April 7, 2024 Nolan Hughes

The field of 108 players from across the globe are set to compete in the PBA World Series of Bowling XV.

Qualifying for the PBA Cheetah Championship and PBA World Championship get underway Monday morning at Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, Mich. 

In total, 16 different countries are represented at the 15th edition of the WSOB. Sweden leads the international crop with nine players, followed by Canada (five) and Denmark (four).

Qualifying or match play rounds will take place at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern every day from Monday, April 8 through Saturday, April 13.

The PBA Cheetah, Scorpion and Shark Championships will each include three five-game qualifying rounds, followed by a 16-player elimination bracket (featuring best-of-five-games matches) to determine the five stepladder finalists.

Qualifying for the PBA World Championship will include all 45 games across the three animal patterns. The top 16 players will then advance to a round-robin match play round on Thursday, April 18 to determine the five stepladder finalists for the season’s fourth major championship.

The roster for the PBA WSOB XV is available here.

Tickets are available for the televised championship rounds here.

The full PBA Tour TV schedule is available here.

WSOB Schedule

Thunderbowl Lanes | Allen Park, Mich.

All times Eastern

Monday, April 8
11am — Cheetah Championship Qualifying Round 1 (five games)
6pm — Cheetah Championship Qualifying Round 2 (five games)

Tuesday, April 9
11am — Cheetah Championship Qualifying Round 3 (five games)

  • Top 16 players advance to elimination match play

6pm — Cheetah Championship Match Play Round of 16 (best of five games)
8:30pm — Cheetah Championship Match Play Round of 8 (best of five games)

  • Four winners and highest-defeated qualifier in Round of 8 advance to Cheetah Championship stepladder finals, airing live April 15 at 7pm on FS1

Wednesday, April 10
11am — Scorpion Championship Qualifying Round 1 (five games)
6pm — Scorpion Championship Qualifying Round 2 (five games)

Thursday, April 11
11am — Scorpion Championship Qualifying Round 3 (five games)

  • Top 16 players advance to elimination match play

6pm — Scorpion Championship Match Play Round of 16 (best of five games)
8:30pm — Scorpion Championship Match Play Round of 8 (best of five games)

  • Four winners and highest-defeated qualifier in Round of 8 advance to Scorpion Championship stepladder finals, airing live April 16 at 7pm on FS1

Friday, April 12
11am — Shark Championship Qualifying Round 1 (five games)
6pm — Shark Championship Qualifying Round 2 (five games)

Saturday, April 13
11am — Shark Championship Qualifying Round 3 (five games)

  • Top 16 players advance to elimination match play
  • Top 16 players through 45 games of Cheetah, Scorpion and Shark Championship qualifying advance to World Championship round-robin match play

6pm — Shark Championship Match Play Round of 16 (best of five games)
8:30pm — Shark Championship Match Play Round of 8 (best of five games)

  • Four winners and highest-defeated qualifier in Round of 8 advance to Shark Championship stepladder finals, airing live April 17 at 7pm on FS1

Sunday, April 14
Noon— Roth/Holman PBA Doubles Championship finals on FS1
1pm — Pro-am

Monday, April 15
7pm — PBA Cheetah Championship finals on FS1

Tuesday, April 16
7pm — PBA Scorpion Championship finals on FS1

Wednesday, April 17
7pm — PBA Shark Championship finals on FS1

Thursday, April 18
10am — World Championship Match Play Round 1 (eight games)
5pm — World Championship Match Play Round 2 (eight games)

  • Top nine players advance to PBA World Championship stepladder finals

Saturday, April 20
7pm — PBA World Championship semifinals on FS1 (seeds 5-9)

Sunday, April 21
Noon — PBA World Championship finals on FOX