| 2025 PBA Tour season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| Duration | January 20–August 31 |
| PBA Tour | |
| PBA Tour seasons | |
2026 → | |
The2025PBA Tour season, the 66th season of play for the U.S.Professional Bowlers Association'sten-pin bowling tour, began 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 andFox announced that the 2025 season will have over 60 hours of live coverage on Fox andFS1 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 onCBS Sports Network.[3]
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 theU.S. Open on February 2, thePBA World Championship (part of the five-eventPBA World Series of Bowling XVI inReno, Nevada) on March 22, theUSBC Masters on March 30, thePBA Players Championship on April 13, and thePBA Tournament of Champions on April 20. All five majors pay out a $100,000 top prize.
Also scheduled for Fox networks is a PBA All-Star Weekend inWaukesha, Wisconsin and a new PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands inAllen Park, Michigan. Following the 2025 regular season is thePBA Playoffs, April 28–30 (broadcast on weekends May 3–24), also in Allen Park, Michigan.
The PBA Elite League retains the regular season-long format from 2024, but teams will now be made up of players represented by bowling ball manufacturers. Parent companiesBrunswick (Brunswick, Hammer, DV8, Ebonite*) andStorm (Storm, Roto Grip, 900 Global) will each have multiple teams, while independent brandMOTIV will have one team. Selected players for their brands (brand managers choose five players prior to each week's matches) will earn points during the first 13 singles events of the season. Points will determine seeding for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship on April 26–27.[4]
The events currently scheduled for the 2025 PBA season are shown below.[1] Major tournaments are inbold. Career PBA title numbers for winners are shown in parentheses (#). Winner's share prize money is shown in US dollars ($), 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-endingHarry 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 will also determine seeding for the PBA Elite League Battle of the Brands Championship.[4]
| Event | Airdate | City | Preliminary rounds | Final round | Oil pattern | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBA Delaware Classic | Jan 25FS1 | 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 8FS1 | 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. |
| PBAPete Weber Missouri Classic | Feb 16FS1 | 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. |
| PBARoth-Holman Doubles Championship | Mar 2FS1 (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) andBill O'Neill, USA (15) | Open event (Tier 3-limited field). $50,000 top prize (team). |
| PBAMike Aulby Nevada Classic presented by Pilgrim's | Mar 15FS1 | 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 16FS1 | 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 17FS1 | 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 18FS1 | 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 19FS1 | 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 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 | Open event (Tier 1). PBA major. $100,000 top prize. | |
| QubicaAMF PBA All-Star Weekend | Apr 5–6FS1 | Waukesha, WI | N/A | N/A | Non-title events. April 5: Top five one-handed bowlers and top five two-handed bowlers in YTD points will compete in Baker doubles. April 6: Strike derby, with participants selected by fan vote March 23–28. All events will 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 | 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 roundFS1 Apr 27: semi-finals & finals with play-in winner joining top 3 seedsFS1 | Allen Park, MI | Apr 25 | N/A | PBA LBC 2025 | 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 3FS1 Round 1/Group 2 (6, 7, 10, 11 seeds): May 4FS1 Group 1 Quarterfinals: May 10FS1 Group 2 Quarterfinals: May 11FS1 Semifinals: May 18FS1 Finals: May 24Fox | Apr 28–29 (taped) | Apr 30 (taped) | Bat 37 &Billy Hardwick 44 | 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 | 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 27BowlTV | Houston, TX | Jul 24–26 | Live | Custom Kegel pattern | PBA and PWBA title event. | |
| PBA-WBTStorm 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). |