Marshall Kent earns top seed, Sean Lavery-Spahr, A.J. Johnson, Jake Peters, E.J. Tackett also make stepladder finals of 2024 PBA Illinois Classic
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: 2/8/2024, 11:00 PM
The stepladder finalists for the 2024 PBA Illinois Classic, left to right from first to fifth: Marshall Kent, Sean Lavery-Spahr, A.J. Johnson, Jake Peters, E.J. Tackett. Photo by PBA.
Marshall Kent has not won a PBA Tour singles title since 2017, though the 6-time PBA Tour champion won the Roth/Holman Doubles in 2022 with 31-time champion E.J. Tackett.
After rallying to beat Sean Rash on Thursday night to earn the top seed for the 2024 PBA Illinois Classic, Kent stands just a game away from ending that singles title drought.
And Kent earning the top seed made Tackett the No. 5 seed, meaning the doubles partners could meet for the title if Tackett can make his way through the ...