Brunswick Ballmaster Open

Brunswick Ballmaster Open is the most known bowling tournament in Europe. The tournament is played since 1971. Now in 2026, the Tournament is the 56th year in a row. Since 1974 the Tournament is played in the world-famous Tali Bowl. The 50th Anniversary tournament was the richest tournament in the European Bowling Tour ever with 150.200 euro total price money. The Anniversary tournament was a record-breaking tournament in many ways. 690 different bowlers from 28 different countries all over the world made a total of 1334 entries.

The Brunswick Ballmaster Open will be one of the richest in Europe also in 2026. Prize money is 84.000€. The last qualification squad is on Saturday 10.1.2026 at 14:00. Top 48 from qualification including top 3 from squads 1 to 8, top 2 from squads 9 to 11, top 2 from squads 12 to 14, and top 3 from the Desperado squad goes to the finals. The top 16 from the qualification goes directly to the final step 2. The first step of the finals for players seeded in positions 17 to 48 will start on Saturday at 19:30. See the full schedule from rules.