June 16, 2026 Nolan Hughes

The final televised events of the 2026 PBA Tour powered by Go Bowling are set to begin in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Qualifying for The Magnum Ice Cream Company PBA Norm Duke Open begins Tuesday at Lucky Strike Sinking Spring in Sinking Spring, Pa.

The unique two-squad tournament divides the field until the championship match. Squads were determined by each players’ placement in points. Players will compete within their squad until the championship match.

All players will bowl 12 games of qualifying with the top third of the field advancing. From there, three elimination rounds will whittle each squad down to four players.

Those four players will compete in a televised stepladder with each winner advancing to the championship match.

Players will compete on the 39-foot Norm Duke oil pattern.

The televised finals, airing Sunday, June 21 at 12-5 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network, will mimic the PBA Tour Finals format with group stepladders setting up the title bout.

The PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands presented by Beatbox season wraps up with four hours of CBS Sports Network coverage beginning at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 20.

Motiv earned the top seed for the six-team stepladder finals and will bowl for the Commissioner’s Cup against either Hammer, Storm, 900 Global, Brunswick or Roto Grip. 

Qualifying for the Norm Duke Open will be held at Lucky Strike Sinking Spring, while all televised rounds will be held at Steel City Bowl and Brews in Bethlehem, Pa.

All qualifying rounds will be livestreamed on BowlTV.

Schedule

Tuesday, June 16
11 a.m. — A-Squad Qualifying Round 1 (six games)
6 p.m. — B-Squad Qualifying Round 1 (six games)

Wednesday, June 17
11 a.m. — B-Squad Qualifying Round 2 (six games)
6 p.m. — A-Squad Qualifying Round 2 (six games)
Top 32 players on each squad advance

Thursday, June 18
11 a.m. — Elimination Round 1 (six games)
Top 16 players on each squad advance

6 p.m. — Elimination Round 2 (six games)
Top eight players on each squad advance

Friday, June 19
11 a.m. — Elimination Round 3 (four games)
Top four players on each squad advance to group stepladder finals

Saturday, June 20
1 p.m. — PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands play-in stepladder
3 p.m. — PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands stepladder finals

Sunday, June 21
12 p.m. — A-Squad Stepladder
2 p.m. — B-Squad Stepladder
4 p.m. — Championship Match

Tournament Details: The Magnum Ice Cream Company PBA Norm Duke Open

Tournament Details: PBA Elite League: Battle of the Brands presented by Beatbox