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Anthony Simonsen retains lead over tightly bunched field after first round of match play in 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, February 6, 2020 11:00 pm
Anthony Simonsen retains lead over tightly bunched field after first round of match play in 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions
Anthony Simonsen leads the 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions after Thursday's first round of match play. Photo by Pro Bowlers Association.
Anthony Simonsen retained his lead over a tightly bunched field after Thursday’s first round of match play in the 2020 PBA Tournament of Champions at AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio. Simonsen went 4-4 with games of 226, 202, 235, 182, 207, 235, 238 and 213 to finish with a 5,869 total counting 30 bonus pins for each match win, giving him an 8-pin lead over the 6-2 and 5,861 of 2018 PBA Player of the Year Andrew Anderson. “It seemed like the lanes just played difficult in...