1455 Goshen Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
United States
TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL (EASTERN STANDARD TIME)
Tuesday, March 17
Pre-Tournament Qualifier (PTQ) (seven games): 8:30 a.m.
Practice: 3 p.m.
Pro-Am: 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18
Qualifying Rd. 1 (six games): 11 a.m.
Qualifying Rd. 2 (six games): 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 19
Qualifying Rd. 3 (six games): 11 a.m.
Qualifying Rd. 4 (six games): 6 p.m.
Cut to top 32 for PBA Indiana Classic Elimination Rd. 1;
Pins carry over
Friday, March 20
Elimination Rd. 1 (six games): 11 a.m.
Cut to top 16 for PBA Indiana Classic Elimination Rd. 2;
Pins carry over
Elimination Rd. 2 (six games): 6 p.m.
Cut to top five for PBA Indiana Classic (LIVE) on The CW
Sunday, March 15
PBA Indiana Classic (LIVE) on The CW: 4 p.m.
Tournament Host Center:
David Small's Pro Bowl West
1455 Goshen Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Maximum Field:
96
Point Values:
Tier 2
Eligibility:
Participant must be a Full 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, after entries close for PBA members and they have created their PBA account online. To enter, email Tony Lanning at [email protected].
Priority Entries:
PBA Tour Priority Eligibility is determined based on the following criteria. Priority entries must be entered no later than Jan. 12, 2026.
- Top 75 from the 2025 PBA Tour point list
- Top 3 (including ties) from the Collegiate Points List after 2024-25 season
- Top 3 finishers from the 2025 Regional Players Invitational (RPI)
- PBA National Tour Title champions within the past 10 years
- PBA Hall of Famers (PBA Tour Superior Performance category only)
- PBA Tour Medical Exemptions
- Commissioner’s Exemptions
PTQ Entries:
PTQ Entries open January 5, 2026. PTQ entries close March 3, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT. All PBA members who are not currently classified as priority entrants will need to enter the PTQ.
Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.
Entry Fees:
PBA Indiana Classic: $500
PBA Indiana Classic PTQ: $250 (bowlers advancing from the PTQ will be charged an additional $250)
Equipment Notice:
All bowling balls on the PBA National Tour (including PTQs) must be manufactured on or after 8/1/2022. Only registered equipment that has been cleared and listed on PBA.com will be allowed in any PBA Tour Event.
NOTE: For the PBA National Tour, any older second shot balls (spare balls) made of plastic or rubber may be approved for use at spares or as a fill ball by the Tournament Director or Director of Rules and Equipment on case by case basis.
The 2026 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.
Schedules and details are subject to revision.
OIL PATTERN INFO:
PBA Indiana Classic: TBD
PBA Indiana Classic PTQ: TBD
PRIZE FUND: $200,000
1st - $30,000
1:3 players will cash