Quick Overview

Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.

The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final


Format Details

Qualifying will be completed using the next.matchplay.events software

First, each machine is randomly assigned two players. The remaining players are placed in one central queue

When a match is completed:

- both players return to the tournament directors desk to record result

- players will either be assigned a new opponent and machine or be placed in the central queue


At the end of 3 hours no more games may start. Ties will be broken by the most wins.

The player with the best win/loss ratio will be deemed the winner

Top 8 proceed to finals


Finals


Semi Final:

- best of 3 games, 4 player matchplay final

- machines chosen at random

- highest seed chooses playing position first, second seed second etc

- on subsequent games the person with the lowest score from the previous game chooses playing position first, then second lowest score etc

- 7/5/3/1 scoring

- top 2 from each group advance



Grand Final:

- best of 3 games, 4 player matchplay final

- machines chosen at random

- highest seed chooses playing position first, second seed second etc

- on subsequent games the person with the lowest score from the previous game chooses playing position first, then second lowest score etc

- 7/5/3/1 scoring



- extra balls turned off when possible

- all rulings and malfunctions will be based on the rules for the IFPA World Pinball Championship