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[email protected] n ews• Office: (562) 807-3600 Fax: (562) 807-2288 Mike Fagan Wins PBA World Championship for Fifth Tour Title and Second Major In battle of Texans, No. 2 qualifier Fagan defeated top qualifier Wes Malott 252-212 in championship match LAS VEGAS - In a cham- In the title match, Fagan and pionship match battle between Malott traded strikes in the first two players from Texas, Mike four frames but then a turning Fagan of Fort Worth, prevailed point came when Malott, try- to win the Professional Bowl- ing for his 10th Tour title, left ers Association World Cham- the 2-10 split in the fifth which pionship Sunday at the South he failed to convert. Fagan had Point Bowling Plaza for his a moment of his own when he fifth PBA Tour title. left an 8-10 split in the eighth Fagan, who qualified sec- frame but was able to finish ond for the stepladder finals, strong and hold off Malott for defeated top qualifier Wes the win. Malott from the Austin suburb “As much as you try to of Pflugerville, 252-212, in the relax it’s still very stressful,” title match to also record his Fagan said. “I was concen- second major title after win- trating so hard I didn’t know ning the United States Bowl- what frame I was in or what ing Congress Masters in 2012.