KINGPINS BEAVERTON

Ewan Oester, Danny Chalmers, Halie Martin, Tai Garrett

        Ewan Oester made a little history, while Tai Garrett tasted victory for a third time, in terrific JBT Pacific Northwest Conference action at the spectacular Kingpins Beaverton.

        Finalists advanced to a modified two-game stepladder, and in the scratch division, Oester emerged from a three way battle with Ashton Yamasaki and Cadin Cervine to advance.  Top seed Michael Strothman was looking for a long awaited first career scratch title, and had his chance to claim it with a tenth frame double.  On the challenging pattern, Michael didn't get the first hit, and a relieved Oester claimed the win, becoming the fourth twelve year-old in JBT history to win a scratch division singles title- wow!

        In the handicap division, Tai Garrett escaped the three-way semifinal from Kierra Wilcox an Braidyn Bishop to move on and face Halie Martin for the title.  Martin had been on fire since game four of the event, but appeared to be out of it in the late frames of the title match.  Needing 6-0 to win the tournament, Tai somehow managed to do exactly that, turning it into a one-pin win, nonetheless good enough for the third title of his JBT career!

        Martin's hot streak extended to the girls scratch final, where she beat her friend Mary Sicard for that win.  Danny Chalmers won his first U17 subdivision event with a win over Oester, wearing the lucky charm Jakob Butturff shirt to do so.

        Huge thanks to the team at Kingpins for a great job hosting our tour for the first time in this amazing facility.  Any skill and any age can do this too- check out our schedule and come on down!

Date: Sunday October 3 (This is ONE tournament that is one day long. Saturday is a separate one day event.  You can bowl only Saturday, only Sunday, or both).  

Start Time: Sunday qualifying squad at 9 AM, one squad only.

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 two game semifinals.  The top 4 then bowl a two-round stepladder final.

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/21 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.  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 Pacific Northwest Conference 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.  After this event, the top 32 in Pac NW points, plus anyone who had a top-4 finish in a Pac NW JBT event this season, advance to the Invitational.

Entry fee: $50 handicap; $60 scratch.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for Ebonite bowling balls, and our PowerBowl and '25' jackpots, are available on-site. 

Covid details: JBT events follow- at least- all local Covid safety protocols, which you must be prepared for.   Please stay posted so you're not surprised about anything required of you. 

Scholarships: 1:6 in each division earn scholarships, scratch and handicap.  Minimum prizes in scratch are $300, $150, $100, $60.  In handicap, $250, $125, $75, $50.  Bowlers must finish in the top 4 once this season 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 100 in all-conference points, qualify for the Touring Players Championship, featuring $2,000 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.  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, hats, 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:

PLEASE do not forget to contact us if you need to cancel or adjust your reservation.