About this Event
PINBALL PLANET MEGA MATCHPLAY
Saturday December 19 (Qualifying)
Sunday December 20 (Playoffs)
200% TGP
IFPA Certified Boost to 250% WPPR value with 48+ players
PRE-REGISTRATION
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OPENS October 24th, 2026 @ 10am
72 PLAYER LIMIT (7 spots reserved for TDs, Techs, and 2 international travelers)
Confirm your spot w/ $35 paid pre-registration.
100% refundable before November 21st, 50% until December 13th, no refunds after that.
I'll post on the facebook event when/if we sell out. Waitlist will be available at that time.
ENTRY FEES
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$35 Entry Fee + Coin Drop ($30 to prize pool, $5 organizer fee)
If not sold out, register onsite day-of for $35 cash
Bring cash! No ATM on site
Change machines are available
IFPA fees sponsored by Pinball Planet
QUALIFYING
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10 Two Game Rounds of Group Matchplay
Tiered Swiss Groupings
2 game banks (New/Old or New/Mid)
Balanced bank 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 that have already been selected twice in the current round.
Highest seeded player in a tiebreaker will have game choice (restricted by game picks available to them).
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 3
~7:00pm - 75 minute break after Round 7
~11:30pm - Qualifying ends**
-Sunday-
10:00am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice
11:00am - First Round begins (both divisions)
~1:00pm - Quarterfinals begin
~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. Guaranteed paying out A Division Top 16 and B Division Top 4.
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
Event venue & nearby stays
Pinball Planet, 6277E Pearl Road, Parma Heights, United States
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