant something. ABC, ESPN etc had excellent TV schedules with the PBA and had high ratings every weekend. Today you average 210, you really suck...and again this two handed fiasco- now every junior wants to be a Belmo - and what gets me - if they bowl two handed for more power then why the hell are they all using urethane? I loved the game but it is so crappy now that I don't even care about picking up a bowling ball again - I gave away all of mine.

[@cartertinnon6625]

Sounds like you’re mad that your natural talent isn’t good enough to beat people nowadays.

[@Icemanx1791]

Keep up with the scoring pace then. Sounds like that’s the main things you’re mad about

[@bowlingdj300]

Some good points here, My views are similar to Brian Voss on all this, unfortunately the gates are open and probably not going back so we probably have to embrace it for the love and preservation of the game we all love. I'm not sure if there's an equalizer until you see 2 8 10's being left more frequently, I didnt say all the time but needs to happen more often for a balance and equity.