The 2026 tournament will held in the Heath, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio. The team center will be Park Lanes and the doubles/singles house will be Columbus Square Bowling Palace. Tournament will begin on February 21, 2026 and will end April 26, 2026. (excluding Easter Weekend). Tournament entries close January 17, 2026 – NO EXCEPTIONS.

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The Host Hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott New Albany. Call 614-855-1505 and ask for the State Bowling rate.

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!!New Rule Announcement!!

THE RULE IS AS FOLLOWS:

Rule #12: Squad Time Limits: The time to complete the Team Event is three hours and forty minutes and the time limit to complete the Doubles/Singles Event is three hours and fifty minutes. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, there will be no more than six (6) bowlers per pair of lanes for the doubles and singles events. At the end of the time limit, the lanes will be turned off, and bowlers will receive a zero (0) for all remaining frames not bowled.

Additionally, wording has been added to Rule #15 regarding Equipment Malfunction which is: “Time limit will be adjusted if downtime exceeds 15 minutes”

For more information or questions contact: Nikki Stiteler at 234-347-0335 or email her at assocmanager@ohiostateusbc.com