USBC Queens
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The USBC Queens is an annual ten-pin bowling
event for amateur and professional female bowlers, sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress
. The event is one of two women's professional majors and the female equivalent of the USBC Masters
, now one of the four majors on the Professional Bowlers Association
(PBA) Tour.
The USBC Queens made its debut in 1961, as a companion to the Women's International Bowling Congress
(WIBC) Tournament. It was known as the WIBC Queens from 1961-2004, until the WIBC became a part of the United States Bowling Congress
(USBC) on January 1, 2005. The tournament now offers the largest prize fund for a women’s major championship in North America
, and annually attracts a field of hundreds of the top bowlers.
The format for the USBC Queens tournament is similar to the USBC Masters
. All entrants bowl 10 games of qualifying over two days. The top 25 percent bowl five final qualifying games on the morning of Day 3. The top 63 qualifiers plus the previous year's champion then bowl match play -- starting in the afternoon of Day 3 and continuing into Day 4. Match play consists of three-game, total-pinfall matches in a double-elimination format. The last five remaining players take part in the live televised finals on Day 5.
Eight bowlers have won at least two USBC Queens titles, with only two winning three times: Millie Ignizio (Martorella) (1967, 1970, 1971) and Wendy Macpherson
(1988, 2000, 2003). Both bowlers are now in the USBC Hall of Fame.
The 2010 USBC Queens event took place April 24-28 in El Paso, Texas
. It was won by Kelly Kulick
, who also captured the title in 2007. The 2011 USBC Queens took place April 23-27 in Syracuse, New York
, and was won by Missy Parkin (formerly Missy Bellinder).
Ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...
event for amateur and professional female bowlers, sanctioned by the United States Bowling Congress
United States Bowling Congress
The United States Bowling Congress is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States. It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women's International Bowling Congress, Young American Bowling Alliance, and USA Bowling...
. The event is one of two women's professional majors and the female equivalent of the USBC Masters
USBC Masters
The USBC Masters is a championship ten pin bowling event conducted by the United States Bowling Congress. The Professional Bowlers Association began recognizing it as a title event in 1998, and it was designated one of the four majors in 2000....
, now one of the four majors on the Professional Bowlers Association
Professional Bowlers Association
The Professional Bowlers Association is the major sanctioning body for the sport of professional ten-pin bowling in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the PBA membership consists of almost 4,300 members worldwide...
(PBA) Tour.
The USBC Queens made its debut in 1961, as a companion to the Women's International Bowling Congress
Women's International Bowling Congress
The Women's International Bowling Congress was an organization for women bowlers formed in 1916 as a counterpart to the American Bowling Congress ....
(WIBC) Tournament. It was known as the WIBC Queens from 1961-2004, until the WIBC became a part of the United States Bowling Congress
United States Bowling Congress
The United States Bowling Congress is a sports membership organization dedicated to ten-pin bowling in the United States. It was formed in 2005 by a merger of the American Bowling Congress, Women's International Bowling Congress, Young American Bowling Alliance, and USA Bowling...
(USBC) on January 1, 2005. The tournament now offers the largest prize fund for a women’s major championship in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, and annually attracts a field of hundreds of the top bowlers.
The format for the USBC Queens tournament is similar to the USBC Masters
USBC Masters
The USBC Masters is a championship ten pin bowling event conducted by the United States Bowling Congress. The Professional Bowlers Association began recognizing it as a title event in 1998, and it was designated one of the four majors in 2000....
. All entrants bowl 10 games of qualifying over two days. The top 25 percent bowl five final qualifying games on the morning of Day 3. The top 63 qualifiers plus the previous year's champion then bowl match play -- starting in the afternoon of Day 3 and continuing into Day 4. Match play consists of three-game, total-pinfall matches in a double-elimination format. The last five remaining players take part in the live televised finals on Day 5.
Eight bowlers have won at least two USBC Queens titles, with only two winning three times: Millie Ignizio (Martorella) (1967, 1970, 1971) and Wendy Macpherson
Wendy Macpherson
Wendy Macpherson is an American ten-pin bowler.Macpherson was born in Walnut Creek, California and currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. She won twenty titles with the Professional Women's Bowling Association between 1986 and 2003 and was a four-time Bowling Writers Association of America Female...
(1988, 2000, 2003). Both bowlers are now in the USBC Hall of Fame.
The 2010 USBC Queens event took place April 24-28 in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
. It was won by Kelly Kulick
Kelly Kulick
Kelly Kulick is an American professional bowler from Union Township, New Jersey. She has won eight professional women's bowling titles and one PBA Tour title.-Bowling accomplishments:...
, who also captured the title in 2007. The 2011 USBC Queens took place April 23-27 in Syracuse, New York
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, and was won by Missy Parkin (formerly Missy Bellinder).
USBC Queens Champions
- 2011: Missy Parkin
- 2010: Kelly KulickKelly KulickKelly Kulick is an American professional bowler from Union Township, New Jersey. She has won eight professional women's bowling titles and one PBA Tour title.-Bowling accomplishments:...
- 2009: Liz Johnson
- 2008: Lynda Barnes
- 2007: Kelly KulickKelly KulickKelly Kulick is an American professional bowler from Union Township, New Jersey. She has won eight professional women's bowling titles and one PBA Tour title.-Bowling accomplishments:...
- 2006: Shannon Pluhowsky
- 2005: Tennelle Milligan
- 2004: Marianne DiRupo
- 2003: Wendy MacphersonWendy MacphersonWendy Macpherson is an American ten-pin bowler.Macpherson was born in Walnut Creek, California and currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. She won twenty titles with the Professional Women's Bowling Association between 1986 and 2003 and was a four-time Bowling Writers Association of America Female...
- 2002: Kim Terrell
- 2001: Carolyn Dorin-BallardCarolyn Dorin-BallardCarolyn Dorin-Ballard is one of the top female ten-pin bowlers in the World. She was a member of the PWBA and has bowled in PBA Tournaments as well. She was an exempt competitor in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 PBA Women's Series seasons, which were sponsored by the United States Bowling Congress...
- 2000: Wendy MacphersonWendy MacphersonWendy Macpherson is an American ten-pin bowler.Macpherson was born in Walnut Creek, California and currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. She won twenty titles with the Professional Women's Bowling Association between 1986 and 2003 and was a four-time Bowling Writers Association of America Female...
- 1999: Leanne BarretteLeanne BarretteLeanne Barrette-Hulsenberg, currently of Roseville, CA , was one of the top female professional bowlers on the now-defunct Professional Women's Bowling Association Tour. In a career that spanned 17 years, she won 26 PWBA titles and was twice named PWBA Player of the Year...
- 1998: Lynda Norry
- 1997: Sandra Jo Shiery-Odom
- 1996: Lisa Wagner
- 1995: Sandy Postma
- 1994: Anne Marie Duggan
- 1993: Jan Schmidt
- 1992: Cindy Coburn-Carroll
- 1991: Dede Davidson
- 1990: Patty Ann
- 1989: Carol Gianotti
- 1988: Wendy MacphersonWendy MacphersonWendy Macpherson is an American ten-pin bowler.Macpherson was born in Walnut Creek, California and currently lives in Henderson, Nevada. She won twenty titles with the Professional Women's Bowling Association between 1986 and 2003 and was a four-time Bowling Writers Association of America Female...
- 1987: Cathy Almeida
- 1986: Cora Fiebig
- 1985: Aleta Sill
- 1984: Kazue Inahashi
- 1983: Aleta Rzepecki
- 1982: Katsuko Sugimoto
- 1981: Katsuko Sugimoto
- 1980: Donna AdamekDonna AdamekDonna Adamek is an American tenpin bowler who was named Bowler of the Year on the WIBC Tour four times . Adamek won 19 professional titles in her 16 year career. Among those were the WIBC Queens title in 1979 and 1980, two U.S. Opens, and the Sam's Club Invitational in 1988...
- 1979: Donna AdamekDonna AdamekDonna Adamek is an American tenpin bowler who was named Bowler of the Year on the WIBC Tour four times . Adamek won 19 professional titles in her 16 year career. Among those were the WIBC Queens title in 1979 and 1980, two U.S. Opens, and the Sam's Club Invitational in 1988...
- 1978: Loa Boxberger
- 1977: Dana Stewart
- 1976: Pamela Buckner
- 1975: Cindy Powell
- 1974: Judy Soutar
- 1973: Dorothy Fothergill
- 1972: Dorothy Fothergill
- 1971: Mildred Martorella
- 1970: Mildred Martorella
- 1969: Ann Feigel
- 1968: Phyllis Massey
- 1967: Mildred Martorella
- 1966: Judy Lee
- 1965: Betty Kuczynski
- 1964: D.D. Jacobson
- 1963: Irene Monterosso
- 1962: Dorothy Wilkinson
- 1961: Janet Harman