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Posted: Apr 25, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 25 Quebec City's François Lavoie won $100,000 US when came out on top at last weekend's PBA Super Slam bowling tournament.(Professional Bowlers Association) By the time he stepped up to bowl his final frame, François Lavoie already knew he'd won.  The 28-year-old professional bowler, originally from Quebec City, was the winner of the inaugural Guaranteed Rate PBA Super Slam in Annandale, Va. last weekend, earning him $100,000 US.  But it was his penultimate ninth frame that sealed his victory, Lavoie said.  "The last frame was kind o...

Q: So, your parents are the ones who got you bowling, what do they think about your career now? A: They’re really happy for me, they have always been really supportive. My dad was the one who got me into it, and he was the one I spent all my time with in bowling centres around Québec City, around the province and eventually around the country. So, he’s always been really supportive, and he’s always wanted the best for me. He was actually kind of demanding, he had high expectations for me, and I think that translates to me having high expectations for myself. My mom, she’s seen me bow...

Lavoie qualified for the Super Slam by winning the Kia PBA Tournament of Champions in February. The Super Slam featuring all five major champions from the 2021 Guaranteed Rate PBA Tour season: Lavoie, Troup, Tom Daugherty (Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship), Thomas Larsen (USBC Masters) and Chris Via (U.S. Open). The Super Slam began with all five players bowling a single game. Daugherty, who bowled 179 as the lowest score, was eliminated. The other four players were seeded into the semifinals based on their first-game scores. Lavoie, seeded fourth, defeated No. 1 Via 212-209 in the sem...

RENO, Nev. - If the 2021 U.S. Open were a class in school, Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, would give himself an A-minus for his first two days of competition at the National Bowling Stadium. The seven-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour champion and his fellow competitors have been tested twice in the form of challenging oil patterns, and he has set the grading curve as the overall leader through two rounds of qualifying. Butturff passed the week's first test with flying colors, averaging nearly 240 in the opening round, and while Wednesday's flat 40-foot lane condition yielded mu...

9 hours ago RENO, Nev. - If the 2021 U.S. Open were a class in school, Jakob Butturff of Tempe, Arizona, would give himself an A-minus for his first two days of competition at the National Bowling Stadium. The seven-time Professional Bowlers Association Tour champion and his fellow competitors have been tested twice in the form of challenging oil patterns, and he has set the grading curve as the overall leader through two rounds of qualifying. Butturff passed the week's first test with flying colors, averaging nearly 240 in the opening round, and while Wednesday's flat 40-foot lane condition...