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anderson captures bl challenge 14
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sunday, 11.02.2014 |
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andrew anderson (r) receives
congratulations from dave werner for his
win in bl challenge 14 (photo courtesy
bl challenge)
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cheektowaga, n.y. - michigan's andrew
anderson took home the top prize over
canada's zach wilkins as he claimed
victory at bl challenge 14, at amf
thruway lanes in cheektowaga.
thruway lanes in cheektowaga.
anderson defeated wilkins 223-185 in the
final match of the top 4 stepladder
finals to take home the $5,000 first
place check, while wilkins took home
$2,500 for second place.
wilkins
had won the first two matches of the
stepladder final, defeating dan higgins
226-221 in the opening match, before
knocking off #2 seed and former bl
challenge champion jean-sebastien
lessard, 199-190 in the semifinal match.
lessard earned $1,350 for his third
place finish, while higgins collected
$1,000 for fourth.
anderson was the highest qualifier
of the top 4 finishers prior to the
head-to-head elimination rounds,
qualifying in 5th place with a 1254
6-game total. wilkins, the
eventual runner-up, was the cut in 31st
place with a 6-game score of 1193.
place with a 6-game score of 1193.
steve meyer,
rochester, n.y., led the qualifying
round with a 6-game total of
1325, just 5 pins ahead of defending
champion vern peterson.
anderson made it a two-win weekend
as he teamed with canada's russell
serwetnyk to win the friday night kr
strikeforce doubles, and split the
$1,500 first place prize with their 1320
total for 3 games. jeff fehr and
ken abner finished second with 1291 for
$800.
chicago's matt gasn rounded
out the weekend with a win in the sunday
kr strikeforce eliminator, good for a
winner's share of $2,000. shannon
sellens collected $1,000 as runner-up in
the event, while jen higgins finished
third and earned $500.
the bl
challenge saturday main event once again
featured a field of 210
competitors.
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