Friday Five (plus one) - Six first-time winners on the 2025 PBA Tour

He does this every Friday. Santu has done it. He is in the winner's circle for the first time on the PBA Tour here at the PBA Owens Illinois Classic. This kid's been through a lot last year and a half. Yeah, I can only imagine there had to be days that he wondered if he could ever do this again at a high level. And the answer is a resounding and loud yes. And I'll tell you what, if you're ever fortunate enough to meet Santu, he's one of the nicest people ever. Well, add him to your list of PBA Titleists. Good for you, kid. Good for you. Quite a tournament this turned out to be. Low scoring in the championship match. That's okay. That's one you can miss. Grabbed that trophy. You've earned it. This is your Pilgrims moment of the match. Chicken can be boring, but Pilgrims is turning chicken nuggets upside down. I love it. You love it. Put this in a nugget. Edvall getting closer. Forepin. Spare and it's over. Just needs the forepin. His first ever PBA Tour Title TV debut coming tonight here in Reno. Looking to stay clean. Looking to be a champion. He's done it! Rasmus Edvall from Helsingborg, Sweden. Has won the Scorpion Championship for his first career title. Finally a smile tonight from Rasmus. Yeah, it was hard to breathe for four games. It's the moment of the match brought to you by Pilgrims. Chicken can be boring, but Pilgrims is turning chicken nuggets upside down. I love it. You love it. Put it in a nugget. Wow. Those buddies from Sweden have got to be enjoying this. And there's that smile. First title comes tonight here in Reno. Great match tonight. What a moment. You know, when it's your day, it's your day. He grinded it out. Rasmus Edvall, a PBA Tour champion. Trophy time. Let's go! For the star from Sweden. His Swedish teammates come out. For hugs and congratulations. Jovan! Jovan! The third time you've done it. Just a mark for Darren Ong. History for his country. History for Singapore Bowling. Darren Ong has his first career PBA Tour title. It's the moment of the match brought to you by Pilgrims. Chicken can be boring, but Pilgrims is turning chicken nuggets upside down. I love it. You love it. Put it in a nugget. I'm not sure he even realizes it yet. I mean, there was zero reaction to that. Way to go, Darren. And hey, world, guess what? International players can play. Back-to-back international champions here at the World Series of Bowling. In the first two events. Double. Got that. Time to celebrate. And get that trophy. Ron wins on the PBA Tour. 2024 Sports of the Year. Singapore Sports Awards. It's 9 a.m. Tuesday morning in Singapore. And they're a big celebration in the works. The seven needed for Toon to wrap it up. For the win. Needs seven, has ten, has a tight. Turkey or Malaysia. Has his first career PBA Tour crown. And becomes the first ever from that country to win on the PBA Tour. The moment of the match brought to you by Pilgrims. Chicken can be boring, but Pilgrims is turning chicken nuggets upside down. I love it, you love it. Put it in a nugget. Well, everybody was scratching their heads, including myself, when we saw what ball he was using. And that flat 10 to start. And then, what does he do? He goes out and shoots 260 in the title match. Three winners. All international. First-timers on television. First career titles. I mean... For two of the three. Yeah, all three. And for their nation, for two of the three. And now three for Sweden. It's amazing. International event here. Does that surprise you? Tom Clark is very proud. PBA Tour commissioner. 269. Good ball, man. Good ball, congrats. See you guys soon. Have a celebration with his teammates as well. Thank you. Got away with a bunch of bad ones. Now just throw one good one. That's it. He's saying all the right things. Come here. Finally. Come on, Gary. Well, let's see. One of the best of your life. Right here. Will the kiss from Lauren make the difference? The game right there. Well. Such a good shot. By far his best shot of the game on that right lane. Yep. Can he make a 10 pin? It's incredible. It's a lot like the O'Neal one. And O'Neal shot a hundred of them on TV. Gary has never shot one for a major. And for $100,000. It is a long, long way away right now. At 60 feet, just became 120. Looks good. Can he get four? The moment of the match is brought to you by Pilgrim's. Chicken can be boring, but Pilgrim's is turning chicken nuggets upside down. I love it. You love it. Put it in a nugget. This is dad and his wife. There he aims it. Very gracious there. Puts a kiss, guys. At 20 years old, he needs a mark to win for the first time. That first win. Go get it. A major. You want it? Go get it. History in the making once again on the PBA Tour. Just incredible. At 19 years and 39 days back in February of 2016. You're talking Simon, right? For Anthony Simonson when he won the USBC Masters. And now, Ethan Fiore at 20 years of age. And you know what Anthony's done? Five major titles and already a legendary career, Hall of Fame career by 28. Ethan Fiore. To punch his ticket to the main event at the Tournament of Champions next week. A moment of glory for Fiore. Ethan Fiore at 20 years young. The Player's Champion. The moment of the match is brought to you by Pilgrim's. Chicken can be boring, but Pilgrim's is turning chicken nuggets upside down. I love it. You love it. Put it in a nugget. Here's a nugget. This kid is phenomenal. From roll-off history with Tafton to championship glory. Ethan Fiore, this is your time. This is your day. He turned pro at 17. He bet on himself. And now at 20 years of age, the youngest major champion to date, Anthony Simonson. And his name is Ethan Fiore. Incredible. Absolutely priceless. A king bag. Oh my goodness. He's going to get one of those adjustables, right? Absolutely. For the king player. As he gives David Small a handshake.