Especially if you get paid for it :D
It's great to be able to make some money off your hobby, in my case, bowling. Here's how my week went (i'll try not to be too jacked up with bowling terms):
First, you bowl 8 games of qualifying. If you felt your first go wasn't quite good enough, you can "re-buy" another entry. I bowled 1796 for my 8 games (an average of 225-ish), but it was still unsure whether i'd make the finals. When the last squad was over, it turned out i finished 16th overall, the last position for a berth in the finals (nr. 17 had 1793, geez louise).
IN THE FINALS you bowl another 8 games. 7 people gets knocked out, then it's time for match play. I finished 3rd with 1718 (215-ish average), and got to play against the 8th seed. It was a very exciting match, but i fell short 2 pins (206 - 208). Needed the first strike in the tenth frame, but didn't make it.
So i finished 6th in the tournament, out of 330 people! Plus, i'm 1,200 SEK richer (about 200 $).
WHICH IS AWESOME.
