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Jesper Svensson loses huge lead, but takes it back to earn top seed of 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions as 6 of 9 on TV shows are left-handed

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2025 11:30 pm
Jesper Svensson loses huge lead, but takes it back to earn top seed of 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions as 6 of 9 on TV shows are left-handed
The top four seeds for the 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions, left to right in order from first to fourth: Jesper Svensson, Graham Fach, E.J. Tackett, and Kevin McCune. Photo by PBA.
After Wednesday’s first round of match play in the 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions at historic AMF Riviera Lanes in Fairlawn, Ohio, Jesper Svensson had a 249-pin lead over qualifying leader E.J. Tackett. Tackett fought back in Thursday’s second round of match play and Svensson struggled to a 1-7 record, flipping the top of the standings again, as Tackett fired games of 202, 269, 226, 243, 247, 196, 278 and 257 and went 4-4 to edge into a 22-pin lead, according to results...