Tournament Date/s: Tuesday 16th January, 2018

Tournament times: 4pm-10.30pm

Tournament format details:
Qualifying:
Qualifying opens from 4pm each meet.
8 games will be selected at random, or by fan vote. Each player plays 1 game on each machine in 'Herb style' qualifying
Top 16 players on points will advance to finals. Ties for any place will be determined by a single game playoff on another machine chosen at random that is not being used for the tournament.
**Please note that all qualifying games must be completed by 9pm**

Finals (if 32 players or more):
Top 16 players will be seeded according to their final qualifying placing. Each finals match will be contested as a Best of 3 game, single elimination match.
Highest available seed will always play the lowest available seed In a match. Highest seed can choose the machine, with the lowest choosing play order. Play order alternates each game.
There will be a 3rd place playoff after the semi final, which will take place at the same time as the Final match. The winner will be the last remaining player in the competition.

Finals (if less than 32 players, but more than 16):
Top 8 advance to 'NRL/AFL finals' format Each head-to-head match is Best of 3 games. Top 4 players, as per NRL/AFL finals series are given a double chance.
Matches for 1st round of finals are as follows: 1v4, 2v3, 5v8, 6v7 and will continue until there is only 1 player remaining, who is the winner.
Players with the highest seeding in each match will be able to choose the machine that their match will be on, with the lowest seed choosing play order. Play order alternates each game in the Best-of-3 match.

Ties for results in the finals will be broken according to player's qualifying position. Higher qualifier will assume the higher place finish.

THE TOP 3 OF EACH MONTHLY MEET IN 2018 WILL QUALIFY FOR THE 2018 QLD STATE PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN DECEMBER 2018.