1254 Dougherty Ferry Rd
Valley Park, MO 63088
United States
Friday, September 18, 2026
Practice Session: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Orientation Meeting: 4:05 pm (Mandatory for all first-time participants)
House ran sweeper check in at 5:00 pm (Open to all, including Youth for SMART funds)
6:00 pm five game sweeper
Roll Call 30 minutes prior to all squads
72 entries or less = one squad
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Qualifying Round (8 games; fresh): 11 a.m.
Cut to the top 16 scores for Sunday’s bracket match play round
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bracket match play round of 16 (best-of-3; fresh): 8:30 a.m.
Round of 8 (best-of-3): Immediately following Round of 16
Round of 4 (best-of-3): Immediately following Round of 8
Finals (best-of-3): Immediately following Round of 4
73 entries or more = two squads
Saturday, September 19, 2026
A squad (8 games; fresh): 8:30 a.m.
B squad (8 games; fresh): 3:00 p.m.
Top 1/3 scores, up to 32, advance to Advancers Round, pins carry forward
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Advancers Round (4 games; fresh): 8:30 am, cut to the top 16, pins carry forward
Round of 16 (3 games; burn): Immediately following Advancers Round, pins carry forward
Round of 8 (2 games; burn): Immediately following Round of 16, cut to top 4 player stepladder
4 player stepladder on fresh at 2:00 p.m.
Hosts: Lauren Schoenwalder and Zach Bucher
Field Capacity: 144
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 nonmember 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 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 15, 2026. After the deadline, entries then made directly with the Regional Manager, Toby Contreras at [email protected] or (816) 612-6942
Payout Ratio: 1:3
BowlTV Regional Players Invitational
This event is a Midwest Region event and will only count for points in the Midwest 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 in the calendar year.
2026 PBA Approved Equipment
The 2026 list of acceptable Urethane and Urethane-Like equipment made at 78.0HD+ is available on the schedule page under “quick links”.
1st Place projected to pay $2,500
Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $500
1 in 5 out of the cash PBA50 checks projected to pay $300
*All prize funds are projected off 144 entries*