August 25, 2026 Nolan Hughes

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The Storm Lucky Larsen Masters (SLLM), representing the final title event of the 2026 PBA Tour powered by Go Bowling, is underway at Olympia Bowling in Helsingborg, Sweden.

The tournament features a unique format in which players can bowl in multiple of the 27 qualifying squads, which are held daily through Saturday, Aug. 29. The top 40 players, along with 15 additional advancers outlined here, will advance in the tournament.

A pair of advancer rounds will determine the 16-player field for elimination match play. The advancer rounds and first two rounds of match play will take place Sunday, Aug. 30, while the semifinal and championship matches will be held on Monday, Aug. 31

All qualifying and match play rounds will be livestreamed on the Storm Lucky Larsen Masters YouTube channel.

Overall standings and from each squad are available here.

This story will be updated daily with leaders and notable performances from each squad.

 

Squad 1 — Friday, Aug. 21

The star countrymen Jesper Svensson led the opening squad of this year’s event, posting a 1,390 total pinfall for his six games. He averaged more than 231, a market improvement after missing the cut in his title defense a year ago.

Svensson led the squad by 80 pins. Singapore’s Mike Ong ranked second with 1,310, followed by Denmark’s Mik Stampe at 1,300.

Squad 2

Tomo Gaber Pinteric totaled a blistering 1,488 with an average of 248. The Slovenian all but secured himself a berth in Final Step 1 — and likely Final Step 2 — with that performance.

Sweden’s Månz Friberg and Martin Paulsson each averaged north of 223 to qualify second and third, respectively, on the squad. 

Squad 3  — Saturday, Aug. 22

In the squad exclusive to U21 players, Jakub Sedlacek of Czech Republic paced the field with 1,400. Sofie Kærgaard Nielsen of Denmark ranked second with 1,370.

A trio of Swedes rounded out the top five: Albin Gullstrand with 1,352, Erik Larsson with 1,337, and Lucas Svensson with 1,332.

 
Squad 4

The Swedes returned to the top of the standings in Squad 4 as Ossian Kinnari led with 1,344. It was a low-scoring squad with just five players averaging more than 211.

Squad 5

The scoring pace ramped up in the fifth squad with five players totaling at least 1,400. Noel Haglund Torgersen of Sweden led the field with 1,474.

Teodor Samuelsson, who finished runner-up to Jesper Svensson in 2024, ranked fifth on the squad with 1,384.

Squad 6

Oliver Dahlgren shot 1,416 to become the third consecutive Swede to lead a squad; in fact, nine of the top 10 players on the squad were Swedish.

Albin Lindberg, Kim Bolleby and Carl Eklund, who finished second through fourth, respectively, on the squad, each averaged at least 225.

Squad 7 — Sunday, Aug. 23

Eklund came back Sunday morning and shot a blistering 1,431 to lead the squad and move well inside the cut number. Emil Svensson also shot 1,413 to finish second and likely secure a berth in Final Step 1.

Squad 8

Kim Bolleby, a former PBA Tour player, led a low-scoring squad with 1,361. That marked the best performance of the left-handed Swedish-and-Thai player’s tournament to date.

A trio of Americans earned top-six scores on the squad: Chase Nadeau, Andrew Hall, and Danielle Urbano (McEwan).

Squad 9

Sweden’s Albin Gullstrand and Markus Jansson put on a show in Sunday’s final squad. Gullstrand shot 1,473 while Jansson tallied 1,449 to move themselves well inside the cut number. Jansson led qualifying in the 2024 USBC Masters.

Raymond Teece, brother of Richie, fired the tournament’s first performance game during this squad.

Squad 10 — Monday, Aug. 24

The Americans began to make their mark in Sweden. Chase Nadeau qualified second on the squad with 1,335. Andrew Hall and Andrew Anderson each snagged a top-10 berth on the squad as well.

Squad 11

Carsten Hansen led the final early bird squad by 101 pins. Hansen shot games of 245, 248, 235, 267, 245, and 243 to tally a 1,483 total pinfall, the second-highest set in the tournament to date.

Hansen is a two-time PBA Tour champion. He won the 2019 Storm Lucky Larsen Masters and the 2020 PBA Scorpion Championship.

Defending champion Sean Rash made his tournament debut, firing 1,297.

The top four players from Squads 1-11 who qualify outside the top 40 overall scores will earn a berth in Final Step 1. The early bird squad standings can be found here.

Squad 12 — Tuesday, Aug. 25

William Berggren rode 260 in his first game to a squad-leading score of 1,422. The Swede ranks ninth overall following Squad 12.

François Lavoie, a six-time PBA Tour champion, competed in his first squad. He started strong with 245 and 257 before finishing with a total of 1,352.

Squad 13

Sweden’s Mathias Otting dominated the second squad on Tuesday, averaging more than 242 for his six games. His total of 1,456 ranks fifth overall through Squad 13.

A handful of American stars officially arrived in Sweden as EJ Tackett, AJ Johnson and Kyle Troup each competed in their first squad.

Tackett, the three-time reigning PBA Player of the Year, shot 1,372 to finish third on the squad.

Troup finished seventh with 1,326, one position ahead of Johnson’s 1,308. Troup won the SLLM in 2018, while Johnson won the tournament in 2023.

This story will be updated daily with leaders and notable performances from each squad.