Tournament Host Center

Steel City Bowl & Brews

1770 Stefko Blvd.

Bethlehem, PA 18017

(610) 867-0587

Eligibility

Top 8 in points from 2024 and 2025 (thru 2025 PBA Tournament of Champions)

Maximum Field

8

Format

Show #1: Group 1 – Players seeded #1, #4, #5, #8

Three-game elimination to determine seeding in Show #3 (Group 1 Stepladder Finals); lowest score eliminated after each game

Show #2: Group 2 – Players seeded #2, #3, #6, #7

Three-game elimination to determine seeding in Show #4 (Group 2 Stepladder Finals); lowest score eliminated after each game

Show #3: Group 1 – Stepladder Finals

Positions determined by seeding show #1; Final match of each stepladder is race-to-two (9th/10th frame roll-off if tied 1-1)

Show #4: Group 2 – Stepladder Finals

Positions determined by seeding show #2; Final match of each stepladder is race-to-two (9th/10th frame roll-off if tied 1-1)

Show #5: PBA Tour Finals

Race-to-two to determine PBA Tour Finals Champion (9^th/10th frame roll-off if games are tied at 1-1)

Entry Fees

There is no entry fee required for the PBA Tour Finals.

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.

OIL PATTERN INFO:

PBA Playoffs: 2025 Monacelli 40 / 2025 Petraglia 46