Shannon Pluhowsky won the 2025 PWBA Tour Championship at ABC Gates Bowl in Rochester, New York.
Pluhowsky, the No. 1 seed, defeated England’s Verity Crawley 235-167. She earned $50,000 for the win, while Crawley took home $25,000 for second place.
The title match was low scoring in the early frames. Pluhowsky had 85 through five frames after leaving a 4-6-10 split, while Crawley had 70 with two strikes and two opens. After the commercial break, both players struck twice in a row, but Pluhowsky added two more strikes to take control. A strike in the ninth and another in the 10th secured the match for Pluhowsky.
The victory marked Pluhowsky's third career major title, sixth overall and second in a row PWBA title. Just 3 days ago, Pluhowsky won PWBA Pepsi Open.
Crawley reached the title match by defeating No. 5 seed Stephanie Zavala, 233-215 in the semifinals.
Zavala had earlier defeated No. 4 seed Jordan Snodgrass, 185-150, and No. 3 seed Lauren Russo, 233-170.
Snodgrass earned $10,000 for fifth place, Russo earned $12,000 for fourth, and Zavala collected $15,000 for third.
2025 PWBA Tour Championship was the last event of the 2025 PWBA season.
Singapore's New Hui Fen was named 2025 PWBA Player of the Year. She led the
tour with 94,550 points and three titles, including the U.S. Women’s Open,
Rock 'n' Roll Open and BowlTV Open.
Snodgrass finished second in
the points race with 93,125.
