Stepladder finals set for the season-ending PWBA Tour Championship
August 12, 2025
Final match play results
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Just five players remain for the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour Championship major title at ABC Gates Bowl in Rochester, New York, and one of those players still has the opportunity to capture the 2025 PWBA Player of the Year.
The opening match will feature No. 4 seed Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, and No. 5 Stephanie Zavala of Long Beach, California, with Zavala jumping from seventh to fifth during the position round game after a 226-202 win over Malaysia's Gillian Lim.
The winner of that match will face No. 3 seed Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri, making her second telecast of the year after a third-place finish at the U.S. Women’s Open in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeking her first major title.
In the No. 2 spot is England’s Verity Crawley, also making her second TV appearance of the season after being a part of the PWBA Anniversary Open arena finals in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and looking for her first major title as well.
Finally, No. 1 seed Shannon Pluhowsky will be waiting in the final match for her chance at the title, seeking her second straight win, third major and sixth overall title after winning the PWBA Pepsi Open just two nights earlier.
Zavala needed a win and some luck to happen for her to jump into the show, and that luck came in the form of Bryanna Coté from Tucson, Arizona, struggling in her final match against Pluhowsky, losing 198-165.
“I’m still in shock, I still don’t quite know what happened,” said Zavala. “Just a whole lot of emotions because it went from the season’s over, to having a chance, to not making the best shot (in the 10th frame), to it worked out. I think the adrenaline is keeping me going.”
The routine that Zavala has done this week will not change heading into the show as she seeks her second Tour Championship after winning in 2022.
“My butter croissant will be warmed up and then my game face is on.”
The opening match between Zavala and Snodgrass will also determine who takes home PWBA Player of the Year honors as Singapore’s New Hui Fen finished ninth after match play concluded, ending with a total of 94,550 points. Snodgrass is the only one who can overtake New and with the minimum fifth-place points of 13,500, Snodgrass sits at 93,125 points while win in the first match puts her at 94,625, a scant 125 points over New.
Whatever happens during the stepladder finals, it will be a historic closing chapter to the 10th anniversary season of the PWBA Tour.
For more information on the PWBA Tour Championship, visit pwba.com/national-tour/2025-pwba-tour-championship-week.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Just five players remain for the Professional Women’s Bowling Association Tour Championship major title at ABC Gates Bowl in Rochester, New York, and one of those players still has the opportunity to capture the 2025 PWBA Player of the Year.
The opening match will feature No. 4 seed Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, and No. 5 Stephanie Zavala of Long Beach, California, with Zavala jumping from seventh to fifth during the position round game after a 226-202 win over Malaysia's Gillian Lim.
The winner of that match will face No. 3 seed Lauren Russo of O’Fallon, Missouri, making her second telecast of the year after a third-place finish at the U.S. Women’s Open in Lincoln, Nebraska, seeking her first major title.
In the No. 2 spot is England’s Verity Crawley, also making her second TV appearance of the season after being a part of the PWBA Anniversary Open arena finals in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and looking for her first major title as well.
Finally, No. 1 seed Shannon Pluhowsky will be waiting in the final match for her chance at the title, seeking her second straight win, third major and sixth overall title after winning the PWBA Pepsi Open just two nights earlier.
Zavala needed a win and some luck to happen for her to jump into the show, and that luck came in the form of Bryanna Coté from Tucson, Arizona, struggling in her final match against Pluhowsky, losing 198-165.
“I’m still in shock, I still don’t quite know what happened,” said Zavala. “Just a whole lot of emotions because it went from the season’s over, to having a chance, to not making the best shot (in the 10th frame), to it worked out. I think the adrenaline is keeping me going.”
The routine that Zavala has done this week will not change heading into the show as she seeks her second Tour Championship after winning in 2022.
“My butter croissant will be warmed up and then my game face is on.”
The opening match between Zavala and Snodgrass will also determine who takes home PWBA Player of the Year honors as Singapore’s New Hui Fen finished ninth after match play concluded, ending with a total of 94,550 points. Snodgrass is the only one who can overtake New and with the minimum fifth-place points of 13,500, Snodgrass sits at 93,125 points while win in the first match puts her at 94,625, a scant 125 points over New.
Whatever happens during the stepladder finals, it will be a historic closing chapter to the 10th anniversary season of the PWBA Tour.
For more information on the PWBA Tour Championship, visit pwba.com/national-tour/2025-pwba-tour-championship-week.