Stepladder finals

5. Szcerbinski
4. Maldonado
3. Simonsen
2. Lavoie
1. Kent

Hey and u gotta give it up for all 5...they're all up and comers....good for whoever wins this one!

Maldonado and Simeonson are the real deal. I've been watching all week. These guys can draw these extreme angles that no one else can and repeat shot after shot after shot, when other guys were struggling to 3 bagger without leaving a split or flat back row pin. Marshall Kent has been a world beater for years now, this is his huge coming out party. I can't see how he doesn't run away with this tonight. He made this look like china at every single phase of the tournament.

You might see some Code Black's and Dare Devils on the show. These balls looked great on the fresh to the double burn. Haywires looked to be the balls of choice on the fresh. Every bowler should tune in tonight if you can.

^^ Another ball that looked great on the fresh. Lavoie will most likely be throwing that.

Simonsen is throwing a Crossroad in practice. It looked like Szcerbinski was throwing a Code Black

Simonsen is throwing a Crossroad in practice. It looked like Szcerbinski was throwing a Code Black

I was there live. Simonsen threw a Pitch Black for the majority of practice with a few attempts with a Rocket Ship and Daredevil. In a nice gesture he gave those two balls to some youth bowlers in the crowd. Szcerbinski was throwing a No Rules and Haywire for the majority of practice and the show.

In practice, every bowler threw at least a 6 bagger. The look that they had for 15-20 minute to when the show started was drastically different. With everyone playing out with surface, they broke them down enabling them to get a lot of hook out of the pattern when that wasn't the case during the week on the fresh.

I watch qualifying and match play on xtra frame. Looks like murphy got what he wanted on the pattern. Glad to see them give the pattern a little shape so most players played 3 zones on the lane. Definitely a true test.