Name: March Matchplay Madness
Start: 2026-03-28T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-29T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Riptide Brewing Company - SWFL

🏀🎱 MARCH MATCHPLAY MADNESS 🎱🏀
Selection Sunday has nothing on this.
Get ready for two days of nonstop pinball action as March Matchplay Madness tips off — and trust us, this is one tournament you won’t want to be left out of the bracket.
We’re expecting this to be one of the biggest TGP events in Florida, with wall-to-wall pinball, deep matchplay rounds, and a TON of IFPA points on the line. This event will be fully IFPA certified, stacking 200% TGP for the event plus 125% for certification, bringing us to a massive 250% TGP.
🏆 That’s championship-level points. 🏆
🗓 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
📍 Saturday, March 28 – Qualifying Day
Think of this as pool play meets the opening rounds of March Madness.
🚪 Doors open: 9:00 AM
🕙 Qualifying starts: 10:00 AM
🔟 10 rounds of matchplay
🎮 2 games per round
🔥 20 total games (bring the stamina!)
When the dust settles, only the top 24 players will punch their ticket to Sunday’s finals.
Bye structure:
🥉 Seeds 4–8: One-round bye
🥇 Seeds 1–4: Two-round bye
(Top seeds get rewarded — just like the big dance.)
📍 Sunday, March 29 – FINALS
This is where legends are made.
🚪 Doors open: 12:00 PM
⏱ Finals begin: 12:30 PM
Finals will follow IFPA-certified formats, featuring:
PAPA-style matchplay rounds
Minimum of 3 games per round
🎯 All game selections made by the players
No gimmicks. No luck brackets. Just pure skill, smart choices, and clutch performances when it matters most.
🔥 WHY YOU CAN’T MISS THIS
🏀 March Madness energy with pinball at center court
🎱 An insane amount of pinball over one weekend
📈 Huge IFPA point potential (250% TGP!)
💪 Competitive fields, long runs, and true endurance play
🏆 Bragging rights worthy of cutting down the nets
Whether you’re chasing points, chasing glory, or just love the grind of matchplay, March Matchplay Madness is where you want to be when the buzzer sounds.
Please register for the event using the Matchplay Link below so the venue can an idea of how many players to expect.
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/229756