Canada’s Tremblay rolls 300 at 2025 USBC Open Championships
July 05, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. – Canada’s Henrik Tremblay took advantage of a fresh start Friday at the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships to average 239 across his six games of doubles and singles and connect for a perfect game at the Raising Cane’s River Center.
Tremblay, of Québec City, started the day with a 716 series in doubles, and he paired with 2023 Regular Singles champion David Simard of Granby, Québec, Canada, to finish with 1,346 in Regular Doubles. Simard had a 630 series.
The 46-year-old right-hander kicked off his singles set with the 18th 300 of the 2025 event, and he followed with 196 and 222 for a 718 series.
He bounced back from a rough team event of 511 to close his eighth appearance at the USBC Open Championships with an all-events score of 1,945.
“Yesterday, I played very poorly and missed too many spares,” Tremblay said. “I started with a new mentality today and threw it much better. I think my focus was better today, too.”
Although the pins were falling for Tremblay throughout doubles, he knew he wasn’t going to be able to stay in the same ball he started the day with at the River Center.
A ball change toward the end of his doubles set proved to be the right move to set the stage for his perfect start in singles.
“I tried something different at the end of the third game of doubles,” Tremblay said. “I started singles with the new equipment, which worked out better.”
The 10 pin briefly stood for a moment on his first delivery of the final frame before falling, but he left little doubt on his final two shots to secure his spot in tournament history.
Tremblay’s no stranger to tossing 300s, but he appreciated connecting for perfection at the Open Championships.
“It’s a pretty good feeling to bowl a perfect game at the USBC Open,” Tremblay said. “I was nervous. I’ve bowled more than 200 perfect games, but this one was special.”
His carry didn’t cooperate in Game 2 as he hoped to make a run at the top score in Regular Singles – 795 by two-time Eagle winner Marc McDowell of Black River Falls, Wisconsin – but he was happy with his performance.
“I bowled well the second game, but I had two 10 pins, a 7 pin and a 4 pin, and I couldn’t double,” Tremblay said. “The look was still good on the lanes, but I just didn’t carry as well as the first game.
“It’s great for my résumé to be able to add this 300 game, and I’m very proud of my game and the way I bowled today.”
The Open Championships is celebrating its third trip to Baton Rouge in 2025 and scheduled to feature more than 58,000 bowlers and 11,600 five-player teams competing across 150 consecutive days at the River Center.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open Championships page.
Tremblay, of Québec City, started the day with a 716 series in doubles, and he paired with 2023 Regular Singles champion David Simard of Granby, Québec, Canada, to finish with 1,346 in Regular Doubles. Simard had a 630 series.
The 46-year-old right-hander kicked off his singles set with the 18th 300 of the 2025 event, and he followed with 196 and 222 for a 718 series.
He bounced back from a rough team event of 511 to close his eighth appearance at the USBC Open Championships with an all-events score of 1,945.
“Yesterday, I played very poorly and missed too many spares,” Tremblay said. “I started with a new mentality today and threw it much better. I think my focus was better today, too.”
Although the pins were falling for Tremblay throughout doubles, he knew he wasn’t going to be able to stay in the same ball he started the day with at the River Center.
A ball change toward the end of his doubles set proved to be the right move to set the stage for his perfect start in singles.
“I tried something different at the end of the third game of doubles,” Tremblay said. “I started singles with the new equipment, which worked out better.”
The 10 pin briefly stood for a moment on his first delivery of the final frame before falling, but he left little doubt on his final two shots to secure his spot in tournament history.
Tremblay’s no stranger to tossing 300s, but he appreciated connecting for perfection at the Open Championships.
“It’s a pretty good feeling to bowl a perfect game at the USBC Open,” Tremblay said. “I was nervous. I’ve bowled more than 200 perfect games, but this one was special.”
His carry didn’t cooperate in Game 2 as he hoped to make a run at the top score in Regular Singles – 795 by two-time Eagle winner Marc McDowell of Black River Falls, Wisconsin – but he was happy with his performance.
“I bowled well the second game, but I had two 10 pins, a 7 pin and a 4 pin, and I couldn’t double,” Tremblay said. “The look was still good on the lanes, but I just didn’t carry as well as the first game.
“It’s great for my résumé to be able to add this 300 game, and I’m very proud of my game and the way I bowled today.”
The Open Championships is celebrating its third trip to Baton Rouge in 2025 and scheduled to feature more than 58,000 bowlers and 11,600 five-player teams competing across 150 consecutive days at the River Center.
Visit us on Facebook at the official USBC Open Championships page.