Dom Barrett battles to October IBMA Bowler of the Month

20 December, 2018

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Dom Barrett of Colchester, England, has been named the October 2018 Kegel Bowler of the Month by the International Bowling Media Association. Barrett defeated Jakob Butturff, Chandler, Arizona, 207-206, for the 2018 U.S. Open title, his second major and seventh PBA title.

After finishing the qualifying round in third place, Barrett maintained that position before dropping to fourth after the round robin match play.

The television stepladder finals began as the fourth-seed Barrett downed the fifth-seed Marshall Kent, Yakima, Washington, 258-203. Barrett then outstruck third-seeded E.J. Tackett, Bluffton, Indiana, 264-248 in the semifinal, setting up the title match with the top seed Butturff.

The Arizona left-hander led the U.S. Open by over 600 pins going into the television finals for the second straight year. Butturff was defeated by Rhino Page, 256-222, in the 2017 U.S. Open title match.

Barrett’s U. S. Open crown is also his second PBA title this season, following the season-opening 2018 DHC PBA Japan Invitational.

Others obtaining votes in close voting this month were Liz Johnson, winner of the 20th SamHo Korea Cup 2018, Stuart Williams, winner of the FloBowling PBA Tulsa Open, Anthony Simonsen, winner of the FloBowling PBA Wolf Open, and E.J. Tackett, winner of the FloBowling PBA Bear Open.

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