Though it took a while, Gold Bracket finalists were determined yesterday in the 15 National and USA divisions at Junior Nationals in Minneapolis.

It was a whirlwind day in 15 Open, none more so than a contest that was marred by a controversial call on match point.

See the players that shined the brightest on Day 3 action from 15 Open and American.

Teams in the 15 USA and National divisions fought to make the quarterfinals today. That brought out the best in the players listed below:

It's down to the last eight in 15 American, as one of them is leaving town with a gold medal on Day 4.

It stands to reason the best tournament of the year would produce some of the best individual performances. Check out the shining stars from Day 2.

Neither a delayed airplane flight from Orlando nor the duty to write two articles and edit two more could keep me from the gym at Junior Nationals in Minneapolis. I stopped by for about 90 minutes Tuesday evening, just enough time to spy these standouts doing their thing in the 15 National division:

With 18 of the 24 teams left vying for gold ranked in PVB's Top 20, the real fireworks have yet to come in 15 Open.

The first round of pool play is over in USA and it's onto Round 2. In American, the first round of pool play is still being sorted before breaking into challenge matches.

A big stage proved just the ticket for Munciana Ninjas, who three-peated Monday as AAU national champions