Schedule
Friday, March 22
Practice Session: 3-5 p.m.
Orientation Meeting: 5 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)
Saturday, March 23
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 8 a.m. – (eight games)
Top 12 players advance (based on 36 entries or more).
Bracket Match Play: 1:30 p.m.
Tournament Notes
Eligibility
Participant must be a USBC Member in good standing. Non members must meet PBA average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC sanctioned league.
RPI
This event is a Central & Midwest Region event and will count for points in the Central & Midwest Regions. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year end RPI in Las Vegas, Nevada. To qualify for the RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within the region in the calendar year.
Host
Bowlero Corporation; GM Zach Johnson
Pattern
PBA Cheetah 35
Payout Ratio
1:3
Entry Fee
PBA Members: $245
Non-Members: $310 (money order, cashiers check or credit card only)
Field Capacity
72 (subject to change)
Entry Deadline
Online entries for members and non-members opens at midnight on Monday, January 8th.
Online entries for members and non-members close at midnight on Monday, March 18th.
After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the PBA Central Region Manager.
Note: Non-Members will receive an email on the Tuesday morning before the event either accepting or declining your entry based on date entered. Non-Members not making it into the event will have their entry placed on the waiting list if a spot becomes available.
Product Registration/Approved Bowling Balls
Beginning 1/6/24, rules regarding use of bowling balls in PBA competition have been updated.
2024 PBA Tours – Approved Equipment
All Regional, PBA50 and PBA Jr. competition:
Urethane and urethane-like must be manufactured after August 1, 2022 and manufactured at 78.0+HD hardness. (List of current balls that fit this description below).
All other bowling balls (other than urethane and urethane-like) previously eligible for competition, and manufactured at any time, are still permitted.
2024 List of Acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like Equipment made at 78.0HD+
Current (1/9/24)
Hammer (Black Pearl Urethane)
Motiv (Tank Yellowjacket)
RotoGrip (Retro RG Spare)
Storm (IQ Tour 78/U)
Storm (Mix)
SWAG (Buffalo)
SWAG (Big Bro Burn Up LE)
Prize Fund
1st Place is projected to pay $2,000
12th Place is projected to pay $600
Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $450.