PWBA Bowling Tour: 2021 season

The 2021 Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour season has a total of 20 title events scheduled, the most since the 2001 PWBA season.[1] Overall, the season has 17 standard title events, two major tournaments (USBC Queens and U.S. Women's Open), and the Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles tournament (a crossover event with the PBA Tour). All events are scheduled to be broadcast on BowlTV, the USBC’s YouTube channel.

PWBA Bowling Tour: 2021 season
LeagueProfessional Women's Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 19 – November 1, 2021

The season kicks off January 19, 2021 in Arlington, Texas with the first of three Classic Series events. Each Classic Series event includes three title tournaments contested in the same location over an eight-day span. The first two tournaments in a Classic Series stop 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.[2]

Tournament summary

Below is a list of events that are scheduled for the 2021 PWBA Tour season.[1] Major tournaments are in bold.

EventAirdateCityPreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerNotes
PWBA Kickoff Classic Series: Bowlers Journal Classic Jan 21 BowlTV Arlington, TX Jan 19–20 Live Shannon O'Keefe, USA (14)[3] Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Kickoff Classic Series: ITRC Classic Jan 23 BowlTV Arlington, TX Jan 22 Live Bryanna Coté, USA (2)[4] Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Kickoff Classic Series: PWBA Hall of Fame Classic Jan 26 BowlTV Arlington, TX Jan 25 Live Julia Bond, USA (1)[5] Top 24 from Bowlers Journal Classic and ITRC Classic qualifying. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Twin Cities Open Apr 24 BowlTV Eagan, MN Apr 22–23 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Lincoln Open May 1 BowlTV Lincoln, NE Apr 29–30 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Greater Cleveland Open May 8 BowlTV Parma Heights, OH May 6–7 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
USBC Queens May 18 BowlTV Reno, NV May 12–17 Live Open event. PWBA major. $20,000 top prize.
PWBA BVL Open May 29 BowlTV Farmingdale, NY May 27–28 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Albany Open Jun 5 BowlTV Albany, NY Jun 3–4 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Greater Nashville Open Jun 12 BowlTV Smyrna, TN Jun 10–11 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Louisville Open Jun 19 BowlTV Louisville, KY Jun 17–18 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Aug 1 BowlTV Houston, TX Jul 29–31 Live Open PBA and PWBA title event.
PWBA Summer Classic Series: GoBowling! Classic Aug 5 BowlTV Arlington, TX Aug 3–4 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Summer Classic Series: International Bowling Campus Classic Aug 7 BowlTV Arlington, TX Aug 6 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Summer Classic Series: BowlTV Classic Aug 10 BowlTV Arlington, TX Aug 9 Live Top 24 from GoBowling! Classic and Int’l Bowling Campus Classic qualifying. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Spokane Open Aug 21 BowlTV Spokane, WA Aug 19–20 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
U.S. Women's Open Aug 31 BowlTV Rohnert Park, CA Aug 24–30 Live Open event, PWBA major. $20,000 top prize.
PWBA Fall Classic Series: PWBA Fall Classic Oct 27 BowlTV TBD Oct 25–26 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Fall Classic Series: PWBA Pepsi Classic Oct 29 BowlTV TBD Oct 28 Live Open event. $10,000 top prize.
PWBA Fall Classic Series: Event TBD Nov 1 BowlTV TBD Oct 31 Live Top 24 from Fall Classic and Pepsi Classic qualifying. $10,000 top prize.

References
  1. Smith, Aaron (October 27, 2020). "PWBA Tour Schedule Expands to 20 Events and Introduces Classic Series, All Live on BowlTV". Bowl.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. "PWBA Tour Schedule Expands to 20 Events and Introduces Classic Series, All Live on BowlTV". PWBA.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. Cannizzaro, Matt (January 23, 2021). "Shannon O'Keefe Wins 14th Career PWBA Tour Title with Bowlers Journal Classic Win". BowlersJournal.com. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. "BRYANNA COTÉ WINS 2021 PWBA ITRC CLASSIC". pwba.com. January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  5. "BRYANNA COTÉ WINS 2021 PWBA ITRC CLASSJULIA BOND WINS 2021 PWBA HALL OF FAME CLASSIC". pwba.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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