Live-Blogging: PBA Tournament of Champions 02/28/2021

Fox Sports TV Broadcast

PBA: Tournament of Champions

Event Location: Bowlero Jupiter, Jupiter, FL

Announcers: Rob Stone, Randy Pedersen, Kimberly Pressler

Hello, and welcome to another edition of 'Live-Blogging Other Sports'. This Afternoon, it is PBA's Tournament of Champions.

PBA is still in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Area doing their broadcast/streaming tournaments. Last Week, Kyle Troup won the PBA Players Championship. And today, the only one returning to do the Stepladder Finals of this event is Anthony Simonsen. Simonsen got bounced in the first match of last week's tournament to Tom Smallwood. Today he is in the ToC as the #1 seed. 

Here are the Stepladder Finals:

Match 1: Francois Lavoie vs. Sean Rash:

1st Frame:
Lavoie opens up the stepladder finals with strike. X.
Rash leaves a 6-10. Rash picks up a spare. 8/.

2nd Frame:
Rash leaves a 4-7. Rash picks up a spare. 8/.
Fox is saying Bowlero Jupiter is using the 'Don Johnson' oil pattern for these stepladder finals.
Lavoie with a double strike. XX.

3rd Frame:
Lavoie leaves a 4 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.
Rash needs a the head end of a messanger for his first strike of the Match. X.

4th Frame:
Rash gets a brooklyn to get a double strike. XX.
Sean is concerned of some sticking issues on the approach of the left lane.
Lavoie left a 3-6-10. Lavoie picks up a spare. 7/.

5th Frame:
Lavoie with a strike. X.
Rash getting another Brooklyn Strike. A triple strike. XX.

6th Frame:
Rash leaves a 6 pin. Rash picks up a spare. 9/.
T.V. Timeout: Rash leading despite having sticky approach.
Lavoie nails a double strike. Max Scores: Lavoie 266, Rash 258.

7th Frame:
Lavoie picks up a Turkey. XXX.
Rash leaves a 4 pin. Rash picks up the spare. 9/. Rash's Max Score is now at 247.

8th Frame:
Rash makes a ball change, but leaves a 3-6-9-10. Rash picks up a spare. 6/.
Lavoie leaves the 6 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.

Pedersen is saying that the lanes are breaking down quickly.

9th Frame:
Lavoie with a strike. X.
Rash leaves 3-6-10. Rash picks up a spare. 7/.

10th Frame:
Rash leaves a 10 pin. Rash picks up a spare. Rash with a strike. X. Rash ends with a 209.
Lavoie needs 8 pins to win. Lavoie gets 9 pins on first ball, leaving the 10 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. Lavoie

Final:
Lavoie 225, Rash 209.

Francois Lavoie advances to Match 2, he will face Jesper Svensson.


​Match 2: Francois Lavoie vs. Jasper Svensson

1st Frame:
Svensson rolls a strike. X.
Lavoie's strike ball couldn't hook and leads to a 1-2-6-10 split. Lavoie picks up 1-2. 6-2.

2nd Frame:
Lavoie leaves a 3 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.
Svensson leaves a 6 pin. Svensson picks up a spare. 9/.

3rd Frame:
Svensson leaves a 4-6-7 split. Svensson picks up 4-7 and leaves 6 pin. 7-2.
Lavoie leaves a 10 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.

4th Frame:
Lavoie takes a rerack. Lavoie gets a strike. X.
Svensson picks up a strike. X.

5th Frame:
Svensson leaves a 7 pin. Svenssson picks up a spare. 9/.
Lavoie needed a messenger to ax the 9 pin, for a double strike. XX.

6th Frame:
Lavoie rolls a Turkey Strike. XXX.
T.V. Timeout: Lavoie leads Svensson. Svensson will roll after the break.
Max Score at TV Timeout: Lavoie 257, Svensson 236
Svensson nails a Strike. X.

7th Frame:
Svensson with a double strike. XX.
Lavoie gets a 4-bagging strike. XXXX.

8th Frame:
Lavoie with a 5-bagging strike. XXXXX.
Svensson gets a turkey strike. XXX.

9th Frame:
Svensson takes a water break. Svensson is a 4-bagging strike. XXXX.
Lavoie leaves a 10 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare on the foundation frame. 9/. Both bowlers max score is at 236-236.

10th Frame:
Lavoie gets a strike on the first ball. Lavoie gets a strike on the second ball. Lavoie with a strike, to get his 236.
Svensson's strike ball takes off to leave a 1-3-7 split. Svensson picks up 1-3. 7-2. 201 for Svensson.

Final:
Lavoie 236, Svensson 201.

Francois Lavoie advances to face Jason Belmonte in Match 3.
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Match 3: Match 2 Winner vs. Jason Belmonte
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1st Frame:
Lavoie leaves a 6 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.
Belmonte picks up a strike. X.

2nd Frame:
Belmonte leaves a 2 pin. Belmonte picks up a spare. 9/.
Lavoie's strike ball didn't hook back and left the 1-5. Lavoie with a strike. Max Scores: Belmonte 280, Lavoie 278.

3rd Frame:
Lavoie leaves a 6 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.
Belmonte with a strike. His 2nd strike on the right lane. X.

4th Frame:
Belmonte gets a double strike. XX.
Lavoie leaves a 7 pin. Nearly gets a 7-10 split. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.

5th Frame:
Lavoie with a strike. X.
Belmonte leaves a 3-10 split. Belmonte picks up the 10 pin and misses the 3 pin. 8-1.

6th Frame:
Belmonte gets a strike. X.
T.V. Timeout: Lavoie 256, Belmonte 246
Lavoie leaves a 1-2-4-6-10 split. Lavoie picks up a 6-10. 5-2. Max Score: Belmonte 246, Lavoie 220

7th Frame:
Lavoie with a strike. X.
Belmonte leaves a 3-6-10. Belmo picks up the spare. 7/. Belmonte 226, Lavoie 220

8th Frame:
Belmonte calls for a rerack. Belmo with a strike. X.
Lavoie with a double strike. XX.

9th Frame:
Lavoie with a turkey strike. XXX.
Belmonte leaves the 8 pin. Belmo picks up the spare. 9/. Lavoie 220, Belmonte 206

10th Frame:
Belmonte with a 3-10 split. Belmonte picks up a spare. Belmo asks for another rerack. Jason Belmonte ends this match with a strike. He gets 20 pins on the 10th Frame, ending the Match with a 194.
Lavoie gets a strike. He needs 3 pins to win the match. Lavoie gets a strike. Lavoie gets a strike to get the 220.

Final:
Lavoie 220, Belmonte 194

Francois Lavoie advances to take on Anthony Simonsen in the Championship Match.

Championship Match: Match 3 Winner vs. Anthony Simonsen
Here we go! #5 vs. #1.

1st Frame:
Lavoie opens up the Championship Match with a strike. X.
Simonsen decides to go 2nd arrow, and left 10 pin. Simonsen picks up a spare. 9/.

2nd Frame:
Simonsen is starting off with urethane ball. Simonsen leaves the 7 pin. Simonsen picks up the spare. 9/.
Lavoie with a double strike. XX.

3rd Frame:
Lavoie leaves a 10 pin. Lavoie picks up a spare. 9/.
Simonsen throws a strike. X.

4th Frame:
Simonsen calls for a rerack. Simonsen leaves an 8-10 split. Simonsen picks up a 10 pin. 8-1.
Lavoie with a strike. X.

5th Frame:
Lavoie with a double strike. XX.
Simonsen with a strikes. X.


6th Frame:
Simonsen with a double strike. X.
Lavoie with a Turkey strike. XXX

7th Frame:
Lavoie with a 4-bagging strike. XXXX.
Simonsen with a Turkey strike. XXX.

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8th Frame:
Simonsen with a split.
Lavoie with a spare. /.

9th Frame:
Lavoie with a mark.
Simonsen with a strike.

Final:
​Lavoie 233, Simonsen 187


Final Thoughts:
It was a struggle for the five bowlers. But Francois Lavoie used his spare game and precision on some of his strikes, to climb the ladder to win 2021 Tournament of Champions. 

PBA Tour will head to Tampa, Florida to roll in the PBA Guaranteed Rate World Championship.

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