Open Championships

2020 USBC Open Championships Update:

The 2020 USBC Open Championships is suspended until May 23, 2020, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. All teams registered from March 21 through May 22 will have the option to reschedule for new added dates in the summer. 

For teams affected, please click HERE for information about rescheduling and refunds, including the Bowlers Journal Championships and practice times.

2021 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 6 - July 17 (last day of team competition)
South Point Bowling Plaza
Las Vegas

The USBC Open Championships will return to the South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas for the third time in 2021 and run for 135 consecutive days from March 6 through July 18. July 17 will be the final day of competition.

The 2021 event will follow the same schedule being introduced for the 2020 tournament in Reno, Nevada. Doubles/Singles squads, featuring four bowlers on each pair of lanes, will take place at 7 a.m., 10 a.m., 5 p.m. and 11:45 p.m., and team squads will be held at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Teams include five players.

Register for the 2021 Open Championships | REGISTER NOW | MANAGE NOW (Click here to make payments, add bowlers or information, adjust rosters, set doubles pairings, etc.)

There are three divisions based on skill level: The Regular Division, for those who average 176 and above, the Standard Division for those with averages from 156-175 and the Classified Division, for bowlers who average 155 or below.

You may mail, fax or phone in your registration. A $25 processing fee per team applies to all registrations. Click here for the form.

Mail entries to: USBC Open Championships 621 Six Flags Drive Arlington, TX 76011 For questions or concerns, please call: 800-514-2695.

INFORMATION 

2020 USBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 23 - Aug. 29 (last day of team competition)
National Bowling Stadium
Reno, Nevada  

In 2020, the USBC Open Championships returns to Reno, Nevada, for its 117th tournament. The only prerequisite for participating in this prestigious and historical event is being a USBC member. Competitors will experience superior competition bowling at the newly renovated National Bowling Stadium, while exploring everything Reno has to offer.  


An ongoing renovation project at the NBS previously included the addition of the Kingpin Club and bowling lanes on the ground floor, along with a satellite version of the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, plus a new squad room. The recent phase of the makeover includes an expanded settee area and concourse redesign.  
 
There event includes three divisions based on skill level: The Regular Division, for those who average 176 and above, the Standard Division for those with averages from 156-175 and the Classified Division, for bowlers who average 155 or below.

*New squad schedule for 2020: Team times are 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Doubles and singles squads are held at 7 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Note: Teams included five players.

Register for the 2020 Open Championships | REGISTER NOW | MANAGE NOW (Click here to make payments, add bowlers or information, adjust rosters, set doubles pairings, etc.) 

For questions or concerns, please call: 888-910-2695. 

SIDE EVENTS

Click here for more information regarding the Bowlers Journal Championships presented by USBC, The Forty Frame Game, and Practice Sessions at the USBC Open Championships.

New for 2020, squad times for the Bowlers Journal Championships are scheduled separately from practice session times.  

Bowlers Journal squad times for 2020 are: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

Practice session times are: 8 a.m., 4 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

Squad times for The Forty Frame Game are 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

INFORMATION

CONTACT

Tournament Information
usbcopenchampionships@bowl.com

Open Championships Tournament Office:
Phone: 888-910-2695

Media Relations
Matt Cannizzaro
Email: matt.cannizzaro@bowl.com

FUTURE HOST CITIES


2021 - Las Vegas
2022 - Houston
2023 - Reno, Nev.
2024 - Las Vegas
2025 - Baton Rouge, La.
2026 - Reno, Nev.
2027 - Las Vegas
2030 - Las Vegas
2033 - Las Vegas