It was a showdown of the last two PBA Players of the Year and it went down to the final frame, providing drama that had mostly been lacking from the first three of four stepladder shows of the 2023 PBA Tournament of Champions.
Belmonte, the reigning and 7-time Player of the Year, held a 26-pin lead after six frames with a double and no opens, while Troup, the 2021 Player of the Year, had just one strike and an open on a pocket 7-10 in the fifth.
But Troup switched from his urethane Storm PITCH...