How it Works

TOURNAMENT RESTRICTIONS

  • Must be 18 years or older to participate.
  • All games must be bowled at a participating host center.
  • Employees of Bowlero Corporation, Lanetalk, and tournament sponsors are not permitted to participate in the PBA Global Showdown.
  • Employees of any participating PBA Global Showdown Tournament host center are not eligible to participate at their center of employment. They may participate from a center where they are not employed.
  • Scores with manual adjustments will not qualify.

Failure to follow these rules will lead to disqualification.

QUALIFYING ROUND: SEPTEMBER 20TH-OCTOBER 10TH

How to Enter

  1. Visit a participating host center.
  2. Register on the Lanetalk app:
    1. Download the Lanetalk App from the iOS App Store or Google Play Store.
    2. You can join using Google, Facebook, Apple, or your email address.
    3. Answer the required registration questions.
    4. Confirm your email address is in the "Welcome Email" you receive from Lanetalk.
    5. Select "Have Fun Now" at the bottom of the screen.
    6. On the bottom of the next screen select the "Play" button.
    7. Choose PBA Global Showdown match card and select "Play".
    8. Enter your name into the bowling center's scoring system at your assigned lane.
    9. Now in the Lanetalk app, choose the lane number and name that matches what you've entered in the bowling center's scoring system.
    10. Start bowling and once you have completed your 2 consecutive games "Match Completed" will display on your screen and your scores will automatically be submitted into the PBA Global Showdown.
    11. If you would like to submit a new score, click "Play Again".
  3. During the Qualifying Round Contest Period, participants are permitted to submit unlimited Contest Bowling Scores in the same visit.

To Qualify for the Next Round

Participants with the top 2,500 Contest Bowling Scores in each qualifying Group, for a total of 5,000 participants, will automatically advance to the Quarterfinals.

QUARTERFINALS: OCTOBER 13TH-OCTOBER 26TH

The top 5,000 bowlers will have two weeks to repeat the playing process. Simply visit any participating host center and submit your top two consecutive game score.

To Qualify for the Next Round

Participants with the top 1,000 highest Contest Bowling Scores in the Quarterfinals will automatically advance to the Semi-Finals.

SEMI-FINALS: OCTOBER 29TH - NOVEMBER 4TH

The remaining 1000 bowlers will have ONE week to submit their scores. During the Semi-Finals, you will have unlimited attempts to bowl two consecutive games. This score will be your final score for this round.

To Qualify for the Next Round

Participants with the top 6 highest Contest Bowling Scores in the Semi-Finals will advance to the Grand Finale.

GRAND FINALE: NOVEMBER 14TH

The top 6 bowlers from the Semi-Finals who advanced into the Grand Finale will have one attempt to submit a single game score. The top 4 bowlers will advance and have one attempt to submit a single game score. The top 2 bowlers will then advance and have one attempt to submit a single game score. The bowler with the best score will be crowned the PBA Global Showdown Champion. The Finale will be live-streamed from each of the bowlers’ home centers.

PRIZES

A prize fund of $50,000 and other prizes courtesy of Motiv and KR Strikeforce including bowling balls, pins, and other bowling accessories!

TOP 15

1st

$20,000.00

9th

$800.00

2nd

$12,000.00

10th

$800.00

3rd

$6,000.00

11th

$600.00

4th

$3,000.00

12th

$600.00

5th

$2,000.00

13th

$400.00

6th

$1,200.00

14th

$400.00

7th

$900.00

15th

$400.00

8th

$900.00