2012 PBA Regional Players Championship-East moves to Columbus, Ohio
05/10/12
The Professional Bowlers Association's annual Regional Players Championship-East is set for Memorial Day weekend at Columbus Western Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, where the winner will earn an "Elite" berth in the 2013 PBA Tournament of Champions.
The Regional Players Championship-East, which is open to all PBA members except for those who finished among the top 32 in competition points during the 2011-12 PBA Tour season, will also pay a $6,000 first prize based upon a capacity field of 200 players.
Scott Newell (right) of Deland, Fla., who went on to win his first PBA Tour title in the Xtra Frame Tour Ricart Ford Open in Columbus during the 2011-12 season, is the defending RPC-East champion.
Following Friday, May 25, practice and pro-am events, the RPC-East gets underway with an eight-game qualifying round Saturday. The top one-third of the field will advance to a four-game cashers' round Sunday morning, with the top 32 (based on 170 entries) moving on. Additional two-game elimination rounds will follow at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. with the field being trimmed in half after each round.
At 2 p.m., the four surviving players will bowl one more game, with total pinfall for 19 games deciding the champion.
The entry fee will be $295. One in three entries will cash with last-to-cash guaranteed to pay a minimum of $600. For additional entry and prize fund information, click here.
Columbus Western Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, May 25-27 (all times are Eastern)
Friday, May 25, 2012
11 a.m. – Squad A practice session
2 p.m. – Squad B practice session
5, 8 p.m. – Pro-am squads
Saturday, May 26, 2012
9 a.m. – Squad A, 8 games qualifying
4 p.m. – Squad B, 8 games qualifying
Top one-third of field advances to cashers' round
Sunday, May 29, 2012
9 a.m. – Cashers' Round: 4 games (*top 32 based on 12-game pinfall totals advance if field is 170 entries or more)
11 a.m. – Round of 32, 2 games (top 16 based on 14-game pinfall totals advance)
Noon – Round of 16, 2 games (top 8 based on 16-game pinfall totals advance)
1 p.m. – Round of 8, 2 games (top 4 based on 18-game pinfall totals advance)
2 p.m. – Championship Round (four players, 1 game; final standings based on 19-game pinfall totals)
* Based on 140-169 entries, top 24 advance from cashers' round; based on 110-139 entries, top 20 advance from cashers' round; based on 80-109 entries, top 16 advance from cashers' round. Top half of field advances in each subsequent round.
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"Elite" berth in 2013 PBA Tournament of Champions at stake in Memorial Day weekend event
The Professional Bowlers Association's annual Regional Players Championship-East is set for Memorial Day weekend at Columbus Western Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, where the winner will earn an "Elite" berth in the 2013 PBA Tournament of Champions.The Regional Players Championship-East, which is open to all PBA members except for those who finished among the top 32 in competition points during the 2011-12 PBA Tour season, will also pay a $6,000 first prize based upon a capacity field of 200 players.
Scott Newell (right) of Deland, Fla., who went on to win his first PBA Tour title in the Xtra Frame Tour Ricart Ford Open in Columbus during the 2011-12 season, is the defending RPC-East champion. Following Friday, May 25, practice and pro-am events, the RPC-East gets underway with an eight-game qualifying round Saturday. The top one-third of the field will advance to a four-game cashers' round Sunday morning, with the top 32 (based on 170 entries) moving on. Additional two-game elimination rounds will follow at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. with the field being trimmed in half after each round.
At 2 p.m., the four surviving players will bowl one more game, with total pinfall for 19 games deciding the champion.
The entry fee will be $295. One in three entries will cash with last-to-cash guaranteed to pay a minimum of $600. For additional entry and prize fund information, click here.
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2012 PBA Regional Players Championship-East
Columbus Western Bowl in Columbus, Ohio, May 25-27 (all times are Eastern)
Friday, May 25, 2012
11 a.m. – Squad A practice session
2 p.m. – Squad B practice session
5, 8 p.m. – Pro-am squads
Saturday, May 26, 2012
9 a.m. – Squad A, 8 games qualifying
4 p.m. – Squad B, 8 games qualifying
Top one-third of field advances to cashers' round
Sunday, May 29, 2012
9 a.m. – Cashers' Round: 4 games (*top 32 based on 12-game pinfall totals advance if field is 170 entries or more)
11 a.m. – Round of 32, 2 games (top 16 based on 14-game pinfall totals advance)
Noon – Round of 16, 2 games (top 8 based on 16-game pinfall totals advance)
1 p.m. – Round of 8, 2 games (top 4 based on 18-game pinfall totals advance)
2 p.m. – Championship Round (four players, 1 game; final standings based on 19-game pinfall totals)
* Based on 140-169 entries, top 24 advance from cashers' round; based on 110-139 entries, top 20 advance from cashers' round; based on 80-109 entries, top 16 advance from cashers' round. Top half of field advances in each subsequent round.
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