2021 PBA Tour season

2021 PBA Tour season
LeagueProfessional Bowlers Association
SportTen-pin bowling
DurationJanuary 14 – August 22
PBA Tour
Season MVPKyle Troup
PBA Tour seasons

The 2021 PBA Tour season, the 62nd season of play for the U.S. Professional Bowlers Association's ten-pin bowling tour, began on January 14 with the Regional Portions of the PBA Players Championship. The season included 14 singles title events and two doubles title events.

The 2021 season has featured three televised perfect 300 games, the 30th, 31st and 32nd in PBA Tour history. The first was accomplished by Chris Via (February 7, PBA Players Championship East Region finals)[1] and the second by Sam Cooley (May 16, PBA Tour Playoffs).[2] Via then rolled his second 300 game of the season on June 27 at the PBA Tour Finals, joining Sean Rash and François Lavoie as the only players in history with two televised 300 games in PBA Tour title events.[3]

This season has also seen the fourth-ever 7–10 split conversion in a televised PBA Tour event (and first since 1991), accomplished by 18-year old rookie Anthony Neuer in the semifinal match of the U.S. Open.[4]

Kyle Troup has set the PBA's single-season earnings record this season, with $496,900.[5] The previous record holder was Walter Ray Williams Jr., who earned $419,700 in the 2002–03 season.[2]

  1. ^ Goodger, Jef (February 7, 2021). "KYLE TROUP ADVANCES TO PBA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS, CHRIS VIA BOWLS 300". Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "KYLE TROUP WINS KIA PBA PLAYOFFS FOR EIGHTH CAREER TITLE". pba.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Goodger, Jef (June 27, 2021). "ANTHONY SIMONSEN WINS PBA TOUR FINALS FOR EIGHTH CAREER PBA TOUR TITLE". pba.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Cannizzaro, Matt (April 11, 2021). "Chris Via Wins 2021 U.S. Open". Bowl.com. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Goodger, Jef (August 17, 2021). "2021 PBA SUMMER TOUR CONCLUDES WITH PBA CHESAPEAKE OPEN". PBA.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.