645 Spencerport Rd.
Rochester, NY 14606
United States
TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL (EASTERN STANDARD TIME)
Monday, April 6
Practice: 3 p.m.
Pro-Am: 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 7
Qualifying Rd. 1 – A Squad (eight games; 3 on a pair): 11 a.m.
Qualifying Rd. 1 – B Squad (eight games; 3 on a pair): 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8
Qualifying Rd. 2 – B Squad (eight games; 3 on a pair): 11 a.m.
Qualifying Rd. 2 – A Squad (eight games; 3 on a pair): 6 p.m.
Cut to 1:3 for PBA New York Classic Advancers Round
Thursday, April 9
Advancers Round (six games; 4 on a pair): 11 a.m.
Cut to top 24 for PBA New York Classic Elimination Match Play
Top 8 receive 1st Rd. byes
PBA New York Classic Rd. of 24 (best-of-7): 6 p.m.
Friday, April 10
PBA New York Classic Rd. of 16 (best-of-7): 11 a.m.
PBA New York Classic Rd. of 8 (best-of-7): 6 p.m.
Four winners plus highest eliminated qualifier in Rd. of 8 advance to PBA New York Classic (LIVE) on The CW
Saturday, April 11
TV Finalists Meet & Greet: 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 12
PBA New York Classic (LIVE) on The CW: 1 p.m.
Tournament Host Center:
ABC Gates Bowl
645 Spencerport Rd.
Gates, NY 14606
Maximum Field:
132
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 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
Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.
Remaining Entries:
Entries for the PBA New York Classic open on January 5, 2026. PBA members without Priority Entry status will be eligible to enter beginning January 5. Entries will be accepted in the order they are received, based on date and time of entry.
Entry Fees:
PBA New York Classic: $500
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 New York Classic: TBD
PRIZE FUND: $240,000
1st - $30,000
1:3 players will cash