{"id":231311,"date":"2026-05-14T13:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231311\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:02:13","slug":"2026-usbc-queens-preview-first-pwba-major-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231311\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 USBC Queens Preview: First PWBA Major Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n The 2026 USBC Queens begins on Thursday at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las
\n Vegas. \n<\/p>\n


\n The event is the third stop of the season and the first major and will feature
\n 201 bowlers competing for the tiara and a $60,000 top prize. \n<\/p>\n


\n \"Best<\/a> \n<\/p>\n


\n All competition before the televised finals will stream live on BowlTV, while
\n the stepladder finals will air Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on
\n CBS Sports Network<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n


\n Josie Barnes enters as the defending champion after
\n winning the 2025 USBC Queens against Malaysia\u2019s Sin Li Jane<\/a>. Barnes claimed her second career major and fifth PWBA title with that
\n victory, later adding another PWBA title at the
\n Anniversary Open in front of a packed arena crowd in Green Bay<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n


\n Tournament play begins Thursday with three five-game qualifying blocks for all
\n 201 players. After 15 qualifying games, the top 63 players and defending
\n champion Barnes will move into the double-elimination match-play bracket. \n<\/p>\n


\n Each bracket match will use a three-game total-pinfall format, which means
\n every pin matters across the full match, not just one game. \n<\/p>\n


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\n The five-player stepladder finals will decide the 2026 USBC Queens champion on
\n Tuesday night. The winner will receive the $60,000 first prize. \n<\/p>\n


\n The first two trophies of the season went to international players.
\n Sin Li Jane won the PWBA Bowlers Journal Rockford Open<\/a>, while
\n New Hui Fen followed with a victory at the PWBA Northern Colorado Open<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n

2026 USBC Queens Oil Pattern
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