4140 Fowler St
Fort Myers, FL 33901
United States
Friday, February 14th
PRACTICE SESSION: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
SWEEPER: 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 15th
Qualifying:
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 2:00 p.m. – (seven games)
Top 16 players advance to Bracket Elimination based 64 entries or more, format may change based on entry count.
Sunday, February 16th
Finals: Bracket Elimination with byes (based on 48 entries or more)
Qualifiers 9-16… 9:00 a.m. (Best 2 out of 3 Games)
Qualifiers 5-8… 10:00 a.m. (Best 2 out of 3 Games)
Qualifiers 1-4… 11:00 a.m. (Best 2 out of 3 Games)
Round of 4 … immediately following (1 Game)
Round of 2 … immediately following (1 Game)
Host(s)
Robert Eddy – Proprietor, Chris Podniestrzanski – FM of Lightning Strikes Bowl
Field Capacity
96 BOWLERS
Eligibility
Participant must be a USBC or PBA LBC Member in good standing. Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC or PBA LBC sanctioned league. PBA Non-Champion Events are open to PBA and PWBA members who did not hold a PBA title and for Non-Members who have never won a PBA event. PBA Members have priority over any Non-Members up to 7 days before the event starts.
Entry Fee
PBA Members: $245
Non-Members: $310
Entry Deadline
Online priority entries for PBA Members close at midnight on Thursday, Feb 6th.
Non-Member entries start - Friday, Feb 7th.
PBA Member/Non-Member Entry Cut-Off: Monday, Feb 10th, Midnight.
After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the PBA South Region Manager. Non-Members will be confirmed on a space available basis.
Payout Ratio
1:3
BowlTV Regional Players Invitational
This event is a South Region Event and will only count for points in the South Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year-end Finals. To qualify for the BowlTV RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region in the calendar year.
2025 PBA Approved Equipment
The 2025 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.
Pattern
TBD
1st Place is projected to pay $1,500
12th Place is projected to pay $600
Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $475