TAMPA, Fla. – Tom Daugherty will have a shot to win his first major title Saturday after earning the top seed for the finals at the 2021 PBA Guaranteed Rate World Championship.

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Daugherty posted a 10-6 record in match play for a total of 12,863, a 224.34 average, at AMF University Lanes to earn the No. 1 seed. The finals will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. Eastern live on FOX (U.S.) and FloBowling (international).

The two-time PBA Tour champion was able to move ahead of EJ Tackett, who had led for much of the tournament, during Friday’s 16 games of round robin match play.

Tackett settled into the No. 2 seed after going 8-8 in matches and finishing with 12,744, a 223.29 average.

Jakob Butturff, the only left-hander in the field, qualified in the No. 3 position with a 10-6 record and 12,644 total, while Chris Via made the show for the second consecutive year at the World Championship by going 10-6 and totaling 12,424.

Kyle Troup snagged the last spot on the show after posting the best match-play record in the field with 11-5. His 12,379 total was good enough to secure the last spot by 66 pins over Kris Prather.

Troup, who won the PBA Players Championship to start the season, could put a tight grip on the 2021 PBA Player of the Year race should be climb the ladder and win his second major of the season.