2026 PBA Tour

2026 PBA Tournament of Champions

Event dates
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Host center
AMF Riviera Lanes

20 S Miller Rd.
Fairlawn, OH 44333
United States

Tuesday, April 21

Pre-Tournament Qualifier (PTQ) (seven games): 9 a.m.

Practice: 3 p.m.

Pro-Am: 6 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22

Qualifying Round 1 (six games): 11 a.m.

Qualifying Round 2 (six games): 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 23

Qualifying Round 3 (six games): 11 a.m.

Cut to top 24 for PBA Tournament of Champions Match Play

Match Play Round 1 (eight games): 6 p.m.

Friday, April 24

Match Play Round 2 (eight games): 11 a.m.

Match Play Round 3 (eight games): 6 p.m.

Cut to top five for PBA Tournament of Champions (LIVE) on The CW

Sunday, April 26

PBA Tournament of Champions Finals (LIVE) on The CW: 4 p.m.

Tournament Host Center

AMF Riviera Lanes

20 S Miller Rd.

Fairlawn, OH 44333

(330) 836-7985

Maximum Field:

72

Point Values:

Tier 1

Eligibility:

Participant must be a PBA champion.

Participant must be a PBA member.

Priority Entries:

Priority will be given in the following order, provided PBA Tour champions, regardless of status, have entered by April 7, 2026.

  • PBA Tour Champions with the most PBA Tour titles
  • The most recent PBA Tour champions

PTQ Entries:

PTQ entries open Jan. 5, 2026 and close April 7, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT. All PBA Regional Tour and PBA50 Tour champions will need to enter the PTQ. Minimum of eight (8) players will advance to the elite field from the PTQ. Additional PTQ advancers will advance if needed to ensure 4 players per pair in competition

Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.

Entry Fees:

PBA Tour Title Holders: $0

PBA TOC PTQ: $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 Tournament of Champions: Johnson 40

PBA Tournament of Champions PTQ: TBD

1st - $100,000

Top 32 players will cash