Mike Hoffman defeated Anthony Dake 215-150 to win the MAST event at Viking Lanes Saturday. Hoffman was fifth after four games of qualifying at 939, and followed that up with 982 over four games of match play en route to the win. The victory was Hoffman’s 17th career MAST title, and second at Viking Lanes.
Hoffman earned $574 for the win, with Dake receiving $317 for second. The other payouts were $203 for 3rd-4th, $153 for 5th-8th, and $119 for 9th-16th. Hoffman also won $90 in the MAST Bet To Win pot.
Sixty bowlers competed on Viking’s house shot. The cut to match play after four games of qualifying was 901. Brian Hoffman opened qualifying with games of 279 and 300 on the way to a tournament-leading 989, but fell to Tim Morris 221-216 in the first round of match play. Brian will receive an additional 25 bonus points for his qualifying round; his 300 game was the only honor count on the day.
Badger Pro Shop provided a Storm Phaze bowling ball at cost, won by Joe Johnson. Host center Viking Lanes provided an additional lineage discount, donated one entry into their 8-Pin Tap Team Tournament ($125 value, won by Dustin Trejo) and also added three $10 gift cards, won by Johnson, Joe Janz, and Chris Pierson. Tour sponsor M&J Truck and Auto Repair also added $200 to the tournament prize fund. Combined this resulted in $600 added to the tournament’s prize fund. MAST extends a big Thank You to Badger Pro Shop, M&J Truck and Auto Repair, and Viking Lanes for their generosity.