Smallwood, Belmo Among Leaders at 2021 Kia PBA Tournament of Champions

Jupiter, Fla.—Tom Smallwood led all four rounds of qualifying of the 2021 Kia PBA Tournament of Champions and will enter match play as the top seed. With a 244 average over 24 games, Smallwood is 118 pins ahead of second place, which is held by three-time Tournament of Champions winner Jason Belmonte.

Defending champion Kris Prather is in third, with major champions Anthony Simonsen, Jesper Svensson, Sean Rash and Kyle Troup filling out the top seven.

In the final game of qualifying, Shawn Maldonado, who was in 35th place, bowled a perfect 300 game to jump inside the cut, qualifying 23rd for match play.

Match play begins tomorrow at noon ET on FloBowling with the top 24 players competing in the first of four six-game blocks. Round 2 begins at 6 p.m. ET and the final two rounds take place Friday, Feb. 26. To subscribe, visit FloBowling.com.

The stepladder finals air Sunday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX Broadcast Channel.

Kia PBA Tournament of Champions Match Play Qualifiers

Bowlero Jupiter – Jupiter, Fla.

1. Tom Smallwood +1,064
2. Jason Belmonte +946
3. Kris Prather +924
4. Anthony Simonsen +900
5. Jesper Svensson +876
6. Sean Rash +870
7. Kyle Troup +825
8. Tom Daugherty +798
9. Wes Malott +783
10. Jake Peters +773
11. BJ Moore +769
12. François Lavoie +726
13. Brandon Novak +710
14. Nick Pate +667
15. Cristian Azcona +655
16. Jakob Butturff +631
17. Bill O’Neill +576
18. Richie Teece +564
19. Tommy Jones +558
20. Dick Allen +555
21. Michael Davidson +553
22. Andrew Anderson +522
23. Shawn Maldonado +521
24. Trevor Roberts +516

View the full Kia PBA Tournament of Champions standings

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