pba regional tour Southwest region

2026 PBA SW Emerald Bowl Non-Champions

Event dates
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Host center
Emerald Bowl

9307 Boone Road
Houston, TX 770992097
United States

Friday, August 21

Practice: 2-4 p.m.

Orientation Meeting: 4 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Saturday, August 22

Roll Call 30 minutes prior to all squads

Qualifying (8 games; fresh): 9 a.m.

Top 1/3 advance to Advancers Round

Sunday, August 23

Advancer Round (4 games; fresh): 8:30 a.m.

Cut to top 12 Bracket Finals

Seed 1-4 will receive 1 round bye

Bracket Round 1 (Seeds 5-12, Best of 3, fresh): 12 p.m.

Round of 8 (Best of 3, fresh): Immediately following prior round

Round of 4 (Best of 3, fresh): Immediately following prior round

Finals (One game, fresh): Immediately following prior round

Host(s): Don Ellis and Izzy Montemayor

Field Capacity: 100

Eligibility:

Participants 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 Wednesday, August 12.

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

Payout Ratio

1:3

PBA Regional Players Invitational Presented by USBC

This event is a PBA SW Region event and will only count for points in the SW Region. Only Full PBA Members will be able to qualify for the PBA Regional Players Invitational Presented by USBC. To qualify for the RPI, you must bowl in three events from November 14, 2025, thru November 13, 2026.

Lane Pattern:

TBD

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”.

PBA Registered Products

PRIZE FUND (BASED ON ENTRIES):

1st Place is projected to pay $2,500

Final cash spot is guaranteed to pay a minimum of $450

*All prize funds are projected off 100 entries*