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The cold hard facts of why arena finals are rare in bowling

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, August 4, 2025 3:00 pm
The cold hard facts of why arena finals are rare in bowling
The TV finals of the 2025 PWBA Anniversary Open at the Resch Center in Green Bay on July 13, 2025. Photo by PWBA.
There is no denying that arena finals like the 2025 PWBA Anniversary Open are fun to watch and fun to be at. In fact, it would be great if that event could be a template for an annual PWBA tournament with Junior Gold, perhaps even adding in the PBA, as I wrote in this story. But it’s also true, as I noted in that story, that the costs of arena finals make having them on a regular basis not feasible without the kind of sponsorship pro bowling can’t seem to find, though after the...