SAPA Pinball Wizard Tournament IX

SOUTH AUSTRALIA PINBALL & ARCADE, PINBALL WIZARD TOURNAMENT IX
Will take place on SEPTEMBER 21st 2019.

WHERE: South Australia Pinball & Arcade, 19 Playford Crescent SALISBURY NORTH Adelaide SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The event will be Group Matchplay format. All format information is provided below.
TROPHIES FOR TOP 3 PLAYERS
This is an open event for all players, if you have any questions just ask.:-)

All tournaments endorsed by the International Flipper Pinball Association. All participants will receive World Pinball Player Rankings points.

Register your interest at Info@sapa.com.au
or add yourself to the “Going to Event” list

BBQ & DRINKS will be available on the day.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Location – 19 Playford Crescent Salisbury North Adelaide South Australia 5103
. Information and questions from players 12:00pm -2:00pm.

. Tournament: 2:00pm -6:30pm.

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

. There will probably be 10 – 12 machines in use on the day.

. Players will be grouped in 4. There will be 4 separate rounds of 3 matches. This means every player will play 12 matches in total minimum.

. In each round the group will play a single game on three different machines and allocated points according to their finishing position: 7/5/3/1 for 4 player groups and 7/4/1 for 3 players groups if necessary. This is the IFPA system of scoring.

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

. PLEASE NOTE: After the first round we will use the computer to balance the groups so that players can possibly play each other for the 2nd to 4th rounds.

. We are doing this because the tournament does not require pre-registration.

. At the close of the 4th round, the highest points score will be allocated seeding for the final to ultimately declare a tournament winner.

. Ties will be broken by the number of first place finishes, then by the number of second place finishes and if necessary a single game play-off.

. ENTRY FEE: $25 for the whole event.

. On the day players should have their IFPA # ready, to save time.

FORMAT:

1. TOURNAMENT NAME: SAPA PINBALL WIZARD TOURNAMENT IX

2. DATE: Saturday SEPTEMBER 21st 2019.

3. EVENT: Main.

4. TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Barry Stribling, Russell Painter.

5.*ESTIMATED # OF PLAYERS: 20-40

6.*TGP: 96%

7.*UNLIMITED QUALIFYING:*No.

8.*FORMAT: Group match play.

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: 4 rounds.

8) Matches each round: 3 matches.

9) Tiebreaker: Break ties by placement – Ties will be broken by number of first place finishes, then by number of second place finishes and if necessary a single game play-off.