The historic PBA League, consisting of eight five-player teams of PBA stars, will make its debut Jan. 19-27 at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich. The PBA League will consist of 8 teams bowling in Baker Format. Baker format is pretty simple. One bowler will bowl frames 1-6, another bowler bowls 2-7, next bowler bowls 3-8, set-up man bowls 4-9, and your anchor of the team bowls 5-10. Strategy will be needed on putting the right person in each slot but when your team is formed of PBA stars, it will be harder to figure out who bowls anchor!

The inaugural PBA League will introduce its unique professional bowling league concept, including celebrity owners, during the Detroit Winter Swing Jan. 19-27 at Thunderbowl in, concluding the week with five ESPN television shows including a live telecast of PBA League Round 1 on Sunday, Jan. 27. Subsequent shows will be taped to air on Feb. 10, Feb. 17, March 3 and March 24.

The team championship will be decided during the PBA League Elias Cup Finals, honoring PBA founder Eddie Elias, at Woodland Bowl in Indianapolis on Sunday, March 31 (airing Sunday, April 7 on ESPN).

During the first four days in Detroit, the PBA will conduct a series of open-field tournaments (the Carmen Salvino Classic, Mark Roth Classic, Don Carter Classic and Earl Anthony Players Championship). Those four events will award individual PBA Tour titles and the qualifying scores posted by each PBAL team member will be combined to produce the team qualifying scores for the ESPN telecasts.

NORM DUKE, CLERMONT, FLA.

Dallas Strikers (celebrity owner Terrell Owens)

2, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla.

3, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela.

4, Bryon Smith, Roseburg, Ore.

5, Mike Machuga, Erie, Pa.

Supplemental pick: Mike Wolfe, New Albany, Ind.

PETE WEBER, ST. ANN, MO.

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C.

3, Scott Norton, Costa Mesa, Calif.

4, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.

5, John Szczerbinski, N. Tonawanda, N.Y.

Supplemental pick: Brad Angelo, Lockport, N.Y.

BILL O’NEILL, LANGHORNE, PA.

Phillie Hitmen (celebrity owner Kevin Hart)

2, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland.

3, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio.

4, Mike DeVaney, Hemet, Calif.

5, Dick Allen, Columbia, S.C.

Supplemental pick: Dino Castillo, Carrollton, Texas.

JASON BELMONTE, AUSTRALIA

Team name to be announced (celebrity owner Chris Paul)

2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas.

3, Andres Gomez, Colombia.

4, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J.

5, Dave Wodka, Henderson, Nev.

Supplemental pick: Ildemaro Ruiz, Venezuela.

MIKE FAGAN, DALLAS

Motor City Muscle (celebrity owner Jerome Bettis)

2, Tom Smallwood, Saginaw, Mich.

3, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas.

4, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind.

5, Jesse Buss, Belvidere, Ill.

Supplemental pick: Kelly Kulick, Union, N.J.

SEAN RASH, MONTGOMERY, ILL.

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y.

3, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y.

4, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla.

5, Jason Sterner, McDonough, Ga.

Supplemental pick: Tom Hess, Urbandale, Iowa.

CHRIS BARNES, DOUBLE OAK, TEXAS

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Dom Barrett, England.

3, Josh Blanchard, Gilbert, Ariz.

4, Stuart Williams, England.

5, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan.

Supplemental pick: Jon VanHees, Charlestown, R.I.

OSKU PALERMAA, FINLAND

Team name, celebrity owner to be announced

2, Martin Larsen, Sweden.

3, Dan MacLelland, Canada.

4, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla.

5, Thomas Larsen, Denmark

Supplemental pick: Anthony LaCaze, Melrose Park, Ill.