Stepladder final to be broadcast live on BowlTV on Oct. 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern

Hall of Famer Tish Johnson of Colorado Springs, Colo., finds herself one win away from capturing the title at the 2013 United States Bowling Congress Senior Queens presented by Storm after going undefeated in match play at the International Training and Research Center on Monday.

Johnson defeated defending USBC Senior Queens champion Anne Marie Duggan of Edmond, Okla., 738-602, to secure the top seed for Tuesday's stepladder final. Duggan earned the second seed and will be joined by two past Senior Queens titlists. Lucy Sandelin of Tampa, Fla., and Paula Vidad of Sun City, Calif., grabbed the third and fourth seed, respectively.

L-R Tish Johnson, Anne Marie Duggan, Lucy Sandelin and Paula Vidad.

The stepladder final will be broadcast live on BowlTV on Oct. 29 starting at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.

"To me, they (the lanes) were a lot tighter today," Johnson (right) said. "The new oils seem to play tighter as the day goes on, so I just tried to stay around the pocket and carry a few here and there. I've never won a Queens event, so of course I'd like to win. I'm just going to go out tomorrow and try to make good shots and see where the pins fall."

The championship round features three USBC Hall of Famers - Johnson, Duggan and Sandelin - and three of the past six Senior Queens champions - Duggan (2012), Vidad (2011) and Sandelin (2007).

With a victory, Duggan would become the first champion to successfully defend her title in tournament history, while she joins Vidad and Sandelin with the chance to become the third competitor to own multiple Senior Queens crowns. Hall of Famers Sandra Postma (three) and Shirley Levens (two) each have captured multiple tiaras.

Duggan already set two tournament records on her way to the finals this week at the ITRC. She recorded the highest 15-game qualifying total in Senior Queens history (3,505), and also set the mark for the highest three-game series in match play as she defeated Kristy Whitcher of Belfair, Wash., 802-674.

All four competitors look to take home the $3,000 top prize and coveted tiara presented to the champion.

 

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2013 USBC Senior Queens - Match Play Rounds 1-3

2013 USBC Senior Queens - Match Play Rounds 4-5

2013 USBC Senior Queens - Triple Crown Shoot-Out

2013 USBC Senior Queens - Match Play Results

Double elimination, three-game matches decided by total pinfall

2013 USBC Senior Queens Bracket

 

Opening Round

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

(1) Anne Marie Duggan, Edmond, Okla., def. (16) Carole Jones, Englewood, Colo., 714-689
(9) Kristy Whitcher, Belfair, Wash., def. (8) Karen Barcal, Placitas, N.M., 771-620
(5) Mandy Wilson, Dayton, Ohio, def. (12) Pam Lawrence, Pflugerville, Texas, 683-612
(13) Carol Teel, The Villages, Fla., def. (4) Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque, N.M., 653-620

(3) Paula Vidad, Sun City, Calif., def. (14) Tayna Fulmer, McKinney, Texas, 691-635
(11) Lilia Johnson, Lawton, Okla., def. (6) Lisa Wasson, Murphy, Texas, 646-616
(10) Lucy Sandelin, Tampa, Fla., def. (7) Esther Navarro, Killeen, Texas, 653-627
(2) Tish Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colo., def. (15) Tonda Lee, Centreville, Va., 738-588

 

 

Winners Bracket Round 1

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

Duggan def. Whitcher, 802-674
Teel def. Wilson, 625-576
Vidad def. L. Johnson, 653-549
T. Johnson def. Sandelin, 711-666

 

 

Elimination Bracket Round 1

Losers eliminated, earn $450

Barcal def. Jones, 687-541
Miller-Mackie def. Lawrence, 649-593
Fulmer def. Wasson, 674-643
Navarro def. Lee, 650-586

 

 

Winners Bracket Round 2

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

Duggan def. Teel, 705-595
T. Johnson def. Vidad, 769-635

 

 

Elimination Bracket Round 2

Losers eliminated, earn $500

Barcal def. Jones, 687-541
Miller-Mackie def. Lawrence, 649-593
Fulmer def. Wasson, 674-643
Navarro def. Lee, 650-586

Barcal def. L. Johnson, 751-621
Sandelin def. Miller-Mackie, 700-656
Fulmer def. Whitcher, 632-590
Navarro def. Wilson, 680-669

 

 

Winners Bracket Round 3

Winners remain in winners bracket. Losers move to elimination bracket.

T. Johnson def. Duggan, 738-602
T. Johnson earns No. 1 seed. Duggan earns No. 2 seed.

 

 

Elimination Bracket Round 3

Losers eliminated, earn $650

Sandelin def. Barcal, 671-643
Fulmer def. Esther, 592-539

 

 

Elimination Bracket Round 4

Losers eliminated, earn $800

Sandelin def. Teel, 758-655
Vidad def. Fulmer, 680-554
Based on match-play average, Sandelin earns No. 3 seed for the stepladder, and Vidad is No. 4.