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Graham Fach
Graham Fach (b. December 10, 1991) is a left-handed Canadian professional ten-pin bowler from Guelph, Ontario now living in Urbana, Ohio, USA. A member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), he is known for being the first Canadian bowler to win a PBA Tour title, which he accomplished at the 2016 PBA Players Championship major event.[1] He won a second PBA Tour title in 2025, and has 13 PBA Regional Tour titles.[2] Fach is a pro staff member for Brunswick, after previously being sponsored by MOTIV.[3] He is also sponsored by VISE Grips inserts.[2] Amateur careerFach bowled for Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio. He was a second team NCBCA All-American in the 2014–15 season, and was the MVP of the 2015 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships despite his team finishing runner-up.[2] He is a three-time member of Team Canada, including placing first at the 2022 Canadian Team Trials. His international medals include:[4]
Professional bowling careerFollowing college, Fach became a member of the PBA in 2016. He made a splash in just his second PBA Tour event, winning the Barbasol PBA Players Championship, a PBA major. In the final match over top seed Ryan Ciminelli, Fach rolled 11 strikes en route to a 279–244 victory, only a 7-pin in the seventh frame keeping him from a perfect game.[1] This made him the first-ever Canadian player to win a PBA major, as well as the first to win a PBA title of any kind on the national tour.[5] Fach then went through seven seasons of struggles, making only four more championship round appearances (usually the final five) through the 2023 season. In the 2024 season, he showed marked improvement despite not winning a title. He cashed 11 times in 15 events, finishing 14th on the Tour points list while earning a career-high $97,375.[2][6] In the opening event of the 2025 season, Fach finally ended his title drought, taking the championship at the PBA Delaware Classic. Climbing from the #3 seed, Fach rolled games of 249 and 256 before defeating top seed Jakob Butturff by a decisive 277–200 score.[7] Fach has also won 13 PBA Regional Tour titles, and is a two-time PBA Central Region Player of the Year (2018, 2022). Since Fach's victory in January 2016, two other Canadian players have won titles on the PBA Tour. François Lavoie of Quebec has won six titles on Tour, his first coming late in the 2016 season, and Mitch Hupé of Manitoba earned one title in the 2023 season. PBA Tour titlesMajor championships are in bold text.
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PersonalHis last name is pronounced "faw". He is married and has two children.[7] References
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