Bill O’Neill’s elimination of Jason Belmonte in 2022 Kia PBA Playoffs opens path to PBA Player of the Year for Anthony Simonsen
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2022 8:00 pm
The 2022 KIA PBA Playoffs pair at Kegel. Photo by PBA.
As I detailed in my 2022 KIA PBA Playoffs preview story, No. 1 and 2 seeds Jason Belmonte and Anthony Simonsen were positioned for a possible Playoffs title match showdown that might decide PBA Player of the Year.
However, that required them each winning three matches to make it to the title match.
Bill O’Neill only made it into the Playoffs as the No. 16 seed when Simonsen struck in the final frame to edge Norm Duke to win the 2022 USBC Masters last Sunday.
But O’Neill bowled...