PWBA Bowling Tour: 2023 season
| PWBA Bowling Tour: 2023 season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Women's Bowlers Association |
| Sport | Ten-pin bowling |
| Duration | May 4 – August 15, 2023 |
While some locations have changed, the 2023 Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour season matches the 2022 season with 12 title events scheduled in eight cities.[1] These include eight standard singles title events, three major title events, and one mixed doubles event. Final rounds of the season's three majors (USBC Queens, U.S. Women's Open and PWBA Tour Championship) will all be broadcast on national television (network TBD), while all other tournaments will be broadcast on BowlTV, the USBC's YouTube channel.[2] The USBC Queens major will be held at Sam's Town Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Tour's first stop at this venue since the 2000 season. Another 2023 highlight will be the season-opening Stockton Open, which marks the PWBA Tour’s 100th event since its 2015 relaunch.[1]
There are two Classic Series tour stops in 2023: the PWBA Great Lakes Classic Series in Wyoming, Michigan and the PWBA Waterloo Classic Series in Waterloo, Iowa. Classic Series stops feature three title events in the same location. The first two tournaments have fully open fields, while the third tournament starts with only the top 24 players in pinfall from the qualifying rounds of the first two tournaments.[3]
Tournament summary
Below is a list of events for the 2023 PWBA Tour season.[2] Major tournaments are in bold. Career PWBA titles for winners are in parenthesis. All winnings are shown in US dollars ($).
| Event | Airdate | City | Preliminary rounds | Final round | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWBA Stockton Open | May 6 BowlTV | Stockton, CA | May 4–5 | Live | Open event. $20,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Spokane Open | May 13 BowlTV | Spokane, WA | May 11–12 | Live | Open event. $20,000 top prize. | |
| USBC Queens | May 23 TBA | Las Vegas, NV | May 18–22 | Live | Open event. PWBA major. $60,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Classic Series – Grand Rapids Classic | Jun 2 BowlTV | Wyoming, MI | Jun 1 | Live | Open event. $10,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Classic Series – BowlTV Classic | Jun 4 BowlTV | Wyoming, MI | Jun 3 | Live | Open event. $10,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Classic Series – Great Lakes Classic | Jun 6 BowlTV | Wyoming, MI | Jun 5 | Live | Top 24 from Grand Rapids Classic and BowlTV Classic qualifying. $10,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Bowlers Journal Cleveland Open | Jun 10 BowlTV | Parma Heights, OH | Jun 8–9 | Live | Open event. $20,000 top prize. | |
| U.S. Women's Open | Jun 20 TBA | Rochester, NY | Jun 14–19 | Live | Open event. PWBA major. $60,000 top prize. | |
| PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles | Jul 30 BowlTV | Houston, TX | Jul 27–29 | Live | Open PBA and PWBA title event. $20,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Classic Series – Waterloo Classic | Aug 10 BowlTV | Waterloo, IA | Aug 9 | Live | Open event. $10,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Classic Series – Pepsi Classic | Aug 12 BowlTV | Waterloo, IA | Aug 11 | Live | Open event. $10,000 top prize. | |
| PWBA Classic Series – PWBA Tour Championship | Aug 15 TBA | Waterloo, IA | Aug 13–14 | Live | Top 24 from Waterloo Classic and Pepsi Classic qualifying. PWBA major. $50,000 top prize. |
References
- ^ a b Kanak, Gene (November 7, 2022). "PWBA ANNOUNCES 2023 TOUR SCHEDULE, EXPANDS REGIONAL PROGRAM TO NINE EVENTS PLUS REGIONAL SHOWDOWN". Bowl.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "PWBA ANNOUNCES 2023 TOUR SCHEDULE, EXPANDS REGIONAL PROGRAM TO NINE EVENTS PLUS REGIONAL SHOWDOWN". PWBA.com. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "2023 PWBA TOUR SCHEDULE". PWBA.com. Retrieved November 11, 2022.