WATERLOO, Iowa. – Derek Sapp from Keokuk Iowa, leads at the Fusion Realtors Open at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo Iowa. Sapp posted 1886 (+286) for his eight games of qualifying, passing A squad leader Matt Smith (+222) by 64 pins.
Sapp has just recently been bowling more serious after a brief hiatus from the game.
Sapp explained his day by saying, "With this field, it's a great feeling to be leading. To have some pin distance at the top is nice considering tomorrow's format. I haven't bowled this good in awhile. I made the lanes look easy early in the block, but as I was looking around, I didn't see other guys scoring. I hope I can match up equally as well in the morning."
The tournament condition was a modified version of Kegel's Winding Road pattern which was 2.8 to 1. It took +5 to make it to Sunday's semi-finals which consist of 6 more games. All pins carry over concluding with a top 10 step-ladder format with the top 4 earning automatic berths in the finals. All bowlers on Sunday cash in the tournament.
The eventual champion of the tournament will take home $3,000 for their efforts. The event is being live-streamed in its entirety at InsideBowling.com.
The Fusion Realtors Open is being run by Joe Engelkes and his family. His ability to get the city of Waterloo to rally around this event is unprecedented. He would like to thank all of his sponsors which are Fusion Realtors, Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau, Brunswick, Budweiser, Rydell Chevrolet, Cedar Valley Sports Commission, and Waterloo Implement.
Full standings are available below this story & on IBTV’s live page.
A/B Squad Combined
