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USBC Masters Results!

Posted Feb 25, 2013 In: Bowling Event | Bowling News | PBA Bowling | USBC
By Bowling.com

After 5 grueling days we have come down to the results! Australian two-handed star Jason Belmonte picked up his first major title and became just the second foreign player to win the United States Bowling Congress Masters on Sunday in front of a capacity crowd at Brunswick Zone Carolier.

Belmonte defeated Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, 258-245, to win the $50,000 first-place prize and a major title on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour. The victory was his sixth career PBA Tour title. "This is without a doubt the greatest feeling I've ever had on a pair of the lanes," said Belmonte, who joined Finland's Mika Koivuniemi as the only foreign players to win the Masters. "You come out on the PBA Tour, the hardest tour in the world with the greatest players in the world, and at the top of that tree are the majors. To finally get atop one and check the view out for the first time is golden. It's absolutely beautiful."

The title match was filled with drama in the final frame as Belmonte delivered three strikes, including a heart-stopping second shot in the 10th when a pin darted across to take out the 10 pin at the last second. Belmonte's perfect 10th frame, capping a string of six strikes in a row, forced Malott to match him with three strikes of his own to take the title by one pin. Malott's first shot barely struck with the 4 pin falling late, but his second shot went high and left the 3-6-10, giving the title to Belmonte.

Final Standings
  • 1, Jason Belmonte, Australia 258 (one game), $50,000
  • 2, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 702 (three games), $25,000
  • 3, Stuart Williams, England, 185 (one game), $18,000
  • 4, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 526 (two games), $13,000
  • 5, Mika Koivuniemi, Finland, 246 (one game), $10,000 Stepladder Results
  • Match One - Bohn def. Koivuniemi, 278-246
  • Match Two - Malott def. Bohn, 255-248
  • Match Three - Malott def. Williams, 202-185
  • Championship - Belmonte def. Malott, 258-245