2026 PBA Tour

2026 PBA Tournament of Champions - PTQ

Event dates
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.

Only eight (8) players will advance to the elite field from the PTQ.

A full schedule of the PBA Tournament of Champions can be found here.

Tournament Host Center

AMF Riviera Lanes

20 S Miller Rd.

Fairlawn, OH 44333

(330) 836-7985

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.

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

Eligibility

Participant must be a PBA member and PBA Champion

Entry Fees

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 PTQ: TBD

The top 1/3 will cash for $250 with the exception of those players advancing into the main field.