Mike Fagan had only one loss through match-play qualifying, and that was in the winners'-bracket final against Chris Barnes. The loss gave Fagan the number-two seed in today's stepladder finals.

In order to earn a rematch with Barnes in the finals, Fagan first had to defeat Bryon Smith, who took out Dan MacLelland in the first match. Despite struggling with the 10 pin against Smith, Fagan was able to get by and face Barnes, where once again he struggled with the 10 pin early while Barnes built a big lead.

Everything turned when Fagan started striking and Barnes threw a detrimental split. Barnes' quest for the fourth leg of the PBA Grand Slam will have to wait, as Mike Fagan is the 2012 USBC Masters champion.

View the complete details of the 2012 USBC Masters championship.

The second major of the PBA Tour season, the USBC Masters will be decided this Sunday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. As of this writing, the original field of more than 300 bowlers is down to 32, and by the end of the day, the top four who will make it to the stepladder finals on Sunday will be determined.

This tournament differs from most in that match play is less about scoring against the field and more about beating one's opponent. Actually, it's all about the latter. The top 64 bowlers (63 plus Hess) from the qualifying rounds were seeded into a bracket, and go head to head against each other, one on one, in a double-elimination tournament.

Who will win this year's USBC Masters? Find the complete updated bracket on bowl.com.

Last year, he beat Hall of Famer Norm Duke in the finals, and this year, he beat Hall of Famer Pete Weber in the finals. The Cheetah pattern seems to be friendly to a lot of bowlers, but no one more than Eugene McCune.

Take a look at the complete recap of the Cheetah Open stepladder finals.

Stuart Williams (or British Beefcake as was made perfectly clear to us over the course of the show), is the 2012 Viper Open champion, having defeated Ildemaro Ruiz in the championship round. Top seed Mike Fagan was the first man eliminated, followed by Sean Rash, whom we'll be seeing plenty in the coming weeks.

He's just the first winner we'll see today. Tonight, at 9 p.m. EST, exclusively on Xtra Frame, the stepladder finals of the Cheetah Open will be broadcast live.

For all the details of Williams' victory, see the full recap of the Viper Open.