William O'Neill (born October 21, 1981) is a right-handed professional ten-pin bowler who competes on the PBA Tour in North America.
He was the first person to be a two time World Champion after winning the WTBA singles titles (gold medals) in 2010 and 2013.
Bill is a pro staff member for Hammer Bowling, Dexter shoes and Vise Grips.
[3] O'Neill bowled collegiately for Saginaw Valley State University where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.
He started slowly in the championship match against #1 seed and defending champ Mike Scroggins, converting a spare then leaving an open frame.
He won the Alka Seltzer Plus Cold Cheetah Championship on November 10, 2012, beating Mike Wolfe for his fourth PBA Tour title.
[13] O'Neill also won the special "King of the Swing" challenge at this event for an additional $10,000, though this was a non-title match.
O'Neill repeated his 2014 win in the King of the Swing (non-title) challenge event to earn an additional $10,000.
On August 2, 2015, Bill won his seventh PBA title in the Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles championship, teaming with PWBA player Shannon O'Keefe to take the top prize.
[18] At World Series of Bowling X in March, he had top ten finishes in all four events and made two televised finals, but he didn't win a title.
This was a non-title elimination event featuring the top eight points-earners over the nine FloBowling PBA Summer Swing tournaments.
[22] O'Neill qualified as the #1 seed for the 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions, but lost the championship match to Kristopher Prather.
[24] Based on 2020 points, O'Neill qualified as the #2 seed for the season-ending PBA Tour Playoffs, earning a bye into the Round of 16.
He bowled for Team USA at the 2010 WTBA World Men's Championships, where he won the gold medal match in singles over South Korea's Bok Eum Choi, 244–202.
Christi delivered the couple's first child, their son Gavin, in February 2013 and a daughter, Avery, in September 2017.