pepsi championships overview

2008- 2009 Pennsylvania State USBC
 Pepsi Youth Championships

Tournament Overview

The Pennsylvania State Pepsi USBC Youth Championships begins with league level qualifying. Centers with USBC certified Youth Division leagues are automatic qualifying sites. Since the tournament is a benefit of membership, there is no entry fee at this level.

League level qualifying will be conducted during two windows, each window consisting of two full weeks. The dates are as follows:

                        1st Window: November 2 through November 16, 2008
                         2nd Window: January 5 through January 18, 2009

Qualifying competition is held in six divisions that are based on the Participant’s age as of August 1, 2008. The Divisions are: (Note: 11 & Under - Born on August 1, 1996 or Later, Age 12 and Above - Born Before August 1, 1996)

 

  • 11 and under Boys' Handicap
  • 11 and under Girls' Handicap
  • 12 and above Boys' Handicap
  • 12 and above Girls' Handicap
  • 12 and above Boys' Scratch
  • 12 and above Girls' Scratch

One in every eight participants will advance to the District Level of Competition in each division. At the District Level, the 1st and 2nd Place finishers in each of the Four Handicap Divisions will receive a $300 and $200 scholarship respectively. This totals $20,000 in scholarships to be awarded.

For the Scratch Divisions, the same will hold true where there are more than ten participants in the division, otherwise only 1st Place will be awarded a $300 Scholarship. Based on previous tournaments, this scholarship total will be $8,100.

A minimum of one in ten entries from the District Level will also advance onto the State Finals and compete for over $28,800 in Scholarships to be offered.

Total scholarships to be offered in this tournament will be just shy of $57,000.

At the State Finals the top two finishers in each Scratch Division will receive a berth into the 2009 USBC Junior Gold Championships, July 11-17, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana. They will have their $150 entry fee paid for by USBC. The advancers must be Gold program members, or be eligible and purchase a membership prior to the championships. There is no requirement to be a Gold program member to enter the Scratch Division at the Center, District or State level.

 

The 2008 National Tournament was the last conducted by the USBC. The State Finals mark the end of the road for all of the handicap divisions.

 

Please review the tournament overview in the League Level Handbook for additional details.