Seventeen doubles bowling teams were entered in a 10-pin tournament at Estevan Bowl on Sunday.
Teams from Montana, Manitoba and other parts of Saskatchewan joined the Estevan contingent for the competition. They all bowled six games of qualifying, and then the field was trimmed to the top six teams, with the first and second-seeded teams getting a bye to the finals.
Total pins and handicap were factored into the totals.
Seeds 3-6 all bowled a one-game, total-pinfall match and the lowest-scoring team was eliminated. The remaining tandems kept playing until one team remained. That team then joined the top two entries for the finals, with the third place team from the first game eliminated, and the two surviving entries meeting for the championship.
The total prize fund was $2,250, and the top six teams received a cash prize.
Ricky Darvis and Payden Anderson of Plentywood, Mont., finished first. They had the top score of 3,123 in the first round and emerged victorious from the final.
Nick Richter and Quinn Materna of Regina finished second. They were sixth after the initial games, but played their way into the final.
Keith Goudy and Dillon Krupka of Estevan were third, followed by Candice Chura and Chris Boyle of Dauphin, Man., Blaine Boyle and Chris Boyle of Estevan, and Chris Tarnes and Jason Kuchinka of Estevan.
