2020 PBA World Series of Bowling XI

High-Profile Matchups Highlight Scorpion Round Of 16

High-Profile Matchups Highlight Scorpion Round Of 16

When the PBA Tour players hit the lanes Friday to conclude the 2020 PBA Scorpion Championship, there will be plenty of high-profile matchups.

Sep 30, 2020 by Lucas Wiseman
High-Profile Matchups Highlight Scorpion Round Of 16

When the PBA Tour players hit the lanes Friday to conclude the 2020 PBA Scorpion Championship, there will be plenty of high-profile matchups.

The Scorpion Round of 16 will take place Friday starting at 11 a.m. Eastern and will be followed at 2 p.m. Eastern by the Round of 8. Both rounds will be broadcast live exclusively on FloBowling.

In a battle of PBA titans, Jason Belmonte will take on Anthony Simonsen in the first round of matches, setting up a battle between two of the best two-handed bowlers on tour.

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Other interesting matchups include Jakob Butturff taking on EJ Tackett, Jesper Svensson battling Kris Prather and Francois Lavoie against BJ Moore.

Here are the matchups for the PBA Scorpion Championship Round of 16:

  • 1 Jason Belmonte vs. 16 Anthony Simonsen
  • 9 Darren Tang vs. 8 Kenneth Ryan 
  • 12 Chris Via vs. 5 Brad Miller 
  • 13 Francois Lavoie vs. 4 BJ Moore
  • 3 Jesper Svensson vs. 14 Kris Prather
  • 11 Carsten Hansen vs. 6 Danielle McEwan  
  • 7 Dino Castillo vs. 10 Marshall Kent 
  • 15 EJ Tackett vs. 2 Jakob Butturff