The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and Longmarch Bowling have announced a 10-year agreement to relaunch the PBA China Regional Program.
The relaunch begins in October 2025 with three scheduled tournaments at the Longmarch Bowling Center in Shanghai.
The first event, the PBA China Tribute to Pioneers Championship, will take place from September 18–21, 2025. It will be followed by the PBA China Scorpion Championship on January 2–3, 2026, and the 2026 PBA China Cup on October 2–4, 2026.
This new partnership builds on the PBA’s history in China.
The relationship began in 2014 when Longmarch Bowling helped recruit players in China to join the PBA through the “Pioneers Program.” More than 100 Chinese bowlers have become members since then, with several competing in the PBA World Series of Bowling.
In 2019, the PBA China Tiger Cup became the first PBA event in the country, featuring the season’s top seven PBA-ranked players alongside hundreds of competitors from China and Asia.
The program was paused in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The PBA and Longmarch Bowling aim to use this relaunch to expand competitive opportunities for Chinese bowlers, attract new talent, and strengthen the sport’s presence in the region.
The 10-year agreement is part of the PBA’s wider plan for global growth, with
China seen as an important market for the sport’s future.
PBA Regional events outside the United States have proven successful, with PBA Sweden and PBA Japan already established on the international calendar.
