INDIANAPOLIS – Through eight games of match play at the 2026 Go Bowling U.S. Women’s Open at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis, Malaysia’s Sin Li Jane holds the lead as she looks for her second U.S. Women’s Open title in three years.
The 2024 champion closed out the fourth day of competition with five wins in match play while averaging just over 210 for her eight-game block on the fourth and final tournament pattern, which is 40 feet long. Through 40 games, Sin has knocked down 8,649 pins, including 150 bonus pins for her wins in match play.
Latvia’s Diana Zavjalova is second with 8,485 while Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, holds third place with 8,468. Annalise OBryant of Ball Ground, Georgia (8,382), and Gianna Brandolino of Channahon, Illinois (8,364), round out the top five.
After successfully navigating four different lane conditions through qualifying and match play, Sin credited patience as one of the biggest factors behind her position atop the leaderboard as she looks to become the 12th person to win multiple U.S. Women’s Open titles.
"Patience is the key," Sin said. "If you're not striking, spare."
Despite holding the lead with two rounds of round-robin match play still to come, Sin remains focused on the process rather than the possibility of adding another major title to her résumé.
"We still have 16 games to go," Sin said. "I will take it one block at a time. I'm just going to stay focused and execute as good as possible on every shot."
That mindset has helped the Malaysian native rebound from a winless 2025 season and return to championship contention in one of the sport's most demanding events. Sin began the 2026 Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour season with a win at the PWBA Bowlers Journal Rockford Open on May 2.
"Every tournament is going to be a brand-new tournament for me," Sin said. "I've never thought, 'Oh, I'm here because I'm a defending champion' or because I've won this. No, never. Because every tournament is a new tournament."
Sin also acknowledged the unique challenge presented by the event’s format, which requires competitors to navigate 56 games over five days of competition to make the stepladder finals.
"This is a marathon for me," Sin said.
The final two match-play rounds begin Monday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern, where the top five will advance to Tuesday’s stepladder finals at 7 p.m. Eastern, broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. All rounds leading up to the stepladder finals will be streamed live on BowlTV.
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