Andrew Anderson Defeats Belmo and Tackett to Win 2025 PBA Tour Finals
- Erikas Jansonas
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Andrew Anderson defeated EJ Tackett in two straight games during Sunday’s finale at Steel City Bowl & Brews in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to become the fifth bowler to claim the title since the lounch of the event.
The final match began with Tackett taking an early lead with four straight strikes, but open frames in the later stages allowed Anderson to steal Game 1, 212–200.
In Game 2, early errors from Tackett gave Anderson a comfortable advantage. Despite an open frame in the sixth, Anderson held on to win 212–189 and sweep the Race-to-Two final.
This win marks Anderson’s second title of the season—both earned in finals matches against Tackett—and the sixth PBA Tour title of his career.
Earlier in the year, Tackett topped Anderson in the U.S. Open, but Anderson bounced back to defeat him at the PBA Mike Aulby Nevada Classic.
With this win, he also pockets the $35,000 top prize.
The Tour Finals featured the top eight points leaders from the 2024 and 2025 seasons, split into two groups.
Anderson and Tackett each earned the top seed in their respective groups during Saturday’s positioning rounds and fought their way through stepladder matches to reach the final.
In Group 1, Tackett advanced after narrowly escaping a roll-off win against Graham Fach.
In Group 2, Anderson survived a high-scoring bracket that saw Jason Belmonte shoot 269 and 278 in his first two matches.
Anderson lost the first game of their head-to-head but forced a roll-off and doubled in the tenth to move on to the championship.
The PBA Tour Finals closes out the 2025 season. The post-season begins with the Storm PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles in July, followed by a return to international play in August at the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters in Sweden.
Group 1 Stepladder Results:
Match 1: Kyle Troup (No. 4) defeated Bill O’Neill (No. 3), 227–214
Match 2: Graham Fach (No. 2) defeated Kyle Troup, 226–197
Match 3: EJ Tackett (No. 1) defeated Graham Fach, 2–1
Game 1: Fach 246 – Tackett 211
Game 2: Tackett 258 – Fach 202
Roll-off: Tackett 40 – Fach 39
Group 2 Stepladder Results:
Match 1: Jason Belmonte (No. 3) defeated Anthony Simonsen (No. 4), 269–259
Match 2: Jason Belmonte defeated Marshall Kent (No. 2), 278–221
Match 3: Andrew Anderson (No. 1) defeated Jason Belmonte, 2–1
Game 1: Belmonte 225 – Anderson 203
Game 2: Anderson 203 – Belmonte 181
Roll-off: Anderson 59 – Belmonte 40
