USBC CANCELS REMAINING 2020 NATIONAL EVENTS
USBC COLLEGIATE SEASON POSTPONED

ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress has canceled all remaining national events for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

“These decisions are tough on everyone, but mostly our players, athletes and members,” USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy said. “USBC’s mission is to serve our bowlers, and canceling the most significant events in the sport certainly is heartbreaking for all involved. Nevertheless, USBC has a responsibility to consider the health of its members and their communities. Given the increasing spread of COVID-19 in several states, along with constantly changing guidelines and travel restrictions, we sadly do not see a responsible way to conduct national events in 2020.”

This cancellation includes the previously postponed USBC Open Championships, USBC Women’s Championships, USBC Masters, USBC Senior Masters, USBC Senior Queens and Super Senior Classic.

The 2020-2021 USBC Collegiate season will be postponed until January 2021 and be conducted as a second-semester sport. The dates for the Intercollegiate Team and Singles Championships will be determined at a later time, with plans to hold them in the late spring or early summer.

USA Bowling events and in-person coaching seminars for 2020 also have been postponed to 2021.

USBC previously announced the cancellation of the 2020 Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour season, with a possibility of conducting events in the fall and winter months. In light of current conditions, plans for a PWBA event in late 2020 now are indefinitely on hold.

USBC plans to resume a traditional schedule of events in January 2021, starting with USBC Team USA Trials, as conditions allow.

 

“While USBC national events are canceled, bowling certainly is not shut down for 2020,” Murphy said. “USBC is confident competitive bowling can take place locally, and we are seeing many proprietors taking proactive steps to responsibly host leagues in accordance with local guidelines. Those steps will help leagues begin and tournaments to take place during the rest of the summer and into the fall. Our hope is that conditions improve to allow national events again in 2021.”

Teams registered for the 2020 Open and Women’s Championships may request to have their payments rolled forward for the 2021 tournaments, or they can request full refunds.

Individuals who have submitted entries for any USBC short-duration event (Masters, Senior Masters, Senior Queens, Super Senior Classic) will be refunded in the upcoming weeks.

United States Bowling Congress

The United States Bowling Congress serves as the national governing body of bowling as recognized by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). USBC conducts championship events nationwide including the largest participation sporting events in the world – the USBC Open and Women’s Championships – and professional events such as the USBC Masters and USBC Queens.

 

Founded in 1895, today USBC and its 1,638 state and local associations proudly serve more than a million members. USBC is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, working toward a future for the sport. The online home for USBC is BOWL.com.

Wow, it’s almost like I said this would happen. Wait a minute...........where are the infectious disease experts on this site ?

Huh?

Here in TX, Gov Abbott is gonna speak about a shutdown possibly and the first things probably shut down again, Bowling Alleys.

If they really want to stop or at least slow this down, everyone needs to be wearing N95 level masks.

The current bullshit isn't doing anything except preventing one person from spitting on others.

There was an item on the news today that PPE is still in short supply.  One would think that 4 months in to this thing it would have been replenished plus some.  Although just finding disinfectant wipes at the store is impossible still, so yeah...

Another item was a study that shows that properly worn standard cloth masks and disposable face masks not only protect others, but it turns out also protects the wearer.  Supposedly reduces the chance of getting the virus by 65%.  Not as effective as N95 masks, but still offers protection to the wearer.  Could be a "fake media" story timed to coincide with growing calls for mask mandates, but who knows.

If everyone wore a mask of some type for the next 4-6 weeks, it would be interesting to see how much the infection and mortality rates change.  Could be significant.

If they really want to stop or at least slow this down, everyone needs to be wearing N95 level masks.

The current bullshit isn't doing anything except preventing one person from spitting on others.

While I agree with you.  Nobody should have to tell us we have to wear a mask.  It really boils down to two simple things.  1.  Dont stand near someone you dont know.  2.  Dont touch your face when out in public.  I live in the new hotbed for this thing (Florida) and rarely wear one.  When I am out in public, as soon as I am done doing what it is I am doing, I rub sanitizer on my hands.  The only time I wear a mask is when I go to a gas station or grocery store and I am forced to wear one.  There are people however that should wear one simply because they may have an underlying condition that puts them at a higher risk.  But for the majority of us that do not have any health issues, two simple precautions can keep us from being a statistic.  It amazes me how many people cant do that.

Quote from: milorafferty on July 15, 2020, 01:06:33 PM

If they really want to stop or at least slow this down, everyone needs to be wearing N95 level masks.

The current bullshit isn't doing anything except preventing one person from spitting on others.

While I agree with you.  Nobody should have to tell us we have to wear a mask.  It really boils down to two simple things.  1.  Dont stand near someone you dont know.  2.  Dont touch your face when out in public.  I live in the new hotbed for this thing (Florida) and rarely wear one.  When I am out in public, as soon as I am done doing what it is I am doing, I rub sanitizer on my hands.  The only time I wear a mask is when I go to a gas station or grocery store and I am forced to wear one.  There are people however that should wear one simply because they may have an underlying condition that puts them at a higher risk.  But for the majority of us that do not have any health issues, two simple precautions can keep us from being a statistic.  It amazes me how many people cant do that.

To counter your argument, I submit the story of Typhoid Mary. If you're not familiar with her, she was the one who was asymtomatic with typhoid fever, yet was able to infect roughly 50something other people with it, 3 of whom died of it. It took them a while to find her, including quarantining her twice, even though she showed absolutely zero signs of having typhoid fever herself. So while she showed no signs of it, she had it, was a carrier of it, and was able to transmit that virus to other people, who died from it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon

The point here: just because you think you are healthy and able bodied does not mean you are immune or not susceptible to COVID, nor should that preclude you from wearing a mask. If anything, wearing a mask help you to protect others from catching it from someone who could be an asymtomatic carrier of it.

Hell, if we called for vigilance after 9/11 for people who may or may not be "terrorists", why should we not have the same vigilance for something that is a threat to our lives? Besides, we're bowlers and as such, we bowl on different oil patterns; we're used to fighting an invisible enemy. What should make our reaction to COVID any different?

BL.

136000 and counting.  Rest of the world must be just fear mongering too.   We have done such a great job we cant even travel to EU. I am sure there is also a conspiracy theory for that. 

Disappointing, but not surprising. With the centers still being closed in many states its not like most of that bowlers were going to be ready anyway. Cross your fingers 🤞🏻 for 2021.