| 2025 PBA Tour season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| Duration | January 20–August 31 |
| PBA Tour | |
The 2025 PBA Tour season, the 66th season of play for the U.S. Professional Bowlers Association's ten-pin bowling tour, began on January 20 with the pre-tournament qualifier (PTQ) of the PBA Delaware Classic. [1] The season included 16 singles title events (nine standard, five major, two postseason), two doubles title events, and a non-title team event.
On October 31, 2024, the PBA and Fox announced that the 2025 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] An additional nine hours of televised matches at the PBA Tour Finals (June 7–8) will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. [3]
After the end of the 2025 regular season came news that this would be the last PBA season on Fox and Fox Sports 1, the contract having ended. PBA Commissioner Tom Clark made the official announcement live at the PBA Playoffs finale on May 24. On April 30, 2025, the PBA had announced that The CW had acquired the television rights to air ten live PBA Tour events on consecutive Sunday afternoons, beginning in 2026. [4] The PBA then announced on May 29 that all events of the 2026 and 2027 PBA World Series of Bowling will be covered on CBS stations. CBS Sports Network will have live coverage of four animal pattern events (including play-ins), while CBS terrestrial stations will host live coverage of the PBA World Championship finals. In addition, the PBA Tour Finals, which has aired on CBS Sports Network since the 2017 season, will return to that network in 2026 with a new format and new name: PBA Commissioner's Cup. [5]
As in 2024, the final rounds of all five major events were broadcast live on over-the-air network television (Fox network). This included 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 paid out a $100,000 top prize.
Also scheduled for Fox networks is a PBA All-Star Weekend in Waukesha, Wisconsin and a new PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands in Allen Park, Michigan. Following the 2025 regular season is the PBA Playoffs, April 28–30 (broadcast on weekends May 3–18, with a live final on May 24), also in Allen Park, Michigan.
The PBA Elite League retains the regular season-long format from 2024, but teams will now be made up of players represented by bowling ball manufacturers. Parent companies Brunswick (Brunswick, Hammer, DV8, Ebonite*) and Storm (Storm, Roto Grip, 900 Global) will each have multiple teams, while independent brand MOTIV will have one team. Selected players for their brands (brand managers choose five players prior to each week's matches) will earn points during the first 13 singles events of the season. Points will determine seeding for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship on April 26–27. [6]
The events currently scheduled for the 2025 PBA season are shown below. [1] Major tournaments are in bold. Career PBA title numbers for winners are shown in parentheses (#). Winner's share prize money is shown in US dollars ($), except where indicated. The number shown with oil pattern names is the oil length in feet.
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 13 singles events also determine seeding for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship. [6]
| Event | Airdate | City | Preliminary rounds | Final round | Oil pattern | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBA Delaware Classic | Jan 25 FS1 | Middletown, DE | Jan 21–24 (PTQ: Jan 20) | Live | Cheetah 35 | Graham Fach, CAN (2) | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. |
| U.S. Open presented by Go Bowling | Feb 1 (prelims) FS1 Feb 2 (finals) Fox | Indianapolis, IN | Jan 27–Feb 1 (PTQ: Jan 26) | Live | Four custom patterns | E. J. Tackett, USA (24) | Open event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. |
| PBA Owen's Illinois Classic | Feb 8 FS1 | Vernon Hills, IL | Feb 4–7 (PTQ: Feb 3) | Live | Carmen Salvino 42 | Santtu Tahvanainen, Finland (1) | 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 | Dick Weber 45 | E. J. Tackett, USA (25) | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. |
| PBA Roth-Holman Doubles Championship | Mar 2 FS1 (taped) | Vernon Hills, IL | Feb 4–7 (PTQ: Feb 3) | Feb 8 | Mark Roth 43 (left lane) Marshall Holman 38 (right lane) | Jason Belmonte, AUS (32) and Bill O'Neill, USA (15) | Open event (Tier 3-limited field). $50,000 top prize (team). |
| PBA Mike Aulby Nevada Classic presented by Pilgrim's | Mar 15 FS1 | Sparks, NV (qualifying & match play) Reno, NV (finals) | Feb 26–Mar 1 (PTQ: Feb 25) | Live | Mike Aulby 39 | Andrew Anderson, USA (5) | Open event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize. |
| PBA WSOB XVI Scorpion Championship | Mar 16 FS1 | Reno, NV | Mar 4–5, 16 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) | Live | Scorpion 44 | Rasmus Edvall, Sweden (1) | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. |
| PBA WSOB XVI Viper Championship | Mar 17 FS1 | Mar 6–7, 17 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) | Live | Viper 38 | Darren Ong, Singapore (1) | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA WSOB XVI Chameleon Championship | Mar 18 FS1 | Mar 8–9, 18 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) | Live | Chameleon 41 | Tun Hakim, Malaysia (1) | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA WSOB XVI Shark Championship | Mar 19 FS1 | Mar 10–11, 19 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) | Live | Shark 47 | E. J. Tackett, USA (26) | Open event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize. | |
| PBA World Championship | Mar 22 (finals) Fox | Mar 4–11, 14–15, 20 (WSOB PTQ: Mar 3) | Live | Qualifying: 4 WSOB Animal Patterns Advancers round, match play & finals: Earl Anthony 43 | E. J. Tackett, USA (27) | PBA members & qualifying collegiate players via PTQ (Tier 1). PBA major. Top 1 in 4 qualifiers from animal pattern events (48 total games) bowl 16 more games in advancers round March 14–15. Top 16 after 64 games 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 | Gary Haines, USA (1) | Open event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. |
| PBA All-Star Weekend Powered by QubicaAMF | Apr 5–6 FS1 | Waukesha, WI | N/A | N/A | PBA LBC 42 | One-handers vs. Two-Handers: One-handers win 3 games to 1 (E. J. Tackett, Andrew Anderson, Graham Fach, Kristopher Prather, Jakob Butturff) Strike Derby: E. J. Tackett | Non-title events. April 5: Top five one-handed bowlers and top five two-handed bowlers in YTD points compete in Baker doubles. April 6: Strike derby, with one player from each PBA Elite League team selected by fan vote March 23–28 (plus defending champion Jesper Svensson). All events utilize lanes with certified QubicaAMF string pinspotters. |
| PBA Players Championship | Apr 12 (prelims) FS1 Apr 13 (finals) Fox | Jackson, MI | Apr 8–12 (PTQ: Apr 7) | Live | Don Carter 37 | Ethan Fiore, USA (1) | PBA members-only event (Tier 1-PBA major). $100,000 top prize. |
| PBA Tournament of Champions Powered by 1800 Tequila | Apr 19 (prelims) FS1 Apr 20 (finals) Fox | Fairlawn, OH | Apr 15–19 (PTQ: Apr 14) | Live | Don Johnson 40 | Jesper Svensson, Sweden (13) | Invitational event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. |
| PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship Powered by Beatbox | Apr 26: 4–8 seeds play-in round FS1 Apr 27: finals stepladder with play-in winner joining top 3 seeds Fox | Allen Park, MI | Reg. Season (13 events) | Live | PBA LBC 42 | Storm (Kyle Troup, Chris Via, Jason Belmonte, Jesper Svensson, François Lavoie) | Teams composed of players represented by bowling ball parent sponsors Brunswick (four teams) and Storm (three teams), plus independent brand MOTIV (one team). Points earned during regular season events determine seeding. $100,000 top prize to winning team. |
| PBA Playoffs | Round 1/Group 1 (5, 8, 9, 12 seeds): May 3 FS1 Round 1/Group 2 (6, 7, 10, 11 seeds): May 4 FS1 Group 1 Quarterfinals: May 10 FS1 Group 2 Quarterfinals: May 11 FS1 Semifinals: May 18 FS1 Finals: May 24 Fox | Apr 28–30 | Live | Bat 37 & Billy Hardwick 44 | Jesper Svensson, Sweden (14) | Invitational event. Starting field: top 12 in 2025 Tour points through April 20. Top 4 automatically advance to quarterfinals. $100,000 top prize. | |
| PBA Tour Finals | June 7 (Groups 1 & 2 seeding rounds) CBS Sports June 8 (Group stepladders & finals) CBS Sports | Bethlehem, PA | June 7 | Live | Amleto Monacelli 40 & Johnny Petraglia 46 | Andrew Anderson, USA (6) | Invitational event. Starting field: top eight points earners since start of 2024 season, split into two groups (1-4-5-8 seeds and 2-3-6-7 seeds). Groups bowl separate seeding and stepladder rounds, with each group's winner advancing to finals. $35,000 top prize. |
| 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 | Chris Via, USA (2) & Bryanna Coté, USA | PBA and PWBA title event. $25,000 top prize (team). |
| PBA-WBT Storm Lucky Larsen Masters | Lucky Larsen Masters YouTube channel | Helsingborg, Sweden | Aug 22–Aug 30 | Aug 31 | Not reported | Sean Rash, USA (18) | PBA and WBT title event (Tier 3–limited field). 165,000 SEK top prize (approx. $17,500 USD). |