Storm Bowling co-founder Barbara Chrisman (left) and Jordan Snodgrass after Snodgrass won the 2026 PWBA Barbara Chrisman Classic

Final Standings

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jordan Snodgrass of Adrian, Michigan, won the 2026 Professional Women’s Bowling Association Barbara Chrisman Classic presented by Storm in Columbus, Ohio, for her seventh PWBA title, defeating Malaysia's Sin Li Jane, 250-198, in the title match at HP Lanes.

The last time Snodgrass and Sin met in a championship round was the 2024 PWBA Tour Championship title match, where Snodgrass was the No. 1 seed but it was Sin who prevailed over her for her fourth title and second major that year on her way to PWBA Player of the Year honors.

Once again in Columbus, Snodgrass qualified as the No. 1 seed and waited to see who she would face for the title. Sin was the No. 2 seed, looking for her second title of the season, and faced Shannon Pluhowsky of Dayton, Ohio, in the semifinal match. Pluhowsky was making her third straight championship-round appearance of the 2026 season.

Sin fired off seven strikes in nine frames while Pluhowsky opened to start the game and wasn’t able to string any strikes together. Pluhowsky finished with 188 to Sin’s 256, advancing Sin to the title match while Pluhowsky earned $7,500 for third place.

Sin was unable to replicate that performance against Snodgrass, alternating between strikes and spares while Snodgrass fired off the first six strikes before leaving the Big 4 split in the seventh frame. Snodgrass quickly recovered with three more strikes, finishing with 250, the title and $20,000 top prize while Sin closed out with 198 and a runner-up finish that earned her $10,000.

The inaugural tournament honored Barbara Chrisman, co-founder of Storm and one of the most influential figures in the bowling industry.

“It’s such an honor to be able to have Jordan winning the inaugural event named after me,” said Chrisman during the trophy presentation.

The victory comes at an important point in the season with the U.S. Women's Open on the horizon, and Snodgrass believes her game is trending in the right direction.

"I feel like at this point in the season, this is when you want to be bowling your best, and I feel like I'm bowling my best right now," Snodgrass said. "My routine is good, my shot-making is good, my spares are good, and if I can focus on those three things, that's what keeps me going.”

Snodgrass credited her consistency throughout the week for helping her navigate the lane conditions.

"I like to keep my angles in front of me, and my misses are always left," Snodgrass said. "I got far enough left that I saw the hold, and that helped my ball strike. Once I saw my ball do the right thing, and I also threw the same ball for all 25 games, it was easy to get into a routine."

With her seventh title, Snodgrass is now tied on the PWBA's titles list with Pluhowsky, Kelly Kulick, Pam Buckner and Judy Souter, the last three of whom are members of the PWBA Hall of Fame, with Kulick inducted earlier this year.

"They're really the greats of the sport," Snodgrass said. "It's super cool. I think it took me a while to get to six, and then I felt like it was going to take me a while to get to seven. But it’s lucky No. 7, and we did it, and so I'm really excited."

The title was also special because Snodgrass was able to celebrate it with family members who made the trip to Columbus.

"It is extremely difficult for all of us to get away," Snodgrass said. "But I'm so grateful for them. I'm grateful that they drop anything and everything to be able to put me first."

Snodgrass also carries a tribute to her late brother on her jerseys, which feature angel wings and a leukemia awareness ribbon in his memory.

"We bowled together, and it was something that we enjoyed together," Snodgrass said. "When I was making my jerseys, I put the angel wings with his name in them."

The stepladder finals began with South Korea’s Seo Yeon Ryu and Olivia Farwell of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. Ryu was the first South Korean bowler in PWBA history to make a championship-round appearance while Farwell was looking to win her first title on her 28th birthday.

Farwell and Ryu kept things close for a few frames but Farwell was able to string a few doubles together during the match and closed with 220 while Ryu only struck in the fifth and sixth frames, finishing with 182 and $5,550 for her fifth-place finish.

Farwell faced Pluhowsky in the second match and Pluhowsky started with seven strikes in the first eight frames, with Farwell trying to keep pace. Pluhowsky didn’t slow down, while Farwell was unable to kick out a few corner pins, finishing with 227. Pluhowsky closed with 245 to advance and Farwell earned $6,500 for her fourth-place finish.

All rounds of competition at the PWBA Barbara Chrisman Classic presented by Storm were streamed live on BowlTV.

The PWBA Tour heads to Indianapolis starting June 9 with the Go Bowling U.S. Women’s Open at historic Royal Pin Woodland. For more information on that event, click HERE.