{"id":236573,"date":"2026-05-19T11:50:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/236573\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:50:42","slug":"mccarthy-leads-usbc-queens-final-five-as-barnes-chases-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/236573\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy Leads USBC Queens Final Five as Barnes Chases Repeat"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n The 2026 USBC Queens stepladder finalists are set after two days of match play
\n at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. \n<\/p>\n


\n A field that started with 199 players is now down to five. Erin McCarthy,
\n
\n who led the field after qualification<\/a>, earned the No. 1 seed for Tuesday\u2019s live finals after going unbeaten
\n through the double-elimination match-play bracket. \n<\/p>\n


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


\n McCarthy defeated
\n
\n Malaysia\u2019s Natasha Roslan
\n <\/a>
\n 735-610 in the Winners Bracket final to secure the top seed. Roslan will enter
\n the show as the No. 2 seed. \n<\/p>\n


\n The final Elimination Bracket round decided the last three spots for the show. \n<\/p>\n


\n In there, Josie Barnes,
\n
\n the defending USBC Queens champion<\/a>, earned the No. 3 seed after leading the round with 717. If Barnes wins on
\n Tuesday, she would become only the second player ever to win back-to-back USBC
\n Queens titles. Katsuko Sugimoto of Japan did that in 1981-1982. \n<\/p>\n


\n \n<\/p>\n


\n New Hui Fen of Singapore qualified as the No. 4 seed with 639, while France\u2019s
\n Emma Friant advanced with 608 total and claimed the No. 5 seed. Both these
\n players will meet in the opening match of the stepladder finals. \n<\/p>\n


\n Full USBC Queens match-play bracket results can be found
\n
\n here<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n


\n The stepladder finals will air live Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET on
\n
\n CBS Sports Network<\/a>. \n<\/p>\n


\n The winner will receive the tiara, the 2026 USBC Queens title, and the $60,000
\n first prize. \n<\/p>\n

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