Lebanon, Ore. -- The Oregon Bowlers Association (OBA) Tournament at Linn Lanes saw Bill Machin emerged as the champion on the low-scoring 2024 PBA Cheetah Pattern. 

Qualifying rounds set the tone for the day, with low scores dominating the leaderboard. In the opening game, Machin posted an impressive 259, placing him in the lead, followed closely by Ryan Nikolas with 248 and Michael Kennedy with 245. Only seven bowlers achieved scores above 200 after the first game. 

By game two, Kennedy surged to the top with a 258, while Gary Lenox posted a tournament-high 288, placing him in second. Nikolas, Eryk Jensen, and Kian Pryor rounded out the leaders.

In game three, Kennedy struggled with a 172 but maintained his lead, while Pryor moved into second with a 221, trailing Kennedy by just 20 pins. 

By game four, Pryor shot a 265, overtaking Kennedy, who dropped to second with a 203. The top five after five games included Pryor, Kennedy, Jensen, Nikolas, and Lenox. Only six bowlers were above par after five rounds, with the cut line at -88 going into the final qualifying game.

Pryor secured the top seed after game six, ending with +156, a 72-pin lead over Jensen, who moved into second. Kennedy finished third, followed by Nikolas, Lenox, and Machin, whose final 209 game earned him a place in the bracket as the sixth bowler to score plus on the day. Notable moves included youth bowlers DoHoon Kwon and Brody Ruby, who climbed to 11th and 15th, respectively, just ahead of Chris Tuholski, who rounded out the top 16 at -100, edging out Will Wilson by a single pin.

The tournament moved into a single-elimination bracket, where upsets dominated the early rounds. Each match consisted of two games, with higher seeds choosing their opponents. 

Top-seed Kian Pryor selected 16-seed Chris Tuholski, but was eliminated as Tuholski won 416-392. Second-seed Jensen faced 14-seed Ewan Oester, but also fell in an upset, with Oester winning 358-352. Third-seed Michael Kennedy defeated 15-seed youth bowler Brody Ruby 452-387, while fourth-seed Nikolas and fifth-seed Lenox also suffered defeats to lower-seeded opponents. Other first-round winners included Josh Wills, Machin, and Kwon.

In round two, Michael Kennedy, the highest remaining seed, chose 9-seed Kyler Crevier, winning 431-362. Machin, seeded sixth, defeated Oester 358-305, and 13-seed Benton continued his upset streak with a 399-371 victory over 7-seed Wills. In the final match of the round, 11-seed Kwon knocked out Tuholski 382-352.

The semi-finals saw Kennedy face Machin in a 3-seed vs. 6-seed showdown, with Machin advancing 385-352. In the other semi-final, Kwon defeated Benton 372-307, setting up the final between Machin and Kwon.

In the championship match, Machin dominated with a two-game total of 469, besting Kwon’s 377 and clinching his fifth OBA title.