Qualifying:
*All players will play 12 games in a Best Game style format with 10 machines available. Any game can be played a maximum of twice only, with all 12 games to count towards a player's total.
*Qualifying begins from 3pm, with no more games to commence after 8.30pm (unless extended by a TD).
*Top 24 players will advance to finals, with a tie breaker game to be played for 24th place if required.

Main Finals:
*Players will be split into 3 groups of 8 and contest a ladder elimination in each group.
*Matchplay will allocate machines for each game, while player order is determined from top seed down.
*Play will continue until there is 1 player left in each group. These 3 players, plus a 'wild-card' player will contest a final 3-game Group Matchplay match.
*The wild-card player is from the 3 players last eliminated from any ladder group with highest seed from qualifying results.

Consolation Finals:
*The first 2 players eliminated from each ladder group will be invited to contest a Consolation final.
*Each player will play each other in a head-to-head match once, with the winner having the most wins overall.

Entry fee:
Normal - $20 entry
Early bird - $15 entry (if paid & started before 4pm)
New players - $6 entry (first time ever tournament players only)