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  • Women's ChampionshipsAbout2010 USBC Women's Championships
    March 27-July 9, 2010
    (unless extended)
    El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center
    El Paso, TX    Experience the flavor of the Southwest in 2010. El Paso offers you a chance to soak up the sun and culture while bowling with your friends. While partaking in YOUR national championship, you’ll also be able to explore Spanish missions, hike in the Franklin Mountains, enjoy regional cuisine and delicious margaritas, shop authentic Mexican markets, relax at luxurious spas and pools and experience the music and nightlife of El Paso.In 2010, the USBC Women’s Championships moves to an arena-like setting that will exceed your wildest expectations. Located in the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center, the stadium will feature the world’s largest mobile LED scoreboard (unveiled at the 2009 Open Championships), newly-installed synthetic lanes, exciting vendors, merchandise stands, great food and more!USBC is ready to crown new champions in 2010 with division changes that are sure to make your game shine. The 2010 tournament will feature a format makeover from previous years, providing bowlers with a new tournament experience. Past tournaments featured five average-based divisions. In 2010, the tournament will move to handicap competition, new divisions and more prize money than ever before.Important Dates to Remember
    Roster lineup deadline11/01/09
    Last day to enter tournament1/22/10
    Tournamanet start date3/27/10
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  • Women's ChampionshipsRegister NowRegister NOW!
    Last day to enter 1/22/2010
    Download Entry Form | Women's Friendship squad form
    Average Verification Form | Available Dates    New Format FAQ’s
    In light of recent changes made to the format of the USBC Women’s Championships, we have provided a “New Format FAQs” section to answer the most common questions asked about changes to this tournament.    Download New Format FAQ’s
  • InformationNew City. New Era. New Champions.March 27-July 9, 2010
    El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center Experience the flavor of the Southwest in 2010. El Paso offers you a chance to soak up the sun and culture while bowling with your friends. While partaking in YOUR national championship, you’ll also be able to explore Spanish missions, hike in the Franklin Mountains, enjoy regional cuisine and delicious margaritas, shop authentic Mexican markets, relax at luxurious spas and pools and experience the music and nightlife of El Paso.    In 2010, the USBC Women’s Championships moves to an arena-like setting that will exceed your wildest expectations. Located in the El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center, the stadium will feature the world’s largest mobile LED scoreboard (unveiled at the 2009 Open Championships), newly-installed synthetic lanes, exciting vendors, merchandise stands, great food and more!USBC is ready to crown new champions in 2010 with division changes that are sure to make your game shine. The 2010 tournament will feature a format makeover from previous years, providing bowlers with a new tournament experience. Past tournaments featured five average-based divisions. In 2010, the tournament will move to handicap competition, new divisions and more prize money than ever before.All female USBC members are eligible to compete in one of three new divisions:
    • Diamond Division:
      • 180 average and above (handicap based on 220).
    • Ruby Division:
      • o 150-179 average (handicap based on 180).
    • Sapphire Division:
      • 149 average and lower (handicap based on 150).
    Highlighting the expanded prize funds, each division will feature a $5,000 first place prize. New prize ratios will allow more ladies to cash! As always, women can compete for titles in Team, Doubles, Singles and All-Events competition.    Read More
  • Event DetailsLast day to register: January 22, 2010Roster and final payment deadline for teams with spots already reserved: November 1, 2009 *Doubles and singles times aren’t assigned until full payment is received.USBC Women’s Championships: March 27, 2010- July 9, 2010 (last day of team competition)Location: El Paso Convention and Performing Arts Center
    1 Civic Center Plaza
    El Paso, TX 79901    View 2010 Tournament Rules
  • AttireUSBC Women’s Championships participants are encouraged to display their team spirit by wearing matching outfits during competition, and teams that do so (no jeans) will be eligible for a special Pride Award.Dressing alike isn’t required, but there are guidelines about what may and may not be worn on the lanes at the Women’s Championships.Participants may not wear tank tops, halter tops, bare midriffs, tube tops, workout attire (Spandex or sweatpants), spaghetti strap tops, short shorts or skirts (if a bowlers fingers are below the hemline, the shorts are considered too short and not suitable), bib overalls, torn or unclean jeans, shirts or T-shirts with offensive language/pictures or hats (except for medical reasons).The dress code will be enforced by designated tournament staff members. They will make judgment calls relative to dress code questions or concerns, while any questionable items or special circumstances will be addressed by the Manager on Duty.Read More
  • Division Breakdown and EligibilityThe USBC Women’s Championships will have a new look in 2010. The new format will consist of three average-based divisions (Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire), and all competition will be contested using 100 percent handicap.The Women’s Championships also will recognize scratch champions in team, doubles, singles, all-events and Team All-Events. Having topped the entire field of the three jewel divisions, these bowlers will earn prominent titles as the overall tournament champions. In addition to receiving awards, the scratch winners will receive a total of $8,000 in added prize money.To determine your division, see the following information:Diamond Division - Bowlers with averages of 180 and higher, with handicap based on 220.Ruby Division - Bowlers with averages from 150-179, with handicap based on 180.Sapphire Division - Bowlers with averages of 149 and below, with handicap based on 150.Read More
  • TravelThank you for your interest in attending our event! We have worked hard in preparation to ensure that your experience is as fulfilling and also as enjoyable as possible. We are very pleased that you will be joining us and look forward to seeing you soon.The Women’s Championships will be held at the El Paso Performing Art Center this year.ReservationsFlight:To make flight reservations:Car Rental:To make car reservations:Extra Discounts: Avis http://www.avis.com/car-rental/avisHome/home.ac
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  • Women's ChampionshipsContact UsTournament Information
    usbcwomenschampionships@bowl.com
    Phone: (800) 514-2695
    Fax: (817) 385-8268    Media Relations
    Matt Cannizzaro
    Phone: (414) 350-1226
    Email: matt.cannizzaro@bowl.com
 
 
FEATURES
  • Women's Champions2009 ResultsThe Open Championships are hardly the only game in town. Every year, a host of side events and participation prizes accompanies the tournament, including standings for the Bowlers Journal Championships, winners of sidepots and brackets, prizes for those who are bowling the tournament for over 25 years, and much more. Even if you’re just looking to see standings for the 3-6-10 jackpot or the Super Solo Brackets—you can find it all here.Leaderboards  |  Individual Results  |  Low to Cash
  • Other Results 2009
  • Other Results 2008
  • Other Results 2007
  • Other Results 2006
  • Top Stories2009 USBC Women's Championships comes to a close at National Bowling Stadium
    7/7/2009    By Wendy Clem and Aaron Smith USBC CommunicationsRENO, Nev. - After 100 days of excitement, accomplishment and record-setting performances, the 2009 USBC Women's Championships came to a close at the National Bowling Stadium.A total of 8,330 five-player teams representing 50 states and six foreign countries competed in the event kicked off on March 28, and now 45 women can call themselves tournament champions.Together Once Again of Keller, Texas, found itself in familiar territory, claiming the title in Classic Team (combined averages of 946 and above) for the second consecutive time in Reno. This time, the group took the title with a 3,322 team total, the third-highest in tournament history.The team was led by Tammy Boomershine, who posted a 732 series. She was followed by Andrea Fleming (689), Cathy Dorin-Lizzi (663), USBC Hall of Famer and Team USA member Carolyn Dorin-Ballard (631) and Team USA member Lynda Barnes (607). In 2006, they won the event with a 3,350 effort, the highest team score ever rolled at the Women's Championships."We are pretty excited about it," said Dorin-Ballard, who now owns five titles at the Women's Championships. "We've been bowling together for so long now and have so much fun, but winning makes it that much better. We will have to bowl better next year if we want to repeat, but we are all ready to defend our title in El Paso."Michelle Feldman of Auburn, N.Y., took home the Classic Singles title by firing the highest series in Women's Championships history. She put together games of 279, 249 and 288 for an 816 series on April 24. Kendra Gaines of Orlando, Fla., previously held the record with 812, rolled during the 2000 tournament, also in Reno.Feldman, who won two Professional Bowlers Association Women's Series events this season, became just the fourth bowler to roll an 800 series at the Women's Championships. USBC Hall of Famer Robin Romeo of Newhall, Calif., also accomplished the feat this year, tossing an 805 series the same week to help her team to a runner-up finish with 3,286."It always feels nice to win, especially with the look I had earlier in the tournament," Feldman said. "We moved pairs, and all of a sudden, I couldn't miss. I wish I had that look all the time. I'm looking forward to defending in El Paso, and it should be fun since it's a city I haven't bowled in."Romeo's momentum carried over to doubles and singles and helped her to the Classic All-Events title. She added 689 in doubles and 678 in singles and finished with a 2,172 all-events total, the second-highest in tournament history. Only Leanne Barrette-Hulsenberg of Elk Grove, Calif., has posted a higher number, shooting 2,231 at the 2005 event in Tulsa, Okla."It's really exciting to win a title at this stage of my career," Romeo said. "The scores were pretty high this year, so I was a bit worried to see if I would hold on. I feel that winning all-events is the toughest since you have to bowl well in every event, so I'm honored. The whole week was exciting for all of us, especially bowling so well in team and being in first place for a little bit."Classic Doubles honors went to Clara Guerrero of Austin, Texas, and Jenifer Larson of Tupper Lake, N.Y., with a 1,404 total. Guerrero led the way with a 728 series, while Larson contributed 676. It was the second time they've bowled doubles together since meeting as substitutes on companion teams last year in Detroit."I'm so excited that we were able to hold on," Guerrero said. "I didn't check the scores too often, but I was getting anxious towards the end. I'm just so happy to bowl with a great team and a great partner in Jen. I can't wait until El Paso next year."Larson, who owns her own bowling center, Lakeview Lanes, has not been a regular at the Women's Championships since acquiring the bowling center, but is grateful for the opportunity to be included."I am really grateful to my team captain, Brenda Mack, for inviting me back," Larson said. "This was a great pairing when Clara and I met last year in Detroit. We struggled then, but this year, it really paid off. We'd better be paired together again next year, too."The 2009 event also saw the first perfect game on the tournament lanes since 2005 as Lindsy Bonifacini of San Diego put together 12 consecutive strikes during her doubles event on July 2. Bonifacini became just the ninth woman to roll a 300 game at the Women's Championships.There also were two participation records set at this year's Women's Championships.Emma Hendrickson, 100, of Morris Plains, N.J., became the oldest participant in tournament history and received national attention for her accomplishment, including the chance to bowl against television personality Regis Philbin on "Live! With Regis and Kelly" in New York. She also was a special guest at an ESPN bowling event and will make a guest appearance at the New Jersey Seniors Olympics in September.Tournament participation leader Mini Tvaska of St. Petersburg, Fla., bested her own record by competing in her 63rd consecutive Women's Championships. The 91-year-old made her first tournament appearance at the 1947 event in Grand Rapids, Mich.Both women are signed up for next year's tournament in El Paso, Texas, which already has nearly 4,000 teams registered.The 2010 event will usher in a new era for the Women's Championships, including the introduction of a convention center setting and three new average-based divisions using 100 percent handicap.Results are unofficial pending a final verification of averages.Presenting sponsors for the 2009 USBC Women's Championships are Eldorado Hotel Casino, Silver Legacy Resort Casino and Circus Circus Reno. Other participating sponsors are Kegel, official lane maintenance provider, Atlantis Hotel and Casino, Sands Regency Casino Hotel, Harrah's Hotel and Casino, Club Cal Neva, and Storm Products Inc.Read More
  • Past ChampionsIf you’re wondering who won the All-Events title at the inaugural Women’s Championships, or you can’t remember who it was that shot that winning800 series in singles competition a few years ago, you can find all that information here, in our list of past champions from throughout the tournament’s history.View past champions
  • Host Cities2012 - Reno
    2011 - Syracuse, NY
    2010 - El Paso, TX
    2009 - Reno    2008 - Detroit
    2007 - Charlotte
    2006 - Reno
    2005 - Tulsa, OK
    2004 - Wichita, KS
    2003 - Reno, NV
    2002 - Milwaukee, WI
    2001 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
    2000 - Reno, NV
    1999 - Indianapolis, IN
    1998 - Quad Cities
    1997 - Reno, NV
    1996 - Buffalo, NY
    1995 - Tucson, AZ
    1994 - Salt Lake City, UT
    1993 - Baton Rouge, LA
    1992 - Lansing, MI
    1991 - Cedar Rapids, IA
    1990 - Tampa, FL
    1989 - Bismarck/Mandan, ND
    1988 - Reno, NV
    1987 - Hartford, CT
    1986 - Orange County, CA
    1985 - Toledo, OH
    1984 - Niagara Falls, NY
    1983 - Las Vegas, NV
    1982 - St. Louis, MO
    1981 - Baltimore, MD
    1980 - Seattle, WA
    1979 - Tucson, AZ
    1978 - Miami, FL
    1977 - Milwaukee, WI
    1976 - Denver, CO
    1975 - Indianapolis, IN
    1974 - Houston, TX
    1973 - Las Vegas, NV
    1972 - Kansas City, MO
    1971 - Atlanta, GA
    1970 - Tulsa, OK
    1969 - San Diego, CA
    1968 - San Antonio, TX
    1967 - Rochester, NY
    1966 - New Orleans, LA
    1965 - Portland, OR
    1964 - Minneapolis, MN
    1963 - Memphis, TN
    1962 - Phoenix, AZ
    1961 - Fort Wayne, IN
    1960 - Denver, CO
    1959 - Buffalo, NY
    1958 - San Francisco, CA
    1957 - Dayton, OH
    1956 - Miami, NY
    1955 - Omaha, NE
    1954 - Syracuse, NY
    1953 - Detroit, MI
    1952 - St. Louis, MO
    1951 - Seattle, WA
    1950 - St. Paul, MN
    1949 - Columbus, OH
    1948 - Dallas, TX
    1947 - Grand Rapids, MI
    1946 - Kansas City, MO
    1943,44,45 - NO TOURNAMENTS
    1942 - Milwaukee, WI
    1941 - Los Angeles, CA
    1940 - Syracuse, NY
    1939 - Oklahoma City, OK
    1938 - Cincinnati, OH
    1937 - Rochester, NY
    1936 - Omaha, NE
    1935 - Chicago, IL
    1934 - Indianapolis, IN
    1933 - Peoria, IL
    1932 - St. Louis, MO
    1931 - New York, NY
    1930 - Louisville, KY
    1929 - Buffalo, NY
    1928 - Detroit, MI
    1927 - Columbus, OH
    1926 - Milwaukee, WI
    1925 - Cleveland, OH
    1924 - Indianapolis, IN
    1923 - St. Louis, MO
    1922 - Toledo, OH
    1921 - Cleveland, OH
    1920 - Chicago, IL
    1919 - Toledo, OH
    1918 - Cincinnati, OH
    1916,17 - St. Louis, MO    Read More
 
 
FEATURED BOWLERS
  • Brenda EdwardsBrenda EdwardsStats:
    • 2009 USBC Open Championships Doubles Winner (With Stephen Padilla)
    • Finished 5th at 2009 USBC Queens
    • 2007 Team USA Member
    Brenda Edwards was ready to quit bowling for good—her father, whom she identifies as her only reason for bowling—had recently lost his battle with pulmonary fibrosis, leaving her unsure of where she was in her life and how bowling fit in.But the former Team USA member comes from a family in which bowling is just what you do—sister Jeri Edwards coaches Team USA, her other sister Kathy Zeilke won PWBA Rookie of the Year honors in 1993, and her brother designs bowling balls for Brunswick.Brenda herself already had learned how to operate a ball spinner at 11 years old in the makeshift pro shop of her father’s basement. So when boyfriend and USBC Silver Coach Stephen Padilla asked her what her father would want her to do, an answer was easy to come by.“He said ‘If you give up on this, you’re not honoring your Dad, because he started you on this path and you’re going to stop walking before this path is done,’”Edwards recalls of the conversation with Padilla that inspired her to bowl the 2009 USBC Queens. “And I decided to bowl.” She also, it turned out, decided to bowl extremely well—finishing 5th in the event when, just weeks prior, she was not even sure if she wanted to bowl league anymore. But the many realizations that Brenda Edwards has come to since losing her father have a lot more to do with life than with bowling. The gift her father gave her in death was an appreciation for the fragility and fleetingness of life.“Tomorrow isn’t promised to anybody,” Edwards asserts. “We’re not even promised the next moment in time. You have to live in the present.”Read More
  • Shannon O'KeefeShannon O'KeefeStats:
    • 5-Time Team USA Member
    • Runner-up at 2007 U.S. Women’s Open
    • 5th at 2007 USBC Queens
    By now, many are aware of Shannon O’Keefe’s achievements as a Gold-Medalist at the 2007 Women’s World Championships and a five-time member of Team USA. What few people may know, though, is that the origin of those achievements is found in one of the most unlikely places imaginable—a pair of shoes.The daughter of a former professional bowler, it was not until O’Keefe turned 16 that she first decided to join her brother on the lanes as her body began to suffer the consequences of a determined softball career in which, at just 15 years old, she finished among the top 160 at the 1996 U.S. Olympic softball team trials.“My Dad took me to Dick’s Sporting Goods and got me a teal plastic ball, and then I looked up and saw this pair of white Lind’s shoes with a teal toe,” Shannon explains. “I am not spending $150 just so you can look cute in a sport you’re not even good at,” her father said. “That was all I needed,” Shannon reflects years later. “As soon as you tell me I can’t do something, I will work at it until I prove you wrong.” Though Shannon’s father surely considers himself proven wrong by now, Shannon aims to prove much more, seeking to “win all the majors,” a goal inspired after she finished as runner-up at the 2007 Women’s U.S. Open in Reno. As for the father who once dared to doubt her? “He is one of my best friends,” Shannon says. “He has been with me on this journey from day one. To have somebody in your corner with you like that, I am very blessed.”Read More
 
 
 
 
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