Results for the Main Tournament event on January 20, 2024
| Pos | Player | Rank | Rating | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter Casselman | 316 | 1692.76 | 13.66 |
| 2 | Eric Marz | 1450 | 1668.73 | 6.82 |
| 3 | Tim Neilson | 3619 | 1541.58 | 4.14 |
| 4 | Nathan Crosby | 3965 | 1453.18 | 2.62 |
| 5 | Mike Havens | 417 | 1655.17 | 1.72 |
| 6 | Bill McHugh | 1661 | 1638.08 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Jamie MacLeish | 3683 | 1463.47 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Chris Thomas PA | 4917 | 1392.74 | 0.78 |
| 9 | Jody Stahlman | 1907 | 1430.28 | 0.68 |
| 10 | Brian Thomas | 6304 | 1204.07 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Ben Bonaccio | 4956 | 1460.59 | 0.51 |
| 12 | Austin Smith NYC | 3369 | 1546.22 | 0.43 |
| 13 | Deric Harrington | 2308 | 1501.94 | 0.34 |
| 14 | Beau Blanchard | 4077 | 1456.26 | 0.26 |
| 15 | Kris LaCross | 1833 | 1527.59 | 0.17 |
| 16 | Preston Francisco | 4442 | 1373.84 | 0.09 |
Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Format : | Single Elimination |
| Player Limit : | 16 |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Tournament Date: January 20, 2024
This is an invite only event based on VT 2023 Standings
Official NACS Rules at: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2023/rules.php
Head-to-Head Single Elimination Format
Players will be placed in a single elimination bracket once the seedings have been completed.
First round pairings are as follows:
1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13,
5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9
Second round pairings are as follows:
1/16 winner vs. 8/9 winner, 2/15 winner vs. 7/10 winner,
3/14 winner vs. 6/11 winner, 4/13 winner vs. 5/12 winner
Third round pairings are as follows:
1/8/9/16 winner vs. 4/5/12/13 winner,
2/7/10/15 winner vs. 3/6/11/14 winner
Fourth round pairing are as follows:
Two winners of round 3 play for the State Championship
Two losers of round 3 player in the Consolation Final for 3rd/4th place.
Each match will be a race to 4 wins (unless a match is tied 3-3 after 6 games where a sudden death tiebreaker will be played – see below). At the start of the match, the lower seeded player will choose the first machine, followed by the higher seeded player choosing the second machine. This picking order will continue until all 6 games have been chosen. A machine may not be picked more than once in the same match. Once a player verbally makes any choice regarding machine or position, they are locked into that decision.
The higher seed will first choose whether they want to start on one of their own choices, or one of the lower seed’s choices. Position will be based on who originally selected the machine before the match started. The player that did not have the machine as a part of their three choices will have choice of position on that particular machine. The match will alternate between machines chosen by each player, until all 6 games are completed. Should a player reach 4 wins before all 6 games are completed, no further games should be played.
Should the match be tied after these 6 games, the match will move to ‘Sudden Death’. This will be a single game where any of the remaining machines are available to be chosen. The higher seeded player will have choice of machine or position for this ‘Sudden Death’ game.
Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match. This is to ensure that both players have a chance to get familiar with the machine.
The winner of the match advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated.
The 3rd/4th place Consolation Final will be played as a best-of-three instead of a best-of-seven like all other rounds, using the same rules.
VT will be playing out all 16 places. So after the first round of matches a "Losers" bracket will be set up in the same format as the winners bracket with the exception being it will be best of 3 games/match.
Official NACS Rules at: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2023/rules.php
Head-to-Head Single Elimination Format
Players will be placed in a single elimination bracket once the seedings have been completed.
First round pairings are as follows:
1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13,
5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9
Second round pairings are as follows:
1/16 winner vs. 8/9 winner, 2/15 winner vs. 7/10 winner,
3/14 winner vs. 6/11 winner, 4/13 winner vs. 5/12 winner
Third round pairings are as follows:
1/8/9/16 winner vs. 4/5/12/13 winner,
2/7/10/15 winner vs. 3/6/11/14 winner
Fourth round pairing are as follows:
Two winners of round 3 play for the State Championship
Two losers of round 3 player in the Consolation Final for 3rd/4th place.
Each match will be a race to 4 wins (unless a match is tied 3-3 after 6 games where a sudden death tiebreaker will be played – see below). At the start of the match, the lower seeded player will choose the first machine, followed by the higher seeded player choosing the second machine. This picking order will continue until all 6 games have been chosen. A machine may not be picked more than once in the same match. Once a player verbally makes any choice regarding machine or position, they are locked into that decision.
The higher seed will first choose whether they want to start on one of their own choices, or one of the lower seed’s choices. Position will be based on who originally selected the machine before the match started. The player that did not have the machine as a part of their three choices will have choice of position on that particular machine. The match will alternate between machines chosen by each player, until all 6 games are completed. Should a player reach 4 wins before all 6 games are completed, no further games should be played.
Should the match be tied after these 6 games, the match will move to ‘Sudden Death’. This will be a single game where any of the remaining machines are available to be chosen. The higher seeded player will have choice of machine or position for this ‘Sudden Death’ game.
Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match. This is to ensure that both players have a chance to get familiar with the machine.
The winner of the match advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated.
The 3rd/4th place Consolation Final will be played as a best-of-three instead of a best-of-seven like all other rounds, using the same rules.
VT will be playing out all 16 places. So after the first round of matches a "Losers" bracket will be set up in the same format as the winners bracket with the exception being it will be best of 3 games/match.
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