In the opening match, Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Fla., took advantage of Tommy Jones’ inability to strike on the right lane until the ninth frame, eliminating the tournament qualifying leader, 214-185. Azcona is a five-time member of Puerto Rico’s national bowling team Johnson is four-time member of Team USA. Johnson, a former All-American with McKendree University, was the 2017 PBA Midwest Region Player of the Year. Azcona, a former collegiate star at Lindenwood University, was the PBA South Region’s Player of the Year in 2017, his PBA rookie year. The two finalists have followed remarkably similar paths in their young PBA careers. “I’ve been thinking about that ever since I decided to take this sport seriously, which is most of my life,” he said. Making bowling history for his country was secondary, however, to winning his first PBA Tour title. I figured if it ever happened, I’d be the first one.” “I wasn’t sure (I was the first Puerto Rican to win a PBA Tour title), but knowing the bowlers in Puerto Rico, I had a pretty good idea. Knowing he needed two strikes and at least eight pins in the 10th frame to lock up his first title, “I thought thank God I’m finishing on my good lane, and then I just concentrated on making good shots. “I moved in a little and hooked the ball a little more,” he said. “I’ve always thought about this, but it feels amazing.”īoth players struggled to deal with the touchy lane conditions but Azcona found the solution first, throwing a late string of three strikes to take the lead. In a title match between two players vying for their first PBA Tour title, three pins separated the pair heading into the 10th frame when the 24-year-old Azcona threw three strikes to clinch the title and hand the 25-year-old Johnson his fourth second-place finish in PBA Tour competition.
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– Puerto Rico’s Cristian Azcona became his country’s first Professional Bowlers Association champion Sunday when he defeated AJ Johnson of Oswego, Ill., 217-214, to win the PBA Xtra Frame Wilmington Open at Ten Pin Alley Family Fun Center. We hope to see you all there.WILMINGTON, N.C. The format will be match-play finals, and the oil pattern will be announced shortly. Our next event will be at Prairie Lanes in Sun Prairie on Saturday, December 4th at 11:30am.
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MAST extends a huge Thank You to M & J Truck and Auto, Phoenix Pro Shop, and Ten Pin Alley for their generosity. Combined proceeds resulted in $177 added to the prize fund for this event. Ten Pin Alley added three $10 gift cards, won by Trevor Habich, Jay Heinzelman, and Joe Johnson. Tour co-sponsor Bob Holzbauer and Phoenix Pro Shop provided a Motiv Iron Forge bowling ball at cost, won by Dylon Wilde. Tour co-sponsor Matt Maly and M & J Truck and Auto added $125 to the prize fund for this event. Eoff led qualifying at 917, he earns twenty-five bonus points in the M & J Truck and Auto Points Race. The cut after four games of qualifying was 811.
Twenty-seven bowlers competed on the 45-foot PBA Dragon oil pattern. The other match-play payouts Saturday were $161 for 3rd-4th and $125 for 5th-8th. Ritchie earned $349 for the victory, with Boeck taking home $239 for second. Boeck qualified fifth at 861 and outlasted top-seed Derek Eoff 217-205 to reach the final. Ritchie qualified third at 885, then averaged 238 through match play en route to the win.
In a battle of bowlers seeking to become first-time MAST champions, Brent Ritchie defeated Devon Boeck 249-201 at Ten Pin Alley Saturday to earn his first career title.
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