JUP Tournaments was established in 2004 with the mission of promoting tournaments, providing a forum for competitive bowlers in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area.

There are three separate tournament formats, each represented by a different name. JUP Classic is a handicap singles tournament with an optional scratch side event and several side jackpots and high games. JUP Masters is a scratch singles tournament and JUP Deuces is a handicap doubles tournament with optional handicap and scratch singles side events.

JUP Tournaments was founded by Ursula & Paul Rivers who currently bowl league at Bowl America Gaithersburg. They have been bowling in tournaments and leagues since 1999. Paul has a high game of 268 and high set of 714. Ursula has a high game of 255 and high set of 614. Paul is a member of the Inner City Bowling Congress (ICBC) and serves as the Assistant Tournament Director for the ICBC. Within the ICBC Paul has been a member of the Crusaders Bowling Club, and now is currently with the Energy Bowling Club serving as the Assistant Tournament Director.

John Simmons is the other founding partner of JUP Tournaments. John has been bowling in leagues and tournaments for 28 years and has been secretary of the Jammers bowling league, currently bowling at AMF Dundalk, for 26 years. John has several 300 games to his name and a high set of 855. He is currently director of the DC AMF Summer Tour and has been for the past several years. John is one of the original members of the Crusaders Bowling Club.

Thank you for visiting JUP Tournaments, and we look forward to seeing you at the next tournament.