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Singapore's Darren Ong takes advantage of E.J. Tackett's slight mistake to win 2025 PBA Viper Championship at World Series of Bowling XV1

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, March 17, 2025 10:00 pm
Singapore's Darren Ong takes advantage of E.J. Tackett's slight mistake to win 2025 PBA Viper Championship at World Series of Bowling XV1
Darren Ong smiles after winning the 2025 PBA Scorpion Championship. Photo by PBA.
If E.J. Tackett loses a close race for PBA Player of the Year in 2025, barely a single board in Monday night’s PBA Viper Championship might be the difference. Tackett stepped up in the ninth frame of the title match needing to roll two strikes and a 7-count to lock up his third title of the year, giving him a commanding lead for Player of the Year. According to Specto on the FS1 show, Tackett’s shot was at 22.1 board at the arrows, compared to his ideal line of 21.5, and it was at...