July 2, 2021 jlaufer

The PBA Regional Tour Heats Up as Players Compete to Earn Points into RPI

New York, NY – Competition for the top spots in the PBA Regional Players Invitational (RPI) is underway as players acquire points throughout the 2021 PBA Regional Tour season.

Since January 1, players have been competing in open field regional events and now have six months to continue earning points to qualify for the special event. The top eight players in points from the South, East, Midwest, West, Central, and Southwest, plus the top six players from the Northeast will automatically earn a spot.

In addition to the top 54 regional players, 26 senior bowlers will also earn spots in the RPI, including the top four seniors in points from the South, East, Midwest, West, Central, and Southwest, and the top two seniors from the Northwest.

To complete the 120-member field, each region will hold a special RPI Tournament Qualifier to fill the remaining 40 spots. Four RPI Tournament Qualifiers are available for sign-ups.

PBA50 Jeff Schrum Memorial RPI South
Liberty Lanes
Friday, July 16 – Sunday, July 18

PBA Strike It Big Oviedo RPI South Open
Oveido Bowling Center
Friday, October 1 – Sunday, October 3

PBA50 Early Anthony Classic
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl
Friday, October 8– Sunday, October 10

PBA Earl Anthony Classic
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl
Friday, October 8 – Sunday, October 10

Players can sign up for the RPI Tournament Qualifiers and PBA Regional Tour events to qualify for the RPI at www.pba.com/pba-tour/pba-regional-tour.

Here are the current points leaders per region:

South Region: r2sports.com/SouthRegion

PBA50 South Region: r2sports.com/PBA50SouthRegion

East Region: r2sports.com/EastRegion

PBA50 East Region: r2sports.com/PBA50EastRegion

Midwest Region: r2sports.com/MidwestRegion

PBA50 Midwest Region: r2sports.com/PBA50MidwestRegion

West Region: r2sports.com/WestRegion

PBA50 West Region: r2sports.com/PBA50WestRegion

Central Region: r2sports.com/CentralRegion

PBA50 Central Region: r2sport.com/PBA50CentralRegion

Southwest Region: r2sports.com/SouthwestRegion

PBA50 Southwest Region: r2sports.com/PBA50SouthwestRegion

Northwest Region: r2sports.com/NorthwestRegion

PBA50 Northwest Region: r2sports.com/PBA50NortwestRegion

The RPI is scheduled to take place in January 2022 at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with a total prize fund of $100,000. Bowlers will compete in a three-day event starting with 16 games of qualifying, followed by a 32-player elimination bracket. The top 40 players after qualifying will cash.

Players in the top 50 PBA National Tour Points List after the completion of the 2021 PBA Summer Tour will not be eligible to bowl in the RPI Finals.

About the PBA

The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated to the sport of bowling and its professional competition, with thousands of members and millions of fans throughout the world. The PBA plays host to bowling’s biggest tournaments from the PBA Tour, PBA Regional Tour, and PBA50 Tour. In 2020, the PBA launched PBA Jr., a club for elite youth bowlers under the age of 17 and the PBA Pinsiders, a membership for fans of the sport. For more information, please visit PBA.com.

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