***RV SPACES ARE AVAILABLE. THEY WILL HAVE THE POWER TREE UP. PLEASE CALL THE BOWLING CENTER TO RESERVE A SPOT.***
***THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY FULL. IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [email protected].***
Friday, March 7th
PRACTICE SESSION: 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.
PRO-AM: 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 8th
Qualifying:
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 9:00 a.m. – (eight games) (UPDATED)
B Squad: 3:30 p.m. – (eight games) (UPDATED)
Top 1/3 of Field will advance to Advancer's Round. (Pin fall from Qualifying will carry over.)
Sunday, March 9th
9:00 a.m. - Advancer's Round (Top 1/3 of field will bowl 4-games. Qualifying pin fall will carry forward.)
Top 16 players advance to Bracket Elimination with byes on 48 entries or more, format may change based on entry count.
Finals: Bracket Elimination with byes (based on 48 entries or more)
Qualifiers 9-16….12:00 p.m. (Best 2 out of 3 games)
Qualifiers 5-8…... 1:00 p.m. (Best 2 out of 3 games)
Qualifiers 1-4…... 2:00 p.m. (Best 2 out of 3 games)
Round of 4 … immediately following (1 game)
Round of 2 … immediately following (1 game)
Host(s) – Sky Lanes, 1477 Patton Ave., Asheville, NC 28806 - Adam Sprinkle & Chris Banks – Co-Proprietors
Field Capacity – 110 BOWLERS (ONLY 2 SQUADS THIS YEAR) (UPDATED)
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, Feb 27th.
Non-Member entries start - Friday, Feb 28th.
PBA Member/Non-Member Entry Cut-Off: Monday, Feb 3rd, 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 - 2025 37' Bat
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