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CBS Sports Network to televise all PWBA Tour events as part of 23-event TV package

PWBA Tour, Junior Gold Championships,
new USA Bowling finals and Intercollegiate Championships included in new 23-event national TV package
 

ARLINGTON, Texas – The United States Bowling Congress has reached an agreement with CBS Sports Network to televise 23 major championship bowling events in 2016 and 2017, highlighted by the U.S. Open, as well as 13 telecasts of the Professional Women’s Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour.

The agreement features live telecasts of all four majors on the PWBA Tour and the U.S. Open, a major championship on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. The growing Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master will be televised for the second consecutive year, while the Intercollegiate Championships return to CBS Sports Network as well.

New to the television package in 2016 will be coverage of the USA Bowling Championships. USA Bowling is a youth-team program with regional tournaments culminating in a national championship event.

“With this package, bowling will be on national television every week from May to September,” United States Bowling Congress Executive Director Chad Murphy said. “We are thrilled to showcase the excitement of competitive bowling from youth, to college to the professionals and continue building a strong future for the sport.”

Nearly all events in the package including the PWBA Tour, U.S. Open and youth events are collaboratively funded with the Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America (BPAA).

“With a consistent schedule and a national television audience, bowling will be top of mind in the United States throughout the year,” BPAA Executive Director Frank DeSocio said. “We are excited to highlight our industry and great partners in a 23-week series that will provide tremendous benefit for all of bowling.”

The package features event coverage Tuesdays in primetime for 18 weeks starting May 10 with the Intercollegiate Championships.

The PWBA Tour kicks off Thursday, May 26, with a live telecast of the USBC Queens. Finals of the regular season PWBA events will taped on location at the major event sites to be televised on Tuesdays in primetime at later dates.  

CBS Sports Network television schedule (all times Eastern; subject to change):

PWBA TOUR

Day 

 Date 

 Event 

 Time 

Thu. 

 May 26 

 USBC Queens Las Vegas 

  8 p.m. (live) 

Tue. 

 June 7 

 PWBA Las Vegas Open 

 9 p.m. 

Tue. 

 June 14 

 Nationwide PWBA Sonoma County Open 

 9 p.m. 

Tue. 

 June 21 

 PWBA Storm Sacramento Open 

 10 p.m. 

Sun. 

 June 26 

 Go Bowling PWBA Players Championship, Green Bay, Wis. 

 noon (live) 

Tue. 

 July 5 

 PWBA Wichita Open 

 9 p.m. 

Tue. 

 July 12 

 PWBA Lincoln Open 

 11 p.m. 

Tue. 

 July 19 

 PWBA Greater Detroit Open  

  9 p.m.

Sun. 

 Aug. 7 

 U.S. Women’s Open, Addison, Ill. 

 noon (live) 

Tue. 

 Aug. 16 

 PWBA Lexington Open 

 9 p.m. 

Tue. 

 Aug. 23 

 PWBA Rochester Open 

 10 p.m. 

Tue. 

 Aug. 30 

 PWBA St. Petersburg-Clearwater Open  

 9 p.m. 

Sunday 

 Sept. 4 

 Smithfield PWBA Tour Championship, Midlothian, Va. 

 TBD (live) 


COLLEGIATE AND YOUTH EVENTS


Day 

 Date 

 Event 

 Site 

 Time 

Tue. 

 May 10 

 Intercollegiate Championships -Women's Singles

 Wichita, Kan. 

 9 p.m.  

Tue. 

 May 17 

  Intercollegiate Championships - Men's Singles 

 Wichita, Kan. 

 9 p.m. 

Tue. 

 May 24 

 Intercollegiate Championships - Women's Team

 Wichita, Kan. 

 10 p.m. 

Sat. 

 June 4 

 Intercollegiate Championships - Men's Team 

 Wichita, Kan. 

 Noon 

Tue. 

 July 26 

 Junior Gold Championships - U12  

 Indianapolis 

 10 p.m. 

Tue. 

 Aug. 2 

 Junior Gold Championships - U15 

 Indianapolis 

 9 p.m.

Tue. 

 Aug. 9 

 Junior Gold Championships - U20   

 Indianapolis 

 9 p.m. 

Tue. 

 Aug. 16 

 USA Bowling Youth Team Championships 

 Indianapolis 

 7:30 p.m. 

Mon. 

Aug. 22 

 USA Bowling Youth Team Championships   

 Indianapolis 

 10 p.m.


MEN'S PRO EVENT

Day 

 Date 

 Event 

 Time 

Wed. 

 Nov. 9 

 U.S. Open, Las Vegas 

  8 p.m. 

Go to BOWL.com to learn more about the Intercollegiate Championships, the Junior Gold Championships presented by Storm, Roto Grip and Master, USA Bowling and the U.S. Open.