PBA Central Region

2025 PBA Family Ford of Bluffton/Yergis BBQ/EZ Bowl Central Open powered by QubicaAMF EDGE String - RPI

Event dates
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Host center
EZ Bowl

1231 S. Scott St.
Bluffton, IN 46714
United States

Friday October 3rd

Practice Session: 3-5 p.m.

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

Pro-am: 6:30 p.m.

Saturday October 4th

Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.

A Squad: 9 a.m. – (eight games)

B Squad: 3 p.m. – (eight games)

Top 1/3 advance to Cashers Round.

Sunday October 5th

Cashers Round: 10 a.m. – (eight games) all pinfall carries over.
Top 4 advance: 3:00 p.m. (16 game total pinfall) to stepladder finals.

Host(s)

The Tackett Family

Field Capacity

88 (Subject to change)

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, September 29th, 2025.

After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the Central Regional Manager.

Payout Ratio

1:3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational

This event is a Central Region event and will only count for points in the Central Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year-end Finals. To qualify for the RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region from November 14, 2024 thru November 13, 2025. In addition, the top 4 eligible players from this event will automatically qualify for the Regular Division of the BowlTV Regional Players Invitational.

Pattern

PBA Aulby 39

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 $3,500

12th Place is projected to pay $700

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $600

*All prize funds are projected off 60 entries