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2025 PBA East Providence-Strike FX Open

Event dates
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Host center
East Providence Lanes

80 Newport Avenue
Rumford, RI 029162068
United States

Friday, October 31

Practice Session: 3-5 p.m.

Orientation Meeting: 5 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Pro Am: 6 p.m.

Saturday, November 1

Roll call is 30 minutes prior to qualifying.

Qualifying: 9 a.m. – (eight games)

Top 1/3 advance

Sunday, November 2

Top 1/3 bowl 5 games beginning at 9 a.m. Top 8 (13-game pinfall) Advance

Top 8 bowl 4 additional games. Top 4 (17-game pinfall) Advance

Top 4 bowl stepladder finals.

Host(s): Phyllis Gendron & Mike Sedoma (GM)

Field Capacity: 100

Eligibility

Participant must be a USBC Member in good standing. Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC sanctioned league. PBA Members have priority over any Non Member up to 7 days before the event starts.

Entry Fee

PBA Members: $245

Non-Members: $310

Entry Deadline

Online entries for members and non-members close at midnight on Monday, October 27, 2025.

After the deadline, e-mail entry requests to [email protected]. Entries made after deadline are subject to a $10 penalty.

Payout Ratio

1:3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational

The top 4 eligible finishers from this tournament will join the top 10 from the East Region BowlTV RPI Point list to represent the region. To qualify, you must bowl in a minimum of 3 East Region events before December 12, 2024. This year’s BowlTV Regional Players Invitational is being contested at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nevada on December 12-15. Invitees must be Full PBA members in order to compete. 

Lane Pattern: Earl Anthony 43’

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”. 

PBA Registered Products

1st Place is projected to pay $2,500

Final cash spot is projected to pay $500

*Prize fund is projected on 60 entries*