Match play is set at the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters, the PBA Tour’s only title
stop outside the United States.
Ryan Barnes paced the field in
Final Step 2 with a confident 1,351 and draws former Wichita State teammate, No. 16 seed Alec Keplinger in the match play.
Ethan Fiore, who spent much
of the qualification at the top, secured the No. 2 seed and will face Sweden’s
Nora Johansson - the only woman through to Final Step 2.
The bracket is loaded with well known players - both in the U.S. and in Europe. Sean Rash and Andrew Anderson advanced alongside Nate Purches, Justin Knowles, and François Lavoie. Sweden counters with Joachim Karlsson, Markus Jansson, and Peter Hellström, together with Finland's Juho Rissanen and Kaaron Salomaa, and Denmark's Thomas Larsen. England’s Raymond Teece completes the mix.
Round of 16 pairings:
No. 1 Ryan Barnes vs No. 16 Alec Keplinger;
No. 2 Ethan Fiore vs No. 15
Nora Johansson;
No. 3 Joachim Karlsson vs No. 14 François Lavoie;
No.
4 Sean Rash vs No. 13 Kaaron Salomaa;
No. 5 Markus Jansson vs No. 12
Raymond Teece;
No. 6 Andrew Anderson vs No. 11 Justin Knowles;
No.
7 Juho Rissanen vs No. 10 Peter Hellström;
No. 8 Thomas Larsen vs No. 9
Nate Purches.
Match play features three-game total-pinfall matches
in the Round of 16 and quarterfinals, followed by single-game semifinals and a
single-game title match.
All rounds stream live on the
Storm Lucky Larsen Masters YouTube channel.
