The PWBA Southern Indiana Open is gearing up for an exciting conclusion as the top five bowlers advance to the stepladder finals. The finalists, determined after four intense six-game qualification blocks, are:
Lauren Russo (No. 1 seed)
Jordan Richard (No. 2 seed)
Shannon Pluhowsky (No. 3 seed)
Erin McCarthy (No. 4 seed)
Dasha Kovalova (No. 5 seed)
Dasha Kovalova maintained her position in the top five throughout all the qualification rounds. The Ukrainian scored a total pinfall of 5600 (an average of 233.33) over 24 qualification games, including a perfect game in the second qualifying round.
Kovalova will meet the No. 4 seed Erin McCarthy in the first match of the PWBA Southern Indiana Open stepladder finals.
The PWBA Southern Indiana Open featured an 85-player field, which was cut down after the first two qualification blocks (12 games). The remaining 28 players bowled an additional 6 games to determine the 12 advancers to the fourth qualification round, after which the top 5 were determined.
Fans can catch all the action of the stepladder finals live on BowlTV tonight.
