Kyle Troup Claims Top Seed for PBA Players Championship
Jupiter, Fla.—Kyle Troup rolled a three-game series of 741 to earn the top seed for tomorrow’s PBA Players Championship stepladder finals, airing live tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX Broadcast Channel.
Following Troup are François Lavoie (726), Dick Allen (717), Tom Smallwood (709) and Anthony Simonsen (694). The three-game, total-pinfall seeding round streamed live on FloBowling to position each of the five PBA Players Championship Regional winners into tomorrow’s finals.
By earning the No. 1 seed, Troup guaranteed himself a minimum of $130,000. He also will have a chance at the $250,000 first prize as well as an opportunity to potentially secure a $1 million bonus if he can roll a perfect game in the title match.
Seeding Round Final Scores
- Kyle Troup, 741, (238, 279, 224)
- François Lavoie, 726, (245, 224, 257)
- Dick Allen, 717, (258, 226, 233)
- Tom Smallwood, 709, (258, 225, 226)
- Anthony Simonsen, 694 (235, 237, 222)
About the PBA
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