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Having 3 lefties in stepladder finals helps Cherie Tan win 2026 PWBA Lilac City Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, June 1, 2026 11:00 pm
Having 3 lefties in stepladder finals helps Cherie Tan win 2026 PWBA Lilac City Open
Cherie Tan after winning the 2026 PWBA Lilac City Open. Photo by PWBA.
It’s always interesting to see what happens when multiple left-handers make a stepladder finals: Will they make their ball reaction better or ruin it? Both was the answer Monday as Felicia Wong and then Shannon Pluhowsky suffered from the breakdown of the lanes, while top seed Cherie Tan benefited, with Tan beating Pluhowsky 225-206 in the title match of the 2026 PWBA Lilac City Open at ABC Gates Bowl in Rochester, N.Y. The stepladder finals opened with a pair of right-handers with wins...