Coté, Ng among 32 players still in contention after Day 1 of match play at 2025 USBC Queens
May 19, 2025
Brackets through Sunday
LAS VEGAS – Only 32 players are still in the hunt for the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Queens title and tiara inside Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, with 16 of those players finishing Sunday 2-0 in the double-elimination match-play bracket.
On the left side of the Winner’s Bracket is Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Malaysia’s Sin Li Jane; Lindsay Boomershine of Brigham City, Utah; Elysia Current of Middletown, Delaware; Singapore’s New Hui Fen; Cassidy Courey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Josie Barnes of Hermitage, Tennessee; and Malaysia’s Natasha Roslen.
Over on the right side of the Winner’s Bracket, the following players are still undefeated: Colombia’s Clara Guerrero; Jade Côté of Youngstown, Ohio; Ashly Galante of Palm Harbor, Florida; Singapore’s Bernice Lim; Missy Parkin of San Clemente, California; Malaysia’s Syazwani Sahar, Hope Gramly of Aubrey, Texas; and Malaysia’s Nur Hazirah Ramli.
Bryanna Coté qualified as the No. 32 seed and immediately faced off against the latest member of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame: Liz Johnson of Niagara Falls, New York.
“You always have to bring it against Liz,” said Coté, which she did, winning the three-game match 696-659, setting up a second-round bout with No. 1 seed Breanna Clemmer of Clover, South Carolina.
The battle between Clemmer and Coté was an exciting one, as both competitors shot 260’s in Game 1, as Clemmer had 268 and Coté shot 267. A 256 for Coté in Game 2 put her in front against Clemmer’s 240, while Game 3 was a grind that saw Coté prevail with a 203 to Clemmer’s 197. Overall, Coté advanced with a 726 while Clemmer had 705.
"(Clemmer) bowled amazing all week, I couldn’t describe how well she bowled,” said Coté. “I knew I had to bring my A game, fill frames and hope the pins fell my way.”
Coté has kept her momentum going from last week’s PWBA Go Bowling Topeka Open, which saw her make the stepladder finals as the No. 5 seed and win two games before falling to eventual champion Shayna Ng of Singapore.
“It was nice to get my feet wet again last week (in Topeka),” Coté said. “I bowled amazing and I was grateful to be there, but I kind of have to forget about that. It’s a whole new tournament and new format now, it’s one shot at a time. Hopefully I can make the right guesses, it really comes down to execution.”
The fact that Coté has even been able to bowl this season is a small miracle, as the five-time titlist had eye surgery on both eyes to treat her glaucoma shortly after the International Bowling Federation World Cup in January. It’s been something that she has been monitored for since she was 16 years old.
“I went in for a routine check-up on a Wednesday and the following Monday, I was headed in for surgery,” said Coté, who went in for one eye before having the other eye operated on a month later. “If the minimally invasive surgery didn’t go well, then I was going to have a more invasive one and potentially be knocked out for the whole season.
“I’m grateful to be here and I think I’m just having fun out here, I’m one of the older ones out here so I’m riding the wave.”
One of the 16 still fighting in the Elimination Bracket is Singapore’s Shayna Ng, who ended the day in thrilling fashion.
Ng qualified as the No. 48 seed and narrowly lost in the opening round to No. 17 seed Jordan Snodgrass of Tipton, Michigan, 643-654, sending Ng to the Elimination Bracket.
After winning against Ana Morales of Guatemala, 648-616, Ng’s next opponent was Stefanie Johnson of McKinney, Texas. The two bowlers were neck and neck the whole match, so much so that by the end of the third game, it was tied at 628, sending the match to a one ball roll-off.
After Johnson and Ng both struck to continue the match, Ng added a second strike and anxiously awaited what Johnson would throw. Johnson watched her ball go high, notching only eight pins to send Ng to the next round on Monday morning.
“It feels like I won again to be honest,” said Ng, noting that her heart rate reached 152 beats per minute during the final shot.
For Ng, it just adds to her confidence level as she looks to win her second straight title after winning in Topeka last week.
“After losing in the first match to Jordan, I felt like I bowled strongly but (the lanes) were so tight,” said Ng. “I have to keep going and trust that I’m doing well, my side of the bracket is so strong, and I think what I have to takeaway is to have faith in myself. It gives me additional confidence and that is just what I need for tomorrow.”
The Elimination Bracket is strong, as Ng noted, with Snodgrass, England’s Verity Crawley, Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, and Poland’s Daria Pajak just a few of the competitors still fighting after a loss.
Defending champion Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, was eliminated after going 0-2, guaranteeing a new champion will be crowned this year.
All bowlers still alive in both brackets will come back Monday at noon Eastern to bowl and will dwindle down until the Winners Bracket has the final two bowlers and the Elimination Bracket has the final four remaining.
The two players in the Winners Bracket will bowl for the No. 1 seed on the television show while the four in the Elimination Bracket will bowl for seeds three through five.
The stepladder finals of the 2025 event will be contested on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network, with the champion taking home a spot in the tournament’s storied history, a major title on the PWBA Tour and the tiara to go along with the $60,000 top prize. All competition leading up to the televised finals will be streamed live only on BowlTV.
LAS VEGAS – Only 32 players are still in the hunt for the 2025 United States Bowling Congress Queens title and tiara inside Suncoast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, with 16 of those players finishing Sunday 2-0 in the double-elimination match-play bracket.
On the left side of the Winner’s Bracket is Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona; Malaysia’s Sin Li Jane; Lindsay Boomershine of Brigham City, Utah; Elysia Current of Middletown, Delaware; Singapore’s New Hui Fen; Cassidy Courey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Josie Barnes of Hermitage, Tennessee; and Malaysia’s Natasha Roslen.
Over on the right side of the Winner’s Bracket, the following players are still undefeated: Colombia’s Clara Guerrero; Jade Côté of Youngstown, Ohio; Ashly Galante of Palm Harbor, Florida; Singapore’s Bernice Lim; Missy Parkin of San Clemente, California; Malaysia’s Syazwani Sahar, Hope Gramly of Aubrey, Texas; and Malaysia’s Nur Hazirah Ramli.
Bryanna Coté qualified as the No. 32 seed and immediately faced off against the latest member of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Hall of Fame: Liz Johnson of Niagara Falls, New York.
“You always have to bring it against Liz,” said Coté, which she did, winning the three-game match 696-659, setting up a second-round bout with No. 1 seed Breanna Clemmer of Clover, South Carolina.
The battle between Clemmer and Coté was an exciting one, as both competitors shot 260’s in Game 1, as Clemmer had 268 and Coté shot 267. A 256 for Coté in Game 2 put her in front against Clemmer’s 240, while Game 3 was a grind that saw Coté prevail with a 203 to Clemmer’s 197. Overall, Coté advanced with a 726 while Clemmer had 705.
"(Clemmer) bowled amazing all week, I couldn’t describe how well she bowled,” said Coté. “I knew I had to bring my A game, fill frames and hope the pins fell my way.”
Coté has kept her momentum going from last week’s PWBA Go Bowling Topeka Open, which saw her make the stepladder finals as the No. 5 seed and win two games before falling to eventual champion Shayna Ng of Singapore.
“It was nice to get my feet wet again last week (in Topeka),” Coté said. “I bowled amazing and I was grateful to be there, but I kind of have to forget about that. It’s a whole new tournament and new format now, it’s one shot at a time. Hopefully I can make the right guesses, it really comes down to execution.”
The fact that Coté has even been able to bowl this season is a small miracle, as the five-time titlist had eye surgery on both eyes to treat her glaucoma shortly after the International Bowling Federation World Cup in January. It’s been something that she has been monitored for since she was 16 years old.
“I went in for a routine check-up on a Wednesday and the following Monday, I was headed in for surgery,” said Coté, who went in for one eye before having the other eye operated on a month later. “If the minimally invasive surgery didn’t go well, then I was going to have a more invasive one and potentially be knocked out for the whole season.
“I’m grateful to be here and I think I’m just having fun out here, I’m one of the older ones out here so I’m riding the wave.”
One of the 16 still fighting in the Elimination Bracket is Singapore’s Shayna Ng, who ended the day in thrilling fashion.
Ng qualified as the No. 48 seed and narrowly lost in the opening round to No. 17 seed Jordan Snodgrass of Tipton, Michigan, 643-654, sending Ng to the Elimination Bracket.
After winning against Ana Morales of Guatemala, 648-616, Ng’s next opponent was Stefanie Johnson of McKinney, Texas. The two bowlers were neck and neck the whole match, so much so that by the end of the third game, it was tied at 628, sending the match to a one ball roll-off.
After Johnson and Ng both struck to continue the match, Ng added a second strike and anxiously awaited what Johnson would throw. Johnson watched her ball go high, notching only eight pins to send Ng to the next round on Monday morning.
“It feels like I won again to be honest,” said Ng, noting that her heart rate reached 152 beats per minute during the final shot.
For Ng, it just adds to her confidence level as she looks to win her second straight title after winning in Topeka last week.
“After losing in the first match to Jordan, I felt like I bowled strongly but (the lanes) were so tight,” said Ng. “I have to keep going and trust that I’m doing well, my side of the bracket is so strong, and I think what I have to takeaway is to have faith in myself. It gives me additional confidence and that is just what I need for tomorrow.”
The Elimination Bracket is strong, as Ng noted, with Snodgrass, England’s Verity Crawley, Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, New York, and Poland’s Daria Pajak just a few of the competitors still fighting after a loss.
Defending champion Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, was eliminated after going 0-2, guaranteeing a new champion will be crowned this year.
All bowlers still alive in both brackets will come back Monday at noon Eastern to bowl and will dwindle down until the Winners Bracket has the final two bowlers and the Elimination Bracket has the final four remaining.
The two players in the Winners Bracket will bowl for the No. 1 seed on the television show while the four in the Elimination Bracket will bowl for seeds three through five.
The stepladder finals of the 2025 event will be contested on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Eastern on CBS Sports Network, with the champion taking home a spot in the tournament’s storied history, a major title on the PWBA Tour and the tiara to go along with the $60,000 top prize. All competition leading up to the televised finals will be streamed live only on BowlTV.