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How does a split occur in tenpin bowling?
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Tommy Jones competing in the Professional Bowlers Association Tournament of Champions final in Uncasville, Conn., April 1, 2007.
In tenpin bowling, a split occurs during the first delivery of a frame when two or more non-adjacent pins remain standing, with at least one fallen pin positioned between them.1