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he recent Professional Bowlers Association Super Slam
tournaments since 2017. Established in 2012 by Justin Wyman, who
was an invitational event featuring the five winners of
personally has more than 20 years of experience in technical event
the 2021 PBA Tour Majors. Offering a total prize purse
production, JWI Entertainment Technologies offers a turnkey service
of $200,000, this all-star tournament was broadcast
covering audio, lighting, video, and rigging.
live on FOX Sports. It featured a dynamic set, constructed from a
Justin has developed a close working relationship with the PBA
variety of different ADJ LED video panel models, which surrounded
over the past five years, helping them to raise the production value
the bowlers on three sides and provided a vibrant backdrop of
of their events and use LED video panels to create versatile sets
animated patterns and sponsor logos.
that can be fully customised with animated patterns and sponsor
Hosted in Annandale, Virginia, the inaugural PBA Super Slam was
logos. This has helped the organisation to attract premium sponsors
hotly contested between Kyle Troup (PBA Players Championship
for PBA competitions by ensuring their logos appear prominently
winner), Francois Lavoie (Kia PBA Tournament of Champions
whichever way the audience looks and – more importantly – every
winner), Tom Daugherty (Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship
direction the TV cameras may be pointed. Justin is constantly
winner), Thomas Larsen (USBC Masters winner) and Chris Via
refining this concept and investing in additional ADJ LED video
(BPAA US Open winner). Following a close competition that saw
panels to allow even more impressive set designs.
Daugherty eliminated in the first round and Lavoie and Troup win
For the 2021 season, Justin made his first investment in ADJ’s new
the semi-final matches, Francois Lavoie clinched the victory beating
Vision Series of LED video panels, adding 20 of the VS2 model to
Troup 247 to 202 in the final and walking away with the $100,000
his inventory. The Vision Series panels offer the highest quality
top prize.
LED binning and bright, clear output, with a variety of pixel
Responsible for designing and supplying the set for the competition
pitch options from which to choose. All models are front and rear
was niche bowling industry technical supplier, JWI Entertainment
serviceable, and feature four individual mini modules for quick and
Technologies, which has supplied ADJ LED video panels to PBA
easy servicing. They are all also built on the same frame, allowing
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