Qualifying is complete at the 2026 U.S. Open, and the leaderboard is set after 24 demanding games at Royal Pin Woodland in Indianapolis.
Michael Davidson finished on top with a total of 5,357. Ethan Fiore secured second place with 5,354, while Anthony Simonsen closed qualifying in third with 5,316.
After suffering an alergic reaction and missing the PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic, AJ Johnson moved into fourth position with 5,258 here in Indianapolis. Tim Foy Jr. sits fifth with 5,208, followed closely by Tomas Kayhkö in sixth with 5,203.
Defending champion EJ Tackett advanced in seventh place with 5,192. Nick Pate earned the eighth spot with 5,160, Sean Rash is ninth with 5,157, and Tom Daugherty rounds out the top 10 with 5,149.
Among the advancers are also Ryan Barnes, Santtu Tahvanainen, Nate Purches, Tun Hakim, Jason Belmonte, Patrick Dombrowski, Kyle Troup, Patrick Hanrahan, Stuart Williams, Sam Cooley, Brandon Biondo, Chris Via, Tommy Jones, Mitch Hupe, Matt Sanders, Dominic Barrett, Dylan Jablonski, Jeffery Mann, Julian Salinas, Andrew Anderson, Graham Fach, Eric Jones, Francois Lavoie, Bailey Mavrick and Terrance Rock II.
Bailey Mavrick and Terrance Rock III were the final two players to make it through the cut, both finishing with 5,009. Jesper Svensson was the first player outside the cut with 5,007, missing advancement by just two pins.
One of the standout performances of the final round came from Graham Fach. Sitting in 68th place before Thursday’s eight-game block, the Canadian posted 1,869, the highest series of the round, to climb into the advancing group.
Patrick Dombrowski recorded back-to-back games of 300 and 299 in games five and six, surging into the top 15 during the final block.
The advancing athletes will now bowl a fourth eight-game block on the tournament’s fourth oil pattern on Friday morning starting at 10 a.m. Eastern.
Pinfall totals for 32 games will determine the 24 players who move on to three rounds of round-robin match play.
From there, 56-game totals, including 30 bonus pins for each win during match play, will decide the final five bowlers for the stepladder finals, which will air live on The CW on Sunday at 4 p.m. Eastern.
