About this Event
Cleveland Pinball League Presents...
PINBALL PLANET MEGA MATCHPLAY
Saturday May 3 (Qualifying)
Sunday May 4 (Playoffs)
200% TGP
IFPA Certified Boost to 250% WPPR value with 48+ players
PRE-REGISTRATION
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OPENS SATURDAY MARCH 29 AT 2PM
72 PLAYER LIMIT (6 spots reserved for TDs and Techs)
No charge upon sign-up to hold your spot. Pay cash at the event
Only one name per registration
If you have multiple people in your group just make additional registrations
Waitlist available upon sellout - Email [email protected]
ENTRY FEES
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$30 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
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20 Rounds of Group Matchplay
Balanced groupings (not Swiss)
Balanced game draws
7/5/3/1 scoring in 4 player groups
7/4/1 scoring in 3 player groups
A Division
Top 24 make playoffs (top 8 bye)
B Division*
Qualifiers 25-32 make playoffs (no byes)
*Players ranked in the IFPA top 500 are ineligible for B Division
Ties on the cut line or bye bubble will be played out on a randomly selected Old/Mid game
PLAYOFFS
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PAPA Format
3 Game Rounds
4/2/1/0 Scoring
High seed chooses games
Old/Mid/New - one game from each
A player can't choose the same game in consecutive rounds
Groups can't choose games already selected in the same round
SCHEDULE
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-Saturday-
10:00am - Doors open / Practice begins
11:00am - Announcements
11:15am - Qualifying begins
~2:30pm - 45 minute break after Round 6
~7:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 13
~12:00am - Qualifying ends**
-Sunday-
10:00am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice
11:00am - First Round begins
~1:00pm - Quarterfinals begin
(optional lunch break - player vote)
~3:00pm - Semifinals begin
~5:00pm - Finals begin
7:00pm - Latest estimated ending time
(Playoffs rounds are estimated as 1.5 - 2 hours)
PRIZE POOL
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Prize pool is determined by the number of participants
EXAMPLE: 72 players (full field)
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A Division
1st Place $400
2nd Place $250
3rd Place $160
4th Place $120
5th - 8th $80
9th - 16th $40
17th - 24th $20
B Division
1st Place $150
2nd Place $100
3rd Place $80
4th Place $60
Payouts listed here are used as a general guide and actual amounts may be rounded up or down for simplicity of dividing cash
GAME LIST
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- Look on Matchplay closer to the event for the most up to date arena list
- Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for Playoffs only
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pinball Planet, 6277 Pearl Road, Parma Heights, United States
