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PBA Illinois Classic - PTQ

Victory Lanes - Galion, OH Starts in 48 Days
PRIZE FUND PRIZE FUND $400,000

Tournament Host Center:

David Small's Victory Lanes

2870 N Jasper St

Decatur, IL 65526

(217) 875-3141

 

Maximum Field:

64

 

Point Values:

Tier 2

 

Eligibility:

Open to all PBA members regardless of classification. Collegiate players may be added to the roster (or PTQ if applicable) if openings remain after the entry deadline

 

Priority Entries:

PBA Tour Priority Eligibility is determined based on the following criteria. Priority entries must be entered no later than Jan. 12, 2026.

 

Top 75 from the 2025 PBA Tour point list

Top 3 (including ties) from the Collegiate Points List after 2024-25 season

Top 3 finishers from the 2025 Regional Players Invitational (RPI)

PBA National Tour Title champions within the past 10 years

PBA Hall of Famers (PBA Tour Superior Performance category only)

PBA Tour Medical Exemptions

Commissioner’s Exemptions

 

PTQ Entries:

PTQ Entries open January 5, 2026. PTQ entries close Feb. 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CT. All PBA members who are not currently classified as priority entrants will need to enter the PTQ. 

Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.

 

Entry Fees:

PBA Illinois Classic PTQ: $250 (bowlers advancing from the PTQ will be charged an additional $250)

 

Equipment Notice:

All bowling balls on the PBA National Tour (including PTQs) must be manufactured on or after 8/1/2022. Only registered equipment that has been cleared and listed on PBA.com will be allowed in any PBA Tour Event.

NOTE: For the PBA National Tour, any older second shot balls (spare balls) made of plastic or rubber may be approved for use at spares or as a fill ball by the Tournament Director or Director of Rules and Equipment on case by case basis.

The 2026 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.

Schedules and details are subject to revision.

 

OIL PATTERN INFO:

PBA Illinois Classic PTQ: Scorpion

Schedule

Start Date:  Monday, March 09, 2026

End Date:   Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Monday's @ 9:00 AM

Shootout Series:     1

Schedule

Start Date:  Monday, March 09, 2026

End Date:   Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Monday's @ 9:00 AM

Shootout Series:     1

Location

Victory Lanes

739 Portland Way S
Galion, OH 44833

Contact

Entrants

Name
Trevor A Ashby
Zeke Bayt
Darin Bloomquist
Tyler Boe
Brent Boho
Callum Borck
Bryan Bourget
Jason Britain
Brennan Brown
Ryan Burton
Lanndyn Carnate
Christofer Carroll
Blake Demore
Michael D Eads
Mason Edmondson
Anthony Evrley
Matthew Gargano
Carlos E Granados
Tim J Gruendler
Alexander Horton
Collin Howe
Tyrell T Ingalls
Nick Johnson
Corey L Kistner
Jarno Lahti
Scott Le Beau
Seth J Lehman
Michael N Loera
Scott McIntire Jr.
Thomas McNeal
Kyle C Michalosky
Brad Miller
Lance P Morris
David Northouse
Johnny Quach
Brian Robinson
Terrance Rock
Nathan Ruest-Lajoie
Julian Salinas
Robert Shine
David Simard
Max Sloan
Allan C Smith
Frank Snodgrass
Joshua Truman
Luukas Vaananen
Petey Vergos
Nu'Man Syahmi Yusri

The top 1/3 will cash for $250 with the exception of those players advancing into the main field.

Prize fund not entered yet.

Schedule

Monday, March 9

Pre-Tournament Qualifier (PTQ) (seven games): 8:30 a.m.

 

A full schedule of the PBA Illinois Classic can be found here.

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