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Top seeds fall for fourth straight year as Maria Jose Rodriguez wins 2018 PWBA Tour Championship

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 11:00 pm
 Top seeds fall for fourth straight year as Maria Jose Rodriguez wins 2018 PWBA Tour Championship
Maria Jose Rodriguez after winning the 2018 PWBA Tour Championship. Photo by Professional Women's Bowling Association.
After the TV finalists were set for the 2018 PWBA Tour Championship, I wrote in this story that while it doesn’t quite qualify as a jinx, in the three PWBA Tour Championships since the re-launch of the PWBA in 2015, the No. 1 and 2 seeds failed to win the title. In 2015, Danielle McEwan won when Liz Johnson and Stefanie Johnson were the top seeds. In 2016, New Hui Fen won when Liz Johnson and Rocio Restrepo were the top seeds. And in 2017, Shannon O’Keefe won when Liz...