Our event this weekend was at AMF Mesa and we had a lower turnout. We had a total of 49 entries (40 qualifying and 9 economy parlays) with 16 prize winners and a 1 in 3.06 cash ratio, paying out $2,420 in prize funds. The players bowled on the 2024 U.S. Open - Pattern #3 that provided a very low scoring pace throughout the event.
No one hit the Momma’s Mystery Score so that money will roll over to our next event. Your winner of the drawing for the free plastic ball, with the option to upgrade to any high-performance Track ball for $99.00, was Sinatra Grace!
There were 16 competitors who made it to the cashers round. Coming out of the A Division was Drew Merrell who would move straight on to the finals with a score of 644. The B Division would see Rick Mayber (+73) vs. Marc Bakunowski (+71). Their match would be a blowout with Marc taking the win, 247-177. The C Division would see Maddisen Rook advancing straight to the finals 652.
The finals would be a group of bowlers who were making the finals for the first time. It would be a tight race through about 7 frames. Maddisen and Marc both opened as Drew would ball change and start striking in the later half. Drew found a look with that ball and got too far ahead for anyone else to catch him. He would throw the last 6 strikes to claim his first title along with the $645 top prize. The final scores were 231 (Merrell) - 205 (Rook) - 188 (Bakunowski).
Thank you to everyone that came out this weekend to bowl our tournament. We can’t run tournaments like these without you guys! Thanks to Shawn and the entire staff at AMF Mesa for having us out this weekend. We are looking to hire a couple more check-in people to help run these tournaments. If you are interested in helping out with future events, please click here to apply! As always, if you have any feedback, please let us know how we can further accommodate bowlers and improve our tournaments. We’ll be back in two weeks at Bowlero Christown for another standard 2-squad event. See ya there!
Video Link to Final Match: https://youtube.com/live/xY0YmmYpmRs
