Simonsen, the fourth overall seed, earned his way into the championship match by eliminating defending champion Kris Prather, 270-195, in the quarterfinals, then knocked out top seed Jason Belmonte, 285-214, in the semifinals. He’s the one who got me ready for this event.” I owe so much of it to my dad who put in so much work with me and really knows my game in and out. I knew I was going to get back into the winner’s circle, but I didn’t expect all this.

“I certainly didn’t expect to have the success I’ve had. “It’s been unbelievable the last couple years,” he said. The title is O’Neill’s fourth in the last two seasons. O’Neill put himself into the title match for the second straight year with a 235-216 quarterfinals victory over the seventh seed Kyle Troup and a 245-216 win against 14th seed Tom Smallwood in the semifinals. “If I got a little too quick to start, I wasn’t cramped at the foul line, and even the shots that were just a pinch out of time were still going in the right direction.” “I moved back on the approach about six inches and it gave me a little bit more time,” said O’Neill. O’Neill made an adjustment during his quarterfinals match that helped him feel comfortable throughout the rest of the event. “The back half of game two was some of the best bowling I’ve done in a long time,” said O’Neill, who rolled eight consecutive strikes to finish the second and decisive game. He secured a 235-203 win in game one, then claimed the championship with a 249-195 triumph in game two. If tied after two games, the players would go to a ninth-and-10th-frame roll-off, but O’Neill didn’t let that happen. The championship match featured a race-to-two-points format in which one point was awarded to the winner of each game. I was confident in my ball reaction and I knew if I made good shots, I was going to come away with the win.” “I didn’t want to come in second again in this event. “A lot of redemption,” said O’Neill, the overall number two seed. O’Neill, who finished second in last year’s PBA Playoffs, was especially gratified to earn the title this season. O’Neill’s 13th career PBA Tour title and second of the season earned him a $100,000 first-prize check and an official WWE championship title.

Anthony Simonsen defeated in the championship match, O’Neill wins $100,000 and first-ever WWE championship titleĬentreville, Va.-Bill O’Neill claimed the final title of the 2020 PBA Tour season by defeating Anthony Simonsen in two straight games to win the 2020 PBA Playoffs.

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