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Australia’s Largest Individual Bowling Purse.

Open to both amateur and professional bowlers alike. Qualify at any centre across Australia, with the top 100 bowlers advancing to battle it out for $15,000 at the P.A.B.O Finals in Melbourne, Australia, on the first weekend of August.

Saturday, August 1st, 2026

Tournament Structure

The 100 Qualifiers

80 Victorian Qualifiers and 20 Tour Qualifiers will be given a selected time on Saturday the 1st of August to bowl a 3 game series.

Group 1

40 Bowlers (Victorian Qualifiers, 4 to a lane)
8.30am - Registration
8.50am - Warm up starts
9.00am - 3-Game Series Commences

Group 2

40 Bowlers (Victorian Qualifiers, 4 to a lane)
12.00pm - Registration
12.20pm - Warm up starts
12.30pm - 3-Game Series Commences

Group 3

16 Bowlers (Tour Qualifiers, 4 to a lane)
3.30pm - Registration
3.50pm - Warm up starts
4pm - 3-Game Series Commences

Who Advances?

Top 32 Bowlers (based on total 3 game series pinfall) will advance to the Group Stage on Sunday the 2nd of August 2026.

Tie breaks will be determined by count back with reference to scores made in each of the previous rounds until a higher score is determined.

1. Top 100 game 3
2. Top 100 game 2
3. Top 100 game 1
4. Qualifying Game Score

The Top 32

All Finals matches are contested over one game and follow a progressive knockout format.

Players will be seeded based on their total pinfall at the completion of the Top 100 on Saturday, August 1.

In the event of a tied total pinfall, countback procedures as detailed on page 16 will determine final seeding.

If a match is tied at the completion of the game within the Top 32, a Strike Off will be used to determine the winner. (see page 11 for the Strike Off Rules)

Round of 32

Eight groups of four bowlers will compete over eight lanes. Each group bowls one game.
• The highest total pinfall in each group advances directly to the Round of 16.
• The second highest score in each group progresses to the Elimination Round.
• The lowest 2 scores will be eliminated from the competition.

Elimination Round

The second placed bowlers from Groups 1-4 will bowl in Elimination 1. The second placed bowlers from Groups 5-8 will bowl in Elimination 2.
The top two scores from each group advance to the Round of 16.
The lowest 2 scores from each group will be eliminated from the competition.

Round of 16

Four groups of four bowlers will bowl one game.Each group is made up from Round of 32 winners, Elimination Round winners and Champions League qualifiers.

The highest total pinfall in each group advances to the Round of 8.

The second highest score in each group progresses to an Elimination Head to Head.

The lowest 2 scores in each group will be eliminated from the competition.

Elimination Head-to-Head

Two head to head matches will be played over one game.

The winners advance to the Round of 8, joining: The Carry Over Champion from PRO-AM25 and The Keys Champion League Champion.

The lowest score will be eliminated from the competition.

Round of 8

Two groups of four bowlers will bowl one game.

The two highest total pinfalls in each group advance to the Semi Finals.

The two lowest scores in each group are eliminated.

Preliminary Finals

Two head to head matches will be played over one game.
The winners advance to the Championship Match.
The losers will be eliminated from the competition.

Championship Match

Two bowlers compete over one game.
The highest total pinfall will be crowned the PABO 2026 Champion.

How To Register (WA, TAS, SA, NSW or QLD)

For bowlers in WA, TAS, SA, NSW or QLD

Step 1

Complete registration form

Step 2

You will receive a P.A.B.O 2026 Unqiue bowler ID in your emails.

Step 3

Bowl in ANY centre in your selected state between May 26th - June 26th, submitting you best individual game to qualify within the qualification period. There is no limit to the amount of attempts submitted once registered.

Step 4

Be in the top 32 Scores in your state by the end of the qualifying period, and compete in your state finals, where the top 4 finishers will be flown to Melbourne to compete in the P.A.B.O 2026 Finals. Flights and accommodation included.

Step 5

Bring your A-Game!
P.A.B.O Finals will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd, 2026 at The Keys Leisure Centre in Preston, Victoria

How To Register in Victoria

Step 1

Complete registration form

Step 2

You will receive a P.A.B.O 2026 Unique bowler ID in your emails.

Step 3

Bowl in ANY centre in Victoria, submitting you best individual game to qualify within the qualification period. There is no limit to the amount of attempts submitted once registered.

Step 4

If your qualifying score is in the top 80 scores, bring your A game. P.A.B.O Finals will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd, 2026 at The Keys Leisure Centre in Preston, Victoria

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P.A.B.O Tour Qualification
(WA, TAS, QLD, SA, NSW)
Period is May 26th-June 26th

Whilst the P.A.B.O 2026 Finals are held in Melbourne, Victoria, the P.A.B.O Tour gives bowlers in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and now Tasmania the ability to qualify for the P.A.B.O in their home state.

The Keys will fly the Top 4 bowlers from each state to Melbourne, put you up and feed you parmas, and give you the chance to compete for the $15,000 cash grand prize.

All you have to do is register, before bowling at any bowling centre in your own state to make the state finals held at participating centres in your state.

*There is no limit on qualifying attempts.

Finals Locations & Dates

Sunday 28th June

WESTERN AUSTRALIA TOUR FINAL
Zone Bowling Jundalup
1/23 Franlin Ln, Joondalup

TASMANIA TOUR FINAL
The Alley Davenport
103-15 William Street, Davenport

Sunday 5th July

QUEENSLAND TOUR FINAL
Logan City Tenpin
13-17 Wembley Rd, Logan Central

NEW SOUTH WALES TOUR FINAL
Shellharbour Tenpin Bowl
8-10 Sunset Ave, Barrack Heights

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TOUR FINAL - TBC

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P.A.B.O Tour Victoria Qualification Period is June 30th-July 30th, 2026

Bowlers wishing to enter must first register via the official P.A.B.O Website link and complete the one-off registration payment before submitting any scores. Once registered, bowlers may compete at any bowling centre within Victoria during the qualifying period.

To register a qualifying score, bowlers must submit a witnessed photo of their highest single game to the PRO-AM Portal.

All scores will be verified and ranked on the official leaderboard throughout the qualifying period.

At the conclusion of qualifying, the top 80 individual game scores will be awarded entry into the P.A.B.O 2026 Top 100, hosted at The Keys Leisure Centre in Preston, Melbourne. There is no limit to the number of qualifying attempts once registration has been completed.

Registration Fees

Registering a Score at The Keys Leisure Centre Preston

$15 AUD

Early Bird Registration
All registrations completed before June 30th, 2026

$30 AUD

Standard Registration
All registrations completed on or after June 30th, 2026

Registering a Score at Any Centre in Victoria

$30 AUD

Early Bird Registration
All registrations completed before June 30th, 2026

$60 AUD

Standard Registration
All registrations completed on or after June 30th, 2026

Registration payments include unlimited score submissions.

Standard lane fees apply and are subject to the venue.

The top 80 bowlers with the highest registered individual game score from Victoria, come the end of the qualifying period, will gain access to the PABO 2026 Finals on Saturday the 1st of August 2026, to battle out for a major prize of $15,000 AUD, the highest individual prize in all of Australian Bowling.

P.A.B.O Finals will incur a tournament fee. Tournament fees including prize fund payouts can be seen in the complete tournament structure linked below.

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How Do I Enter?

What Will It Cost Me?

State Finals