Top 16 Set for Match Play at the 2025 PBA Players Championship

Anthony Simonsen | Picture credit: Professional Bowlers Association (PBA)

After 32 games of intense qualifying, the top 16 players have been determined for match play at the 2025 PBA Players Championship, the fourth major of the season, held at David Small’s JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan.

Fiore Leads the Pack

Twenty-year-old Ethan Fiore continues his breakout season by leading the field with a total pinfall of 7,308, averaging over 228 on the demanding 37-foot Don Carter oil pattern. Fiore has looked sharp and consistent all week, and he’ll enter Friday’s match play as the No. 1 seed.

Big Names in the Chase

Right behind Fiore is Kevin McCune, winner of this event in 2023, followed by Anthony Simonsen, the 2019 champion. Rounding out the top five are Mexico’s Arturo Quintero and Nick Pate, both bowling well through the qualifying rounds.

The defending champion Bill O'Neill finished 26th and did not make it to the match play.

Full Top 16:

1. Ethan Fiore – 7,308

2. Kevin McCune – 7,153

3. Anthony Simonsen – 7,143

4. Arturo Quintero – 7,083

5. Nick Pate – 7,075

6. Alec Keplinger – 7,065

7. Terrance Rock – 7,064

8. Ryan Barnes – 7,061

9. Tim Foy Jr. – 7,058

10. Chris Via – 7,051

11. David Krol – 7,045

12. Jason Belmonte – 7,019

13. Andrew Anderson – 6,992

14. Patrick Dombrowski – 6,989

15. Stuart Williams – 6,942

16. Jason Sterner – 6,941

Full results of the 2025 PBA Players Championship can be found here.

How the Tournament Works

• Oil Pattern: 37-foot Don Carter

• Field: 172 players

• Qualifying: 16 games across two days

• Advancer Round: Top half of the field after qualifying

• Cashers Round: 8 games to determine the top 16

• Match Play: Round-robin

• Championship Round:

  • Saturday: 5th–9th qualifiers battle in a stepladder on FS1

  • Sunday: The winner joins top 4 seeds in the final stepladder on FOX

Full Schedule – 2025 PBA Players Championship

All times Eastern

Friday, April 11 – BowlTV

• 11:00 a.m. – Match Play Round 1 (8 games)

• 6:00 p.m. – Match Play Round 2 (8 games)

Saturday, April 12 – FS1

• 7:00 p.m. – Prelims Stepladder Finals (5th–9th seeds)

Sunday, April 13 – FOX

• 12:00 p.m. – Championship Stepladder Finals (Top 4 seeds + prelims winner)

Stay tuned to BowlingLife.eu for daily updates, highlights, and reactions as the action unfolds in Jackson! Live action will be livestreamed on BowlTV.com.