January 2, 2024 Nolan Hughes

The 2023 BowlTV PBA Regional Players Invitational is set to begin on Wednesday from South Point Bowling Plaza in Las Vegas.

The tournament caps off the 2023 PBA Regional Tour season with over 100 of the nation’s top regional players in attendance. Seventy players will compete in the PBA division and 48 aged-50-and-over talents comprise the PBA50 division.

Players were invited to the RPI based on their performances throughout the 2023 PBA Regional Tour season. More information on the tournament roster is available here.

The RPI has proven to be a life-changing catalyst for regional players.

Last year, Troy Lint won the PBA50 RPI title. Lint, a stellar PBA50 East Region player with no national titles, said the win set his future plans in motion.

Fueled by the confidence deriving from that RPI victory, Lint won the Senior U.S. Open in June and went on to earn 2023 PBA50 Player of the Year honors.

The 2023 RPI serves as another potential career-changer as the champion of each division will receive an automatic entry into their respective 2024 Tournament of Champions field. If the RPI champion has previously qualified for the TOC, the automatic TOC entry will not carry over to the runner-up.

All qualifying and match play rounds will be livestreamed on BowlTV.

The PBA and PBA50 divisions will compete concurrently with qualifying beginning at noon Eastern on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

Match play will begin at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday in the PBA division and 7:15 p.m. ET in the PBA50 division. Champions, taking home $15,000 in the PBA division and $10,000 in the PBA50 division, will be crowned on Thursday night.

RPI Schedule

Tuesday, Jan. 2
10 p.m. ET — Practice

Wednesday, Jan. 3
Noon ET — Qualifying Round 1 (six games)
5:30 p.m. ET — Qualifying Round 2 (six games)

Thursday, Jan. 4
1 p.m. ET — Qualifying Round 3 (six games)
Cut to top 16 players in PBA division; top 12 players advance in PBA50 division
6 p.m. ET — Round of 16 (best of three; PBA division only)
7:15 p.m. ET — Round of 12 (best of three)
8:30 p.m. ET — Round of 8 (best of three)
10 mins after previous round — Round of 4 (single game)
10 mins after previous round — Championship match (single game)

More information on the PBA RPI and PBA50 RPI is available here.