Deo Benard averaged 246.57 to lead the PTQ as nine of 84 players advanced Monday to complete the 64-player field for the 2024 PBA Illinois Classic, according to results posted here. The 84 PTQ bowlers rolled seven games on the PBA Mike Aulby 39 lane pattern to decide who those nine were and Benard, a 2-handed lefty, totaled 1,726 on games of 247, 238, 254, 258, 256, 246 and 227 to lead. Also advancing were Timmy Tan with a 1,666 block that featured the day’s lone perfect game, Eric Jones...