Aidan Furukawa and Melia Mitskavich will enter match play as the top seeds at the 2026 U22 Masters and Queens after record-setting qualifying rounds at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando.
Furukawa led the U22 Masters field with a 14-game total of 3,231. That set a new U22 Masters qualifying record. Meanwhile, Mitskavich finished on top of the U22 Queens standings with 3,202 for 14 games. Her total set a new U22 Queens qualifying record.
Both players also led after the first round of qualifying and stayed in front after the second block on Saturday.
Furukawa finished only 11 pins ahead of Kevin Magnuson, who placed second in the U22 Masters standings. Jacob Bockstie finished third with 3,135. Jaysen Spanbauer was fourth with 3,102, while Gregorio Sicard completed the top five with 3,089.
The cut to match play in the U22 Masters landed at 2,932. Daniel Lynn claimed the final 32nd spot. He will face Furukawa in the opening round of match play on Sunday.
Full U22 Masters results can be found here.
In the U22 Queens, Mitskavich led by 53 pins over Katelyn Abigania, who finished second with 3,149. Gianna Brandolino was third with 3,145. Victorya White finished fourth with 3,141, while defending champion Aleesha Oden placed fifth with 3,138.
Only the top 24 players advanced to U22 Queens match play. Emma Siekierski and Amanda Lang tied for 23rd with 2,854 and took the last two spots in the bracket.
Full U22 Queens results can be found here.
Match play in both the U22 Masters and Queens begins Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
Every match in both events will use a two-game total pinfall format.
Five rounds of match play will take place on Sunday. After those rounds, eight players in each event will advance to Monday’s final day. Three more match play rounds will be held Monday morning. After that, three players will remain in each field.
Both the U22 Masters and the U22 Queens finals will begin Monday at 2 p.m. ET. All rounds, including finals, will be streamed live on BowlTV.
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The top seed in each event will need to be beaten twice to lose the title.
The 2026 U22 Masters and Queens will also carry Junior Team USA implications. The USBC Team USA Athlete Advisory Council has approved eight Junior Team USA 2027 spots for top finishers in Orlando.
In each event, the top three age-eligible players under 21 before Jan. 1, 2027, after qualifying will earn spots on Junior Team USA 2027. Each tournament champion will also receive a spot. If the champion has already earned a place or is not age eligible, the final spot will go to the next-highest age-eligible finisher after qualifying.
