The Momentum Tour comprises a series of individual BTBA sanctioned youth tournaments spread throughout the season. The YB Tour will run from January 2026 through to December 2026. Each tournament defines its own entry criteria, playing format and any prize allocation.
Bowlers must be under 20 as of the 31st December 2026 and be a BTBA Member.
The YB Tour takes individual game score and total pin fall scratch scores from the qualifying round of each tournament (usually 6 games) and allocates YB Tour ranking points based on the performance of each bowler. At the end of the season those with the highest number of YB Tour ranking points will be eligible to enter the YB Tour Ranking finals and will also be awarded YB Tour medals.
Momentum Tour Shirt
We are pleased to announce, with the support of Striking Shirts, the Momentum Tour shirt. If you would like one please visit the Striking Shirts website. Remember, for Youth Bowling tournaments the shirt must display the bowler name and/or YBC Name.
At the first Tour tournament entered each bowler will be entered into the tour ranking division based on their age as of December 31st, 2026.
There are separate Female and Male divisions, grouped as U20, U16, U13 and U10
U10 mixed age groups to remain at certain tournaments. Ie, U10 Challenge and others
Points will be awarded in the following ways:
Positional points within the age division based on total scratch pin fall within the qualifying stage of each tournament, starting at:
85 for 1st, 80 for 2nd, 75 for 3rd, 70 for 4th and decreasing by one for each place thereafter.
Each game score over the declared and verified entering average: 1 point
| Tournament | Bonus | Ranking Points Format |
|---|---|---|
| South of England Open 2026 | None | Total (Score/Over) |
| U10 Challenge Cup 26 | All 4 weeks Counting to Rankings | Total (Score/Over) |
| Bowlers Club 26 | All Entries Counting to Rankings | Total (Score/Over) |
| Yorkshire Handicap Singles 2026 | Over average points for Scramble stage bowlers | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| Northern Junior Challenge 2026 | Additional Ranking point for top 3 in each division | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| Southern Junior Challenge 2026 | Additional Ranking point for top 3 in each division | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| British Youth Team Open 2026 | None | Total (Score/Over) |
| U13 Regional Singles North/Central/South 2026 | Over average points for finals stage bowlers | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| Stroud Handicap Singles | Ranking point for highest handicap game per game | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| U20 Doubles & Singles 2026 | Additional Ranking point for top 3 in each division | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| YB Matchplay 2026 | Over average points for finals stage bowlers | Total (Score/Over/TB) |
| Classic Singles 2026 | None | Total (Score/Over) |
| North of England Combination Trios 2026 | None | Total (Score/Over) |
| BTBA Youth National Championships | None | Total (Score/Over) |
| Mansfield Doubles (North) 2026 | None | Total (Score/Over) |
| Airport Doubles (South) 2026 | None | Total (Score/Over) |
Ranking tables will show score points, over average game points and any tournament bonus points as Total (Score/Over/TB) ie, 78 (70/5/3)
Tour Masters places will be determined from the best 5 tournament ranking points earned.
Youth Bowling Nationals ranking points will be based on all games played (9)
YBC’s will receive Momentum Tour Ranking points for each tournament their bowlers enter. A minimum of 5 tournaments must be entered and the YBC with most points from their best 5 will be declared the YBC of the Year.
YBC points will scored in the following way
- The difference between the combined entering average and the combined scoring average for each YBC will be ranked and placed in order from biggest to smallest difference. Points, starting at 70 and decreasing by 1 for each place will be awarded.
- A bonus uplift depending on the number of bowlers from the YBC entered will also be added. The bonus will range from 1% for one bowler to a maximum of 10% for 10 or more bowlers.
For example, a YBC earns 69 points for coming second in the Average Difference Ranking. They entered 4 bowlers, so a 4% bonus will be added. In total the YBC receives 71.76 ranking points for the tournament.
| Date | 22nd November 2026 |
| Location | Airport |
| Timings | Games 1 -3 Lunch/ Redress/ YB Momentum Tour Presentations Games 4 – 6 YB Momentum Tour Masters Presentations |
| Qualifying | To qualify for the Tour Masters bowlers must have bowled in at least 5 YB Momentum Tour events. The top 6, based on ranking points, in each age division will be invited to the Tour Masters. Should a bowler not accept their invitation we will invite the next bowler on the table, providing they have met the 5 event requirement. Current ranking tables are here: |
| Format | All bowlers will bowl a round robin against others in their Age division. All scores will be handicapped. See the handicap rule below. Additional points will be awarded per game, 30 for a win, 15 for a draw. Bowlers finishing in the Top 3 per division will win additional prizes and medals |
| Handicap | Bowlers scores will have an applied handicap. The handicap will be 80% of 210 and the average will be taken from the Momentum Tour Average table available here: |
The following bowlers are currently eligible for Tour Masters, only the top 6 (after at least 5 tournaments) in each age division at the end of the season will be invited to the Tour Masters Event.
| Pos | YBE Div | YBC | Name | Best 5 | Low | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U10B | Crawley | Christoph Ketzscher-Martin | 447 | 88 | 12 |
| 2 | U10B | Acocks Green | Norbert Ekert | 436 | 84 | 12 |
| 3 | U10B | Airport | Ethan Chander | 434 | 83 | 7 |
| 4 | U10B | Wearside | Archie Crinson | 422 | 72 | 5 |
| 5 | U10B | Crawley | Vincent Ketzscher-Martin | 399 | 75 | 12 |
| 6 | U10B | Airport | Michael Norris | 395 | 71 | 6 |
| 7 | U10B | Birmingham Cobras | Henry Stanton | 387 | 73 | 10 |
| 8 | U10B | Excel | Lewis Thompson | 378 | 67 | 5 |
| 9 | U10B | Airport | Jack Draper | 361 | 70 | 6 |
| 10 | U10B | Wallasey | Perrin Craig | 351 | 65 | 6 |
| 1 | U10G | Shipley | Amelia Parker | 450 | 87 | 9 |
| 2 | U10G | Chesterfield Spires | Lucy Black | 421 | 82 | 7 |
| 3 | U10G | Barnsley Bears | Olivia Hobden | 411 | 79 | 10 |
| 4 | U10G | Huddersfield Hornets | Grace Holroyd-Nunn | 394 | 72 | 5 |
| 1 | U13B | Dunstable Dragons | Codi Humphrey | 443 | 86 | 6 |
| 2 | U13B | Shipley | Jolan Byrom | 435 | 79 | 5 |
| 3 | U13B | Crawley | Edward Burling | 419 | 79 | 8 |
| 4 | U13B | Ashby | Louis French | 416 | 77 | 6 |
| 5 | U13B | Shipley | Nathan Stephenson | 403 | 77 | 6 |
| 6 | U13B | Shipley | Logan Burnell-Stothard | 393 | 73 | 6 |
| 7 | U13B | Acocks Green | Charles Grosvenor | 374 | 70 | 6 |
| 8 | U13B | Barnsley Bears | Alfie Hobden | 372 | 72 | 8 |
| 9 | U13B | Mansfield | Luka Petrie | 347 | 57 | 5 |
| 1 | U13G | Madison Heights | Rebecca Thorpe | 447 | 87 | 7 |
| 2 | U13G | Dunstable Dragons | Olivia Richardson | 427 | 81 | 8 |
| 3 | U13G | Barnsley Bears | Frankie Leasley | 425 | 79 | 9 |
| 4 | U13G | Barnsley Bears | Ava Tansley | 415 | 82 | 9 |
| 5 | U13G | Crawley | Hollie Turner | 405 | 73 | 5 |
| 6 | U13G | Shipley | Milly Neild | 363 | 68 | 6 |
| 7 | U13G | Hull | Elsie Scott | 354 | 67 | 5 |
| 1 | U16B | Shipley | Olly Stephenson | 418 | 73 | 6 |
| 2 | U16B | Mansfield | George Layton | 414 | 71 | 7 |
| 3 | U16B | Dunstable Dragons | Bailey Guymer | 408 | 78 | 6 |
| 4 | U16B | Mansfield | Bobby Layton | 406 | 72 | 7 |
| 5 | U16B | Acocks Green | Sebastian Lawrence | 386 | 72 | 6 |
| 6 | U16B | Dunstable Dragons | Zac Mottram | 386 | 69 | 5 |
| 7 | U16B | Shipley | Zach Brear | 385 | 63 | 5 |
| 8 | U16B | Madison Heights | Bradley Brown | 374 | 65 | 7 |
| 9 | U16B | Lewisham | James Burn | 348 | 67 | 7 |
| 10 | U16B | Crawley | Jamie Osbourne | 346 | 55 | 5 |
| 11 | U16B | Norwich Falcons | Flynn Palmer | 333 | 63 | 6 |
| 12 | U16B | Barnsley Bears | Tom Vignando | 332 | 61 | 7 |
| 13 | U16B | Barnsley Bears | Ethan Meyer | 329 | 60 | 6 |
| 14 | U16B | Lewisham | Max Plucinsky | 320 | 59 | 5 |
| 15 | U16B | Dunstable Dragons | Alex Ignatescu | 314 | 54 | 6 |
| 16 | U16B | Wallasey | Tom Wood | 306 | 51 | 6 |
| 17 | U16B | Airport | Murray Hunter | 302 | 48 | 6 |
| 18 | U16B | Barnsley Bears | Leo Sanders | 302 | 41 | 5 |
| 19 | U16B | Crawley | Rafi Topley Nassar | 301 | 42 | 6 |
| 20 | U16B | Barnsley Bears | Billy Thompson | 297 | 53 | 6 |
| 22 | U16B | Barnsley King Pins | Oliver Moate | 284 | 46 | 7 |
| 24 | U16B | Wallasey | Bobby Moore | 283 | 44 | 6 |
| 25 | U16B | Crawley | Richard Pachinger | 262 | 42 | 6 |
| 1 | U16G | Dunstable Dragons | Ava Richardson | 444 | 83 | 7 |
| 2 | U16G | Chesterfield Spires | Holly Birch | 423 | 76 | 5 |
| 3 | U16G | Shipley | Alanna Rose | 407 | 71 | 5 |
| 4 | U16G | Shipley | Isabelle Graves | 406 | 74 | 6 |
| 5 | U16G | Lewisham | Evelyn Smith | 390 | 72 | 6 |
| 6 | U16G | Dunstable Dragons | Jennifer Gibson-Jones | 388 | 73 | 7 |
| 7 | U16G | Madison Heights | Sophia Warner | 377 | 72 | 7 |
| 8 | U16G | Shipley | Charlotte Metcalfe | 374 | 70 | 5 |
| 9 | U16G | Crawley | Magdalena Martin | 363 | 70 | 9 |
| 10 | U16G | Shipley | Constance Barber | 359 | 67 | 5 |
| 11 | U16G | Barnsley King Pins | Bronte Corden | 338 | 64 | 6 |
| 1 | U20B | Birmingham Cobras | Luke Ison | 400 | 72 | 7 |
| 2 | U20B | Manchester | Ben Cropper | 389 | 70 | 5 |
| 3 | U20B | Dunstable Dragons | Alfie Humphrey | 382 | 66 | 5 |
| 4 | U20B | Barnsley Bears | Cole Ellis | 373 | 71 | 8 |
| 5 | U20B | Barnsley Bears | Tyler Tansley | 363 | 64 | 8 |
| 6 | U20B | Shipley | Alfie Bowdery | 363 | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | U20B | Barnsley Bears | Harrison Williams | 360 | 66 | 7 |
| 8 | U20B | Birmingham Cobras | Ethan Quinney | 351 | 62 | 6 |
| 9 | U20B | Madison Heights | Matthew Brown | 349 | 66 | 7 |
| 10 | U20B | Lewisham | Billy Rumin | 347 | 63 | 6 |
| 11 | U20B | Wallasey | George Moorcroft | 343 | 53 | 6 |
| 12 | U20B | Barnsley Bears | James Wright | 325 | 57 | 8 |
| 13 | U20B | Barnsley King Pins | Joe Wreaks | 318 | 51 | 7 |
| 15 | U20B | Mansfield | Ethan Elton-Wilson | 305 | 54 | 5 |
| 16 | U20B | Barnsley King Pins | Harrison Miller | 301 | 57 | 6 |
| 20 | U20B | Mansfield | Corey Davey | 290 | 50 | 7 |
| 21 | U20B | Wallasey | Ryan Banks | 281 | 50 | 6 |
| 22 | U20B | Mansfield | Alex Clay | 281 | 46 | 6 |
| 25 | U20B | Barnsley King Pins | Regan Evans | 273 | 45 | 5 |
| 1 | U20G | Shipley | Grace Thomis | 431 | 77 | 6 |
| 2 | U20G | Shipley | Olivia Rogers | 428 | 84 | 7 |
| 3 | U20G | Shipley | Abbiegail Rose | 398 | 71 | 5 |
| 4 | U20G | Shipley | Emily Rogers | 378 | 71 | 9 |
| 5 | U20G | Acocks Green | Tula-May Henderson | 378 | 70 | 7 |
| 6 | U20G | Barnsley Bears | Caitlyn Ferguson | 370 | 67 | 6 |
| 7 | U20G | Shipley | Chloe Steel | 370 | 66 | 6 |
| 8 | U20G | Barnsley Bears | Charlotte Jeromson | 368 | 63 | 6 |
| 9 | U20G | Wallasey | Elizabeth Dixon | 343 | 64 | 5 |
| 10 | U20G | Barnsley Bears | Ellie Owen | 343 | 63 | 5 |
| 11 | U20G | Dunstable Dragons | Ashley Watson | 326 | 58 | 5 |
| 12 | U20G | Huddersfield Hornets | Emma Jane Taylor | 323 | 59 | 5 |