SUNCOAST BOWLING CENTER

champs & finalists

            A pair of first time winners were crowned on Sunday at Las Vegas' Suncoast Bowling Center, as JR Barczyszyn and Chase Eberle picked up their first JBT titles in exciting Mojave Conference action.

            After qualifying, top bowlers advanced to a matchplay bracket.  Gage Baker bowled great to emerge as the top seed, but his first round bye only earned him a date with red-hot Ezekiel Trejo, who previously beat Edison Yuen, then stopped Baker, and followed with a win over Hayden King to get himself to the title game.  Barczyszyn emerged from teh other half of he bracket, getting past Jacob Vasquez, Nicholas Harnit, and Tyler Marquart to get to the final.   JR has been oh so close to a win a few times now, while Trejo, a former handicap Invitational champ, was looking to become one of the younger scratch winners at age 13 (the record is 12).  Either way would be a great story, but this time it was JR tossing a solid game and finally climbing the hill to his first career JBT title!

            A big handicap field resulted in a 24-bowler matchplay bracket, so bowlers had to dodge a three-way round one.  Top seed Kal Cooper avoided all these pitfalls to beat Alvin Lee and Seth Le in round one, Valentino Souza in round two, and Andrew Thompson in overtime in the semifinal to reach the title match.  On the bottom half of the bracket, Chase got past challenges from previous day's champ Logan Hollander, David Grossman, Andrew Lynnes, and Shawn-Isaac Wise to advance to the final.  In the championship game, Eberle came up with a great game to stop Cooper, and pick up his first career JBT title.

            It was veteran wins in the subdivisions however, with Kendall Bollea sweeping Girls Scratch with a win over Skyler Chaney, and Nicholas Harnit (who had the day's high game with an earlier 288) beating Baker for the U17 win.  Huge thanks as always to Becky and her team at Suncoast for hosting our Tour.  Want in on all this fun for everyone?  Just check out our schedule and reserve a spot today!

This event is at or near sellout.  Please tell your friends to email reservations ASAP, and double check that the list below is accurate.

Date: Sunday October 27, 2024  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/24). 

Start Time: Bowling begins at 9 AM.

Re-entries?:  There's only one qualifying squad, so there are no re-entries this event..

Reservations:  Please email director@bowljbt.com to reserve a spot.  You can prepay (not required) at the 'Prepaying' section of this website.  Reservations (paid or unpaid) must check in no later than 15 minutes before start time.  At that time, all bowlers will be taken on a first come, first serve basis until the field is full.

Format: Qualifying round is 5 games.  The top 40% advance, to a maximum of 24 per division, advance to bracket style matchplay.

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/24 is automatically entered in the U-17 side event.   Also, every female is automatically entered in the Girls Scratch side event.   If this is your first JBT event this season, we will be asking for average info.  In most cases, your highest average from any current form of organized competition of at least 15 games is what we need.  If you bowl in multiple leagues / clubs, bring everything and we'll sort it out for you.  If you don't have 15+ games in any organized competition this season, we need your finishing 23-24 average, and any 2024 summer averages.  After your first JBT event, your average is re-rated before every JBT event according to JBT rules.  Please see JBT Rule 13 for complete details.

Points:  This event counts for Mojave and All-Conference points.  Points qualify you for the big money season-ending Invitationals and Touring Players Championship, so get all you can.  Visit the 'statistics' section of the website to check on your points.  At the end of the season, the top 40 in Mojave points, plus anyone who had TWO top-5 finishes in Mojave events this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $60.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for bowling balls from the brands of Brunswick, and our PowerBowl and '29' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Sponsor Incentive bonuses:  1) IAM Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap) wearing an IAM patch (good), any IAM shirt (better), or an IAM JBT shirt (best) earn point bonuses towards a $5,000 IAM incentive jackpot.  (The IAM patch is requested to be worn by all bowlers).   2) Virtue Bowling: Bowlers making the final match of an event (scratch or handicap, win or lose), using a Virtue Bowling shirt or patch, and a Virtue drilled ball, earn a $25 Virtue gift card.  (These sponsorships are pending final renewal for the new season.)

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes are $300, $150, $100, $60.  Bowlers must finish in the top 5 twice this season in that conference to qualify for that conference's Invitational, which features $1,000 for first place.  Bowlers who finish in the top 20 in a conference's points race, or the top 120 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,900 for first.

Lane conditions: conditions vary from event to event, and are not posted prior to the event (unless otherwise announced).  Some events do not post the pattern until after qualifying, or even at all.  Be ready for anything- it makes you a better bowler!  Check out previous patterns and corresponding cut scores at the 'lane conditions' section of this website.

Dress code:  Anything goes EXCEPT tank tops, gym shorts, clothing promoting alcohol, drugs, or firearms, or excessively ripped or short clothing, subject solely to the director's discretion.  However, bowlers wearing slacks or dress shorts/skirts, and a 'name shirt' or PBA-style 'dye-sub' shirt, or college or high school team shirt, earn an extra 10 points on their season-long points total.  If you're not sure about dress code, check with us.  If you're new to us, the vast majority of the bowlers do dress in the 'bonus' dress code, and those points become very important, so plan accordingly.

RESERVED BOWLERS:

This event is at or near sellout.  Please tell your friends to email reservations ASAP, and double check that the list below is accurate.

This reservation is an expectation that you will be bowling.  PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.  Repeated 'no-shows' may result in you not being able to reserve a spot.  This list may not be updated after the Friday of the event as we travel, etc.  However, walk-ins / late entries are still gladly accepted as space permits.  There is generally plenty of room for walk-ins / late entries, and we'll  post here clearly if an event is nearing sellout or sold out.