With an 89-pin lead over second and a 244-pin lead over third, Shannon Pluhowsky on Saturday completed one of the most dominating qualifying performances in USBC Queens history.
And when match play starts Sunday it means nothing beyond who she faces in her first match, which may or may not be a benefit.
Such is the curse and the magic of the format used in the USBC Queens, Masters, Senior Queens, Senior Masters and all the copycats.
After rolling 1,106 and 1,229 in the first two 5-game rounds...