PBA50

PBA50 Fort Myers Lightning Strikes Lanes Classic

Event dates
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Host center
Lightning Strikes Bowl

4140 Fowler St
Fort Myers, FL 33901
United States

Sunday, August 20

Practice (A & B Squads): 9 a.m. - Noon

Re-oil of ½ the lanes will take place at 10:30 a.m.

Pro-am: 6 p.m.

Monday, August 21

A Squad Qualifying Round 1 (eight games): 8 a.m.

Re-oil

B Squad Qualifying Round 1 (eight games): 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 22

B Squad Qualifying Round 2 (seven games): 8 a.m.

Re-oil

A Squad Qualifying Round 2 (seven games): 2:30 p.m.

Top 1/3 players advance – all pins carry forward

Wednesday, August 23

Advancers Round (five games): 8 a.m.

Top 24 players advance to bracket match play rounds

All match play rounds are three game sets, total pins (all qualifying pins dropped)

Re-oil

Round of 24 (qualifiers 9 - 24): 12:30 p.m.

Round of 16 (winners + qualifiers 1- 8): 2:15 p.m.

Re-oil

Round of 8: 5 p.m.

Winners advance to Stepladder Finals. Positions 1-4 will be determined according to their bracket seed number. The highest seed losing in the Round of 8 will also qualify in the 5th position for the Stepladder Finals.

Stepladder Finals: 7 p.m. 

Tournament Hosts:

Robert Eddy, Proprietor

Christy Raldiris, Manager

Tournament Host Center

Lightning Strikes Bowling Lanes

4140 Fowler St.

Fort Myers, FL 33901

(239) 936-2695

Eligibility

Participant must be at least 50 years of age to enter a PBA50 Tour event.

Non-members:

A mandatory meeting for all non-members will be held 30 minutes prior to the first practice session. Non-members are welcome and encouraged to experience PBA50 Tour events providing they average 200 in their most recent league season with at least 36 games bowled.

Maximum Field

200

Point Values

Tier 2 Points

Priority Entries

Priority entries open Monday, Feb. 13. Entry priority will be given in the following order, provided players regardless of their status, have entered by the entry deadline date, which is 14 days prior to the official start date (practice day) of each PBA50 Tour event.

  • PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour Title Holders
  • Top 50 2022 PBA50 Tour Point Leaders – link these words to this link (https://www.r2sports.com/system/rankings/ITArankings.asp?rankingsRunID=2596&fromPage=rankingRuns&sportOrganizationID=874
  • Eligible PBA Members
  • Eligible PBA Guests

NOTE: Entrants will be placed into the tournament based on priority succession, plus date and time the entry was received online. If the tournament fills by the deadline entry date, remaining entrants will be placed on standby and notified if spots come available.

Anyone needing instructions on how to enter online can contact membership services at (206) 332-9688.

Entry Fees

PBA50 Members: $495

PBA50 Non-members: $545

PBA50 FORT MYERS LIGHTNING STRIKES LANES CLASSIC

PROJECTED PRIZE FUND BASED ON 128 ENTRIES

1st Place - $7,500

2nd Place - $4,000

3rd Place - $2,500

4th Place - $2,500

5th Place - $1,900

6th Place - $1,900

7th Place - $1,900

8th Place - $1,900

9th Place - $1,500

10th Place - $1,500

11th Place - $1,500

12th Place - $1,500

13th Place - $1,500

14th Place - $1,500

15th Place - $1,500

16th Place - $1,500

17th Place - $1,400

18th Place - $1,400

19th Place - $1,400

20th Place - $1,400

21st Place – $1,400

22nd Place - $1,400

23rd Place - $1,400

24th Place - $1,400

25th Place - $1,300

26th Place - $1,300

27th Place - $1,300

28th Place - $1,300

29th Place - $1,300

30th Place - $1,300

31st Place - $1,300

32nd Place - $1,300

33rd Place - $1,100

34th Place - $1,100

35th Place - $1,100

36th Place - $1,100

37th Place - $1,100

38th Place - $1,100

39th Place - $1,100

40th Place - $1,100

41st Place - $1,100

42nd Place - $1,100

SS#1 - $1,000

SS#2 - $1,000

SS#3 - $1,000

SS#4 - $1,000

SS#5 - $1,000

SS#6 - $1,000

SS#7 - $1,000

SS#8 - $1,000