Tournament Host Center

Bowlero Vernon Hills

316 Center Dr.

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

(847) 392-0550

Maximum Field

76

Point Values

Tier 2

Priority Registration

Priority Entries open online November 20, 2024. Priority entries close January 19, 2025.

• PBA Exempt players (top 43 from 2024 PBA Tour point list; 12 PBA Tour Trials qualifiers)
• PBA Tour Champions winning from 2015 – 2024 (that are not top 43 from 2024 PBA Tour point list)
• Commissioner’s exemptions

PTQ Entries

PTQ Entries open November 20, 2024. PTQ entries close January 19, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. CT. All PBA members who are not currently classified as priority entrants will need to enter the PTQ. A minimum of four (4) PTQ bowlers will advance to the elite field in order to fill the field.

If there are more than five (5) Champions entering the event AND the center has available lanes, we will expand the field in groups of 4 to accommodate. In the event that there are remaining roster openings after Champions are added, those spots will be awarded to the PTQ.

If there are fewer than the five (5) Champion spots claimed, those positions will be awarded to the PTQ

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

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].

Entry Fee

PBA Illinois Classic PTQ: $250 (bowlers advancing from the PTQ will be charged an additional $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.

OIL PATTERN INFO:

PBA Illinois Classic PTQ: TBD