CENTREVILLE, Va. – In what may end up being the last PBA Tour title ever won with bowling balls with weight holes, Jason Belmonte claimed his 25^th career title at the 2020 PBA Chameleon Championship.

Belmonte, the defending champion in the event, defeated Brad Miller, who was seeking his first career title, 232-202, at Bowlero Centreville in a show that aired Sunday night.

Because the 2020 PBA World Series of Bowling started in March before the ban on weight holes began, players were able to use that equipment when the events concluded last week. The WSOB was postponed back in March due to the coronavirus.

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Belmonte used a pair of Storm Pitch Black urethane balls, which he actually plugged because of the rule change. Once he found out the previous rules applied to this event, he drilled the weight holes back into the balls.

Belmonte led the championship match by double digits after six frames and built a 31-pin lead going into the final frame. Needing a mark, Belmonte fired a strike to secure the title.

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Miller hit his stride in the semifinal match when he defeated EJ Tackett, 248-247, to advance.

Miller started the match with the front six before leaving a 10 pin, but Tackett was able to hang with him, starting with the front five before leaving a 10 pin of his own.

In the final frame, Tackett struck out and forced Miller to get nine, spare, strike for the win. That’s exactly what Miller did, converting a 10 pin and then tripping a four pin for the win.

In a tight match in which he didn’t lead until the final frame, Miller took down Anthony Simonsen, 203-197, to open the stepladder.

Simonsen had a chance to win the match in the final frame with a strike and eight pins but left a solid nine pin on his first shot. Miller tossed a clutch double in his final frame to put the pressure on Simonsen.

In the seeding round to open the show, Belmonte earned the No. 1 seed with a 225 game and was followed by Tackett (223), Simonsen (203) and Miller (171).