PWBA Bowling Tour: 2024 season explained

PWBA Bowling Tour: 2024 season
League:Professional Women's Bowlers Association
Sport:Ten-pin bowling
Duration:May 2 – August 13, 2024
Seasonslistnames:PWBA Tour
Prevseason Link:PWBA Bowling Tour: 2023 season
Prevseason Year:2023
Nextseason Link:PWBA Bowling Tour: 2025 season
Nextseason Year:2025

While some locations have changed, the 2024 Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour season matches the 2023 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 broadcast nationally on CBS Sports Network. All other events will be broadcast on BowlTV, the USBC’s YouTube channel.

Two of the Tour stops will feature three events each. The PWBA Classic Series – Nashville has two open events, with a third event that starts with only the top 24 in qualifying from the previous two events.[2] The PWBA Tour Championship Week will also begin with two standard, open events. The third event, the PWBA Tour Championship major, will have a 24-player starting field composed of all the season’s title winners, plus the top season points-earners among non-winners.[3]

The 2024 season will also see the first-ever mixed trios event, held July 31-August 2 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The event will feature trio teams pairing PBA, PBA50 and PWBA players.[4]

Tournament summary

Below is a list of events for the 2024 PWBA Tour season.[1] Major tournaments are in bold. Career PWBA titles for winners are in parentheses. All winnings are shown in US dollars ($).

! Event !! Airdate !! City !! Preliminary rounds !! Final round !! Winner !! Notes
PWBA GoBowling! Twin Cities OpenMay 4 BowlTVEagan, MNMay 3–4LiveShannon Pluhowsky, USA (3)[5] Open event. Top prize $20,000.
PWBA Bowlers Journal Rockford OpenMay 11 BowlTVRockford, ILMay 10–11 (PTQ: May 8)LiveSin Li Jane, Malaysia (2)[6] Open event. Top prize $20,000.
USBC QueensMay 21 CBS SportsGreen Bay, WIMay 15–20LiveJillian Martin, USA (a)[7] Open event. PWBA major. Top prize $60,000.
PWBA Classic Series – Greater Nashville ClassicMay 30 BowlTVSmyrna, TNMay 29–30LiveSin Li Jane, Malaysia (3)[8] Open event. Top prize $10,000.
PWBA Classic Series – BowlTV ClassicJun 1 BowlTVSmyrna, TNMay 31–Jun 1LiveCherie Tan Singapore (5)[9] Open event. Top prize $10,000.
PWBA Classic Series – Music City ClassicJun 3 BowlTVSmyrna, TNJun 2–3LiveShannon Pluhowsky, USA (4)[10] Top 24 from Greater Nashville Classic and BowlTV Classic qualifying. Top prize $12,000.
PWBA Southern Indiana OpenJun 8 BowlTVClarksville, INJun 7–8LiveLauren Russo, USA (1)[11] Open event. Top prize $20,000.
U.S. Women's OpenJun 18 CBS SportsIndianapolis, INJun 11–17LiveSin Li Jane, Malaysia (4)[12] Open event. PWBA major. Top prize $60,000.
PBA-PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed DoublesJul 28 BowlTVHouston, TXJul 25–27LiveDanielle McEwan, USA (9) & Anthony Simonsen, USA[13] Open PBA and PWBA title event. Top prize $25,000 (team).
PBA/PBA50/PWBA Jonesboro TriosAug 2 BowlTV
Jonesboro, ARJul 31–Aug 1LiveBreanna Clemmer, USA (2)
François Lavoie, Canada (PBA)
Tom Hess, USA (PBA50)[14]
Open event. Top prize $30,000 (team). Bowlers will bowl two five-game qualifying rounds within their respective tours, cutting to the top 16 players for match play. Qualifying pinfall will be dropped entering round-robin match play. Seeding entering match play will determine the PBA/PBA50/PWBA trios teams. All three top seeds will be paired together, as will the No. 2 seeds and so on. The top five teams will advance to a Baker format stepladder final.
PWBA Greater Detroit OpenAug 8 BowlTVAllen Park, MIAug 7–8LiveNew Hui Fen, Singapore (2)[15] Open event. Top prize $10,000.
PWBA Pepsi OpenAug 10 BowlTVAllen Park, MIAug 9–10LiveJillian Martin, USA (a)[16] Open event. Top prize $10,000.
PWBA Tour ChampionshipAug 13 CBS SportsAllen Park, MIAug 11–12LiveSin Li Jane, Malaysia (5)[17] 24-player starting field includes all 2024 titlists (PWBA members only) plus highest points earners among non-winners. PWBA major. Top prize $50,000.
(a) Competed as an amateur. No PWBA title awarded and does not qualify for PWBA Tour Championship.

Season awards

2024 player awards[18]

2024 points leaders[19]

1. Sin Li Jane (109,425)
2. Cherie Tan (90,850)
3. Shannon Pluhowsky (89,362.5)

2024 average leaders (minimum 7 events)

1. Cherie Tan (218.27)
2. Shannon Pluhowsky (217.83)
3. Jordan Richard (215.59)

2024 cashes

T1. Cherie Tan (11)
T1. New Hui Fen (11)
T1. Dasha Kovalova (11)
T1. Crystal Elliott (11)

2023 earnings

1. Sin Li Jane ($154,570)
2. Jordan Richard ($61,755)
3. Shannon Pluhowsky ($58,478)

References

  1. Web site: 2024 National Schedule. pwba.com . November 30, 2023.
  2. Web site: PWBA Classic Series - Nashville. pwba.com . November 30, 2023.
  3. Web site: PWBA Tour Championship Week. pwba.com . November 30, 2023.
  4. Web site: PBA/PBA50/PWBA JONESBORO TRIOS - PBA TOUR DIVISION . pba.com . February 29, 2024.
  5. Web site: PLUHOWSKY WINS 2024 PWBA GOBOWLING! TWIN CITIES OPEN . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . May 5, 2024 . May 7, 2024.
  6. Web site: Malaysia's Sin wins second career title at the PWBA Bowlers Journal Rockford Open . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . May 12, 2024 . May 13, 2024.
  7. Web site: Martin wins 2024 USBC Queens, becomes the youngest to win the event . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . May 21, 2024 . May 22, 2024.
  8. Web site: Sin Li Jane wins PWBA Greater Nashville Classic for second PWBA title of season . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . May 31, 2024 . June 3, 2024.
  9. Web site: Cherie Tan wins PWBA BowlTV Classic for fifth career title . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . June 2, 2024 . June 3, 2024.
  10. Web site: Pluhowsky takes home Music City Classic title to conclude week in Smyrna . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . June 4, 2024 . June 10, 2024.
  11. Web site: Russo wins 2024 PWBA Southern Indiana Open for first career title . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . June 9, 2024 . June 10, 2024.
  12. Web site: Sin Li Jane wins 2024 U.S. Women's Open for first career major title . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . June 18, 2024 . June 19, 2024.
  13. Web site: ANTHONY SIMONSEN AND DANIELLE MCEWAN REPEAT IN HOUSTON . pwba.com . Hughes . Nolan . July 28, 2024 . July 29, 2024.
  14. Web site: Lavoie, Hess, Clemmer Win Inaugural Jonesboro Trios Title . Hughes . Nolan . pba.com . August 3, 2024 . August 5, 2024.
  15. Web site: New Hui Fen wins 2024 PWBA Greater Detroit Open for second career title . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . August 9, 2024 . August 13, 2024.
  16. Web site: Martin wins PWBA Pepsi Open for third career PWBA win . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . August 11, 2024 . August 13, 2024.
  17. Web site: Sin Li Jane ends breakout season with Tour Championship title . pwba.com . Grubaugh . Donovan . August 14, 2024 . August 15, 2024.
  18. Web site: 2024 PWBA AWARD WINNERS . pwba.com . 21 August 2024.
  19. Web site: 2024 PWBA TOUR STATISTICS . pwba.com . 21 August 2024.

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