Green 4

Brian Kretzer vs Troy Wollenbecker Brian struggled to shoot 190. That is a sure way of getting beat.

Green 3

Tommy Deltuz Jr. vs Dave Traber Dave was able to see the lane in a very normal way while Tommy had to close things down more than normal. Hitting your mark is not as important as hitting your angle. Dave was using angles that he is much more comfortable with than Tommy.

Green 2

Robert Smith vs Tommy Jones Before this match I thought Robert would win easily. I thought this because Tommy has been bowling worse than I have ever seen him bowl. Robert has always been a question mark in my mind because he tends to be too extreme. I think Robert has lots of skills but he tends to make extreme choices instead of finding a middle ground. At the end of the match it was obvious Tommy is bowling better.

Green 1

Michael Fagan vs Parker Bohn III Parker has been bowling very well and was very confident going into this match. At the end of the match Parker said he bowled about 80 percent while Michael bowled at about 85 percent. Parker had several opportunities but wasn't able to capitalize. Michael has  struggled this year and has been working hard to get things back under control. This match was and indication those efforts are paying off.

Blue 4

Mike Scroggins vs Joe Ciccone Joe has been working on cutting his angle down and was probably surprised to see it work on the Shark pattern. But he looked great in following is own transition. A very steady performance by Joe. Mike bowled well enough to win several of the match ups but he lost carry at the wrong time without the right answers.

Blue 3

Brian Himmler vs Tom Daugherty We can talk about how good somebody bowled or in some cases we can talk about how bad somebody bowled. Tom had 4 games under 185. That won't win many. Brian proved to be steady. I am sure this had to do with Brian being able to keep his angle shut down with a smoother reaction off of the friction.

Blue 2

Dino Castillo vs Danny Wiseman When I am writing this the show has already been determined. Danny will look back at the match and see how fortunate he is to be bowling on the show. Dino seemed to be on his way to a 4 game sweep by winning the first 3 games and Danny did not have much of a look. Neither Dino or Danny had a great look until Danny got dialed in. Danny took control and turned it into a 7 game victory.

Blue 1

Curtis Woods Jr vs Walter Ray Williams Jr. Both Curtis and Walter would be in the same part of the lane which should raise the scoring pace on the pair. This proved to be the case and after a 2-2 game start. Walter proved why he is so dominant. Curtis started to loose his carry while Walter had tools to keep his angle down and carry up.

Black 4

Mike Edwards vs Doug Kent If Mike knew he was going to bowl this bad, I bet he would have just called in sick. It was not a good day at the office for Mike. It always surprises me when Mike doesn't match up against another straight player because Mike looks so clean and repetitive. Mike did not have one game over 200 in this 4 game sweep by Doug

Black 3

Ritchie Allen vs Chad Kloss Chad had to see this as a positive just getting to this point. Chad has not been bowling very well this year. A good start by Chad was short lived as the rest of the match was all Ritchie.

Black 2

Brad Angelo vs Chris Loschetter I expected this to be a tougher match than it turned out to be. Chris spent more time trying to get lined up than Brad. Brad seemed very comfortable with the transitions as his low game was 215. Brad's slower speed seemed to be an advantage. I could see in Chris's eyes in the last game he was starting to get comfortable. Had he been able to pull out a victory in game 5 this would likely have been the type of match I expected.

Black 1

Chris Barnes vs Ryan Shafer I really expected Chris to win this match. He seemed to be in control of the lane outside of 10 and that is a part of the lane that Ryan is not that comfortable with. For Ryan to beat Chris 4-0 caught me off guard. Ryan is good enough to compete with Chris but to sweep Chris usually means Chris was not having a very good day.

Red 4

Riga Kalfas vs Patrick Allen In a lefty matchup in this format Patrick is always the favorite. He is more in control of his own transition than any other lefty on tour. The late game dominance in this match is a good example. Riga did an OK job but until the other lefties prove they can follow their own transition as well as Patrick I will continue to pick him in one on one matches.

Red 3

Mitch Beasley vs Norm Duke Wrong matchup for Mitch. No reason to say anymore. It wasn't like Norm had a great look as he won three games with scores of 178-192-189.

Red 2

Chris Warren vs Ken Simard Chris Warren has been throwing the ball great. I have a lot of respect for Ken Simard but felt he was not going to like the fresh and the transition he was going to experience in this match up. I was right that Ken would not like the match up but was wrong about Chris. Chris would be the first to admit he did not bowl well enough to win. The scoring pace between these two bowlers made every shot important.

TV

Green
Round of 8

David Traber vs Tommy Jones You won't see Tommy and Dave play in the same part of the lane very often and if Dave looses his yank Tommy is going to win 9 out of 10 matches. Strategically not a good matchup for Dave when Tommy is bowling well and it seems he is getting things figured out.

Blue
Round of 8

Joe Ciccone vs Danny Wiseman This was not a good matchup for Joe. I think his ball reaction finally caught up with him. Don't get me wrong Joe bowled very well but I think he could of had a better look and at this point in the tournament he ran up against Danny who had a better look.

Black
Round of 8

Ryan Shafer vs Doug Kent I thought Ryan had the advantage because I like his ball roll when he lofts it better than I like Doug's. If Doug had slowed his ball speed down then he would have had the same issue Brad did against Ryan.

Red
Round of 8

Roger Kossert vs Patrick Allen No competition. and don't take that wrong Roger. Patrick is head and shoulders about all lefties in following his own transition.

Green
Round of 16
2

Troy Wollenbecker vs Dave Traber This was a pretty heated match and is an example of what this format brings out in the bowlers. Intensity is very important from a sports entertainment market and we saw it in this match. Give me more.

Green
Round of 16
1

Tommy Jones vs Michael Fagan I was interested in the match because Michael was committed to playing straighter and Tommy had not bowled very well in the first half of the season. Had Tommy not bowled well Michael would have won this match. Tommy showed dramatic improvement that was probably based on the necessity to slow down his ball speed.

Blue
Round of 16
2

Joe Ciccone vs Brian Himmler Continued test for Joe as he works on seeing the lane is a different way. I was watching this match up from a distance because I work with Joe at times and we have been working on a few things. I personally did not like Joe's ball choices but he continues to impress me with his progress. As the match progressed he moved in with Brian and beat Brian at his own game.

Blue
Round of 16
1

Danny Wiseman vs Walter Ray Williams Jr. I was surprised at the outcome of this match because Walter has been bowling so well and Danny not so much. It seems the holidays were more beneficial to Danny than Walter. Danny was playing angles and a hand that he is good at and I was told later by Tommy Jones that he surprised to see Walter using shine when he was using 360 grit. hmmm

Black
Round of 16
2

Ritchie Allen vs Doug Kent I didn't watch this match at all. But can tell you that Doug is better at closing the lane down and not having to deal with the front as much. Very similar to the same reason I think Ryan Shafer beat Brad Angelo. Now Doug and Ryan get to challenge each other.

Black
Round of 16
1

Ryan Shafer vs Brad Angelo I have some work to do here. Brad does not like bowing Ryan. He thinks Ryan's strategy effects his ball roll and effects his carry. Even before the match Brad was concerned more than I thought he should have been and after the match I now know I have some work for the future because these two seem to bowl each other quite often and Brad is right Ryan wins most of them. I think the answer is in the front part of the lane

Red
Round of 16
2

Norm Duke vs Patrick Allen This is a great matchup between respectful yet very intense players. The fans could sense the intensity and the bowling was very competitive. I love this type of matchup and the only thing that would make it better is having the looser not be out of the tournament. I vote for double elimination in this format. Thanks for the entertainment Patrick and Norm

Red
Round 16
1

Roger Kossert vs Ken Simard Ball speed and control of that speed was the difference. Ken has too much and his reaction to his inconsistency is a challenge he will face often. Roger was just having to hit a target because he couldn't throw it hard enough to make it hydroplane. This result was not as surprising as some may think it is.

Red 1

Steve Harmon vs Roger Kossert This was a #1 vs #32 match. There is no way to say this number one had an advantage mainly because he would have to control his own transition. There would be no help in building a shot for him. I favored bowlers who can keep their angle shut down and control speed. That description fits Roger better than Steve so Roger winning was no real surprise to me