Three American duos advance to Women's Doubles Round of 24 at IBF World Championships
November 28, 2025
The Team USA squads of Julia Bond and Jillian Martin (left), Shannon Pluhowsky and Bryanna Coté (center) and Breanna Clemmer and Lauren Russo all performed well enough on Friday to advance to the Women's Doubles Round of 24 at the 2025 IBF World Championships, which is taking place at Top Bowl in Hong Kong.
FULL RESULTS
HONG KONG – Three pairs of Team USA bowlers participated in Friday’s opening round of Women’s Doubles competition at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Championships, and all three kept their medal hopes alive by finishing inside the top 24 and advancing to Sunday’s next round of action at Top Bowl, which is located in Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona, and Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, authored the strongest qualifying performance among the American duos on Friday, putting up scores of 238, 200, 221, 159, 217, 196 and 192 during seven games of Baker doubles action to place 10th in the 66-team Women’s Doubles field with a score of 1,423 (a 203.29 average).
Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri, and Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky, were just two pins behind, finishing 11th on Day 1 with 1,421 (222, 192, 200, 195, 208, 210 and 194).
Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, also moved on for Team USA. The pair teamed up to record scores of 256, 212, 189, 213, 206, 152 and 181 on the 46-foot IBF World Championships oil pattern to qualify in 14th place with a 1,409 total.
The qualifying lead went to Singapore’s duo of Shayna Ng and New Hui Fen, which shot scores of 210 or higher six times in seven games (225, 225, 215, 210, 238, 214) to finish atop the opening-round standings with a mark of 1,493 (a 213.29 average).
Japan’s Shion Izumune and Kiri Watanabe finished in second place on Friday with 1,489.
The remaining spots in the qualifying top five went to Korea’s Kim Bo Ah and Shin Hye Bin (1,483), Denmark’s Sofie and Karen Kærgaard Nielsen (1,478) and Singapore’s Cherie and Daphne Tan (1,474).
The final berth in Round 2 went to Finland’s Tiiamari Laukkanen and Jenni Heino, which placed 24th with a mark of 1,349 (a 192.71 average).
At the conclusion of Friday’s action, the 24 advancing pairs were separated into four six-team groups based on their qualifying positions.
The duos in each group will square off during five games of Baker match play on Sunday with squads getting three points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a loss.
At the end of five games, the pair with the highest point total in each group will advance to the semifinals and guarantee itself no worse than a bronze-medal finish.
Unfortunately, Team USA will only have the opportunity to put two of its three squads on the podium as Group C features both Russo and Clemmer as well as Martin and Bond – Coté and Pluhowsky will compete in Group B.
But Russo wasn’t concerned about any of that when competition ended on Friday; instead, she was just happy with how she and Clemmer performed during Round 1 and was already looking forward to the action to come.
“Working with Breanna (Clemmer) today felt easy,” Russo said. “Our communication was great, and we were committed to how we were going to play the lanes. It brought back memories of some good times we had together in college (the duo bowled together collegiately at McKendree University), and I’m excited to continue the momentum into match play on Sunday.”
The women have to wait until Sunday to get back on the lanes because Saturday’s schedule will be occupied with the opening round of Men’s Doubles action.
Just as it did on the women’s side, Team USA will have three pairs competing for the men. The pairings will be Andrew Anderson of Chesterfield Township, Michigan, teaming up with A.J. Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas, bowling with Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas, and Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois, joining forced with Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio.
Each American squad will be hoping to land inside the top 24 during qualifying on Saturday so that they can join their female counterparts by advancing to Sunday, which is when the Round of 24, semifinals and finals will be contested in each division.
Once the doubles medals have been awarded, the final two events of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be trios and team.
The first two rounds of Men’s Trios will occur on Monday with Women’s Trios following on Tuesday.
The focus will shift from three bowlers to five on Wednesday, which is when the first two rounds of Men’s Team and Women’s Team competition will occur.
The excitement is sure to reach a fever pitch during the last two days of competition when the action moves from Top Bowl to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
The trios semifinals and finals in both divisions will take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Thursday with the Men’s Team and Women’s Team semis and finals following on Dec. 5, which will be the last day of competition at this year’s tournament.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2025 IBF World Championships to a close on the evening of Dec. 5.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.
FULL RESULTS
HONG KONG – Three pairs of Team USA bowlers participated in Friday’s opening round of Women’s Doubles competition at the 2025 International Bowling Federation World Championships, and all three kept their medal hopes alive by finishing inside the top 24 and advancing to Sunday’s next round of action at Top Bowl, which is located in Kai Tak Sports Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Bryanna Coté of Tucson, Arizona, and Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, authored the strongest qualifying performance among the American duos on Friday, putting up scores of 238, 200, 221, 159, 217, 196 and 192 during seven games of Baker doubles action to place 10th in the 66-team Women’s Doubles field with a score of 1,423 (a 203.29 average).
Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri, and Breanna Clemmer of Pikeville, Kentucky, were just two pins behind, finishing 11th on Day 1 with 1,421 (222, 192, 200, 195, 208, 210 and 194).
Julia Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jillian Martin of Stow, Ohio, also moved on for Team USA. The pair teamed up to record scores of 256, 212, 189, 213, 206, 152 and 181 on the 46-foot IBF World Championships oil pattern to qualify in 14th place with a 1,409 total.
The qualifying lead went to Singapore’s duo of Shayna Ng and New Hui Fen, which shot scores of 210 or higher six times in seven games (225, 225, 215, 210, 238, 214) to finish atop the opening-round standings with a mark of 1,493 (a 213.29 average).
Japan’s Shion Izumune and Kiri Watanabe finished in second place on Friday with 1,489.
The remaining spots in the qualifying top five went to Korea’s Kim Bo Ah and Shin Hye Bin (1,483), Denmark’s Sofie and Karen Kærgaard Nielsen (1,478) and Singapore’s Cherie and Daphne Tan (1,474).
The final berth in Round 2 went to Finland’s Tiiamari Laukkanen and Jenni Heino, which placed 24th with a mark of 1,349 (a 192.71 average).
At the conclusion of Friday’s action, the 24 advancing pairs were separated into four six-team groups based on their qualifying positions.
The duos in each group will square off during five games of Baker match play on Sunday with squads getting three points for a win, one point for a tie and zero points for a loss.
At the end of five games, the pair with the highest point total in each group will advance to the semifinals and guarantee itself no worse than a bronze-medal finish.
Unfortunately, Team USA will only have the opportunity to put two of its three squads on the podium as Group C features both Russo and Clemmer as well as Martin and Bond – Coté and Pluhowsky will compete in Group B.
But Russo wasn’t concerned about any of that when competition ended on Friday; instead, she was just happy with how she and Clemmer performed during Round 1 and was already looking forward to the action to come.
“Working with Breanna (Clemmer) today felt easy,” Russo said. “Our communication was great, and we were committed to how we were going to play the lanes. It brought back memories of some good times we had together in college (the duo bowled together collegiately at McKendree University), and I’m excited to continue the momentum into match play on Sunday.”
The women have to wait until Sunday to get back on the lanes because Saturday’s schedule will be occupied with the opening round of Men’s Doubles action.
Just as it did on the women’s side, Team USA will have three pairs competing for the men. The pairings will be Andrew Anderson of Chesterfield Township, Michigan, teaming up with A.J. Johnson of Kenosha, Wisconsin; Packy Hanrahan of Wichita, Kansas, bowling with Ryan Barnes of Denton, Texas, and Kristopher Prather of Romeoville, Illinois, joining forced with Chris Via of Blacklick, Ohio.
Each American squad will be hoping to land inside the top 24 during qualifying on Saturday so that they can join their female counterparts by advancing to Sunday, which is when the Round of 24, semifinals and finals will be contested in each division.
Once the doubles medals have been awarded, the final two events of the 2025 IBF World Championships will be trios and team.
The first two rounds of Men’s Trios will occur on Monday with Women’s Trios following on Tuesday.
The focus will shift from three bowlers to five on Wednesday, which is when the first two rounds of Men’s Team and Women’s Team competition will occur.
The excitement is sure to reach a fever pitch during the last two days of competition when the action moves from Top Bowl to Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Wanchai.
The trios semifinals and finals in both divisions will take place at Queen Elizabeth Stadium on Thursday with the Men’s Team and Women’s Team semis and finals following on Dec. 5, which will be the last day of competition at this year’s tournament.
After the last balls have been rolled and the final medals have been awarded, the Victory Banquet will officially bring the 2025 IBF World Championships to a close on the evening of Dec. 5.
CLICK HERE for more information on Team USA.