Graham Fach

{{Short description|Canadian ten-pin bowler}} {{Infobox professional bowler  | name = Graham Fach | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|10}} | birth_place = Guelph, Ontario, Canada | height = {{convert|173|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | affiliation = PBA | license = | classno = | rookieyear = 2016 | years active = 2014−present | hand = Left (stroker delivery) | image = | caption = | death_date =  | logogram = | logogramname = | spacedtype = | spaced = | championships = 3 PBA Tour (1 major)<br>16 PBA Regional Tour | 300games = | highgame = | highseries = | videourl = | sponsors = Brunswick, VISE Grips, H5G | blogurl = {{URL| https://www.facebook.com/GrahamFachPBA|facebook.co/GrahamFach}} }}

'''Graham Fach''' (born December 10, 1991) is a left-handed Canadian professional ten-pin bowler from Guelph, Ontario, now living in Urbana, Ohio, US. A member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), he is known for being the first Canadian bowler to win a PBA Tour title, which he accomplished at the 2016 PBA Players Championship major event.<ref name=FachFirst>{{cite web|url=https://www.motivbowling.com/news-media/news-stories/graham-fach-wins-barbasol-pba-players-championship.html |title=Graham Fach Wins Barbasol PBA Players Championship |last=Vint |first=Bill |website=motivbowling.com |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> He won additional PBA Tour titles in 2025 and 2026, and has 16 PBA Regional Tour titles.<ref name=FachPBAprofile>{{cite web|url=https://www.pba.com/players/graham-fach |title=Graham Fach – PBA Player Profile |website=pba.com |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pba.com/pba-tour/pba-regional-tour/all-time-champions |title=All Time PBA Regional Tour Champions |publisher=pba.com |accessdate=February 12, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PBACentral |title=PBA Regional Tour - Central Region |website=facebook.com |accessdate=October 6, 2025}}</ref>

He has also bowled internationally for Team Canada.

Fach is a pro staff member for Brunswick, after previously being sponsored by MOTIV.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brunswickbowling.com/the-pros/graham-fach |title=Brunswick Bowling – The Pros – Graham Fach|website=brunswickbowling.com |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> He is also sponsored by VISE Grips inserts and High 5 Gear sportswear.<ref name=FachPBAprofile/>

==Amateur career== Fach bowled for Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio. He was a second team NCBCA All-American in the 2014–15 season, and was the MVP of the 2015 Intercollegiate Bowling Championships despite his team finishing runner-up.<ref name=FachPBAprofile/>

He is a four-time member of Team Canada, including placing first in singles at the 2022 and 2025 Canadian Team Trials. His international medals include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tenpincanada.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Graham-Fach-2024-Team-Canada-Bio-for-Website.pdf |title=Graham Fach – 2024 Team Canada Bio for Website |website=tenpincanaa.com |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> * Bronze in teams (2018 World Championships) * Silver in doubles, bronze in singles (2022 World Games) * Silver in trios and all-events, bronze in doubles (2023 Pan American Games)

==Professional bowling career== Following college, Fach became a member of the PBA in 2016. He made a splash in just his second PBA Tour event, winning the Barbasol PBA Players Championship, a PBA major. In the final match over top seed Ryan Ciminelli, Fach rolled 11 strikes en route to a 279–244 victory, only a 7-pin in the seventh frame keeping him from a perfect game.<ref name=FachFirst/> This made him the first-ever Canadian player to win a PBA major, as well as the first to win a PBA title of any kind on the national tour.<ref name=FachPlayers2016>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/graham-fach-guelph-pba-tour-1.3458682 |title=Graham Fach of Guelph, Ont. becomes 1st Canadian winner on PBA Tour| website=cbc.ca |date=February 22, 2016 |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

Fach then went through seven seasons of struggles, making only four more championship round appearances (usually the final five) through the 2023 season. In the 2024 season, he showed marked improvement despite not winning a title. He cashed 11 times in 15 events, finishing 14th on the Tour points list while earning a career-high $97,375.<ref name=FachPBAprofile/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.r2sports.com/system/rankings/ITArankings.asp?sportOrganizationID=874&fromPage=rankingRuns&rankingsRunID=3125 |title=Professional Bowlers Association Rankings – National Tour: 2024 |website=pba.com |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

In the opening event of the 2025 season, Fach finally ended his title drought, taking the championship at the PBA Delaware Classic. Climbing from the #3 seed, he rolled games of 249 and 256 before defeating top seed Jakob Butturff by a decisive 277–200 score.<ref name=FachSecond>{{cite web|url= https://www.pba.com/2025/january/graham-fach-ends-title-drought-delaware |title=Graham Fach ends Title Drought in Delaware |last=Hughes |first=Nolan |website=pba.com |date=January 25, 2025 |accessdate=January 29, 2025}}</ref> Fach had eight top-ten finishes and five top-five finishes in 2025, while ranking fourth in points and sixth in earnings with a new career-high of $147,925.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Nolan |title=Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year Nominees Announced for 2025 Season |url=https://www.pba.com/2025/september/chris-schenkel-pba-player-year-nominees-announced-2025-season |website=pba.com |date=September 15, 2025 |access-date=September 17, 2025}}</ref>

On March 1, 2026, Fach won his third PBA Tour title at the PBA Pete Weber Missouri classic. As the #2 seed, he topped Denmark's Thomas Larsen in the semifinal match before defeating top seed Justin Knowles, 258–196, for the title.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hughes |first=Nolan |title=Graham Fach Skates to Third Career Title in PBA Pete Weber Classic |url=https://www.pba.com/2026/march/graham-fach-skates-third-career-title-pba-pete-weber-classic |website=pba.com |date=March 1, 2026 |access-date=March 2, 2026}}</ref>

Fach has also won 16 PBA Regional Tour titles, and is a three-time PBA Central Region Player of the Year (2018, 2022, 2025).<ref>{{cite web |title=Award Winners Announced for 2025 PBA Regional Tours |url=https://www.pba.com/2025/december/award-winners-announced-2025-pba-regional-tours |website=pba.com |date=December 11, 2025 |access-date=December 12, 2025}}</ref>

Since Fach's victory in January 2016, three other Canadian players have won titles on the PBA Tour. François Lavoie of Quebec has won six titles on Tour, his first coming late in the 2016 season. Mitch Hupé of Manitoba earned one title in the 2023 season, while Zach Wilkins of Ontario has won two titles in 2026.

===PBA Tour titles=== Major championships are in '''bold text'''. #2016: '''Barbasol PBA Players Championship''' (Columbus, Ohio) #2025: PBA Delaware Classic (Middletown, Delaware) #2026: PBA Pete Weber Missouri Classic (St. Peters, Missouri)

==Awards and achievements== * First Canadian player to ever win a PBA Tour national title * Three-time PBA Central Region Player of the Year (2018, 2022, 2025) * 2022 and 2025 Canadian Adult Male Bowler of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlinglife.eu/fach-and-cote-canada-2025-bowler-of-the-year?fbclid=IwY2xjawQCl9xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJla1RlWk5jR3pORndiNmNtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHs-TWHWz0a6z3TJPB4YPmIIUVILPCbXBNSDm5k2BDgAO5b4p21iUoRzCZxJJ_aem_y-K-tYcJ55C2bliOq1-vAg |title=Fach and Côté Named Canada’s 2025 Bowler of the Year |website=bowlinglife.eu |last=Jansonas |first=Erikas |date=February 18, 2026 |accessdate=February 18, 2026}}</ref>

==Personal== He is married and has two children.<ref name=FachSecond/>

==References== <references/>

==External links== * [https://www.pba.com/players/graham-fach Graham Fach] at the Professional Bowlers Association

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fach, Graham}} Category:Canadian ten-pin bowling players Category:Sportspeople from Ontario Category:Living people Category:1991 births Category:College bowling players in the United States