field is subsequently cut to 16 players for two eight-game, roundrobin match play rounds. Total pinfall from all 56 qualifying games, including 30 bonus pins for head-to-head match play wins, determines the five players that advance to the televised finals. The Earl Anthony 43 oil pattern is also used for the match play and championship rounds. World Champions 2022 event The 2022 Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship was contested March 7–11 at Bowlero Wauwatosa in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, with a live televised stepladder final on March 13. The tournament had 96 entries and a $428,800 prize fund. The top 33 players cashed, with the champion earning $100,000. Top seed Kristopher Prather defeated No. 4 seed Jason Sterner in the final match. After the two players tied at 237 in the regulation ten frames, Prather topped Sterner 10–6 in a one-ball sudden death roll-off. This was Prather's fifth PBA Tour title and second major championship. Prize Pool: 1. Kristopher Prather (Plainfield, Illinois) – $100,000 2. Jason Sterner (Rochester, New York) – $55,000 3. Tommy Jones (Simpsonville, South Carolina) – $40,000 4. Jason Belmonte (Orange, New South Wales, Australia) – $30,000 5. Jakob Butturff (Tempe, Arizona) – $25,000 Past winners + Due to the 2012–13 "Super Season" running from November 2012 to December 2013, there were two PBA World Championship events: one in November 2012 and one in November 2013. References External links PBA.com site Ten-pin bowling competitions in the United States