Deo Benard Explained

Deo Benard
Birth Date:	December 24, 2003
Affiliation:	PBA
Rookieyear:	2019
Hand:	Left (two-hand delivery)
Championships:	1 PBA Tour 9 PBA Regional Tour
Sponsors:	Hammer 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

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

External links

• Deo Benard at the Professional Bowlers Association

Notes and References

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