\n Gene J. Kanak
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FULL RESULTS<\/a><\/p>\n LAS VEGAS \u2013 Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, entered her name in the United States Bowling Congress Queens record book on Friday and took over the tournament\u2019s overall lead in the process.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old right-hander fired scores of 267, 279, 221, 266 and 243 during Round 2 of qualifying at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas on Friday morning, which was good for a five-game total of 1,276. That mark, combined with the 1,167 opening-round effort she authored on Thursday, gave Snodgrass a two-day, 10-game score of 2,443 (a 244.3 average), which now stands as the fourth-highest total in Queens history \u2013 Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of North Richland Hills, Texas, holds the tournament\u2019s 10-game scoring record with 2,518.<\/p>\n While Snodgrass\u2019 score wasn\u2019t enough to reach first place in the record book, it moved her atop the 199-player field at this year\u2019s event heading into Saturday\u2019s final five-game qualifying block.<\/p>\n Carlene Beyer of Ogdensburg, Wisconsin, who finished third at the 2023 Queens in Las Vegas, sits in second place just eight pins behind Snodgrass with a two-round total of 2,435, which gave Beyer the fifth-highest score through two rounds in Queens history.<\/p>\n Taylor Bulthuis of New Port Richey, Florida, is third at 2,406 while Stephanie Zavala of Long Beach, California (2,366), and opening-round leader and two-time Queens champion Liz Johnson of Orlando, Florida (2,354), are fourth and fifth, respectively.<\/p>\n South Korea\u2019s Seo Yeon Ryu used a 300 during Game 2 on Friday to get to ninth place with 2,333. Sarah Klassen of Canada also achieved perfection during second-round action at Gold Coast on Friday, which propelled her to 48th place at 2,196.<\/p>\n The spot all athletes are eyeing, however, is position No. 63 in the standings because at the end of Round 3 of qualifying on Saturday, only the top 63 players, plus defending champion Josie Barnes of Hermitage, Tennessee, will make the cut and be seeded into the Queens\u2019 match-play bracket.<\/p>\n Reining PWBA Player of the Year New Hui Fen of Singapore currently occupies the final advancing position with a two-day, 10-game mark of 2,172.<\/p>\n Barnes sits in a three-way tie for 88th place with 2,137 heading into Round 3. If the defending champion finishes inside the top 63 at the end of competition on Saturday, the cut line will be extended by one spot, and the athlete in 64th place will make the cut to match play.<\/p>\n If Barnes fails to improve her position, she\u2019ll be seeded No. 64 for match play and will take on the qualifying leader and top seed during the opening round of match play on Sunday.<\/p>\n All matches leading up to the stepladder finals at the 2026 Queens will utilize a three-game, total-pinfall format.<\/p>\n Holding the overall lead with five qualifying games remaining all but guarantees Snodgrass will be part of this year\u2019s Queens match-play field. With that in mind, the six-time PWBA Tour titlist plans to use Round 3 to continue strategizing how best to attack the 38-foot 2026 Queens oil pattern.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important to have as many pins as I do so that I can use tomorrow\u2019s block to get more information; that\u2019s what this tournament is all about,\u201d Snodgrass said. \u201cI can see what balls work or don\u2019t work so that I can get my bag set for the matches that will be coming up.\u201d<\/p>\n What worked best for Snodgrass on Friday was taking a straighter approach, which may have come as a surprise to some fans since Snodgrass possesses one of the most powerful physical games on tour.<\/p>\n \u201cI got to play to the right today, which, ironically, is my favorite thing to do,\u201d Snodgrass said. \u201cI stayed further right and kept it in front of me. From there, I just balled down, which allowed me to stay in the same part of the lane the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n While Snodgrass enjoyed being able to remain in familiar territory on Friday, she\u2019s hoping to end the week in uncharted waters by doing something she\u2019s never done before.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the only major that I\u2019ve never made the telecast for, so I really hope to keep advancing so that, come Tuesday, I can be on that telecast,\u201d Snodgrass said.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the path remains long for Snodgrass and her fellow competitors.<\/p>\n Saturday will see qualifying come to an end with A Squad hitting the lanes for its final five-game block at noon Eastern with B Squad following at 5 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n Match play at the 2026 Queens will take place on Sunday and Monday until two athletes are left in the Winners Bracket and four bowlers remain in the Elimination Bracket.<\/p>\n The final two undefeated bowlers in this year\u2019s field will square off for the No. 1 seed for Tuesday\u2019s live TV finals show while the final four in the Elimination Bracket will bowl for the last three spots in the stepladder finals.<\/p>\n The stepladder will begin Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network<\/a>, where the winner will receive the coveted tiara and top prize of $60,000. All competition leading up to the televised finals will be streamed live only on BowlTV.<\/a><\/p>\n Because of the five-player stepladder format and live TV broadcast, the top seed will only have to be defeated once during the stepladder finals in order to be denied the 2026 Queens title.<\/p>\n