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2026 PWBA Summer Series - Rochester

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2026 PWBA Rochester Open
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2026 PWBA Summer Series - Rochester ABC Gates Bowl
645 Spencerport Rd, Gates, NY, 14606

  • Start Date: May 26, 2026
  • End Date: June 01, 2026
Registration for these events opens April 14, 2026.

For the complete list of ineligible balls for PWBA competition, click HERE.

Tournaments

(all times local for Rochester, NY, and subject to change)

Tuesday, May 26
12 p.m.: Official practice session (120 minutes – all three patterns)
6 p.m.: Bowl with the Pros

Wednesday, May 27
10 a.m.: Qualifying – Round 1 – (six games) 
5 p.m.: Qualifying – Round 2 – (six games) 
Cut to top 16 competitors for bracket match play

Thursday, May 28
10 a.m.: Bracket Match Play Rd of 16 (best of 5)
2 p.m.: Bracket Match Play Rd of 8 (best of 5)
Remaining competitors will advance to Championship Round
6:30 p.m.: BowlTV Championship Finals
Rules

(all times local for Rochester, NY, and subject to change)

Tuesday, May 26
12 p.m.: Official practice session (120 minutes – all three patterns)
6 p.m.: Bowl with the Pros

Friday, May 29
10 a.m.: Qualifying – Round 1 – six games (fresh)
5 p.m.: Qualifying – Round 2 – six games (burn)
Cut to top 12 competitors for round-robin match play

Saturday, May 30
9 a.m.: Match Play – Rd. 1 – six games (fresh)
2 p.m.: Match Play – Rd 2 – six games (burn)
Cut to top five competitors for Stepladder Finals
6:30 p.m.: BowlTV Stepladder Finals
Rules

(all times local for Rochester, NY, and subject to change)

Tuesday, May 26  
12 p.m.: Official practice session (120 minutes – all three patterns)  
6 p.m.: Bowl with the Pros  
  
Sunday, May 31
10 a.m.: Qualifying – Round 1 – six games  
5 p.m.: Qualifying – Round 2 – six games  
Cut to top 24 competitors for bracket match play  
  
Monday, June 1  
9 a.m.: Bracket Match Play Rd of 24 (best of 3) for qualifiers 9-24; 1-8 have bye
11:30 a.m.: Bracket Match Play Rd of 16 (best of 3) 
2:30 p.m.: Bracket Match Play Rd of 8 (best of 3) 
Four winners plus highest qualifying seed eliminated in Rd of 8 advance to Stepladder Finals  
6:30 p.m.: BowlTV Stepladder Finals
Rules
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