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Jason Belmonte leads, red-hot E.J. Tackett and Graham Fach join him in the Round of 16 at 2026 PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2026 11:00 pm
Jason Belmonte leads, red-hot E.J. Tackett and Graham Fach join him in the Round of 16 at 2026 PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic
Jason Belmonte, left, and Graham Fach, right, are seen in this PBA photo graphic.
While top qualifier Jason Belmonte and the next seven highest qualifiers in the 2026 PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic had Thursday night off, having earned byes to the Round of 16, the next 16 highest qualifiers needed wins to advance to Friday. The two most impressive winners in the Round of 24 were red-hot World No. 1 E.J. Tackett and lefty Graham Fach, who both swept their foes 4-0 in the best-of-7-games matches. Tackett finished second and Fach third, losing to eventual winner Brandon...