Sean Rash

{{Short description|American ten-pin bowler (born 1982)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox professional bowler |image=20170820 Sean Rash portrait.jpg |name=Sean Rash |caption=Rash in 2017 |birth_date={{birth date and age|1982|08|22}} |birth_place=[[Denver, Colorado]], U.S. |years_active=1998-present (Turned pro in 2005) |affiliation=[[Professional Bowlers Association|PBA]] |rookieyear=2005 |sponsors=SWAG Bowling, JoPo Grips, Dexter shoes |championships=18 [[PBA Tour]] titles (2 majors) 10 [[PBA Regional Tour]] titles 2011–12 PBA Player of the Year |hand=Right [[Bowling form|(cranker delivery)]] |height=6 ft 1 in }}

'''Sean Rash''' (born August 22, 1982) is an American professional [[Ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]] who has been one of the top players on the [[Professional Bowlers Association]] (PBA) Tour. He currently owns 18 [[PBA Tour]] titles, including two major championships, and was the [[PBA Bowling Tour: 2011–12 season|2011–12 PBA Player of the Year]]. Rash has rolled two of his 30 career PBA [[Perfect game (bowling)|perfect 300 games]] on television, making him the first player in history with multiple perfect games in the TV finals of a [[PBA Tour]] event. [[Canada|Canadian]] [[François Lavoie]], American [[Chris Via]], and Australian [[Jason Belmonte]] have since joined Rash in this exclusive club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2020/october/francois-lavoie-rolls-perfect-300-game-way-pba-playoffs-quarterfinals |title=FRANCOIS LAVOIE ROLLS PERFECT 300 GAME ON WAY TO PBA PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS |publisher=pba.com |date=October 17, 2020 |accessdate=October 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2021/june/anthony-simonsen-wins-pba-tour-finals-eighth-career-pba-tour-title |title=ANTHONY SIMONSEN WINS PBA TOUR FINALS FOR EIGHTH CAREER PBA TOUR TITLE |last=Goodger |first=Jef |website=pba.com |date=June 27, 2021 |accessdate=June 28, 2021}}</ref> Rash has also been on the losing end of four televised 300 games, more than any other player. He owns ten [[PBA Regional Tour]] titles.

In January 2024, Rash was elected to the [[United States Bowling Congress|USBC]] Hall of Fame (Superior Performance category). He was officially inducted on April 24, 2024.<ref name=Rash-USBCHOF>{{cite web |url=https://bowl.com/news/three-elected-to-2024-usbc-hall-of-fame-in-superior-performance-category |website=PBA.com |title=THREE ELECTED TO 2024 USBC HALL OF FAME IN SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE CATEGORY |last=Schroeder |first=Dave |date=2024-01-18 |accessdate=2024-01-22}}</ref> On January 31, 2025, Rash was voted into the PBA Hall of Fame, and was notified via a surprise announcement from PBA Commissioner [[Tom Clark (sports executive)|Tom Clark]] at a pro-am event for the PBA Owens Illinois Classic.<ref name=Rash-PBAHOF>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=597047916410451&aggr_v_ids[0]=597047916410451&aggr_v_ids[1]=1291388745315176&aggr_v_ids[2]=937252438551785&notif_id=1738538305576855&notif_t=watch_follower_video&ref=notif |website=Facebook.com |title=Sean Rash's Surprised with PBA Hall of Fame Announcement |date=2025-02-04 |accessdate=2025-02-05}}</ref> He was officially inducted with the 2025 class at a ceremony during the [[PBA Tournament of Champions]] in April, 2025. In December 2025, Rash was voted into the [[Alaska Sports Hall of Fame]] as a 2026 inductee.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alaskasportshall.org/sean-rash-dick-griffith-butch-lincoln-headline-alaska-sports-hall-of-fames-class-of-2026/ |website=alaskasportshall.org |title=Sean Rash, Dick Griffith, Butch Lincoln headline Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 |date=2025-12-09 |accessdate=2025-12-15}}</ref>

In January 2020, Rash became a member of the [[Storm Products|900 Global]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flobowling.com/articles/6640775-rash-shocks-industry-by-signing-with-900-global |title=Rash 'Shocks Industry' By Signing With 900 Global |last=Wiseman |first=Lucas |website=flobowling.com |date=January 7, 2020 |accessdate=June 28, 2021}}</ref> pro staff, after being previously sponsored by [[Brunswick Bowling & Billiards|Brunswick]] for 17 years.<ref name="PBAbio-Rash">{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/bowlers/bowler/20327 |title=Sean Rash PBA bio |website=pba.com |date=May 25, 2005 |accessdate=October 7, 2016}}</ref> Rash was briefly sponsored by [[MOTIV Bowling]] in the summer of 2025,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLK8gpoM3RG/ |title=First shot with the @motivbowling Forge |website=instagram.com |date=June 21, 2025 |accessdate=September 1, 2025}}</ref> but signed with SWAG Bowling in 2026. He is also sponsored by JoPo Grips and Dexter shoes.

==Before the PBA== Sean Rash was a highly accomplished bowler before turning pro. His amateur accomplishments included: * Junior Team USA member in 1998, 2002, and 2003. * Team USA member in 2002, 2004, and 2005. He was part of the 2004 team that won the World Tenpin Team Cup in [[The Netherlands]]. * Two-time All-American at [[Wichita State University]] (2002 and 2003). * Won the 2003 International Bowling Congress (IBC) National Championship, and was runner-up for IBC Bowler of the Year. * Won the 2003 USBC Doubles Championship, where he and partner Derek Sapp established an all-time record for pinfall with 1,540 over six games (later broken in 2007 by Jonathan Masur and Jeffrey Butler shooting a 1,544). * Bowled as an amateur in the 2003 [[USBC Masters]], his first-ever PBA Tour event, and finished seventh.

Rash also started a tournament in his native Alaska when he was just 13 years old. Frustrated by a lack of scratch tournaments for junior bowlers, he started his own: Sean Rash Stars of the Future. The tournament was in its 18th year as of 2012, and has awarded nearly $25,000 in scholarship money over the years.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bragg |first=Beth |title=After no off-season, Rash begins defense of PBA Player of Year title |date=November 13, 2012 |website=adn.com |url=http://www.adn.com/2012/11/13/2691928/after-no-off-season-rash-begins.html}}</ref>

==PBA career==

===Early years=== [[File:US Army 52330 Professional bowlers gives expert advice to Area 1 Warriors.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sean Rash throws a ball in a game with Area I Soldiers and civilians.]] Rash joined the [[PBA Tour]] in 2005. He holds the distinction of being the first PBA player to ever win a title when starting from the Tour Qualifying Round (TQR), which he accomplished in his rookie season at the [[PBA Bowling Tour: 2005–06 season|2006 West Virginia Championship]]. Rash caused a minor controversy during his 256–236 semifinal victory over [[Danny Wiseman]] in the 2006 Beltway Classic in [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]]. After throwing a match-clinching strike in the 11th frame, Rash approached the crowd at the left side of the approach and yelled, "Who's your hometown fan, now?" seemingly in reference to Wiseman, a Baltimore native. Rash later minimized his outburst, telling ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' in 2007, "The media and everybody took it and twisted it the wrong way. Danny knew exactly what I meant. I was trying to get his fans to cheer me on in the next match."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-12-05 |title=Rash to Return After Outburst |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2007/12/05/rash-to-return-after-outburst |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Baltimore Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> Rash went on to win the next match and the title.

Rash won his first PBA major title at the 2007 [[USBC Masters]] in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. The win gave him four titles in his first four television appearances, and seven straight match wins on TV to open his career (one short of the record eight wins set by [[George Branham III]]). The streak ended when Rash lost to [[Norm Duke]] in the semifinal match of the 2008–09 season-opening [[PBA World Championship]].

===2011–12: PBA Player of the Year=== Rash won the 2012 [[H&R Block Tournament of Champions|PBA Tournament of Champions]] for his first championship in five years, and second major title overall. Qualifying as the #1 seed, Rash beat [[Ryan Ciminelli]] in the final match 239–205.<ref>[http://www.pba.com/LiveScoring/round_results.aspx?RoundID=1957 ToC Tournament Results] at www.pba.com</ref> Rash led the 2011–12 PBA Tour in average, earnings and points. On May 28, 2012, the PBA announced that Rash had won the 2012 [[Chris Schenkel]] PBA Player of the Year award in an extremely close vote (Rash received 29% of the vote to [[Jason Belmonte]]'s 26.6%).<ref>{{cite web |last=Vint |first=Bill |title=Sean Rash Wins Closest PBA Player of the Year Contest in Years; Belmonte Second, Fagan Third |website=www.pba.com |date=May 28, 2012 |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2012/5/28/Sean-Rash-Wins-Closest-PBA-Player-of-the-Year-Contest-in-Years3b-Belmonte-Second-Fagan-Third.aspx |access-date=May 29, 2012 |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604065335/http://news.pba.com/post/2012/5/28/Sean-Rash-Wins-Closest-PBA-Player-of-the-Year-Contest-in-Years3b-Belmonte-Second-Fagan-Third.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2012–13: International success=== Rash won his sixth and seventh PBA Tour titles in the 2012–13 season, in the WBT Kuwait Open and WBT Thailand Open. He later won an additional $20,000 in the World Bowling Tour finals (contested at the 2013 World Series of Bowling), but this did not count as a PBA title. He was the top money winner on Tour for the [[PBA Bowling Tour: 2012–13 season|2012–13 season]], with earnings of $248,317.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2014/1/17/Australiae28099s-Jason-Belmonte-Named-2012-13-Chris-Schenkel-PBA-Player-of-the-Year.aspx |title=Australia's Jason Belmonte Named 2012–13 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |website=pba.com |date=January 17, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2014 |archive-date=January 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121005413/http://news.pba.com/post/2014/1/17/Australiae28099s-Jason-Belmonte-Named-2012-13-Chris-Schenkel-PBA-Player-of-the-Year.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2014: First televised 300 game=== In the finals of the PBA Wolf Open on May 24, 2014 (broadcast nationally on June 3, 2014), Sean rolled the PBA's 23rd televised 300 game in the opening match. He went on to win the tournament for his eighth PBA title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2014/6/3/Sean-Rash-Rolls-300-on-His-Way-to-Eighth-Career-Title-in-PBA-Wolf-Open-to-Kick-Off-PBA-Summer-Swing.aspx |title=Sean Rash Rolls 300 on His Way to Eighth Career Title in PBA Wolf Open to Kick Off PBA Summer Swing |last=Vint |first=Bill |website=pba.com |date=June 3, 2014 |accessdate=June 18, 2014}}</ref>

===2015: Second televised 300 game=== On February 15, 2015, Rash bowled a {{Not a typo|300 game}} on ESPN while competing in the Barbasol Tournament of Champions in Indianapolis, Indiana, the 25th time a perfect game had been bowled in a televised PBA event. This, combined with his June 2014 perfect game, made him the first player in PBA history to have bowled two televised perfect games in PBA Tour events. He did not, however, go on to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2015/2/15/Belmonte-Repeats-as-Barbasol-PBA-Tournament-of-Champions-Winner3b-Rash-Rolls-Historic-300-Game.aspx |title=Belmonte Repeats as Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions Winner; Rash Rolls Historic 300 Game |last=Vint |first=Bill |website=pba.com |date=February 15, 2015 |accessdate=February 16, 2015 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217020457/http://news.pba.com/post/2015/2/15/Belmonte-Repeats-as-Barbasol-PBA-Tournament-of-Champions-Winner3b-Rash-Rolls-Historic-300-Game.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> On October 11, 2015, Rash bowled from the #1 seed position and defeated Hall of Famer [[Pete Weber (bowler)|Pete Weber]] in a single-game final to win the PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open for his ninth PBA title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.pba.com/post/2015/10/11/Sean-Rash-Wins-PBA-Xtra-Frame-Iowa-Midwest-Open-For-Ninth-Career-Tour-Title.aspx |title=Sean Rash Wins PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open For Ninth Career Tour Title |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |website=pba.com |date=October 11, 2015 |accessdate=October 13, 2015}}</ref>

Sean passed the $1 million mark in career PBA earnings during the 2015 season.

===2016: 10-title plateau=== Rash won his 10th PBA title at the PBA Fall Swing Badger Open on September 10, 2016 in [[Allen Park, Michigan]], defeating #1 qualifier [[Wes Malott]] in the final match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/articles/Sean-Rash-Wins-PBA-Badger-Open-for-Milestone-10th-Career-Title |title=Sean Rash Wins PBA Badger Open for Milestone 10th Career Title |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |website=pba.com |date=October 5, 2016 |accessdate=October 7, 2016}}</ref> One day later, Rash won his 11th title in the PBA Detroit Open, defeating top seed Jason Belmonte in the final match.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pba.com/articles/Sean-Rash-Wins-PBA-Detroit-Open-for-Back-to-Back-Fall-Swing-Titles |title=Sean Rash Wins PBA Detroit Open for Back-to-Back Fall Swing Titles |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |website=pba.com |date=October 12, 2016 |accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref>

===2017=== As one of the top eight money leaders from the start of the 2015 season through the 2017 [[USBC Masters]], Rash was invited to participate in the inaugural Main Event PBA Tour Finals in May 2017. He placed sixth in the event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Indianae28099s-EJ-Tackett-Wins-Inaugural-Main-Event-PBA-Tour-Finals-for-Third-2017-Title |title=Indiana's EJ Tackett Wins Inaugural Main Event PBA Tour Finals for Third 2017 Title |first=Bill |last=Vint |website=PBA.com |date=June 27, 2017 |accessdate=July 5, 2017 |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903131414/https://www.pba.com/articles/Indianae28099s-EJ-Tackett-Wins-Inaugural-Main-Event-PBA-Tour-Finals-for-Third-2017-Title |url-status=dead }}</ref> On August 20, 2017, Rash won his 12th PBA Tour title at the Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic in [[Middletown, Delaware]], defeating reigning PBA Player of the Year [[E. J. Tackett]] in the final match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Sean-Rash-Wins-12th-Career-Title-in-PBA-Xtra-Frame-Gene-Cartere28099s-Pro-Shop-Classic |title=Sean Rash Wins 12th Career Title in PBA Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic |first=Bill |last=Vint |website=PBA.com |date=August 20, 2017 |accessdate=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

===2018=== Rash endured his most difficult season to date in 2018, advancing to match play in only 10 of 30 events and making only one championship round appearance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-25 |title=Sean Rash {{!}} PBA |url=https://www.pba.com/players/sean-rash |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=www.pba.com |language=en}}</ref>

===2019=== On January 13, 2019, Rash won his 13th PBA title, teaming with partner Matt Ogle to take the top prize in the [[Mark Roth|Roth]]-[[Marshall Holman|Holman]] PBA Doubles Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Rash-Ogle-Sweep-Stepladder-Finals-to-Win-PBA-Mark-Roth-Marshall-Holman-Doubles-Championship |title=Rash, Ogle Sweep Stepladder Finals to Win PBA Mark Roth-Marshall Holman Doubles Championship |website=pba.com |first=Jerry |last=Schneider |date=January 20, 2019 |accessdate=January 21, 2019}}</ref> Rash qualified as the #6 seed for the inaugural [[PBA Tour Playoffs]]. He made it to the Final Four on June 1, but lost in the semifinal to [[Bill O'Neill (bowler)|Bill O'Neill]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Dark-Horse-Kris-Prather-Veteran-Bill-Oe28099Neill-Advance-to-PBA-Playoffs-Championship-Match-Sunday-on-FOX |title=Dark Horse Kris Prather, Veteran Bill O'Neill Advance to PBA Playoffs Championship Match Sunday on FOX |last=Vint |first=Bill |website=pba.com |date=June 1, 2019 |accessdate=June 2, 2019}}</ref> He won his second title of 2019 and 14th overall on August 27 at the PBA Wolf Open. Qualifying as the #3 seed, Rash defeated [[Kyle Troup]] in his first match, then rolled back-to-back 257 games against #2 qualifier [[Norm Duke]] and top seed [[Anthony Simonsen]] to earn the championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Rash-Defeats-Simonsen-to-Win-PBA-Wolf-Open-for-14th-career-Go-Bowling-PBA-Tour-Title |title=Rash Defeats Simonsen to Win PBA Wolf Open for 14th career Go Bowling! PBA Tour Title |last=Schneider |first=Jerry |website=pba.com |date=August 27, 2019 |accessdate=August 28, 2019}}</ref> Rash was also recognized as the USBC Cup champion for earning the most points during the nine-event [[2019 PBA Tour season|2019 PBA Summer Swing]], which awarded him a $20,000 bonus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Jason-Sterner-Reaps-Bonuses-with-Illinois-Open-Win3b-Sean-Rash-Tops-USBC-Cup-FloBowling-Points-Races |title=Jason Sterner Reaps Bonuses with Illinois Open Win; Sean Rash Tops USBC Cup, FloBowling Points Races |last=Vint |first=Bill |website=pba.com |date=August 31, 2019 |accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref> He qualified as the #1 seed at the 2019 [[U.S. Open (bowling)|U.S. Open]], but finished runner-up to champion [[François Lavoie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowl.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?id=23622333893 |title=Canada's Lavoie Wins 2019 U.S. Open |last=Cannizzaro |first=Matt |publisher=bowl.com |date=October 30, 2019 |accessdate=November 15, 2019}}</ref> Rash also won the non-title 2019 PBA China Tiger Cup on November 21, sweeping A.J. Johnson 211–194 and 227–207 in the best-two-of-three final to take the $20,000 top prize.

===2020=== On January 26, 2020, Rash won his 15th PBA Tour title at the PBA Oklahoma Open. He qualified as the #5 seed for the stepladder finals and won all four matches to win the title, defeating Packy Hanrahan, [[Jesper Svensson (bowler)|Jesper Svensson]], Brad Miller, and top seed [[Ryan Ciminelli]].<ref name=SR-OKC>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Sean-Rash-Rolls-Two-Near-Perfect-Games-Climbs-Ladder-to-Win-15th-Title-in-PBA-Oklahoma-Open |title=Sean Rash Rolls Two Near-Perfect Games, Climbs Ladder to Win 15th Title in PBA Oklahoma Open |last=Vint |first=Bill |website=pba.com |date=January 26, 2020 |accessdate=January 26, 2020}}</ref> On June 13, 2020, Rash won the PBA Summer Clash, a non-title made-for-TV event held in [[Jupiter, Florida]]. Rash outlasted nine other competitors in the one-ball elimination tournament, surviving two sudden-death tie-breakers on his way to defeating [[Bill O'Neill (bowler)|Bill O'Neill]] in the ninth and final round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flobowling.com/results/6750272-2020-pba-summer-clash/27959 |title=2020 PBA Summer Clash Results |website=flobowling.com |date=June 13, 2020 |accessdate=June 15, 2020}}</ref> On October 4, 2020, Rash won the [[PBA World Series of Bowling|PBA World Series of Bowling XI]] Cheetah Championship held in [[Centreville, Virginia]]. (Qualifying rounds were held in [[Las Vegas]] in March, after which the event was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].) As the #3 seed for the finals, he defeated Darren Tang, Packy Hanrahan, and top seed [[E. J. Tackett]] to claim his 16th PBA Tour title. This was Rash's first title in a World Series of Bowling event after 15 previous final round appearances, which included four runner-up finishes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/articles/Sean-Rash-Captures-First-PBA-WSOB-Title-After-Years-of-High-Finishes |title=Sean Rash Captures First PBA WSOB Title After Years of High Finishes |last=Laufer |first=J. |website=pba.com |date=October 4, 2020 |accessdate=October 5, 2020}}</ref>

Rash surpassed the $1.5 million mark in career earnings during the 2020 season. He has accumulated 30 [[Perfect game (bowling)|perfect 300 games]] in PBA events to date (end of 2019 season).<ref name="PBAbio-Rash"/>

===2021=== On August 22, 2021 (his 39th birthday), Rash won his 17th PBA Tour title at the PBA Chesapeake Open, defeating [[Tom Daugherty]] in the final match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2021/august/sean-rash-wins-pba-chesapeake-open-17th-pba-tour-title |title=SEAN RASH WINS PBA CHESAPEAKE OPEN FOR 17TH PBA TOUR TITLE |publisher=PBA.com |last=Goodger |first=Jef |date=August 22, 2021 |accessdate=August 23, 2021}}</ref>

===2022=== In the opening event of the 2022 season, the [[PBA Players Championship]], Rash won the Midwest Region final over Matt Russo. During the final match, Rash openly questioned the "integrity" of urethane bowling ball use on the PBA Tour, due to his rather well-known disapproval of the way urethane bowling balls can change lane conditions – mostly the [[Hammer Bowling|Purple Hammer]], which has had controversy surrounding its softness. He also uttered an expletive on the live broadcast during his rant. He was fined an undisclosed amount, forced to miss one February event (later announced as the Dave Small's Best of the Best Championship), and was placed on one year probation by the PBA for "conduct unbecoming a professional".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowlersjournal.com/sean-rash-fined-suspended-from-one-pba-tour-event-for-unprofessional-conduct/ |title=Sean Rash Fined, Suspended from One PBA Tour Event for 'Unprofessional Conduct' |publisher=bowlersjournal.com |last=Manzione |first=Gianmarc |date=January 28, 2022 |accessdate=January 31, 2022}}</ref> Rash went on to claim the No. 1 seed for the January 29 Players Championship finals, but fell to No. 2 seed [[Jason Belmonte]] in the final match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2022/january/belmonte-emphatically-back-winning-his-14th-major |title=BELMONTE IS EMPHATICALLY BACK WINNING HIS 14TH MAJOR |publisher=PBA.com |last=Winters |first=Jill |date=January 30, 2022 |accessdate=January 31, 2022}}</ref>

===2023=== Early in the 2023 season, Rash announced he has been diagnosed with a degenerative disc disease, but still wants to continue bowling as much as treatment options will allow.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pba.com/2023/february/pba-shawnee-classic-preview |title=PBA SHAWNEE CLASSIC PREVIEW |publisher=PBA.com |last=Hughes |first=Nolan |date=February 14, 2023 |accessdate=February 28, 2023}}</ref>

===2024=== Rash suffered through an injury-plagued PBA season in 2024, cashing only six times in 15 events and ranking 42nd in points. He was a member of the Las Vegas High Rollers PBA Elite League team, which won the 2024 [[Eddie Elias|Elias Cup]] championship. In the semifinal round, Rash rolled a strike on all eight of his shots as the High Rollers advanced against the Motown Muscle.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Nolan |title=Las Vegas Breaks Through to Win First PBA Elias Cup Title |url=https://www.pba.com/2024/september/las-vegas-breaks-through-win-first-pba-elias-cup-title |website=pba.com |date=September 17, 2024 |access-date=September 18, 2024}}</ref>

===2025=== On January 31, 2025, Rash was voted into the PBA Hall of Fame (Performance category). He was officially inducted in April, 2025.<ref name=Rash-PBAHOF/> Despite battling a hand injury that occurred during the latter stages of match play, Rash won the [[Storm Products|Storm]] Lucky Larsen Masters in [[Helsingborg|Helsingborg, Sweden]] for his 18th PBA Tour title and first since 2021. After knocking off American Nate Purches in the semifinals, he defeated [[Finland]]'s Juho Rissanen in the final match, 221–191. The 18th win moved Rash into the top 20 on the PBA's all-time titles list (tied with four others in 19th place).<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Nolan |title=Sean Rash Wins 2025 Storm Lucky Larsen Masters |url=https://www.pba.com/2025/august/sean-rash-wins-2025-storm-lucky-larsen-masters |website=pba.com |date=August 31, 2025 |access-date=September 1, 2025}}</ref>

Rash ranked #7 on the PBA's 2025 "Best 25 PBA Players of the Last 25 Seasons" list. The ranking was based on a points system that took into account standard titles, major titles, top-five finishes and Player of the Year awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best 25 PBA Players of the Last 25 Seasons |url=https://www.pba.com/2025/november/best-25-pba-players-last-25-seasons |last=Hughes |first=Nolan |date=2025-12-05 |access-date=2025-12-09 |website=www.pba.com |language=en}}</ref>

===PBA Titles=== Major titles in '''boldface'''.

# 2005–06 West Virginia Open ([[Parkersburg, WV]]) # 2006–07 Beltway Classic ([[Baltimore, MD]]) # 2006–07 [[Earl Anthony]] Medford Classic ([[Medford, OR]]) # '''2007–08 [[USBC Masters]]''' ([[Milwaukee, WI]]) # '''2011–12 [[PBA Tournament of Champions]]''' ([[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada|NV]]) # 2012–13 WBT Kuwait Open ([[Kuwait City]]) # 2012–13 WBT Thailand Open ([[Bangkok]]) # 2014 PBA Wolf Open ([[Shawnee, OK]]) # 2015 PBA Xtra Frame Iowa Midwest Open ([[Council Bluffs, IA]]) # 2016 PBA Badger Open ([[Allen Park, MI]]) # 2016 PBA Detroit Open (Allen Park, MI) # 2017 Storm Xtra Frame Gene Carter's Pro Shop Classic ([[Middletown, DE]]) # 2019 [[Mark Roth|Roth]]-[[Marshall Holman|Holman]] PBA Doubles Championship w/Matt Ogle (Shawnee, OK) # 2019 FloBowling PBA Wolf Open ([[Aurora, IL]]) # 2020 PBA Oklahoma Open (Shawnee, OK) # 2020 PBA WSOB XI Cheetah Championship (Las Vegas, NV and [[Centreville, VA]]) # 2021 PBA Chesapeake Open ([[Chesapeake, VA]]) # 2025 Storm Lucky Larsen Masters ([[Helsingborg|Helsingborg, Sweden]])

==Career statistics== Statistics are through the last complete PBA season. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Season!! Events!! Cashes!! Match Play!! CRA+!! PBA Titles (majors)!! Average!! Earnings ($) |- | 2005–06 || 19 || 12 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 214.25 || align=right|55,655 |- | 2006–07 || 20 || 20 || 12 || 2 || 2 || 221.29 || align=right|91,500 |- | 2007–08 || 21 || 20 || 13 || 1 || 1 (1) || 217.96 || align=right|151,500 |- | 2008–09 || 21 || 21 || 14 || 3 || 0 || 218.10 || align=right|67,090 |- | 2009–10 || 19 || 16 || 10 || 3 || 0 || 217.60 || align=right|54,110 |- | 2010–11 || 12 || 10 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 217.81 || align=right|64,930 |- | 2011–12 || 13 || 12 || 10 || 7 || 1 (1) || 228.13 || align=right|140,250 |- | 2012–13 || 30 || 22 || 11 || 7 || 2 || 227.36 || align=right|248,317 |- | 2014 || 20 || 17 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 221.40 || align=right|94,884 |- | 2015 || 26 || 19 || 11 || 3 || 1 || 225.16 || align=right|101,690 |- | 2016 || 27 || 18 || 11 || 3 || 2 || 219.36 || align=right|74,555 |- | 2017 || 25 || 19 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 222.91 || align=right|75,937 |- | 2018 || 30 || 19 || 10 || 1 || 0 || 215.26 || align=right|46,722 |- | 2019 || 31 || 23 || 13 || 7 || 2 || 218.41 || align=right|148,968 |- | 2020 || 13 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || -- || align=right|133,650 |- | 2021 || 19 || 14 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 218.63 || align=right|63,840 |- | 2022 || 12 || 10 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 219.63 || align=right|114,140 |- | 2023 || 15 || 5 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 211.97 || align=right|32,200 |- | 2024 || 16 || 7 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 214.91 || align=right|38,107 |- | 2025 || 16 || 7 || 5 || 3 || 1 || 218.23 || align=right|52,232 |} + CRA=Championship Round Appearances

==Personal== Rash was born in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. At the age of six months, he and his family moved to [[Anchorage, Alaska]], where he lived until he was 18 years old. He then attended [[Wichita State University]] in [[Wichita, Kansas]]. He now resides in [[Montgomery, Illinois]], with his wife Sara and their three daughters.<ref name=SR-OKC/>

==Sources== * www.pba.com, official site of the Professional Bowlers Association and Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour * http://www.bowl.com/tournaments/usbcopen/national/records_general_records.aspx

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.pba.com/players/sean-rash Sean Rash] at the [[Professional Bowlers Association]]

{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Belmonte]] | after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pete Weber (bowler)|Pete Weber]] | title = [[Best Bowler ESPY Award]] | years = 2012 }} {{succession box | before = {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Koivuniemi]] | after = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Belmonte]] | title = PBA Player of the Year | years = 2011-12 }} {{s-end}}

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