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Split conversions help Marshall Kent rally for improbable win over Anthony Simonsen in 2026 The Magnum Ice Cream Company PBA Norm Duke Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2026 8:00 pm
Split conversions help Marshall Kent rally for improbable win over Anthony Simonsen in 2026 The Magnum Ice Cream Company PBA Norm Duke Open
Marshall Kent, left, with Norm Duke, right, after Kent won the 2026 The Magnum Ice Cream Company PBA Norm Duke Open. Photo by PBA.
If you took the 500 greatest bowlers in history at their peak and asked them to shoot 4-9, 4-10 and 3-10 splits in a single game, how many would make all three? It might be zero. The 4-10 alone probably is a 100-1 shot for a right-hander. Yet that — plus just enough striking — is what Marshall Kent did in rallying to beat Anthony Simonsen to win the 2026 The Magnum Ice Cream Company PBA Norm Duke Open on Sunday. Kent and Simonsen advanced to the title match by beating group...