The USBF Board has approved the following dates and schedule for the 2027 USBCs:
April 9-17: Open USBC to select USA2 for the 2027 Bermuda Bowl. 3-day Round Robin followed by 2 day QF, SF, and Final KO matches.
April 19-27: Mixed USBC to select USA2 for the 2027 Wuhan Cup. 3-day Round Robin followed by 2 day QF, SF, and Final KO matches.
April 28-May 7: Senior USBC to select 2 teams for the 2027 D'Orsi Senior Bowl. First stage will be a 2 day Round Robin. Qualifiers will continue in USA1, teams that did not qualify will continue in USA2. Exact format will be determined by the number of teams entered.
April 30-May 7: Women's USBC if more than 4 teams enter. 2 day Round Robin to qualify 4 teams for USA1 SF and Final matches. SF losers will play in USA2 SF, Final loser and USA2 SF winner will play USA2 Final. All KO matches will be 2 days.
May 2-7: Women's USBC if 3 or 4 teams enter. 3 2-day matches as after the Round Robin if >4 teams have entered.
Entry dates
Entry closing dates will be one month before the starting date for each USBC; If fewer than 16 teams have entered an event, entries will remain open for 2 weeks or until 16 teams have entered:
Open: March 9
Mixed: March 19
Seniors: March 28
Women's: March 30
Online Qualification
If more than 16 teams have entered the Open or Mixed USBC by the closing dates, there will be online qualifying stages on March 27 & 28 (Open) and April 3 & 4 (Mixed). The 4-10 lowest ranted teams will participate in the qualifying stage, depending on the number of teams entered: 4 of 17 or 18, 8 of 19-20, 10 of 21 or more.
