It appears as of the Friday loser's bracket (8 p.m.) there may be only two Brunswick/Radical/DV8 bowlers: Greg Ostrander (Brunswick) and Mike DeVaney (Radical).

I know there were some notables who cashed: Thomas Smallwood, Sean Rash, WRW Jr.

It'd be interesting to see who's comping the most balls to free agents (marketing) and how many guys each company has on contract in the "show (the show meaning Touring-1/exempt/top 50 status players)." 

I won't deny Brunswick had some QC issues in the mid 2000s after moving the factory. I think from a perspective of the ability for bowlers to use their equipment today on what 95% of bowlers see on a week to week basis in league and open play, they can hang.

Something to put into your heads: After doing some deep "research" on who provides the raw materials to each factory, it seems to me that much of the raw materials and casting equipment that each company receives is not that much different from each other. I think a big determining factor in "who's performing the best" these days are a result of the minds in marketing and sales, more than the products and science of the game.