824 E. Rand Rd.
Mt. Prospect, 60056
United States
TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME)
Sunday, Feb. 4
Pro-Am: 5 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 5
Pre-Tournament Qualifier (PTQ) (seven games): 9 a.m.
Practice: 3 p.m.
PBA Elite League Rd. 3 & Rd. 4: 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Qualifying Round 1 (six games): 10 a.m.
Qualifying Round 2 (six games): 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
Qualifying Round 3 (six games): 10 a.m.
Cut to top 24 for PBA Illinois Classic Elimination Match Play
Round of 24 (best-of-7 match play): 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 8
Round of 16 (best-of-7 match play): 10 a.m.
Round of 8 (best-of-7 match play): 6 p.m.
Four winners plus highest eliminated qualifer in Rd. of 8 advance to PBA Illinois Classic (LIVE) on FS1
Saturday, Feb. 10
PBA Illinois Classic Finals (LIVE on FS1): 8 p.m.
PBA Illinois Classic Prize Fund: $180,000 (based on 64 entries)
Tournament Host Center
Bowlero Mount Prospect
824 E. Rand Rd.
Mount Prosepct, IL 60056
(847) 392-0550
Eligibility
Participant must be a PBA member to enter unless they are a collegiate bowler currently on a team roster. College players can enter any PBA Tour PTQ event, with the exception of the PBA Tournament of Champions and the PBA Players Championship, after entries close for PBA members and they have created their PBA account online. To enter, email Tony Lanning at [email protected].
Maximum Field
64
Point Values
Tier 2 Points
Priority Entries
Priority Entries open online November 20, 2023 and will close January 21, 2024.
Entry priority will be given in the following order, provided PBA Tour champions, regardless of status, have entered by January 21, 2024.
- The top 50 2023 PBA Tour point leaders
- PBA Tour Champions winning from 2014 – 2023 (that are not in the PBA Top 50)
- Up to two (2) Commissioners Exemptions
Phone and mailed entries will not be accepted. Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.
Any entries received after the final entry deadline will incur a late fee.
Entry Fees
PBA Illinois Classic: $500
PBA Illinois Classic PTQ: $250 (bowlers advancing from the PTQ will be charged an additional $250)
Oil Pattern
Don Carter 39
PBA Illinois Classic: $180,000 (based on 64 entries; 32 cash spots)
1st - $25,000
2nd - $15,000
3rd - $12,500
4th - $10,000
5th - $8,000
6th - $6,500
7th - $6,500
8th - $6,500
9th - $5,000
10th - $5,000
11th - $5,000
12th - $5,000
13th - $5,000
14th - $5,000
15th - $5,000
16th - $5,000
17th - $3,500
18th - $3,500
19th - $3,500
20th - $3,500
21st - $3,500
22nd - $3,500
23rd - $3,500
24th - $3,500
25th - $3,000
26th - $2,900
27th - $2,800
28th - $2,700
29th - $2,650
30th - $2,600
31st - $2,550
32nd - $2,500