2025 PBA Tour season

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2025 PBA Tour season
League Professional Bowlers Association
Sport Ten-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 20–TBD
PBA Tour
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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.

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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

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

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]

EventAirdateCityPreliminary roundsFinal roundOil patternWinnerNotes
PBA Delaware OpenJan 25 FS1 Middletown, DE Jan 21–24
(PTQ: Jan 20)		LiveTBDOpen event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize.
U.S. OpenFeb 1 (prelims) FS1
Feb 2 (finals) Fox		 Indianapolis, IN Jan 27–Feb 1
(PTQ: Jan 26)		LiveFour custom patternsOpen event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize.
PBA Illinois ClassicFeb 8 FS1 Vernon Hills, IL Feb 4–7
(PTQ: Feb 3)		LiveOpen event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize.
PBA Pete Weber Missouri ClassicFeb 16 FS1 Springfield, MO Feb 12–15
(PTQ: Feb 11)		LiveOpen event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize.
Roth-Holman Doubles ChampionshipMar 2 FS1 (taped)Vernon Hills, ILFeb 4–7
(PTQ: Feb 3)		Feb 8Mark Roth 42 & Marshall Holman 38Open event (Tier 3-limited field). $30,000 top prize (team).
PBA Nevada ClassicMar 15 FS1 Reno, NV Feb 26–Mar 1
(PTQ: Feb 25)		LiveOpen event (Tier 2). $30,000 top prize.
PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 1 ChampionshipMar 16 FS1 Reno, NV Mar 4–5
( WSOB PTQ: Mar 3)		LiveAnimal Pattern TBDOpen event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize.
PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 2 ChampionshipMar 17 FS1Reno, NVMar 6–7
(WSOB PTQ: Mar 3)		LiveAnimal Pattern TBDOpen event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize.
PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 3 ChampionshipMar 18 FS1Reno, NVMar 8–9
(WSOB PTQ: Mar 3)		LiveAnimal Pattern TBDOpen event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize.
PBA WSOB XVI Animal Pattern 4 ChampionshipMar 19 FS1Reno, NVMar 10–11
(WSOB PTQ: Mar 3)		LiveAnimal Pattern TBDOpen event (Tier 3-short format). $20,000 top prize.
PBA World ChampionshipMar 22 (finals) FoxReno, NVMar 4–11, 20
(WSOB PTQ: Mar 3)		LiveQualifying: 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 MastersMar 29 (prelims) FS1
Mar 30 (finals) Fox		 Allen Park, MI Mar 23–29LiveUSBC CustomOpen event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize.
PBA All-Star WeekendApr 5–6 FS1 Waukesha, WI N/AN/ANon-title events TBD
PBA Players ChampionshipApr 12 (prelims) FS1
Apr 13 (finals) Fox		 Jackson, MI Apr 8–12
(PTQ: Apr 7)		LivePBA members-only event (Tier 1-PBA major). $100,000 top prize.
PBA Tournament of ChampionsApr 19 (prelims) FS1
Apr 20 (finals) Fox		 Fairlawn, OH Apr 15–19
(PTQ: Apr 14)		Live Don Johnson 40Invitational event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize.
PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands ChampionshipApr 26: 4–8 seeds play-in round FS1
Apr 27: semi-finals & finals with play-in winner joining top 3 seeds FS1		Allen Park, MIApr 25N/ACulmination 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 PlayoffsRound 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, MIMay 4–18LiveInvitational event. Starting field: top 12 in 2025 Tour points through April 20. $100,000 top prize.
PBA Tour FinalsJune TBD CBS Sports Bethlehem, PA June TBDLiveInvitational 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 24–26LiveCustom Kegel patternPBA and PWBA title event.
PBA-WBT Storm Lucky Larsen MastersNo U.S. TV Helsingborg, Sweden Aug 22–Aug 30Aug 31Not reportedPBA and WBT title event (Tier 3–limited field).

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  3. 1 2 Hughes, Nolan (November 19, 2024). "Introducing the PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands". pba.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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