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The USBC Queens is an annual ten-pin bowling event for amateur and professional female bowlers, sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress. The event is one of four women's professional majors since the PWBA tour returned in 2015 and the female equivalent of the USBC Masters, now one of the four majors on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour.

The format for the USBC Queens tournament is similar to the USBC Masters. All entrants bowl 15 games of qualifying over three days. The top 63 qualifiers plus the previous year's champion are then seeded for match play. Match play consists of three-game, total-pinfall matches in a double-elimination format. The last five remaining players are then seeded for the televised finals, which is a single-game stepladder format.[1]

USBC Queens history

The USBC Queens made its debut in 1961, as a companion to the Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) National Tournament.[2] It was known as the WIBC Queens from 1961–2004, until the WIBC became a part of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) on January 1, 2005. The tournament is part of the World Bowling Tour, annually attracting a field of hundreds of the top bowlers from around the world.[1]

Ten bowlers have won at least two USBC Queens titles, with only two winning three times: Millie Ignizio (Martorella) (1967, 1970, 1971) and Wendy Macpherson (1988, 2000, 2003). Both bowlers are now in the USBC Hall of Fame.

USBC Queens champions

2019 Event

The 2019 USBC Queens tournament was held May 15–21 at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas. The tournament had 192 total entries and a $153,000 prize fund, with a $20,000 top prize. A five-player stepladder format was used for the live televised finals on May 21. Ukrainian-born Dasha Kovalova, who bowled collegiately at Wichita State University, won from the #1 seed position for her first PWBA title and first major.[3]

Match #1Match #2Match #3Championship Match
1Dasha Kovalova226
2Li Jane Sin2672Li Jane Sin216
3Clara Guerrero2423Clara Guerrero224
4Daphne Tan1955Tannya Roumimper232
5Tannya Roumimper231

Final Standings:
1. Dasha Kovalova (Ukraine) – $20,000
2. Li Jane Sin (Malaysia) – $11,000
3. Clara Gurrero (Colombia) – $8,000
4. Tannya Roumimper (Indonesia) – $6,500
5. Daphne Tan (Singapore) – $5,000

List of champions

References

  1. ^ a b Official Queens website
  2. ^ USBC Queens has rich history. Article at www.bowl.com, April 14, 2008[dead link]
  3. ^ Smith, Aaron (May 21, 2019). "DASHA KOVALOVA WINS 2019 USBC QUEENS". bowl.com. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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