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Shawn Maldonado blocks Anthony Simonsen’s path to Player of the Year with win in 2022 Kia PBA Playoffs

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Saturday, April 16, 2022 3:00 pm
Shawn Maldonado blocks Anthony Simonsen’s path to Player of the Year with win in 2022 Kia PBA Playoffs
The 2022 KIA PBA Playoffs pair at Kegel. Photo by PBA.
After Jason Belmonte lost his Round of 16 match in the 2022 Kia PBA Playoffs, the path to Player of the Year seemed open for Anthony Simonsen, as I detailed in this story. Shawn Maldonado blocked that path as he bowled through a strained back suffered early in the first game that seemed to make him bowl better as he swept Simonsen 204-192, 267-174 in their Round of 16 match. The show was taped at Kegel and aired Saturday on FS1. “I think it was my hurt back speed,” Maldonado told...