With the pre-tournament qualifier complete, the PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic kicked off today at Enterprise Park Lanes in Springfield, Mo.
Seven players advanced to the main field after a seven-game pre-tournament qualifier: Alec Keplinger, Blake Demore, Ethan Fiore, Nicholas Pate, Robert Shine, Tim Gruendler, and Timmy Tan.
Tomorrow, the competition moves to the 18-game qualifying round on the 45-foot Dick Weber oil pattern. The top 24 will advance to match play, leading up to the stepladder finals on Sunday, Feb. 16, live on FS1 at 1 p.m. ET.
Anthony Simonsen enters as the defending champion, having claimed victory last year by defeating AJ Johnson, Matt Russo, and EJ Tackett in the stepladder finals.
Full results of the PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic can be found here. Live broadcast can be found throughout qualifying and match play on BowlTV.
