7545 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
United States
TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL (CENTRAL STANDARD TIME)
Wednesday, April 29
PBA WSOB XVII PTQ – Short (5 games): 8:30 a.m.
PBA WSOB XVII PTQ – Long (5 games): 1:30 p.m.
PBA WSOB XVII Pro-Am: 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 30
PBA WSOB XVII Practice – Cheetah & Chameleon: 10 a.m.
PBA WSOB XVII Practice – Scorpion & Shark: 2 p.m.
Friday, May 1
PBA Cheetah Championship Qualifying Rd. 1 (five games; five on a pair): 11 a.m.
PBA Cheetah Championship Qualifying Rd. 2 (five games; five on a pair): 5 p.m.
Cut to top 12 for PBA Cheetah Championship (LIVE) on CBS SN on 5/9
Saturday, May 2
PBA Chameleon Championship Qualifying Rd. 1 (five games; five on a pair): 11 a.m.
PBA Chameleon Championship Qualifying Rd. 2 (five games; five on a pair): 5 p.m.
Cut to top 12 for PBA Chameleon Championship (LIVE) on CBS SN on 5/10
Sunday, May 3
PBA Scorpion Championship Qualifying Rd. 1 (five games; five on a pair): 11 a.m.
PBA Scorpion Championship Qualifying Rd. 2 (five games; five on a pair): 5 p.m.
Cut to top 12 for PBA Scorpion Championship (LIVE) on CBS SN on 5/11
Monday, May 4
PBA Shark Championship Qualifying Rd. 1 (five games; five on a pair): 11 a.m.
PBA Shark Championship Qualifying Rd. 2 (five games; five on a pair): 5 p.m.
Cut to top 12 for PBA Shark Championship (LIVE) on CBS SN on 5/12
After 40 games, cut to top 1:3 for PBA World Championship Advancers Round
Tuesday, May 5
PBA World Championship Practice: 9 a.m.
PBA World Championship Advancers Rd. 1 (five games): Noon
PBA World Championship Advancers Rd. 2 (five games): 5 p.m.
After 50 games, cut to top 16 for PBA World Championship Round Robin Match Play
Wednesday, May 6
PBA World Championship Match Play Rd. 1: 11 a.m.
PBA World Championship Match Play Rd. 2: 5 p.m.
After 66 games, cut to top nine for PBA World Championships (LIVE) on CBS Tuesday, June 16
Friday, May 8
PBA WSOB XVII Animal Pattern Practice Session (Lucky Strike Lakeville): TBD
Saturday, May 9
PBA50 Ballard Championship FINALS / (LIVE on CBS SN): 2 p.m.
PBA Cheetah Championship Match Play / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 3 p.m.
PBA Cheetah Championship Finals / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 10
PBA50 Monacelli Championship FINALS / (LIVE on CBS SN): 2 p.m.
PBA Chameleon Championship Match Play / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 3 p.m.
PBA Chameleon Championship Finals / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 5 p.m.
Monday, May 11
PBA50 Petraglia Championship FINALS / (LIVE on CBS SN): 5 p.m.
PBA Scorpion Championship Match Play / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 6 p.m.
PBA Scorpion Championship Finals / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 8 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12
PBA50 World Championship FINALS / (LIVE on CBS SN): 5 p.m.
PBA Shark Championship Match Play / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 6 p.m.
PBA Shark Championship Finals / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 8 p.m.
Friday, June 12
PBA World Championship Practice (Thunderbowl Lanes): TBD
Saturday, June 13
PBA World Championship Semifinals / (LIVE ON CBS SN): 11 a.m. ET
PBA World Championship Finals / (LIVE ON CBS): 1 p.m. ET
Tournament Host Center
Bowlero Brooklyn Park
7545 Brooklyn Blvd
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
(763) 503-2695
Tournament Host Center (PBA Animal Pattern TV Shows)
Lucky Strike Lakeville
11129 162nd St W,
Lakeville, MN 55044
(952) 435-2695
Tournament Host Center (PBA World Championship Shows)
Thunderbowl Lanes
4200 Allen Rd.
Allen Park, MI 48101
(313) 928-4688
Maximum Field:
120
Point Values:
PBA World Championship – Tier 1
PBA Animal Patterns – Tier 3
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].
The field eligibility will be comprised of the following categories:
- PBA Tour Priority Entries
- Guaranteed International Spots
- International Players (based on resume; all resumes must be submitted to Tony Lanning at [email protected]
- for review)
- PTQ Qualifiers
Priority Entries:
PBA Tour Priority Eligibility is determined based on the following criteria.
- 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:
All full PBA members who are not currently classified as Priority Entrants or included on the official Field Eligibility List must compete in the PTQ. Any spots not claimed through the Eligibility List will be added to the PTQ field.
Entry Fees:
PBA World Series of Bowling XVII: $1500
PBA World Series of Bowling XVI PTQ: $250 (bowlers advancing from the PTQ will be charged an additional $1,250)
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:
Cheetah - 35
Chameleon - 39
Scorpion - 43
Shark - 48
Anthony - 42
World Championship:
1:3 players will cash
1st - $100,000
Animal Patterns:
Top 32 players will cash regardless of entries
1st - $20,000