Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | Best Game |
| Finals Format : | Match Play |
| Player Limit : | Unknown |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Start Date: June 20, 2025
End Date: June 22, 2025
Welcome to Southern-Fried Gaming Expo 2025's Main Event: Hybrid Best Game with 200% TGP!
Qualifying: Hybrid best game qualifying runs for 20 hours on Friday, June 20 (3pm-11:30pm) and Saturday, June 21 (10am-9:30pm). Players can join queues online (at matchplay.events) or in-person with an official scorekeeper. Your best 10 of 12 games will be counted using PAPA 200 scoring (200/190/185/184...).
Attempts: All players will be limited to 48 entries maximum. Players do not have to play all 48 attempts to qualify for finals. Players must play at least 5 games to be included in IFPA results.
Pricing: $40 for registration (includes 16 entries); $30 for 32 entries; $10 for 8 entries.
A Division Finals: The Top 24 compete in PAPA-style finals (group elimination matchplay, 3 games/round, 8 byes) with IFPA scoring (7/5/3/1 and 7/4/1). A Division finals start on Saturday, June 21 at 9:30pm (first round) and continue on Sunday, June 22 at 9:30am.
B Division Finals: The next 16 qualifying players* will compete in a single-strike knockout (0/0/0/1 and 0/0/1) for prizes, without affecting IFPA results. Players are eliminated after 1 strike! B Division finals start on Sunday, June 22 at 10:30am.
Juniors Division: Players under age 16** can visit the registration desk during qualifying to request to be included in this division. The Top 3 at the end of qualifying win trophies without affecting IFPA results.
Game bank: The game bank will be 12 arenas from the Classics era to the Modern era.
Registration: Register online before the event at gameatl.com, or register in person at the event. Players must have SFGE admission to access the tournament area.
*B Division restricted to players not ranked in the IFPA Top 250.
**Juniors Division restricted to players 16 or under who are not ranked in the IFPA Top 1000.
Qualifying: Hybrid best game qualifying runs for 20 hours on Friday, June 20 (3pm-11:30pm) and Saturday, June 21 (10am-9:30pm). Players can join queues online (at matchplay.events) or in-person with an official scorekeeper. Your best 10 of 12 games will be counted using PAPA 200 scoring (200/190/185/184...).
Attempts: All players will be limited to 48 entries maximum. Players do not have to play all 48 attempts to qualify for finals. Players must play at least 5 games to be included in IFPA results.
Pricing: $40 for registration (includes 16 entries); $30 for 32 entries; $10 for 8 entries.
A Division Finals: The Top 24 compete in PAPA-style finals (group elimination matchplay, 3 games/round, 8 byes) with IFPA scoring (7/5/3/1 and 7/4/1). A Division finals start on Saturday, June 21 at 9:30pm (first round) and continue on Sunday, June 22 at 9:30am.
B Division Finals: The next 16 qualifying players* will compete in a single-strike knockout (0/0/0/1 and 0/0/1) for prizes, without affecting IFPA results. Players are eliminated after 1 strike! B Division finals start on Sunday, June 22 at 10:30am.
Juniors Division: Players under age 16** can visit the registration desk during qualifying to request to be included in this division. The Top 3 at the end of qualifying win trophies without affecting IFPA results.
Game bank: The game bank will be 12 arenas from the Classics era to the Modern era.
Registration: Register online before the event at gameatl.com, or register in person at the event. Players must have SFGE admission to access the tournament area.
*B Division restricted to players not ranked in the IFPA Top 250.
**Juniors Division restricted to players 16 or under who are not ranked in the IFPA Top 1000.