Chris Barnes (pictured left) of Double Oak, Texas, rolled an 806 series including a 300 game en route to earn the No. 1 seed for the stepladder finals of the 2012 USBC Masters, which will be broadcasted live on ESPN Sunday, Jan. 29 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.

Barnes was the lone undefeated player in the double-elimination match play finals after defeating Mike Fagan (right) of Dallas in the finals of the winners bracket, 806-743, over three games total pinfall. Fagan earned the No. 2 seed.

In the opening match of the TV finals, Canadian Dan MacLelland and 2003 Masters champion Bryon Smithof Roseburg, Ore., will square off.

In the final round of the losers bracket, MacLelland (left) defeated Chris Warren of Grants Pass, Ore., 746-690, while Smith (right) came back from a 29-pin deficit after two games to beat Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 660-625. MacLelland was seeded third and Smith fourth based on their average in match play.

The USBC Masters champion will earn $50,000 with $25,000 going to second place, $15,000 to third place and $10,000 to fourth place.

The USBC Masters is the tenth event of the 2011-12 PBA season and one of four majors on the PBA Tour. The tournament also is the second event of the 2012 World Bowling Tour and one of three tournaments which take place at Sunset Station in Las Vegas in a span of two weeks.

Bowlingdigital will cover the USBC Masters (finals only), the WTBA International Open and The International Mini live from Las Vegas commencing Saturday, Jan. 28 all the way through to the finals on Feb. 5, 2012.

 

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2011 Bayer USBC Masters - Match play

Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall.

Match Play Bracket (PDF file)

 

Winners Bracket Round 2

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.

Bryon Smith def. Mike Wolfe, 669-630
Mike Fagan def. Ryan Shafer, 639-572
Jon Van Hees def. Tom Baker, 676-664
Chris Warren def. Stuart Williams, 663-620
Chris Barnes def. Kurt Pilon, 788-622
Nathan Bohr def. Keith Odette, 637-594
Chris Loschetter def. Ronnie Russell, 686-651
Missy Parkin def. Jack Jurek, 693-688

 

Losers Bracket Round 3

Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $1,900.

Dan MacLelland def. Rick Steelsmith, 675-613
Tommy Jones def. Stevie Weber, 680-666
PJ Haggerty def. Brad Angelo, 770-656
Bill O'Neill def. Wes Malott, 721-626
Shigeo Saitoh def. Eric Espinda, 621-586
Steven McCracken def. Bill Crane III, 678-579
John Szczerbinski def. PaulAshby, 711-581
Jason Belmonte def. Dave Garber, 750-645

 

Losers Bracket Round 4

Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $2,300.

MacLelland def. T. Baker, 737-735
S. Williams def. T. Jones, 682-567
M. Wolfe def. Haggerty, 706-623
O'Neill def. Shafer, 730-684
Jurek def. Saitoh, 744-557
McCracken def. Russell, 678-604
Odette def. Szczerbinski, 613-574
Belmonte def. Pilon, 749-625

 

Losers Bracket Round 5

Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $2,900.

MacLelland def. S. Williams, 707-612
O'Neill def. M. Wolfe, 682-638
McCracken def. Jurek, 650-617
Belmonte def. Odette, 751-677

 

Winners Bracket Round 3

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.

Fagan def. B. Smith, 777-685
Warren def. Van Hees, 720-631
Barnes def. Bohr, 692-665
Loschetter def. Parkin, 784-605

 

Losers Bracket Round 6

Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $3,700.

MacLelland def. Parkin, 763-606
Bohr def. O'Neill, 728-566
Van Hees def. McCracken, 595-541
B. Smith def. Belmonte, 628-616

 

Losers Bracket Round 7

Winners remain in losers bracket. Losers eliminated, earn $5,000.

B. Smith def. Van Hees, 703-602
MacLelland def. Bohr, 718-673

 

Winners Bracket Round 4

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to losers bracket.

Fagan def. Warren, 756-585
Barnes def. Loschetter, 673-669

 

Losers Bracket Round 8

Winners advance to the television show as No. 3 and 4 seeds, based on match-play average. Losers eliminated, earn $7,000.

B. Smith (213, 182, 265) def. Loschetter (225, 199, 201), 660-625
MacLelland (235, 254, 257) def. Warren (224, 232, 234), 746-690
MacLelland earns the No. 3 seed. Smith earns the No. 4 seed.

 

Winners Bracket Round 5

Winner of that match earns the No. 1 seed for the television show. Loser earns the No. 2 seed.

Barnes (268, 300, 238) def. Fagan (259, 265, 219), 806-743