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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.
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.
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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