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PBA50 Harrah's Cherokee/Ultra-Star Multi-Tainment Center Open

Event dates
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Host center
Ultrastar Multi-Tainment Center

777 Casino Dr.
Cherokee, NC 28719
United States

***NO RV'S ALLOWED AT THE CASINO.  IF YOU DO BRING AN RV, YOU WILL HAVE TO RESERVE A CAMPGROUND SPOT.***

Friday, Sept 12th
Practice Session: 4:00 – 6:00pm
Pro-am: TBD

Saturday, Sept 13th
Qualifying:
Roll call is 30 minutes prior to all squads.
A Squad: 8:00 a.m. – (seven games) 
B Squad: 1:30 p.m. – (seven games)

Top 1/3 players advance to Advancer’s Round (48 entries or more, format may change based on entry count.)

Sunday, Sept 14th
Roll Call: 30 minutes prior to all squads.
9:00 a.m. – Advancer’s Round – bowl 4-Games (Qualifying pin fall carries forward).

Top 12 Advances to Round-Robin Match Play

12:30 p.m. - 12-Games - Round-Robin Match Play - (30 bonus pins for a win, 15 bonus pins for a tie).
12th Game is a Position Round Game to determine the Champion.

Host(s) - Harrah’s Cherokee & UltraStar Multi-Tainment Center, 777 Casino Dr., Cherokee, NC 28719 – Dan Terry – Reg. Manager & Chris Bradley – Bowling & Arcade Manager

Field Capacity - 80 Bowlers (Two Squads Only)

Eligibility
Participant must be a USBC or PBA LBC Member in good standing. Participant must be the age of 50, Non-Members must meet the PBA minimum average requirements of 200 for 36 games in a USBC or PBA LBC sanctioned league. PBA Members have priority over any Non-Members up to 7 days before the event starts.

Entry Fee
PBA Members: $245

Non-Members: $310

Entry Deadline
Online entries for PBA Members close at midnight on Thursday, Sept 4th.
Non-Member entries start - Friday, Sept 5th.
PBA Member/Non-Member Entry Cut-Off: Monday Sept 8th, Midnight.

After the deadline, entries must be made directly with the PBA South Region Manager. Non-Members will be confirmed on a space available basis.

Payout Ratio – 1:3

BowlTV Regional Players Invitational
This event is a South Region Event and will only count for points in the South Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the year-end Finals. To qualify for the BowlTV RPI, you must bowl in 3 events within your region in the calendar year.

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

Pattern - TBD

1st Place is projected to pay $2,000

12th Place is projected to pay $600

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $475