Andrew Anderson (born May 10, 1995) of

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is a right-handed American professional ten-pin bowler known for winning the 2018 USBC Masters. He competes in events on the

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, and has also competed in global events as a multi-year and current member of Team USA. In his second full season on the PBA Tour (2018), Anderson won the

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PBA Player of the Year Award. Anderson has won six PBA Tour titles, including one major championship. He is a member of the Turbo grips pro staff and is also sponsored by Dexter shoes. He was a pro staff member for

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, moving to Brunswick after the latter purchased the former in 2019. In 2022, Anderson became a MOTIV Bowling pro staffer, remaining with that company through the 2024 season. In December 2024, Anderson signed with 900 Global.

Amateur career

Anderson bowled collegiately at

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where he earned 2014 Collegiate Rookie of the Year honors. He completed a Bachelor's degree in elementary education at

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. He was a three-time member of Junior Team USA, and is a six-time member of Team USA (2018–2021, 2023, 2025). At the 2018 World Bowling Tour Men's Championships in

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(held November 24–December 5), Anderson won a gold medal in trios with teammates

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and E. J. Tackett. He also won silver medals in doubles, team and all-events while taking home a bronze medal in singles. Anderson was part of the rotating four-person team (with A. J. Johnson,

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and

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) that won the trios gold medal for Team USA at the 2021 International Bowling Federation (IBF) Super World Championships in

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Professional career

Anderson won one PBA Regional Tour title as a non-member. He became a full-time PBA Tour bowler in 2017, participating in 16 national tour events and making one championship round, where he finished third. He also won another PBA Regional Tour title in 2017, his first as a PBA member. In February 2018, he qualified as the #2 seed for the

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, but was defeated in the semifinal match (his first television appearance) by the eventual winner, Matt O'Grady. Anderson qualified as the #1 seed (out of 360 players) at the 2018 USBC Masters, and won his lone match in the televised finals on April 15 to earn his first national PBA Tour title and first major championship. Anderson won his second PBA Tour title on June 3, 2018 at the PBA Greater Jonesboro Open. In October 2018, he finished runner-up in two of the three FloBowling PBA Fall Swing events: the PBA Wolf Open and the PBA Tulsa Open. On November 20, 2018, the PBA announced that Anderson won the 2018

PBA Player of the Year award. At 23, Anderson is the second-youngest player in history to win the award, behind Billy Hardwick who won the

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POY award at age 22. In addition to his two season titles and three other top-five finishes, Anderson won the Harry Smith PBA Points Leader award while ranking in the top five in tour earnings and scoring average. Anderson took a step back in 2019, in part due to a hand injury he suffered in Hong Kong at the end of 2018. He mentioned on the 2019 PBA Tour Finals broadcast (July 19) that the hand bothered him for several months, forcing him to alter his delivery. He made just three final round appearances in 2019 and did not win a title. On March 14, 2021, Anderson won his third PBA Tour title (with partner Kris Prather) at the Roth- Holman PBA Doubles Championship. On June 18, 2021 (broadcast July 11), Anderson out-dueled 11 other pros to win the non-title PBA Strike Derby. In April of 2024, Anderson and partner Kris Prather won their second Roth-Holman doubles championship, giving Anderson his fourth PBA Tour title. In June, Anderson was voted Most Valuable Player of the 2024 PBA Elite League regular season. Over the 14-week season (concurrently held with PBA title events), Anderson captained the Las Vegas High Rollers team and led them to a 10-4 record and the #1 seed for the

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Cup final rounds in September. He ranked third in total strikes (47) and strike percentage (66.2%) while filling frames (strike or spare) 89.55% of the time. On September 17, 2024, Anderson led the Las Vegas High Rollers to a 3-1 win over the Portland Lumberjacks in the PBA Elite League Championship. He also won the finals MVP trophy. In the second event of the 2025 season, Anderson dominated qualifying at the U.S. Open, taking the lead in the second qualifying round and holding the top seed through the end of match play. However, he struggled in the championship match, losing to #2 seed E. J. Tackett, 238–184. On March 15, 2025, Anderson was the top qualifier for the PBA

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Nevada Classic, and he again faced Tackett in the final match. This time Anderson was victorious, 237–181, earning his fifth PBA Tour title and first singles title since 2018. He finished the 2025 regular season second in Tour points, earning him the #2 seed for the PBA Playoffs. He was upset in the quarterfinals by #7 seed Jesper Svensson. On June 8, 2025, Anderson won the PBA Tour Finals, a post-season event hosting the top eight points earners over the last two seasons. Anderson defeated

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in his Group 2 stepladder final, two points to one (the players split the two-game final, and Anderson won the 9th/10th frame roll-off, 59–40). He then went on to face Group 1 winner E. J. Tackett. Anderson swept Tackett, two games to none, to earn his sixth PBA Tour title. In addition to his PBA Tour wins, Anderson won a Singles title at the 2021 USBC Open Championships, firing an 802 three-game series.

PBA Tour titles

Major championships are in bold text. # 2018 USBC Masters (

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) # 2018 PBA Greater Jonesboro Open (

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) # 2021 Roth/ Holman PBA Doubles Championship w/ Kris Prather (

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) # 2024 Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship w/Kris Prather (

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) # 2025 PBA

Nevada Classic (

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) # 2025 PBA Tour Finals (

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)

PBA non-title victories

# 2021 PBA Strike Derby (

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) # 2024 PBA Elite League champion with Las Vegas High Rollers (regular season & finals MVP) (Portland, Maine) Source:

Career statistics

Statistics are through the last complete PBA Tour season. +CRA = Championship Round Appearances

Awards and honors

* 2014 Collegiate Rookie of the Year * 2018

PBA Player of the Year * 2018 Harry Smith PBA Points Leader Award * 2024 PBA Elite League Regular Season MVP * 2024 PBA Elite League Finals MVP

Personal

When not competing on the PBA Tour or internationally, Anderson is an associate coach at Turbo Tech in Chesterfield, Michigan, where he now resides. He has coached Landin Jordan, a former PBA Junior national champion who finished 8th at the 2025 U.S. Open as an 18-year old. Anderson is also currently serving his second term (through 2025) on the USBC Board of Directors. He enjoys outdoor activities such as boating, fishing, camping and golfing. With the 2021 PBA Tour Finals being contested in

, not far from Anderson's home in Holly, Andrew appeared as a laneside reporter for

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during the five hours of live coverage on June 27.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Andrew American ten-pin bowling players 1995 births Living people

External links

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