Tournament Host Center

Thunderbowl Lanes

4200 Allen Rd.

Allen Park, MI 48101

(313) 928-4688

Maximum Field:

12

Eligibility:

Top 12 players in 2025 PBA Points List advance to the Playoffs

Format:

12-player bracket (top 4 seeds get byes)

Entry Fees:

There are no entry fees for the PBA Playoffs

Equipment notice

All bowling balls on the PBA National Tour (including PTQs) must be manufactured on or after 1/1/2023. 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.

TV Format

PBA Playoffs First Round

Show #1 (two-game matches):

Match 1:

No. 8 vs. No. 9

Match 2:

No. 5 vs. No. 12

Show #2 (two-game matches):

Match 1:

No. 7 vs. No. 10

Match 2:

No. 6 vs. No. 11

PBA Playoff Quarterfinals

Show #3 (two-game matches):

Match 1:

No. 8/9 winner vs. No. 1

Match 2:

No. 5/12 vs. No. 4

Show #4 (two-game matches):

Match 3:

No. 7/10 winner vs. No. 2

Match 4:

No. 6/11 winner vs. No. 3

PBA Playoff Semifinals

Show #4 (two-game matches):

Match 1:

No. 1/8/9 winner vs. No. 4/5/12 winner

Match 2:

No. 2/7/10 winner vs. No. 3/6/11 winner

OIL PATTERN INFO:

PBA Playoffs: TBD