The second qualifying round of the PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic is complete, and the leaderboard has shifted after 12 games on the 45-foot Dick Weber oil pattern.
Jason Belmonte now leads the field with 2,839 total pins, averaging 236 and sitting +439. Belmonte is competing in this event after having to return home for family reasons during this tournament in each of the past two seasons.
Patrick Dombrowski, who led the field after the first qualifying round, follows closely in second with 2,826. Zach Wilkins is third with 2,780, while Packy Hanrahan sits in fourth with 2,779. Anthony Neuer rounds out the top five with 2,750.
Cameron Crowe is sixth with 2,742, Thomas Larsen holds seventh with 2,738, and Graham Fach stands eighth with 2,733. Kris Prather is ninth with 2,713, and Matt Russo completes the top ten with 2,698.
From 11th through 23rd place are Justin Knowles, Ryan Barnes, Jean Perez, Santtu Tahvanainen, Brandon Runk, Darren Ong, Chris Via, Tun Hakim, Richie Teece, Ethan Fiore, Matt Sanders, Timmy Tan, and TJ Rock.
The defending champion EJ Tackett currently holds the 24th and final advancing position with 2,616.
Just below the cut line is Matt Ogle in 25th place with 2,613, only three pins behind Tackett. Full results can be found here.
The top 24 players following Thursday’s third and final qualifying round will advance to elimination match play. Each match in bracket play will be contested as a best-of-seven games series.
Crowe, Larsen, and Fach, along with the top five players in the standings, are currently in position to earn a one-round bye in match play.
After bracket play, the winners of each bracket and the highest-seeded loser in the Round of 8 will move on to the stepladder finals.
The championship round is scheduled for Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. CST on The CW.
