PWBA Bowling Tour: 2020 season

The 2020 Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) Tour retained a similar schedule to the 2019 season, with nine standard singles tournaments and four majors, plus the PBA-PWBA mixed doubles tournament.[1] The 2020 PWBA season was expected to start on April 23, but as of March 15 it was postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

PWBA Bowling Tour: 2020 season
LeagueProfessional Women's Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationSeason cancelled

On June 3, 2020, the PWBA chose to cancel the 2020 season due to continued uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. According to USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy: “Sadly, we do not see a workable way to operate a national tour in 2020 across varying venues and states in a manner that meets standards for a professional sports league.” BPAA Executive Director Frank DeSocio noted there is still a possibility to conduct special, non-title events for PWBA players later in 2020.[3]

Tournament summary

Below is a list of events that were scheduled for the 2020 PWBA Tour season[1] prior to the COVID-19 shutdown. Major tournaments are in bold.

EventAirdateCityPreliminary roundsFinal roundWinnerNotes
PWBA Tucson Open Apr 25 BowlTV Tucson, AZ Apr 23–24 Live Open event.
PWBA Spokane Open May 2 BowlTV Spokane, WA Apr 30–May 1 Live Open event.
PWBA Sacramento Open May 9 BowlTV Citrus Heights, CA May 7–8 Live Open event.
USBC Queens May 19 CBS Sports Las Vegas May 13–18 Live Open event, PWBA major.
PWBA Greater Cleveland Open May 30 BowlTV Parma Heights, OH May 28–29 Live Open event.
PWBA Rockford Open Jun 6 BowlTV Rockford, IL Jun 4–5 Live Open event.
PWBA East Texas Open Jun 13 BowlTV Longview, TX Jun 11–12 Live Open event.
U.S. Women's Open Jun 30 CBS Sports Dallas, TX Jun 23–29 Live Open event, PWBA major.
PWBA Las Vegas Open Jul 12 CBS Sports Las Vegas Jul 8–11 Live Open event.
PBA/PWBA Striking Against Breast Cancer Mixed Doubles Aug 2 BowlTV Houston, TX Jul 30–Aug 1 Live Open PBA and PWBA title event.
PWBA Greater Columbus Open Aug 8 CBS Sports Columbus, OH Aug 6–7 Live Open Elite Field event.
PWBA Tennessee Open Aug 15 CBS Sports Clarksville, TN Aug 13–14 Live Open Elite Field event.
PWBA Players Championship Aug 23 CBS Sports Seminole, FL Aug 19–22 Live Open members-only event, PWBA major.
PWBA Tour Championship Sep 9 CBS Sports Henrico County, VA Sep 6–8 Live Invitational event, PWBA major.

References
  1. "2020 PWBA Tournament Schedule". PWBA.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. "START OF 2020 PWBA TOUR SEASON POSTPONED INDEFINITELY". PWBA.com. March 15, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  3. "PWBA CANCELS 2020 TOUR SEASON". PWBA.com. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.