Dombrowski Leads After Round 1 of the 2025 PBA Players Championship

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The 2025 PBA Players Championship is underway, and the first day of qualifying brought strong performances at JAX 60 in Jackson, Michigan. After eight games on the 37-foot Don Carter oil pattern, Patrick Dombrowski is leading the field of 172 bowlers.

Dombrowski finished with a total score of 1,929, averaging 241.13. He bowled in the B-squad on Tuesday evening. Right behind him is Ethan Fiore, who scored 1,905 and topped the A-squad earlier in the day. Dombrowski and Fiore were the only two bowlers to surpass 1,900 pins line. Seven other players scored more than 1,800. 2025 U.S. Open and PBA World Championship winner EJ Tackett currently sits in 105th place with 1,606 pins total. That puts him 33 pins behind the current cut line, which is held by Dick Allen in 86th place. The defending champion Bill O'Neill is in 35th with 1,729 total.

Full Results can be found here.

How the Tournament Works

• Oil Pattern: 37-foot Don Carter

• Field: 171 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

Wednesday, April 9 – BowlTV

• 10:00 a.m. – B-squad Qualifying Round 2 (8 games)

• 5:00 p.m. – A-squad Qualifying Round 2 (8 games)

Thursday, April 10 – BowlTV

• 10:00 a.m. – Advancers Round (8 games)

• 6:00 p.m. – Cashers Round (8 games)

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.