Only 16 players remain in the title race at the 2026 U22 Masters and U22
Queens after the first day of match play at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando.
Five rounds of two-game total pinfall matches were held on Sunday. After those
matches, eight players remained in the U22 Masters field and eight players
remained in the U22 Queens field.
Four players in each event finished Sunday without a loss. Those players are
now one win away from securing a place in the stepladder finals. The other
four players in each field are still alive in the Elimination Bracket.
In the U22 Masters, Griffin Jordan, Jaysen Spanbauer, Chance McLane, and Kaden
Kuusela finished Sunday with 3-0 records.
Griffin Jordan had one of the main runs of the day, including a win against
the two-time defending champion Brandon Bohn in the second round and the first
300 game in U22 Masters history during that match.
The Elimination Bracket still includes Brandon Bohn, Jacob Bockstie, Max
Macklin, and Andru Blaney.
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In the U22 Queens, defending champion Aleesha Oden, qualification leader Melia Mitskavich, Katelyn Abigania, and Alyssa Ballard remained unbeaten in the
Winners Bracket after two match-play wins on Sunday.
The U22 Queens Elimination Bracket still includes Buchert, Klemencic, White,
and Savannah Burgin.
Full bracket results can be found
here.
Three more rounds of match play will take place Monday morning. After those
rounds, three players in each event will remain and advance to the finals.
The top seed in each event will need to be beaten twice to lose the title.
The U22 Queens stepladder finals are scheduled to begin Monday at 2 p.m. ET on
BowlTV. The U22 Masters finals are expected to start right after that.
The 2026 U22 Masters and Queens will also carry Junior Team USA implications.
The USBC Team USA Athlete Advisory Council has approved eight Junior Team USA
2027 spots for top finishers in Orlando.
In each event, the top three age-eligible players under 21 before Jan. 1,
2027, after qualifying will earn spots on Junior Team USA 2027.
Each tournament champion will also receive a spot. If the champion has already
earned a place or is not age eligible, the final spot will go to the
next-highest age-eligible finisher after qualifying.