World Champion
Five championship patterns across five days, the No. 1 seed on every qualifying shot, and the U15 Boys world title closed out with the biggest game of the ladder.
Overview
The PBA Jr. World Series of Bowling II ran five days at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park. Three pattern championships opened the week, each with its own qualifying and match play, then the PBA Jr. World Championship closed it out across a two-pattern Advancers Round, two rounds of match play, a position round, and a stepladder final. Cumulative pinfall carried through, so the entire week added up to a single running total.
Arryn was the No. 1 seed on every qualifying pattern, finished 3rd, 2nd, and 1st across the three openers, then led the World Championship wire to wire. He banked a lead so large that a rough 1-7 match-play stretch could not dislodge him, entered the stepladder as the top seed, and answered with a 256 in the title match to become the 2026 PBA Jr. World Champion.
Pattern Championships
World Championship · Advancers Round
Eight games across two very different shots, the 46-foot Crawley and the 39-foot Lavoie, with six of eight at 205 or better.
The only bowler in the division over a 220 average, with a differential more than triple the next closest. Across both the U15 and U18 Boys divisions, Arryn carried the most total pins and the highest average of any boy in the building. His 5,916 would have led the U18 field too.
World Championship · Match Play
The closing rounds were the toughest stretch of the week, all on the same Crawley and Lavoie setup. Arryn went 1-7 across the two days, the worst match record of anyone in the top five, and the cushion still held.
| Match | Arryn | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 | 201 | L |
| 2 | 175 | 230 | L |
| 3 | 193 | 150 | W |
| 4 | 205 | 247 | L |
| Match | Arryn | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 2, Match 1 | 176 | 205 | L |
| Round 2, Match 2 | 170 | 176 | L |
| Round 2, Match 3 | 159 | 201 | L |
| Position Round | 198 | 224 | L |
The lead built early was large enough that an entire rough match-play stretch could not erase it. The pins banked when he was bowling his best are the reason he sat on top of the ladder.
Stepladder Finals
Arryn waited at the top as the No. 1 seed while Bennett Burkhardt climbed three matches to reach him, then answered with the best game of the entire ladder.
A 256 in the title match, a 36-pin margin, the biggest number of the finals thrown when the only game that crowns a champion was in front of him.
Cumulative Climb
Event totals include match-play bonus pins and carry forward across the week. The stepladder is a separate one-game-per-match final.
| Stage | Games | Avg | Total Pins | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After three patterns (qualifying) | 18 | 228.8 | 4,119 | +237 |
| After Advancers Round | 26 | 227 | 5,916 | +494 |
| After Match Play Round 1 | 30 | 222 | 6,699 | 1st |
| After Match Play and Position | 34 | 217.7 | 7,401 | +189 |
| Stepladder · World Champion | 1 | 256 | 256 | Title |
The Patterns
| Championship | Pattern | Distance | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill | O'Neill | 36 ft | 3rd · No. 1 seed |
| McEwan | McEwan | 41 ft | 2nd · No. 1 seed |
| Tackett | Tackett | 44 ft | Champion · No. 1 seed |
| World Championship | Crawley + Lavoie | 46 ft / 39 ft | World Champion |
Key Performance Highlights
Closed the stepladder with a 256 to win the 2026 PBA Jr. World Championship in U15 Boys.
Led qualifying on every pattern of the week, O'Neill, McEwan, and Tackett, three days in a row.
Went 3-0 in match play and never trailed in the bracket to take the Day 3 title outright.
Most total pins and highest average of any boy across both the U15 and U18 divisions.
A +716 peak differential and a lead so large it survived a 1-7 match-play stretch and held No. 1.
Threw the biggest game of the entire finals, a 256, in the one match that crowns a champion.
Why This Result Matters
A world title is the headline, but the way it was won is the story. Arryn finished 3rd, then 2nd, both times running out of room in the final match, then flipped it on Day 3 by being the one putting up the numbers when it mattered and winning the Tackett Championship. He was the best qualifier in the field on all three patterns, which built a cushion no one else in the division could match.
That cushion was the whole point. The last two days of match play did not fall his way, a 1-7 stretch that would have buried most bowlers, and the work he banked early kept him at No. 1 through all of it. Then, with the title on the line and Bennett Burkhardt fresh off three straight wins to reach him, he threw his best game of the week. Leading wire to wire, surviving the rough patch, and closing under pressure is the complete week, and it is what makes this a champion's run rather than a hot day.
Acknowledgments
Huge thanks to coach Michael Sinek, whose work all week put Arryn in position to win, and to everyone who tuned in on BowlTV, sent messages, and pulled for him from afar. The support carried all the way to the lanes.
Three PBA Jr. titles in three months, and now a World Championship to go with them.