2025 PBA Tour season
| 2025 PBA Tour season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| Duration | January 20–TBD |
| PBA Tour | |
The 2025 PBA Tour season, the 66th season of play for the U.S. Professional Bowlers Association's ten-pin bowling tour, begins on January 20 with the pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) of the PBA Delaware Classic.[1] The season currently includes 16 singles title events (nine standard, five major, two postseason) and two doubles title events.
On October 31, 2024, the PBA and Fox announced that the 2024 season will have over 60 hours of live coverage on Fox and FS1 networks. Fox terrestrial stations will have seven broadcasts, with the remaining broadcasts of regular season events on FS1.[2]
Season overview
[edit]As in 2024, the final rounds of all five major events will be broadcast live on over-the-air network television (Fox network). This includes the finals of the U.S. Open on February 2, the PBA World Championship (part of the five-event PBA World Series of Bowling XVI in Reno, Nevada) on March 22, the USBC Masters on March 30, the PBA Players Championship on April 13, and the PBA Tournament of Champions on April 20. All five majors pay out a $100,000 top prize.
Also scheduled for Fox networks is a PBA All-Star Weekend in Waukesha, Wisconsin and a new PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands in Allen Park, Michigan. Following the 2025 regular season is the PBA Playoffs, May 3–24, also in Allen Park, Michigan.
The PBA Elite League retains the regular season-long format from 2024, but teams will now be made up of players represented by bowling ball manufacturers. Parent companies Brunswick (4 teams) and Storm (3 teams) will each have multiple teams, while independent brand MOTIV will have one team. Selected players for their brands will earn points during the first 14 Tour stops of the season. Points will determine seeding for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship on April 26–27.[3]
Tournament summary
[edit]The events currently scheduled for the 2025 PBA season are shown below.[1] Major tournaments are in bold. Career PBA title numbers for winners are shown in parentheses (#). Winner's share prize money is shown in US dollars ($), except where indicated.
Tour points are awarded for most events. Besides the season-ending Harry Smith PBA Points Winner award, points are one consideration for Player of the Year voting and also affect eligibility and seeding for the PBA Playoffs (2025 points only) and PBA Tour Finals (with 2024 points). Starting this season, individual points for the season's first 14 events will also determine seeding for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship.[3]
- Tier 3: PBA short format or limited field tournaments (2500 points for first, and descending thereafter)
- Tier 2: PBA standard tournaments with a fully open field (double the points of Tier 3 events)
- Tier 1: PBA major tournaments (triple the points of Tier 3 events)
| Event | Airdate | City | Preliminary rounds | Final round | Oil pattern | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBA Delaware Open | Jan 25 FS1 | Middletown, DE | Jan 21–24 (PTQ: Jan 20) |
Live | TBD | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. | |
| U.S. Open | Feb 1 (prelims) FS1 Feb 2 (finals) Fox |
Indianapolis, IN | Jan 27–Feb 1 (PTQ: Jan 26) |
Live | Four custom patterns | Open event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. | |
| PBA Illinois Classic | Feb 8 FS1 | Vernon Hills, IL | Feb 4–7 (PTQ: Feb 3) |
Live | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. | ||
| PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic | Feb 16 FS1 | Springfield, MO | Feb 12–15 (PTQ: Feb 11) |
Live | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. | ||
| Roth-Holman Doubles Championship | Mar 2 FS1 (taped) | Vernon Hills, IL | Feb 4–7 (PTQ: Feb 3) |
Feb 8 | Mark Roth 42 & Marshall Holman 38 | Open event (Tier 3-limited field). $30,000 top prize (team). | |
| PBA Nevada Classic | Mar 15 FS1 | Reno, NV | Feb 26–Mar 1 (PTQ: Feb 25) |
Live | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. | ||
| PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 1 Championship | Mar 16 FS1 | Reno, NV | Mar 4–5 ( WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) |
Live | Animal Pattern TBD | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 2 Championship | Mar 17 FS1 | Reno, NV | Mar 6–7 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) |
Live | Animal Pattern TBD | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 3 Championship | Mar 18 FS1 | Reno, NV | Mar 8–9 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) |
Live | Animal Pattern TBD | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 4 Championship | Mar 19 FS1 | Reno, NV | Mar 10–11 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) |
Live | Animal Pattern TBD | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA World Championship | Mar 22 (finals) Fox | Reno, NV | Mar 4–11, 20 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) |
Live | Qualifying: 4 Animal Patterns Match play & finals: Earl Anthony 43 |
PBA members & qualifying collegiate players via PTQ (Tier 1). PBA major. 16 top qualifiers from animal pattern events advance to match play on March 20. Top five after match play seeded for finals. $100,000 top prize. | |
| USBC Masters | Mar 29 (prelims) FS1 Mar 30 (finals) Fox |
Allen Park, MI | Mar 23–29 | Live | USBC Custom | Open event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. | |
| PBA All-Star Weekend | Apr 5–6 FS1 | Waukesha, WI | N/A | N/A | Non-title events TBD | ||
| PBA Players Championship | Apr 12 (prelims) FS1 Apr 13 (finals) Fox |
Jackson, MI | Apr 8–12 (PTQ: Apr 7) |
Live | PBA members-only event (Tier 1-PBA major). $100,000 top prize. | ||
| PBA Tournament of Champions | Apr 19 (prelims) FS1 Apr 20 (finals) Fox |
Fairlawn, OH | Apr 15–19 (PTQ: Apr 14) |
Live | Don Johnson 40 | Invitational event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. | |
| PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship | Apr 26: 4–8 seeds play-in round FS1 Apr 27: semi-finals & finals with play-in winner joining top 3 seeds FS1 |
Allen Park, MI | Apr 25 | N/A | Culmination of season-long non-title team events featuring players represented by bowling ball parent sponsors Brunswick (4 teams) and Storm (3 teams), plus independent brand MOTIV (1 team). $100,000 top prize to winning team. | ||
| PBA Playoffs | Round 1/Group 1: May 3 FS1 Round 1/Group 2: May 4 FS1 Group 1 Quarterfinals: May 10 FS1 Group 2 Quarterfinals: May 11 FS1 Semifinals: May 18 FS1 Finals: May 24 Fox |
Allen Park, MI | May 4–18 | Live | Invitational event. Starting field: top 12 in 2025 Tour points through April 20. $100,000 top prize. | ||
| PBA Tour Finals | June TBD CBS Sports | Bethlehem, PA | June TBD | Live | Invitational event. Starting field: top eight points earners since start of 2024 season. | ||
| PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles (a.k.a. The Luci) | Jul 27 BowlTV | Houston, TX | Jul 24–26 | Live | Custom Kegel pattern | PBA and PWBA title event. | |
| PBA-WBT Storm Lucky Larsen Masters | No U.S. TV | Helsingborg, Sweden | Aug 22–Aug 30 | Aug 31 | Not reported | PBA and WBT title event (Tier 3–limited field). |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2025 PBA TOUR SCHEDULE". pba.com. 29 January 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "PBA DEBUTS PBA ON FOX TOUR SCHEDULE". pba.com. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Hughes, Nolan (November 19, 2024). "Introducing the PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands". pba.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.