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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 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.[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

2018 Event

The 2018 USBC Queens tournament was held May 17–22 in Reno, Nevada. The tournament had 191 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 22. Shannon O'Keefe won from the #2 seed position for her eighth PWBA title and second major.[3]

Match #1Match #2Match #3Championship Match
1Brianna Coté189
2Shannon O'Keefe2472 Shannon O'Keefe221
3Liz Johnson2323Liz Johnson224
4Stefanie Johnson2004Stefanie Johnson212
5Amanda Fry172

Final Standings:
1. Shannon O'Keefe (Shiloh, Illinois) – $20,000
2. Bryanna Coté (Red Rock, Arizona) – $11,000
3. Liz Johnson (Palatine, Illinois) – $8,000
4. Stefanie Johnson (McKinney, Texas) – $6,500
5. Amanda Fry (Antelope, California) – $5,000

Past 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. ^ "O'Keefe wins 2018 USBC Queens". pwba.com. May 22, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
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