2019 PBA Wilmington Open

Daugherty Top Seed For Tonight's Finals In Delaware

Daugherty Top Seed For Tonight's Finals In Delaware

Two-time PBA Tour champion Tom Daugherty earned the top seed Sunday for the stepladder finals at the 2019 PBA Gene Carter’s Pro Shop Classic.

Aug 18, 2019 by Lucas Wiseman
Daugherty Top Seed For Tonight's Finals In Delaware

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Two-time PBA Tour champion Tom Daugherty earned the top seed Sunday for the stepladder finals at the 2019 PBA Gene Carter’s Pro Shop Classic.

Daugherty took the lead after Sunday morning’s cashers round and managed to stay in that spot after 12 games of match play. He finished with a 24-game total of 5,703, a 227.63 average, after posting an 8-4 record at Mid-County Bowling & Entertainment Center in Middletown, Delaware.

Daugherty will be joined in the stepladder finals by Zach Wilkins, Ryan Ciminelli and Tom Smallwood. The finals begin at 6:45 p.m. Eastern today live on FloBowling.

Results: PBA Gene Carter’s Pro Shop Classic Match Play

After bowling seven games of qualifying Saturday, the players faced a marathon day Sunday of five games in the cashers round and 12 games in match play to reach the stepladder.

Leading by 124 pins heading into the position round game of match play, Daugherty had basically locked up the top seed with a game to go. In the final game, he defeated Wilkins, 201-185, to make it official.

Wilkins posted a 9-2-1 record on his way to earning the second seed with 5,533. The native of Canada is seeking his first career PBA Tour title.

Ciminelli, who is back this weekend after serving a two-event suspension by the PBA, earned the third seed with 5,509 and an 8-4 record.

Smallwood, who will meet Ciminelli in the opening match of the stepladder, was fourth with a 7-5 record and 5,474 total.