Flippers Fall Pinball Tournament 2023

OBX Flippers Arcade Fall Pinball Bash

Stern Pro Circuit Event

Summary

Date: November 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th

Location: Flippers Arcade, 6615 Caratoke Hwy, Grandy, NC  27939

Events:  Main & Classics

Main Event

Entry Fee:  $80 (no coin drop – tournament games on free play)

Qualifying Schedule:

• Friday, 11/3:  12pm to 9pm (last games started by 8:50pm)

• Saturday, 11/4:  10am to 9pm (last games started by 8:50pm)

• Saturday 11/4 (Volunteer-only):  8:30am to 10am

Format:  Best Game

• 14 qualifying games, top 8 machine scores used for player’s total score

• Unlimited attempts, only highest score / machine is retained / player

• Electronic queuing using DTM software

• Game scoring:  1^st – 100, 2^nd – 97, 3^rd – 95, 4^th – 94, 5^th – 93, and so on

Finals

Schedule:

• A Finals:  9am – 5pm

• B Finals:  10am – 5pm

A finals

Format:

• Single-elimination, best 3 of 5 matches

• Top 24 players qualify for finals

• Top 8 receive first round bye

• Tiebreakers use one game playoff for 8^th seed, 24^th spot

• Remaining tiebreakers use random game’s scores to determine higher seed

• Seeding uses standard single elimination brackets, putting highest seed vs lowest seed in 1^st rounds

• Game picks/order picks will use of game banks

Bracket tiebreakers

• All bracket positions will be resolved with additional rounds, reseeded based on original seed

• Games are determined by tournament director, play order starts with high seed in each group

• 17^th-24^th:  Two 4-player groups, top/bottom 2 from each play another 4-player game

• 9-16^th: Two 4-player groups, top/bottom 2 from each play another 4-player game

• 5^th-8^th:  One 4-player game

• 3^rd-4^th:  Best of 3-match.  High seed gets first choice of game/order, loser chooses game 2 and 3

Prizes:

• NOTE:  prizes subject to change as additional sponsors may contribute to prize pool

• Prize pool $64 / player:  Entry ($80) minus $5 (Stern Circuit fee), $1 (IFPA fee) and $10 (Flippers)

• Prizes out of prize pool:  1^st – 30%, 2^nd – 20%, 3^rd – 10%, 4^thto 8^th – 5% each

B Finals – Double elimination bracket, single game matches

Format:

• Top 25 – 40 players qualify for B finals

• Tiebreakers use one game playoff for 40^th spot

• Remaining tiebreakers use random game’s scores to determine higher seed

• Seeding uses qualifying position in standard doubleelimination brackets, putting highest seed vs lowest seed in 1^st rounds

• Top seed players pick available game or position until all games picked.  Subsequent game or order picked by loser of previous game.  Games cannot be chosen twice a player.

• Result’s tiebreakers will use original seeding/qualifying finishing position

Prizes:

• Trophies and prizes for top 8 players

Classics Charity Event

Entry Fee:  $20 (no coin drop) – All proceeds go to charity

Schedule:

• Saturday, 11/4:  10:30am 

Format:  Group Knockout, Fair Strike Format

• 5 strike knockout

• Match strikes: 

o 4 player groups: 1^st – 0, 2^nd – 1, 3^rd – 1, 4^th – 2 

o 3 player groups: 1^st – 0, 2^nd – 1, 3^rd – 2 

o 2 player groups: 1^st – 0, 2^nd – 2 

• Game order based on order as listed in Match Play display

Prizes:

• Top 8 players will get trophies & Prizes