The format for this tournament at Amusement Worx is group matchplay.



All the comp information is on the IFPA calendar and also on the Amusement Worx Facebook page. The information is also included below.



Registration and warm-up starts at 5.45 and the comp itself starts at 6.35.



Any questions at all let me know and I will get back to you asap.



PLEASE NOTE: This group matchplay tournament has been registered with 4 rounds .

There will be a no cut-off time for starting the fourth round.



DATE:

Tuesday 21st February 2023



GENERAL INFORMATION:

1. Registration and warm up 5.45-6.35 sharp.

2. Information and questions from players 6.30-6.35.

3. Tournament: 6.35-11.00

4. We are running a group match play tournament using matchplay events.

5. There will probably be 12-14 machines in use on the night.

6. Simon is not obliged to tell players which machines will be used prior to the tournament day.

7. Players will be grouped in fours and if necessary groups of threes. There will be four separate rounds of three matches. This means every player will play twelve matches in total.

8. In each round each group will play a single game on three different machines and allocated points according to their finishing position; 7/5/3/1 for four player groups and 7/4/1 for three players groups.

9. For the first round, grouping will be based on IFPA rankings.

10. After the first round groupings will be balanced.

11. At the close of the fourth round, the player with the highest points score will be declared the tournament winner.

12. Ties will be broken automatically by comparing the strengths of opponents faced.

13. Entry fee: $25. + $1.00 for IFPA Players Fee

14. On the night players should have their IFPA # ready, to save time. Just Google IFPA and your name to get your # if you have one.



FORMAT:

1. TOURNAMENT NAME: Amusement Worx Group Matchplay Tournament.

2. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Simon Wisbey.

3. EMAIL:simon.w@amusementworx.com.au

4. LOCATION: Amusement Worx, 285-287 Torrens Road West Croydon 5008 SA.

5. PRIVATE: No.

6. DATE: 21st February 2023

7. TIME: 6.35-10.30pm.

8. FEE: $25 + $1.00 IFPA Players Fee

9. WEBSITE LINK:

10. FORMAT DETAILS: Group Matchplay.

1) Seeding: IFPA.

2) First round pairing: Slaughter.

3) General pairing: Balanced - Players will be randomly paired with previously unfaced opponents.

4) Player order: Rotating - Random order for the first game, then rotates player order evenly.

5) Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) (7/4/1).

6) Arena draws: Balanced - Attempts will be made to assign an arena that has been played the fewest times by all opponents.

7) Duration: Four rounds.

???? Matches each round: Three matches.

???? Tiebreaker: Automatic - Ties will be broken by comparing the strengths of opponents faced.

9) Event: Main.

10). ESTIMATED # OF PLAYERS: 24.

11). MEANINGFUL # OF GAMES PLAYED/TGP: 96% for 4 rounds or 72% for 3 rounds.

12). UNLIMITED QUALIFYING: No.



287 Torrens Rd, West Croydon, Adelaide, South Australia, 5008

Edited July 2 by gamesrus
change to 4 rounds no end time