Revolutionary Tournament Bowling

Membership / Fees:

    1. No membership is required to participate.
    2. Guests will pay a $5 fee per entry and once four (4) guest fees have been paid, you will receive a standard one (1) year membership from the date of your 1st guest fee.  
    3. The membership costs will be $20 for a standard one (1) year membership.   The standard membership fee will be 100% returned to the bowlers.  $10 will come back to the local branch as added money for events, such as Swisses.  The remaining $10 will be added to the prize fund of the Platinum events, 1st of which will be held in Chicago Memorial Day weekend 2017.
    4. Premium Packages range from $125 and up and include items such as:
      1. The $20 membership.
      2. Logo Infusion jersey.
      3. $240 in annual entry credits
      4. Balls
      5. Bags
      6. Shoes.
    5. All previous existing ABT* memberships will be honored until their expiration date.
    6. RTB will be represented in many locations across the country.  Local membership entitles you to participate in any RTB location event.
    7. 5 consecutive non-cashing events results in an automatic Entry Credit of $50 minimum.
 

Format:

    1. Fair and competitive handicap system.  The calculation method is 80% of 215.  Maximum handicap is 52 pins per game.  There is no maximum or minimum entering average.  Entering averages are determined by the highest single season composite in the past 3 years.  Side pots and brackets have a 300 max score with handicap.
    2. Typical singles events feature two (2) divisions.  Under 180 and Over 179.  Each division qualifies separately, competes in the semi finals separately and is combined in the finals.  Other event formats may not utilize the divisional format.
    3. Exciting tournament formats ran on Kegel patterns from House shots to Sport compliant patterns.
    4. "That Purple Stuff" is approved anytime during RTB competitions.
    5. Event classifications include Premium, Gold, Silver and Bronze.
      1. Platinum events are $10,000 1st place and higher.
      2. Gold events are guaranteed events greater than $1,000 1st place but less than $10,000.
      3. Silver events are guaranteed events up to $1,000 1st place.
      4. Bronze events are non-guaranteed events.
    6. RTB champions receive a custom Logo Infusion jersey.  
    7. Champion jerseys are awarded in events with at least 30 entries.
    8. RTB welcomes all bowlers, youth, male, female and seniors.
    9. PBA* and PWBA* card holders are allowed to participate in RTB events.  Exeptions: 
      1. No national title holders.
      2. No one with a regional title in the past 3 years.
      3. No one with a National cash in the past 3 years.
    10. All previous champions remain eligible for the RTB Tournament of Champions (TOC).  
    11. All existing champions are recognized as RTB champions.
 
RTB places the bowlers first!  We will offer an unparalleled level of integrity and transparency.  The future of tournament bowling is RTB!