Brisbane, (20 July 2017): The first of two ‘friendlies’ was held at AMF Richlands Bowl last night between the visiting American bowlers who have just arrived in Queensland to compete in this year’s QUEENSLAND JUNIOR CUP. Eleven local players lined up for a casual ‘get to know you’ four games, while the pressure will be turned up a notch this evening when the visitors meet another group of local players at Ashmore Bowl.
“The format of tonight’s competition will be high score on each pair of lanes and noting if this score is Aussie or American,” said TBAQ CEO, Gail Torrens. “We want the players to enjoy the social side in the friendlies and get to know each other in the short time they have.”
Gail joined Robert McDonald and Jeff Kemp in welcoming the US visitors to Queensland and was on hand to assist with the staging of the friendly matches organised by the SQ Junior Association in the lead up to this weekend’s QJC.
“TBAQ is proud of the great job our Junior Committee has done in the lead up to the Queensland Junior Cup and in delivering a bigger, better event every year since the first QJC in 2015 … the QJC is now the largest ranked event for Juniors in Australia outside the Junior Nationals,” she continued.
The tournament offers two divisions of prizes - one division for open grade bowlers and a handicapped division for those starting out in tournaments to encourage the younger players to participate.
“It’s shaping up to be a fantastic tournament at Strathpine Hyperbowl this weekend and we’re expecting plenty of spectators – so come along and watch our Junior stars in action,” she added.
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