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Buddies battle set at 2024 USBC Senior Masters, as Chris Barnes, Mika Koivuniemi to meet in winners bracket to start final day of match play
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024 11:00 pm
Chris Barnes, left, and Mike Koivuniemi, right, meet Saturday in the winners bracket of the 2024 USBC Senior Masters. Photo by USBC.
The 2024 USBC Senior Masters was down to 32 players – 16 each in the winners and losers brackets – as competition ended Friday at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas.
And the clear prime match to start Saturday was obvious: Hall of Famers, close friends, and former PBA Tour roommates Mika Koivuniemi and Chris Barnes.
The 57-year-old Finnish right-hander was the No. 45 seed in the 64-player bracket after qualifying and first defeated No. 20 Paul Fleming 688-656 then fired games of 279, 299...