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Jillian Martin earns top seed of 2026 PWBA Tour Championship, New Hui Fen clinches second straight PWBA Player of the Year
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, August 17, 2026 11:00 pm
The stepladder finalists for the 2026 PWBA Tour Championship, left to right and in order from first to fifth: Jillian Martin, Birgit Noreiks, Diana Zavjalova, Lauren Russo, and Stefanie Johnson. Photo by USBC.
A lot will be on the line in Tuesday’s stepladder finals of the 2026 PWBA Tour Championship.
But one important thing won’t be on the line: 2026 PWBA Player of the Year. New Hui Fen only finished 15th in the Tour Championship, but other contenders Jordan Snodgrass and Li Jane Sin finished 23rd and 17th, respectively. That made New the first back-to-back POY winner since Shannon O’Keefe in 2018 and 2019.
Going into the Tour Championship, New led in Player of the Year points with...