RENO, Nev. - For the first time all week, there is a new leader at the U.S. Open.
Puerto Rico s Cristian Azcona averaged more than 250 during the first eight games of match play Friday night at the National Bowling Stadium, including a 298 game, to surge into the lead with a 9,262 total.
His score includes 40 games of pinfall across four lane conditions and 30 bonus pins for each of his six wins in the opening round of matches.
It took Azcona 39 games to climb his way up the standings, and he settled in just ahead of left-hander Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, who is second with 9,258. Butturff was the leader after all three rounds of qualifying and the Cashers Round, which took place Friday morning.
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RENO, Nev. - Denmark s Thomas Larsen said he was excited to return to the National Bowling Stadium because he d bowled well there in the past, and he was able to continue that success Sunday with a win at the 2021 United States Bowling Congress Masters.
The 31-year-old right-hander defeated top seed Jesper Svensson of Sweden in a see-saw match, 197-176, for his third Professional Bowlers Association Tour title and the first major victory of his career. He became the first bowler from Denmark to win the USBC Masters.
The Masters stepladder was broadcast live Sunday on Fox Sports FS1 as part of the 2021 PBA Tour television schedule. The event was the fourth of five majors on the 2021 PBA Tour calendar, and the win earned Larsen a $30,000 top prize.
RENO, Nev. - Since joining the
Professional Bowlers Association, Jesper Svensson has been a rising star and one of the premier left-handers on the PBA Tour.
He has found the winner s circle each year since 2015 in a variety of formats - singles, doubles and PBA League competition - and he s now in position to claim the second major title of his career at the 2021
United States Bowling Congress Masters, where he will be the top seed for Sunday s live TV finals.
The Masters stepladder will be broadcast Sunday on Fox Sports FS1, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern as part of the 2021 PBA Tour television schedule. The event is considered a major on the PBA Tour, and the champion will take home the coveted Masters trophy and $30,000 top prize.