The stepladder finals are officially set for Sunday at Bowlero Euless and the International Training and Research Center in Arlington, Texas.
After 46 games played from Tuesday through Friday, five players remain in contention for the first major title of the 2026 PBA Tour season.
The positioning round slightly reshuffled the order, as Jesper Svensson moved into the third seed, Brandon Bonta secured the fourth, and Spencer Robarge dropped from third to the fifth and final stepladder position.
Meanwhile, EJ Tackett never gave up control of the tournament. After 46 games, he leads with 10,702 total pins and a 229 average. He finished holding a 286-pin advantage over the cut line and enters Sunday as the top seed.
Canada's Player of the Year Graham Fach secured the second seed with 10,493 total pins and a 225 average.
Just outside the top five after match play was Tim Foy Jr. in sixth with 10,333. Brad Miller followed in seventh with 10,282, and Matthew Ogle finished eighth with 10,279.
Andrew Anderson ended ninth with 10,210. Sam Cooley completed 10th with 10,167. BJ Moore finished 11th with 10,163, while Bill O’Neill placed 12th with 10,125.
CJ Petrin ended 13th with 10,114. Mitch Hupe followed in 14th with 10,058. Shawn Maldonado, who led early in the tournament, finished 15th with 9,896. Nicholas Pate rounded out the top 16 with 9,835.
After a demanding week of competition across two oil patterns and multiple match play blocks, the field is now reduced to five. No. 5 seed Spencer Robarge will meet Brandon Bonta in the opening match on Sunday, starting at 3 p.m. CST on The CW.
