
When qualifying for the 2020 PBA Cheetah Championship happened back in March it was clear the left-handers were able to find success on the pattern.
When the Cheetah resumes Thursday with the Round of 16 there will be five left-handers in the field, more than any of the other remaining World Series of Bowling events.
In fact, two of the most high-profile lefties on the PBA Tour will meet up in the first match with No. 3 seed Jakob Butturff taking on No. 14 seed Jesper Svensson.
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The Round of 16 will take place at 11 a.m. Eastern on Thursday exclusively on FloBowling, while the Round of 8 will take place at 2 p.m. Eastern on Thursday.
Other left-handers who advanced include No. 1 seed Matt McNiel, No. 6 Packy Hanrahan and No. 8 Mykel Holliman. McNiel will take on Sean Rash, Hanrahan will battle Chris Via and Holliman will bowl Kyle Troup.
Here’s a complete list of the matchups for the Round of 16 at the PBA Cheetah Championship:
- 1 Matt McNiel vs. 16 Sean Rash
- 9 Kyle Troup vs. 8 Mykel Holliman
- 12 Arturo Quintero vs. 5 Francois Lavoie
- 13 Patrick Girard vs. 4 Darren Tang
- 3 Jakob Butturff vs. 14 Jesper Svensson
- 11 Chris Via vs. 6 Patrick Hanrahan
- 7 Wes Malott vs. 10 Kyle Sherman
- 15 Bill O'Neill vs. 2 EJ Tackett