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PROFESSIONAL BOWLING ORGANIZATION · Open competition

Earn your place.
Own the moment.

The PBO Open Tour brings professionally managed competition to bowlers through nine conferences and one consistent national standard.

OPEN Open Tour

Serious competition. Clear formats. A pathway from conference events to the national stage.

NINE CONFERENCES · ONE STANDARD

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conference.

Choose a conference to view its Open Tour calendar, host centers, registration availability, results, and standings.

MIDWEST CONFERENCE · Open Tour

Top 10 in points.

View full conference standings

The top ten will appear here when PBO publishes the points season and official results.

MIDWEST CONFERENCE

Open Tour
schedule.

North Dakota · South Dakota · Nebraska · Minnesota · Iowa · Missouri

Jan92027
THRU Jan 10

Open

Salem Open

Salem Bowling Center · Salem, MOJanuary 9–10, 2027Squad A · Saturday, January 9 · 8:00 AM / Squad B · Saturday, January 9 · 3:00 PM
ENTRY$275.00 member$325.00 nonmember0 / 144 paid entriesRegister
DIVISION SCHEDULESquad A · Saturday, January 9 · 8:00 AM / Squad B · Saturday, January 9 · 3:00 PMView scheduleClose schedule

Choose one qualifying squad. Both squads compete in the same division, with one set of qualifying standings and one advancing field. Check in and view your lane assignment in your bowler profile.

QUALIFYING
Squad ASaturday, January 9 · 8:00 AM · bowling center local time
Profile check-in & lane assignments
Player briefing
Qualifying practice
Qualifying · Games 1–6
Score verification & lane maintenance

Squad capacity: 72 bowlers.

QUALIFYING
Squad BSaturday, January 9 · 3:00 PM · bowling center local time
Profile check-in & lane assignments
Player briefing
Qualifying practice
Qualifying · Games 1–6
Score verification & lane maintenance

Squad capacity: 72 bowlers.

COMBINED FIELD
Shared second roundSaturday, January 9, 2027 · After both qualifying squads
TWO-SQUAD SCHEDULING RULE

Each bowler chooses one 6-game qualifying squad. After both squads finish, the top 1 in 4 paid starters overall advance to 3 additional games together, with qualifying pinfall carried forward. The shared second round is planned for the same day as the final qualifying squad, normally that evening, after score verification and lane preparation. Advancing bowlers from the earlier squad must return for the published second-round start.

The division keeps its existing match-play and finals format. Those rounds follow the event’s published schedule.

Combined cut & lane preparation
Second-round practice
Second Round · Games 7–9
Score verification & match-play cut
DAY 2
Sunday, January 10, 2027One advancing field · Match play and stepladder finals
Match-play readiness
Match-play briefing
Match-play practice
Match Play · Games 1–3
Short break
Match Play · Games 4–6
Short break
Match Play · Games 7–9
Score verification and seeding
Stepladder practice
Match 1 · Seed 5 vs. Seed 4
Match 2 · Winner vs. Seed 3
Match 3 · Winner vs. Seed 2
Championship · Winner vs. Seed 1
Awards and media

Each squad's timeline uses its saved game count at 30 minutes per game. The shared second round follows the later squad, with 45 minutes for score verification and lane preparation and 10 minutes of practice. Durations are estimates; a published second-round time takes priority. All times are local to the bowling center; schedule changes will be published here. Online check-in is available in your profile once tournament staff open it.

Jan232027
THRU Jan 24

Open

Brooklyn Park Open

Lucky Strike Brooklyn Park · Brooklyn Park, MNJanuary 23–24, 2027Saturday, January 23 · 8:00 AM
ENTRY$275.00 member$325.00 nonmember1 / 112 paid entriesRegister
DIVISION SCHEDULESaturday, January 23 · 8:00 AMView scheduleClose schedule
DAY 1
Saturday, January 23, 2027Qualifying and second round
Profile check-in and lane review
Player briefing
Qualifying practice
Qualifying · Games 1–6
Lane maintenance, score verification, and lunch
Second-round practice
Second Round · Games 7–9
Score verification and match-play cut
DAY 2
Sunday, January 24, 2027Match play and stepladder finals
Match-play readiness
Match-play briefing
Match-play practice
Match Play · Games 1–3
Short break
Match Play · Games 4–6
Short break
Match Play · Games 7–9
Score verification and seeding
Stepladder practice
Match 1 · Seed 5 vs. Seed 4
Match 2 · Winner vs. Seed 3
Match 3 · Winner vs. Seed 2
Championship · Winner vs. Seed 1
Awards and media

All times are local and may be adjusted by the Tournament Director. Any change will be published on this event page.

May82027
THRU May 9

Open

Maplewood Lanes - Open

Maplewood Lanes · Omaha, NEMay 8–9, 2027Saturday, May 8 · 8:00 AM
ENTRY$275.00 member$325.00 nonmember0 / 104 paid entriesRegister
DIVISION SCHEDULESaturday, May 8 · 8:00 AMView scheduleClose schedule
DAY 1
Saturday, May 8, 2027Qualifying and second round
Profile check-in and lane review
Player briefing
Qualifying practice
Qualifying · Games 1–6
Lane maintenance, score verification, and lunch
Second-round practice
Second Round · Games 7–9
Score verification and match-play cut
DAY 2
Sunday, May 9, 2027Match play and stepladder finals
Match-play readiness
Match-play briefing
Match-play practice
Match Play · Games 1–3
Short break
Match Play · Games 4–5
Score verification and seeding
Stepladder practice
Match 1 · Seed 5 vs. Seed 4
Match 2 · Winner vs. Seed 3
Match 3 · Winner vs. Seed 2
Championship · Winner vs. Seed 1
Awards and media

All times are local and may be adjusted by the Tournament Director. Any change will be published on this event page.

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