Cleveland Pinball League Presents... PINBALL PLANET MEGA MATCHPLAY Saturday December 28 (Qualifying) Sunday December 29 (Playoffs) 200% TGP Certified Boost to 250% WPPR value with 48+ players 68 PLAYER LIMIT PRE-REGISTRATION SOLD OUT Contact clevelandpinball@gmail.com to join the waitlist ENTRY FEES ------------- $20 Cash Entry Fee + Coin Drop Bring cash! No ATM on site Change machines are available All entry fees are paid out as prize money IFPA fees sponsored by Pinball Planet QUALIFYING -------------- 20 Rounds of match play Balanced groupings (not Swiss) Balanced game draws Rounds will alternate between longer and shorter playing games when possible 7/5/3/1 scoring in 4 player groups 7/4/1 scoring in 3 player groups 48+ Players - Top 24 make playoffs (top 8 bye) 32 - 47 Players - Top 16 make playoffs (no byes) 24 - 31 Players - Top 12 make playoffs (top 4 bye) 16 - 23 Players - Top 8 make playoffs (no byes) Ties on the qualifying bubble or bye bubble will be played out on a randomly selected Old/Mid game PLAYOFFS ----------- PAPA Format 3 Game Rounds 4/2/1/0 Scoring High seed chooses games Old/Mid/New - one game from each era Cannot choose the same game in consecutive rounds Ties to advance will be played on a randomly selected Old/Mid game SCHEDULE ----------- -Saturday- 10am - Doors open / Practice time 10:45 - Announcements 11am - Qualifying begins ~2:30pm - 30 minute break after Round 6 ~7:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 13 ~12am - Qualifying ends** -Sunday- 10am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice 11am - First Round begins ~1pm - Quarterfinals begin (short lunch break) ~3pm - Semifinals begin ~5pm - Finals begin 7pm - Latest estimated ending time (Playoffs rounds are estimated as 1.5 - 2 hours) **If the player count is under 48 no new rounds will start after Midnight, even if we haven't hit the 20 rounds as scheduled. 20 round minimum for the IFPA Certified TGP Boost is only relevant with 48+ players. PRIZE POOL ------------- - Prize pool is determined by the number of participants - Missed cut consolation $20 cash bonus for top qualifier below the qualifying cut line ranked outside IFPA top 3000 - Playoffs will pay out only to those who advance past the first round on Sunday EXAMPLE: 68 players (full field) Entry fees collected = $1360 Trophy cost = $100 Missed cut consolation = $20 ------------------------ Remaining Prize Pool = $1240 1st Place = $300 + Trophy 2nd Place = $220 3rd Place = $180 4th Place = $140 5th - 8th = $60 9th - 16th = $20 17th - 24th - no cash Payouts listed are used as a general guide and actual amounts may be rounded up or down for simplicity GAME LIST ----------- - Look on Matchplay website for the most up to date arena list as the event nears - Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for Playoffs only