Deo Benard

Deo Benard
Personal information
Born (2003-12-24) December 24, 2003 (age 20)
Bowling Information
AffiliationPBA
Rookie year2019
Dominant handLeft (two-hand delivery)
Wins1 PBA Tour
9 PBA Regional Tour
SponsorsHammer Bowling, VISE grips

Deo Benard (born December 24, 2003) is an American professional ten-pin bowler who competes as a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). At age 20, Benard won the 2024 PBA WSOB XV Cheetah Championship, defeating top seed and multiple PBA Tour titlist Marshall Kent.[1] He bowls using the two-handed shovel style delivery with a dominant left hand.

Before his first national PBA Tour win, he was a multiple-time PBA Regional Tour winner.[2][3] At age 16, he was the youngest PBA member to win a Regional title.[4] He won three Regional titles in 2023 alone and, at age 19, was named PBA Southwest Region Player of the Year.[1]

Personal

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Benard lives in Roanoke, Texas.[5] His father, Rick, was also a PBA member who won four PBA Regional titles.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Legend of Deo Benard becomes PBA Tour reality as he wins 2024 PBA Cheetah Championship for first title". 11thframe.com.
  2. ^ Miller, Mark (September 18, 2023). "Deo Benard Succeeding as a Professional Bowler at Young Age".
  3. ^ "Benard wins Twin Oaks PBA Regional". The Lawton Constitution. October 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "16-Year-Old Deo Benard Becomes Youngest PBA Member to Win Regional Title". bowl.com.
  5. ^ "Deo Benard - PBA player profile". pba.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Hughes, Nolan (April 15, 2024). "DEO BENARD WINS FIRST CAREER TITLE AT PBA CHEETAH CHAMPIONSHIP". pba.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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