PBA Midwest Region

2026 PBA50 Plaza Bowl Ripon Midwest Open

Event dates
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Host center
Plaza Bowl Ripon

1216 W Fond Du Lac Street
Ripon, WI 54971-1515
United States

Friday, April 24

Practice: 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Orientation Meeting: 6:05 p.m. (Mandatory for all first-time participants)

Saturday, April 25

Roll Call 30 minutes prior to all squads

A Squad (7 games; fresh): 8:30 a.m.

B Squad (7 games; fresh): 2:30 p.m.

Top 1/3 advance to Advancers Round

Sunday, April 26

Advancers Round (5 games; fresh): 9:30 a.m., pins carry forward

Stepladder Finals (4 player): 1 p.m.

Host: PBA member Bill Fabian

Field Capacity: 50

Eligibility:

Participant must be a USBC Member in good standing. Participant must be the age of 50 as of April 24, 2026. 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, April 20, 2026. 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 Midwest Region event and will only count for points in the Midwest 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

1st Place projected to pay $2,000

2 PBA60 checks projected to pay $300

Final cash spot guaranteed to pay a minimum of $500

*All prize funds are projected off 50 entries*