Our event this weekend was at Bowlero Kyrene and we had a lower turnout. We had a total of 43 entries (38 qualifying and 5 economy parlays) with 16 prize winners and a 1 in 2.68 cash ratio, paying out $2,195 in prize funds. The players bowled on the 40 ft Sphinx oil pattern that provided a medium-lower 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 Justin Surat!
There were 14 competitors who made it to the cashers round. Coming out of the A Division would be Jake Howell (+73) and Dylan Taylor (+64). Their match would be somewhat of a blowout as Jake would take down Dylan, 243-198. The B Division title match would see Ernie Mendoza (+72) vs. Lordan Ferguson (+27) and their match would end up with Ernie going straight to the finals as Lordan was going through some back pain and decided not to bowl. By SFT rule, that counts as a forfeit, and Ernie found himself unconventionally moving on to the finals. Coming out of the C Division would be Josh Umstead (+61) and he would move on straight to the finals.
We would have a mix of people in the finals, with Josh and Jake looking to claim their first titles, whereas Ernie would have the experience and be looking to add another title. The finals would start off with no one really taking any big lead. Later in the match, Jake and Ernie would each stumble, giving Josh slight lead heading into the final frames. Josh would get just enough in the tenth to secure the win along with the $490 top prize! The final scores were 225 (Umstead) - 214 (Mendoza) - 212 (Howell).
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 the entire staff at Bowlero Kyrene for having us out this weekend. 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 at Bowlero Mesa this Sunday for another standard 2-squad event. See ya there!
Video Link to Final Match: https://youtube.com/live/ebfBB9VspPQ
