Clemmer holds overall lead heading into match play at 2025 USBC Queens
May 18, 2025
Final Qualifying Results
LAS VEGAS – What started with 198 bowlers at the start of the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Queens is now down to 64 after the final round of qualifying at Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon.
Breanna Clemmer of Clover, South Carolina, jumped into the lead after a 1,217 block in Round 3 of qualifying, the highest five-game total of the day, notching an 15-game total of 3,441. Latvia’s Diana Zavjalova holds second with 3,420, Stefanie Johnson of McKinney, Texas, is third with 3,382, Malaysia’s Natasha Roslen fourth at 3,370 and Singapore’s New Hui Fen rounding out the top five with 3,368.
Spots six through 10 are occupied by the following players: Maranda Pattison of Redwood Valley, California (3,345); Missy Parkin of San Clemente, California (3,342); Karsyn Lukosius of Freehold, New Jersey (3,340); defending champion Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio (3,331); and Stephanie Zavala of Long Beach, California (3,328).
The final spot into the match-play bracket went to Sweden’s Anneli Blomqvist with 3,144, jumping up from 110th place to 64th with a final five-game block of 1,137.
Clemmer found herself in the lead after making a ball surface adjustment before the block, putting more surface on the ball and staying in the same one longer.
“I feel like the pairs here play pretty similarly, so I was able to camp out and get further left and allow my hand to get around the ball,” said Clemmer. “The only things going through my mind was just taking my time, make a good shot and stick to my process.”
Sticking to that process worked well for her, shooting 219, 279, 279, 229 and 211 in the morning block. It also was boost to have her family in Las Vegas to watch her compete.
“Every time I have family out here to watch, I make a show,” Clemmer said with a smile. “They are my main motivation this week.”
Clemmer was the runner-up at last week’s Professional Women’s Bowling Association Go Bowling Topeka Open, losing to Singapore’s Shayna Ng in the title match, and is using the loss to continue to learn.
“I took what I learned (in the title match) and said I have to dig deeper, play the lanes smarter and take my time more,” said Clemmer. “I feel like I’ve been doing that this week, especially heading into match play. It’s anybody’s game at that point.”
It was a high-scoring day with two 300s thrown during the final round of qualifying, one by 2024 PWBA Player of the Year Sin Li Jane of Malaysia during A Squad and the other by England’s Verity Crawley in B Squad. Crawley was narrowly in the cut before the day started but was propelled up the standings to 19th after shooting 1,181, solidifying her spot into match play.
The top 64 will return for double-elimination match play beginning Sunday at noon Eastern with the left side of the bracket before a re-oil for the right side of the bracket at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. All winners will return at 4:30 p.m. Eastern to bowl their next round of matches on the burn before a re-oil for two straight rounds of matches in the Elimination Bracket at 7 p.m. Eastern to conclude Sunday.
The final two remaining in the Winner’s Bracket will bowl each other for the No.1 seed for Tuesday’s live TV finals show, while the final four in the Elimination Bracket will bowl for the last three spots on the show.
The stepladder finals will begin Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network, 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.
LAS VEGAS – What started with 198 bowlers at the start of the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Queens is now down to 64 after the final round of qualifying at Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon.
Breanna Clemmer of Clover, South Carolina, jumped into the lead after a 1,217 block in Round 3 of qualifying, the highest five-game total of the day, notching an 15-game total of 3,441. Latvia’s Diana Zavjalova holds second with 3,420, Stefanie Johnson of McKinney, Texas, is third with 3,382, Malaysia’s Natasha Roslen fourth at 3,370 and Singapore’s New Hui Fen rounding out the top five with 3,368.
Spots six through 10 are occupied by the following players: Maranda Pattison of Redwood Valley, California (3,345); Missy Parkin of San Clemente, California (3,342); Karsyn Lukosius of Freehold, New Jersey (3,340); defending champion Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio (3,331); and Stephanie Zavala of Long Beach, California (3,328).
The final spot into the match-play bracket went to Sweden’s Anneli Blomqvist with 3,144, jumping up from 110th place to 64th with a final five-game block of 1,137.
Clemmer found herself in the lead after making a ball surface adjustment before the block, putting more surface on the ball and staying in the same one longer.
“I feel like the pairs here play pretty similarly, so I was able to camp out and get further left and allow my hand to get around the ball,” said Clemmer. “The only things going through my mind was just taking my time, make a good shot and stick to my process.”
Sticking to that process worked well for her, shooting 219, 279, 279, 229 and 211 in the morning block. It also was boost to have her family in Las Vegas to watch her compete.
“Every time I have family out here to watch, I make a show,” Clemmer said with a smile. “They are my main motivation this week.”
Clemmer was the runner-up at last week’s Professional Women’s Bowling Association Go Bowling Topeka Open, losing to Singapore’s Shayna Ng in the title match, and is using the loss to continue to learn.
“I took what I learned (in the title match) and said I have to dig deeper, play the lanes smarter and take my time more,” said Clemmer. “I feel like I’ve been doing that this week, especially heading into match play. It’s anybody’s game at that point.”
It was a high-scoring day with two 300s thrown during the final round of qualifying, one by 2024 PWBA Player of the Year Sin Li Jane of Malaysia during A Squad and the other by England’s Verity Crawley in B Squad. Crawley was narrowly in the cut before the day started but was propelled up the standings to 19th after shooting 1,181, solidifying her spot into match play.
The top 64 will return for double-elimination match play beginning Sunday at noon Eastern with the left side of the bracket before a re-oil for the right side of the bracket at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. All winners will return at 4:30 p.m. Eastern to bowl their next round of matches on the burn before a re-oil for two straight rounds of matches in the Elimination Bracket at 7 p.m. Eastern to conclude Sunday.
The final two remaining in the Winner’s Bracket will bowl each other for the No.1 seed for Tuesday’s live TV finals show, while the final four in the Elimination Bracket will bowl for the last three spots on the show.
The stepladder finals will begin Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network, 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.