After a huge five-game block on Friday, Jordan Snodgrass moved to the top of the 2026 USBC Queens standings with one qualifying block to go at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas.
The six-time PWBA Tour champion finished the second day with 2,443 total over 10 games, averaging over 244. Snodgrass was in 12th place after the first qualifying block with a strong 1,167 total. But she beat that score by more than 100 pins on Friday, scoring 1,276, which was the best block among all 201 players so far. Her second-round block included games of 267, 279, 221, 266, and 243.
According to the USBC, Snodgrass's 10-game total was also the fourth-highest total in Queens history.
Snodgrass now leads the 2026 USBC Queens field heading into the final five-game qualifying block.
Carlene Beyer sits second with 2,435, only eight pins behind Snodgrass. Taylor Bulthuis is third with 2,406, while Stephanie Zavala moved into fourth with 2,366.
Liz Johnson, who led the field after the first day, dropped to fifth place with 2,354. Johnson opened the tournament with 1,248 but added 1,106 in the second round.
Malaysia’s Syazwani Sahar is sixth with 2,351, followed by Erin McCarthy in seventh with 2,346. Valerie Bercier sits eighth with 2,341, while South Korea’s Seo Yeon Ryu, the first Korean bowler on the PWBA Tour and a rookie this season, moved into ninth with 2,333. She also rolled a 300 game during Friday’s qualifying. Juliana Botero rounds out the top 10 with 2,332.
Right now, New Hui Fen, Northern Colorado Open winner, holds 63rd place with 2,172, averaging 217.20. She is currently in the final advancing position with five qualifying games remaining.
The defending USBC Queens champion Josie Barnes is outside the top 63 after
two rounds. If she does not move inside the cut, she will still enter match
play as the defending champion and take the No. 64 seed. If Barnes finishes
inside the top 63, the cut will move down one extra spot. She is currently
tied for 88th place with a 2,137 total.
Full results after qualifying round 2 can be found here.
Qualifying will conclude Saturday with the final five-game block.
After 15 games, the top 63 qualifiers plus defending champion Josie Barnes will advance to the double-elimination match-play bracket, which will begin Sunday and continue Monday. Matches will use a three-game total-pinfall format.
The stepladder finals will take place Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, where the winner will claim the 2026 USBC Queens tiara and the $60,000 top prize.
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