MIRA MESA LANES (Sunday)

champs & finalists

Jon Abigania and Noah Dang had all the right antidotes, capturing JBT titles in exciting ‘pick your poison’ action at San Diego’s Mira Mesa Lanes.

In this matchplay format, higher seeded players choose their own opponents all the way through to the end.  Abigania was the scratch top seed at just -16, showing how challenging this pattern was.  He chose Jeremy Morris for his semifinal match and was able to get past him, while previous day’s champ Jayden De Guzman, the last qualifier today, was poison to Noah Chargualaf, as he beat him to set up the finale.

Abigania has been so close to a first scratch singles win, while De Guzman was in the middle of a heck of a debut weekend in scratch.  The two immovable objects bowled a great match which came down to the final shot.  After a brilliant finish from Jon, Jayden needed a strike to sweep the weekend.  De Guzman made a great shot but didn’t get the carry, and Abigania 'finally'- at 13 years old- got that elusive scratch title, the 7^th of his JBT career overall.

Sixteen handicap matchplay bowlers were carved down to four, and in those matches, top seed Aksell Tanner-Beers chose and defeated Ahlia Miller 250-224, while Dang edged past first-time finalist Thomas Chen 214-203.  Aksell had been dominant all day, leading right from go, but slowed down a bit in the final match against Dang.  Noah took advantage, getting past Tanner-Beers 210-196, good for the second title of his JBT career.

Lindsay Greim won her 4^th So Cal Girls Scratch title in a row, with a title game win over Tiana Thoman-Smith, while Nevada’s Devin Montoya beat Abigania earlier for the U17 win.  Big thanks as always to the Mira Mesa team for a great job hosting our Tour.  Want in on all this fun for all ages and skill levels?  Just check out our schedule and drop us an email to reserve your spots today!

Date: Sunday November 9, 2025  (This is ONE tournament that is one day long, open to anyone age 21 & under as of 8/1/25). 

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.  Semifinal format TBA  

Divisions/ Averages:  Scratch or handicap.  It is the bowlers' choice of division.  Also, everyone age 16 or under as of 8/1/25 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 (and choose to bowl handicap), 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 24-25 average(s), and any 2025 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 So Cal 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 So Cal points, plus anyone who had TWO top-5 finishes in So Cal events this season, advance to their respective Invitationals.

Entry fee: $60, $62 if paid on-site by credit card.  Scholarship brackets are available for $2 each.  Raffle tickets for bowling balls from the brands of Brunswick, and our PowerBowl and 'perfect 30' 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 an 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 $3,000 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, 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 to get a good idea of what you might expect.

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 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.