Welcome: Welcome to the Ohio Youth Bowling Tournament’s website.  The OYBT tournaments are held each month from September through May mainly in the central Ohio area.  The tournaments are open to all USBC youth certified bowlers.  The tournament will follow the following tournament format:

Round 1: Bowl 4 games of qualifying, 1 in 4 advances to round 2 (Pin totals carry over to second round)

Round 2: Bowl 2 games of match play against 2 different opponents, 30 bonus pins per win. Top 4 advance to Semifinals

Semifinals: Best 2 out of 3 game matches, winners advance to finals

Finals: One game match, winner is declared champion.

Cost of the tournament is only $40.00 if pre-paid.  If paid on day of the tournament, the cost is $50.00.

History of OYBT: The history of the Ohio Youth Bowling Tournament’s (OYBT) dates back to the year 2005.  The first tournament was held on September 18, 2005, at Sequoia Pro Bowl.  The first tournament did not have a separate girl and boy’s division due to the lack of girl participants.  The first tournament had 19 bowlers.  By the end of the 2005-2006 season, the OYBT tournaments had grown to an average of 30 bowlers.  Also, the tournament now has a separate boy and girl’s division.  The first year, the tournament distributed over $8,000 in scholarship money.

History of Tournament Directors: Paul Brown, tournament director, has a love for bowling and helping youth bowlers.  In the past, Paul was a youth bowling coach in Ashland, Ohio where he grew up.  In Ashland, he coached youth bowlers every Saturday morning for several years.  Next, he coached St. Francis DeSales girl’s high school team for four years.  Paul and his wife Heather run the OYBT tournaments, as well as the Ashland Youth Masters and Columbus Youth Masters each year.  They both truly enjoy helping the youth bowlers become better bowlers by providing them with many opportunities to bowl under pressure and on harder lane conditions.  In addition, the directors enjoy helping bowler’s succeed by providing them with scholarship money to further their education.  This self fulfillment is what keeps the tournaments running.