Additional Tournament Rules

Special PBA equipment rule for the Tournament:

The GRATITUDE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH OPEN TOURNAMENT is recognized by PBA Jr. Organization and will award the first PBA Jr. International title for the winners of the U18 divisions (Male & Female); in addition to that, if the winners are under 18 years old by December 31st 2025, they will be awarded with an automatic spot for the PBA Jr. National Championship in 2026.

*In order to compete for PBA Jr. Title, bowlers must have an active PBA Jr. membership before the start of the tournament.

Special PBA Jr. Discount Coupon will be available in late December 2024.



Note that the PBA & PBA Jr. Urethane rule will be in effect for this event as well.

1. All urethane and urethane-like equipment must be listed on PBA.com as an official Registered Product   (https://www.pba.com/registered-products)
2. This will ensure that all urethane bowling balls have been manufactured at or above 78 HD hardness.

If there are any additional questions regarding the rules of this event, please review the 2024 PBA Official Rulebook.

The PBA Rulebook can be found on PBA.com on the Player Resources page – link here:

https://www.pba.com/player-resources Also, feel free to contact me at NStremmel@PBA.com with any additional questions.

Thank you and best of luck to all competitors.