USBC provides members with new elite tournament offerings, U22 Masters and Queens
December 13, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress Collegiate program and Junior Gold Championships have experienced significant growth since their inception.
This has led to the development of a large pool of extremely talented young-adult bowlers who patronize these events and who are clamoring for even more opportunities to experience elite-level competition before joining the adult ranks.
The U22 Masters and Queens have been created to provide these bowlers with additional national tournaments for young, non-professional adult members of USBC. These events will be conducted using condensed and modified elements from the USBC Masters and USBC Queens.
These national events have been created as a new alternative for young USBC adult members as they transition from youth bowling to collegiate and/or adult bowling. The U22 Masters and Queens are available to all non-professional USBC adult members who have not reached their 23rd birthday by the last day of each year’s tournament.
The greater Detroit area will host the inaugural U22 Masters and Queens tournaments, which will be contested from May 24-27, 2024.
The U22 Masters will be hosted by Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Michigan, while the U22 Queens will be contested at historic Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park.
Both tournaments will conclude inside the iconic Thunderbowl Arena on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 at Noon Eastern when the final three athletes in each event will participate in the BowlTV stepladder finals.
All rounds of competition leading up to the stepladder will be streamed live exclusively on BowlTV.
“USBC is extremely excited to be able to offer these new tournament opportunities,” USBC President Melissa McDaniel said. “These events will allow our young-adult members to experience elite national competition at a discounted cost and without having to go up against professional bowlers as they would in the USBC Masters and Queens. We believe the U22 Masters and Queens will serve as a valuable steppingstone that our younger members can use to gain experience and build confidence before transitioning to those other championship tournaments.”
Registration for the U22 Masters and Queens is scheduled to open on Jan. 2, 2024, and the entry fee will be $300.
An information table will be set up at the 2024 Team USA Trials, which will be contested from Jan. 2-7, 2024, at Gold Coast Bowling Center inside Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. USBC staff will be on site to assist with any questions pertaining to the U22 Masters and Queens.
For more information or to register for the 2024 U22 Masters and Queens, visit BOWL.com/2024_u22_Masters_Queens.
This has led to the development of a large pool of extremely talented young-adult bowlers who patronize these events and who are clamoring for even more opportunities to experience elite-level competition before joining the adult ranks.
The U22 Masters and Queens have been created to provide these bowlers with additional national tournaments for young, non-professional adult members of USBC. These events will be conducted using condensed and modified elements from the USBC Masters and USBC Queens.
These national events have been created as a new alternative for young USBC adult members as they transition from youth bowling to collegiate and/or adult bowling. The U22 Masters and Queens are available to all non-professional USBC adult members who have not reached their 23rd birthday by the last day of each year’s tournament.
The greater Detroit area will host the inaugural U22 Masters and Queens tournaments, which will be contested from May 24-27, 2024.
The U22 Masters will be hosted by Super Bowl Lanes in Canton, Michigan, while the U22 Queens will be contested at historic Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park.
Both tournaments will conclude inside the iconic Thunderbowl Arena on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 at Noon Eastern when the final three athletes in each event will participate in the BowlTV stepladder finals.
All rounds of competition leading up to the stepladder will be streamed live exclusively on BowlTV.
“USBC is extremely excited to be able to offer these new tournament opportunities,” USBC President Melissa McDaniel said. “These events will allow our young-adult members to experience elite national competition at a discounted cost and without having to go up against professional bowlers as they would in the USBC Masters and Queens. We believe the U22 Masters and Queens will serve as a valuable steppingstone that our younger members can use to gain experience and build confidence before transitioning to those other championship tournaments.”
Registration for the U22 Masters and Queens is scheduled to open on Jan. 2, 2024, and the entry fee will be $300.
An information table will be set up at the 2024 Team USA Trials, which will be contested from Jan. 2-7, 2024, at Gold Coast Bowling Center inside Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. USBC staff will be on site to assist with any questions pertaining to the U22 Masters and Queens.
For more information or to register for the 2024 U22 Masters and Queens, visit BOWL.com/2024_u22_Masters_Queens.