We’re down to eight at the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters.

A Round of 16 packed with upsets and razor-thin finishes set a compelling quarterfinal slate at Olympia Bowling.

No past champion reached the quarterfinals, guaranteeing a first-time winner this year. After last year’s all-Swedish semifinals, only Joachim Karlsson remains from the home nation.

Even though only one Swede made it to the quarterfinals, with Karlsson meeting Andrew Anderson - who competes in Sweden’s Elitserien - the home crowd is assured at least one local favorite in the semifinals.

The quarterfinal field is led by five Americans, joined by one player each from Sweden, Finland, and England.

Quarterfinal matchups:
Alec Keplinger vs Nate Purches
Ethan Fiore vs Juho Rissanen
Joachim Karlsson vs Andrew Anderson
Sean Rash vs Raymond Teece

Round of 16 results:
No. 16 seed Alec Keplinger defeated No. 1 Ryan Barnes, 655–639.
No. 2 Ethan Fiore defeated No. 15 Nora Johansson, 700–547.
No. 3 Joachim Karlsson defeated No. 14 François Lavoie, 612–608.
No. 4 Sean Rash defeated No. 13 Kaaron Salomaa, 606–567.
No. 12 Raymond Teece defeated No. 5 Markus Jansson, 592–583.
No. 6 Andrew Anderson defeated No. 11 Justin Knowles, 616–551.
No. 7 Juho Rissanen defeated No. 10 Peter Hellström, 563–561.
No. 9 Nate Purches defeated No. 8 Thomas Larsen, 653–611.

Quarterfinals and semifinals feature three-game total pinfall in this phase, followed by a single-game final for the title. Watch live on the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters YouTube channel.

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