Kyle Troup makes top seeds 4-for-4 in 2021 PBA Players Championship stepladders by winning East region; Chris Via opens show with perfect game
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 2/7/2021, 4:00 PM
Kyle Troup after winning the 2021 PBA Players Championship East region stepladder. Photo by Storm Products.
Historically, being a PBA Tour top seed offers no clear advantage in the title match of a stepladder finals.
Although no complete records could be found, bowling historian Eric Hartman did find a record book with numbers of wins by position from 1968-94 and it was 327 from the top seed and 404 from other seeds (168-117-64-55 for seeds 2-5). And he later compiled 2012-13 through 2020, covering events that featured compatible formats (4-player and seeded shootouts included), and found 55 top seed...