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Zach Wilkins poised to go from zero to 2 titles in a week after earning top seed of 2026 PBA Tournament of Champions; Alex Horton, Andrew Anderson, Brandon Bonta, Jason Belmonte also make stepladder finals

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Friday, April 24, 2026 11:00 pm
Zach Wilkins poised to go from zero to 2 titles in a week after earning top seed of 2026 PBA Tournament of Champions; Alex Horton, Andrew Anderson, Brandon Bonta, Jason Belmonte also make stepladder finals
The stepladder finalists for the 2026 PBA Tournament of Champions, left to right and in order from first to fifth: Zach Wilkins, Alex Horton, Andrew Anderson, Brandon Bonta, Jason Belmonte. Photo by Storm.
A long, seemingly never-ending quest ended for Zach Wilkins last Sunday when he and A.J. Chapman won the 2026 Owen's Craft Mixers PBA Roth/Holman Doubles Championship, as I detailed in this story. “It feels like the weight has just been lifted off your shoulders,” Wilkins said in this PBA news release after the win. With a closing burst in the final round of match play, Wilkins seized the top seed of the 2026 PBA Tournament of Champions and will need to win just one game Sunday...