September 4, 2024 Nolan Hughes

The eight-player field for the Go Bowling PBA Elite League Strike Derby, airing Oct. 27 on FOX, is now set.

One player representing each PBA Elite League presented by Snickers playoff team was selected to compete via a fan vote. The leading vote-getters for each team (listed alphabetically):

  • Andrew Anderson, Las Vegas
  • Jason Belmonte, Lucky Strike L.A. X
  • Packy Hanrahan, New Jersey
  • Jesper Svensson, Akron
  • EJ Tackett, Motown
  • Kyle Troup, Portland

To round out the field, Chris Via of the Akron Atom Splitters and Arturo Quintero of the Portland Lumberjacks were selected as commissioner wild cards.

Via, the defending Strike Derby champion, will be the top seed for the bracket.

Quintero was selected by the host center, Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine. The Mexico native moved to Portland following his 2022 PBA League debut and has become a staple in the city’s bowling community. 

Quintero will be the No. 8 seed and face Via in the opening round of the bracket.

The remainder of the players were seeded by their strike totals during the PBA Elite League regular season.

Hanrahan paced the field with 50 strikes, followed by Belmonte (47), Anderson (47), Tackett (43), Troup (39) and Svensson (34).

Belmonte won the tiebreaker over Anderson — each struck 47 strikes on 71 attempts — as the Australian netted more fan votes.

Each player will have two minutes to throw as many strikes as possible and the player with the most strikes will advance. Ties will be broken by a one-ball roll-off.

The winner of the non-title event will receive $30,000.

The event will be taped during the PBA Elite League presented by Snickers Playoffs at Bayside Bowl in Portland, Maine.

More information on the PBA Elite League is available here.

Strike Derby Bracket

No. 1 Chris Via (defending champion) vs. No. 8 Arturo Quintero (host center selection)
No. 4 Andrew Anderson (47 strikes) vs. No. 5 EJ Tackett (43 strikes)
No. 2 Packy Hanrahan (50 strikes) vs. No. 7 Jesper Svensson (34 strikes)
No. 3 Jason Belmonte (47 strikes) vs. No. 6 Kyle Troup (39 strikes)