JUPITER, Fla. – Francois Lavoie survived a tough challenge from two-handed lefty Keven Williams as he advanced into the finals of the 2021 PBA Players Championship.

In a show that aired Sunday, the final match of the Southwest Region stepladder finished regulation tied at 232-232, and Lavoie escaped with a 10-9 victory in the one-ball rolloff at Bowlero Jupiter.

Lavoie joins Anthony Simonsen as the two players who have now advanced to the finals of the Players Championship, where a $250,000 first-place prize will be on the line on Feb. 21. The other three players will be revealed in the coming weeks.

In the final frame, Williams, who is still looking for his first career title, threw three strikes to put the pressure on Lavoie.

The four-time PBA champion needed a double to advance. After getting the first strike, he stuffed a four pin and made it to finish regulation tied.

In the rolloff, Lavoie popped a strike to start and Williams was unable to answer, leaving a weak seven pin to lose.

“It was an intense match, and it wasn’t necessarily pretty,” Lavoie said. “I don’t think I bowled my best match but definitely relieved to get away with a win here.”

Williams entered the show as the No. 3 seed and won a pair of matches to make it to the finale. In his opening match, Williams beat Ben Martinez, 9-8, in a rolloff after they tied at 237-237. He then took down second seed Packy Hanrahan, 214-192.

In the first match of the show, Martinez defeated AJ Chapman, 276-245, in his PBA TV debut. Martinez joined the PBA last month.

The PBA Players Championship regional stepladders continue next weekend when the Central Region show airs Saturday at 4 p.m. Eastern and the East Region airs Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern. Both shows will air on FS1 (United States) and FloBowling (international).