Erin McCarthy won the 2026 USBC Queens at Gold Coast Bowling Center in Las Vegas. In the final, the 35-year-old right-hander defeated Malaysia’s Natasha Roslan 225-204.
The win gave McCarthy her second career major and third PWBA Tour title. Her first major title came at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. She also earned the $60,000 top prize.
McCarthy entered the stepladder finals as the No. 1 seed after leading qualifying and going unbeaten through match play. By winning the title, she became the first bowler since the PWBA Tour relaunch to lead qualifying, earn the top seed for the stepladder finals, and win the USBC Queens title.
McCarthy held the lead throughout the final after opening with three strikes, while Roslan started with two open frames. Needing at least nine pins on her first shot in the 10th frame to shut out Roslan, McCarthy left the 8-10 split. That gave Roslan a chance to strike out and force a tie, but the Malaysian bowler could not get the strike she needed.
Roslan finished second and earned $30,000. It was her first career championship-round appearance after a strong week that included two perfect games during match play.
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Before the title match, Roslan reached the final by defeating Singapore’s New Hui Fen in the semifinal. Earlier in the stepladder, New defeated France’s Emma Friant 227-194 in the opening match, then beat defending USBC Queens champion Josie Barnes 275-245. For Friant, it was her first championship-round appearance in just her third professional event.
New Hui Fen earned $22,500 for her third-place finish. It was her third straight championship-round appearance of the 2026 PWBA season. She finished second at the PWBA Bowlers Journal Rockford Open, then won the PWBA Northern Colorado Open.
