pba regional tour South region

PBA50 Paradise Lanes Spartanburg Open

Event dates
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Host center
Paradise Lanes

469 E. Blackstock Rd
Spartanburg, SC 29301
United States

Friday, Oct 10th
PRACTICE SESSION: 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Pro-Am: TBD

Saturday, Oct 11th
Qualifying:
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 8:00 a.m. – (eight games) 
B Squad: 1:30 p.m. – (eight games)

Top 16 players advance to Bracket Elimination with byes on 48 entries or more, format may change based on entry count.

Sunday, Oct 12th
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 (one game)
Round of 2 … immediately following (one game)

Host(s) – Paradise Lanes, 469 E. Blackstock Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29301 – Linda Gamble – Proprietor, Lori Gamble-Martin – GM, Buddy Mountcastle, fellow PBA Member

Field Capacity – 120 BOWLERS

Eligibility
Participant must be a USBC or PBA LBC Member in good standing. Participant must be the age of 50, Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC or PBA LBC sanctioned league. 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, Oct 2nd.
Non-Member entries start - Friday, Oct 3rd.
PBA Member/Non-Member Entry Cut-Off: Monday Oct 6th, 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”.

PBA Registered Products

Pattern - TBD

1st Place is projected to pay $2,500

12th Place is projected to pay $600

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $475