Chris Barnes won the 2026 PBA50 FireLake Classic on Sunday, defeating Brad Angelo 258-211 in the championship match for his ninth PBA50 Tour title.
Barnes entered the stepladder finals as the No. 1 seed after moving from fifth to first during the Advancers Round.
In the championship match, Barnes started with three straight strikes and quickly built pressure. Angelo opened with four straight spares before making a ball change and finding a better look in the second half of the game.
Barnes stayed ahead, added another strike run from the fifth frame, and finished with 258. Angelo struck five times over his final seven shots, but he could not close the gap. He finished with 211 and took second place.
Before reaching the title match, Angelo advanced through the stepladder by defeating Mark Dillard 236-210 and Tom Hess 231-210. Against Hess, Angelo delivered three strikes in the 10th frame to move into the final.
The stepladder opened with Mark Dillard against Bill Fabian. Both players were making their first PBA50 stepladder finals appearance. Dillard won the opening match 245-218.
The PBA50 Tour now moves to Anderson, Indiana, for David Small’s Championship Lanes Classic. The event begins June 18.
