Striking Spotlight

Build a 212-pin lead over second place to claim the PBA and PWBA titles

 

Houston—EJ Tackett and Danielle McEwan took the early advantage in the Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles by leading A Squad qualifying, then held onto the lead all the way through the rest of qualifying, the semifinals and ultimately the finals to win the tournament. The victory is Tackett’s 14^th PBA Tour title and McEwan’s sixth PWBA Tour title.

 

With 20 games bowled by each player in the event, Tackett and McEwan accumulated a +1,279 score over 40 total games to secure a 212-pin margin over second-place François Lavoie and Tannya Roumimper.

 

This is the second win for Tackett in the Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles, also claiming the title in 2018 with Liz Johnson. In 2019, Tackett also competed alongside Johnson while McEwan teamed with Anthony Simonsen. Johnson and Simonsen were set to compete together in 2020 due to Tackett and McEwan having a conflicting event, but both events were canceled. This year, the foursome opted to stick with the new lineups and claimed two of the top three spots, with Johnson and Simonsen finishing third.

 

Also making the top eight were Wes Malott and Verity Crawley, Tommy Jones and Shannon Pluhowsky, Chris Via and Bryanna Coté, Jakob Butturff and Stefanie Johnson, and Richie Teece and Liz Kuhlkin.

 

The win moves Tackett into the lead in the PBA Summer Tour points race through two events. At the conclusion of all five Summer Tour events, the player with the most competition points will receive $20,000 from the $40,000 bonus prize fund. The top 10 players will get a share, depending on their final position, of the prize fund.

 

The PBA Summer Tour continues this weekend with the PBA Jonesboro Open from Jonesboro, Ark. with qualifying beginning Saturday at 10 a.m. ET on FloBowling. To subscribe, visit FloBowling.com.

 

PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Final Standings

Copperfield Bowl – Houston

 

Danielle McEwan and EJ Tackett, +1,279

Tannya Roumimper and François Lavoie, +1,067

Liz Johnson and Anthony Simonsen, +1,026

Verity Crawley and Wes Malott, +934

Shannon Pluhowsky and Tommy Jones, +924

Bryanna Coté and Chris Via, +851

Stefanie Johnson and Jakob Butturff, +851

Liz Kuhlkin and Richie Teece, +602

 

About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com. 

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