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Analyzing PBA Player of the Year scenarios if E.J. Tackett doesn't win the 2026 AMF PBA World Championship on Saturday
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 6:00 pm
The stepladder finalists for the 2026 AMF PBA World Championship, left to right and in order from first to ninth: E.J. Tackett, Chris Via, Bill O’Neill, Kris Prather, Jason Belmonte, Brandon Bonta, Zach Wilkins, Jason Sterner, and Darren Tang. Photo by PBA.
E.J. Tackett will be going for a pair of unprecedented four-peats on Saturday: His fourth straight win in the AMF PBA World Championship and his fourth straight PBA Player of the Year honor.
No player has ever won a PBA Tour event, let alone a major, in four straight years.
And with his astonishing statistical dominance this season, Tackett is a lock to be voted Player of the Year for the fourth straight year if he wins the title match at AMF Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Michigan....