USBC Queens

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. First-time losers during the match play rounds are not eliminated, but are instead placed into an elimination bracket, where they must survive all subsequent three-game matches to have a chance at making the championship finals. The last five remaining players with either one or zero match play losses are 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

2022 Event

The 2022 USBC Queens tournament was held May 18–24 at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Illinois. The tournament had 204 total entries and a $358,000 prize fund, with a $60,000 top prize. A five-player stepladder format was used for the live televised finals on May 24. Germany's Birgit Noreiks won from the #2 seed position, defeating top seed Clara Guerrero of Colombia in the final match for her third PWBA title and first major.[3]

Match #1Match #2Match #3Championship Match
1Clara Guerrero158
2Birgit Noreiks2332Birgit Noreiks187
3Laura Plazas1813Laura Plazas214
4Danielle McEwan2134Danielle McEwan179
5Hope Gramley180

Final Standings:
1. Birgit Noreiks (Germany) – $60,000
2. Clara Guerrero (Colombia) – $30,000
3. Laura Plazas (Colombia) – $22,500
4. Danielle McEwan (Stony Point, NY) – $17,500
5. Hope Gramley [a] (Aubrey, TX) – $12,500
[a] denotes amateur.

List of champions

References
  1. Official Queens website
  2. USBC Queens has rich history. Article at www.bowl.com, April 14, 2008
  3. Williams, Emil (May 24, 2022). "BIRGIT NOREIKS WINS 2022 USBC QUEENS". pwba.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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