EJ Tackett wins WBT Championship in dramatic fashion | FOX SPORTS

EJ Tackett's strike in the 10th frame gives him a 1 point victory over Anthony Simonsen in the WBT Championships.
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[@foxsports]

What do you think about EJ Tackett's victory?

[@BAMCIS13450703]

FOX Sports love EJ but the tenth in the title match is exactly why everyone hates WBT scoring

[@good03boy]

Back-to-back 1 pin victories for E.J. Way to go!

[@TaiNiPoni]

The look on simonsens face when ej struck in the 10th says it all

[@michaelalexander2079]

When someone can throw a back-up ball as good as throwing the normal shot that right handers throw you know that bowler has alot of skill

[@NateCraven318]

The amount of revs Simonsen can put on a backup ball simply blows me away. The kid is unreal.

[@emekaofordile8835]

Simonsen's reverse hook is amazing. Well done EJ

[@SweetTeeBag]

Simonsen bowls 2 handed right or left handed? You have to be kidding me! WOW!

[@joedirte6525]

they are both right handed. One is normal, one is called a back-up ball.

[@citabria808]

Must admit that Simonsen's reverse hook/spin throw is pretty impressive...

[@matthong7713]

I think so

[@mimixis]

That’s crazy mad respect to him! So he’s not just on the 2hand train but rather has his own twist

[@MichaelBruceTaos]

@@mimixis Dude is sick. I can throw like this as well but I've been practicing against hard right handers.

[@Accumulator1]

Being a two-handed flopper is one odd-ball achievement but resorting to a backup ball for strikes is a double whammy. Eventually it will backfire.

[@user-sh7gh3zb5y]

That the player who through his own bowling won the championship I think very proud. Also looking forward to the players of the PBA to fight fair and square now.

[@JayPypeVox]

My favorite non Storm bowler! Way to go, EJ!

[@PBALowlights]

When Ej strikes in the tenth, Anthony shakes his head, I didn’t like that

[@Accumulator1]

It must have been the agony of defeat.

[@TheAbele992]

Anthony is a crybaby. I love seeing him lose.

[@kaindobinski5445]

You could put that in a low light video! ;)

[@flipper9038]

@Old Man hendo no. He was most certainly hating on the shot ej threw. Ej easily could've gotten 7 or 8.

[@bunker5696]

Simoson kinda a dirt bag

[@brucenicholls854]

EJ ,great sport and terrific bowler!!

[@tonyr8443]

Well played, well deserved. Power plus skills and using only one hand!

[@bryanverbinnen8455]

for 1 handed he made torqeu like superman haha

[@lemmonadejuice3867]

Good for him.

[@macatyutube]

Good fight.

[@Accumulator1]

Tackett has been awesome this year appearances. Anyone know what weight of ball he commonly throws?

[@trysephiroth007]

He used a 16 pound ball for a long time but I believe he went back down to 15.

[@Accumulator1]

He seems to make good speed and many revs for a lightweight player. I wonder if his spare ball weighs less. He lobs it easily and puts the speed on it when needed.

[@kmart128]

He did use 16lbs... Not sure if he still does or not

[@iwasadeum]

It's nice to see EJ get some good pin carry for once! All that power and speed and his carry is normally abnormally garbage for solid pocket hits

[@wayneburba9457]

The backup ball look back for Ernie Hoestrey. He did it fifty years ago.

[@garla5851]

BE BETTER IF YOU DID’NT PUT THE WINNER IN THE TITLE. I think we all would enjoy it even more !🤗 Cheers 🍻

[@turducken23]

Gar La this was like a week ago, the winner has been spoiled already

[@garla5851]

Dale Groff.. Oh so a if a Movie has been out for a week, it’s ok to tell everybody how it ends ?? Scheeeezzzzz 🤦‍♂️

[@malekkarim9276]

How the f you do that

[@24lancelot85]

I guess I don't understand the scoring...

[@llbigwave]

I didn't either. Found a reference here: bit.ly/2SUB8cs

[@citabria808]

It is the scoring format they were forced to adapt to to bring bowling to the (common man) for the IOC (Olympic Committee). Because the IOC believes that the common man is too stupid to understand (normal 10 pin scoring). They want to know who is winning at any given moment.

[@stratocaster0842]

Has absolutely NOTHING to do with thinking people are too stupid to understand normal scoring at all. This system was made to eliminate situations where a 5/ or 6/ scores exactly the same as a 9/, such as following a single strike or an open frame. In this format, 9/ ALWAYS awards more pins (19) than say a 6/ (16) or a 7/ (17) etc. In this format count matters for every single shot at all times. Another goal of this format was to make every frames individual score independent from what you did in the previous frame - this gives all strikes equal value, rather than placing extra value on a strike just because you threw one the previous frame. All in all it is a more fair way of scoring and absolutely better for match play - there wont be instances where a bowler rolls 3 strikes in a row then spares the rest of the game and beats a guy who throws 6 strikes and spares every other frame just because his 6 strikes were spread apart. In nomal scoring, start with a three bagger and then throw all 9/ the rest of the game and you get a score of 212. Alternate strikes and 9 spares the whole game and you’ll throw twice as many strikes as the 212 game, but you’ll only score 200. This is inherently unfair.

[@24lancelot85]

@@stratocaster0842 I disagree that it's "unfair". But, that's just me.

[@hadeefazhari5092]

Strike is automatically 30 for the spare score 10 plus the number of pins knocked down in the firsr throw...no bonus frame

[@erikhopkins9488]

Good win. Dramatic? Not so much.

[@PyromoviesHolland]

Spoil the entire video in your title and description. I never watched it, thanks!

[@yikes759]

Am I the only one who heared Anthony Simonsen when he walked past EJ Tackett say hurry up and show up. After the previous telecasts, I believe Anthony is a poor sport and should work on his attitude before bowling on the tour anymore.

[@mimixis]

ULX7 Ez-L got a time stamp?

[@KFin1337]

you misheard bud, he said "make him show up" no poor sportsmanship at all

[@jhrsjhrs]

Hey geniuses that posted this video, have you ever heard the term "spoiler alert'? What's the point of watching the video if you already know that Tackett won? Get a clue and don't put the name of the winner of the match in the title or description box.

[@300deebo]

Did Simonsen kick the ball return after the telecast? I may have missed it. Then again, I'd rather watch that instead of listening to Rob Stone and his lame-assed bowling terms. Overall, it was a great match. Congrats to E.J.

[@robertlewis4244]

Rob stone kills me every time

[@theripoffchicago]

Horrible scoring format. Watered down nonsense.

[@stratocaster0842]

This is actually a good scoring format. Allow me to explain. I thought it was bad until I did some thinking. Every single shot count matters in this scoring format. Normal scoring allows you to get 7, 6 pins after a strike or open, spare it up and have your 7 or 6 count mean nothing. You know like in league when an annoying dude points out that your 5/ was just as good as a 9/ since you just opened the last frame or were working on one strike. In this WBT Scoring format there never exists a situation where 5/ scores the same as 9/. In normal scoring You can even gutter after a strike or open and make your spare and you receive zero penalty for the gutter. In this format, your first ball count matters every single shot. Nine spare is 19, gutter spare is 10, seven spare is 17, etc. This increases “fairness” IMO. Also, in this format, every frames score is independent of other frames. In normal scoring, a bowler can throw 4 strikes, 6 spares and defeat a bowler who throws 5 strikes and 5 spares, just because the first bowler’s strikes so happened to come in succession. In this format, the bowler who bowls 5 strikes and 5 spares will almost always beat the bowler who throws 4 strikes and 6 spares ( the only exception would be if the 5 spares game consisted of a bunch of terrible first ball counts)

[@theripoffchicago]

stratocaster0842 I understand what your saying. I just prefer the regular way of scoring.

[@bensullivan5562]

I agree with stratocaster0842, it shouldn't matter whether strikes are in succession or not. In traditional scoring, If someone throws the first 5 strikes and then the rest is spares, they will beat the guy who goes strike, spare , strike, spare etc. 5 times, which I don't think is actually fair. Yes, they may have got 5 in a row, but they couldn't pull off another one after that for the rest of the game? And the guy who alternates strikes and spares is still showing some 'consistency' for the whole game. And what I like about WBT scoring too is that the scores are more 'reflective' of the number of pins you actually knock down. For example in traditional scoring, does it seem fair that getting just one non-strike and then sparing it up, will drop you from 300 into the 270s? In WBT, that would only drop you to about 280-290, which is better too because it's fairer and keeps games closer and more exciting.

[@joeker50]

Fox sucks. Cutting the matches short..

[@vostLume]

I hate Anthony simonsen’s attitude

[@Pablo.Escobar.33]

You would act the same if you lost and you fought so hard to get where he was at.

[@TheAbele992]

Anthony acts like a baby. I love seeing him lose, especially with the abomination of a shot he was throwing this show

[@numbersneverlie7858]

@@Pablo.Escobar.33 that ain’t it, Chief

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

Beta sport

[@patmccaffery1543]

Why did you put the winner in your title.....certainly won't be watching anymore of your videos..??

[@mimixis]

Pat McCaffery dude the point was to show the insanely close win and not make a mystery about who wins