GENERAL INFORMATION:

Tournament Directors: Jason Lambert & Hollie Mills.

Tournament Director's email: dj_j2008@hotmail.com

Tournament location: Timezone Coolangatta, 72-80 Marine Parade, Coolangatta QLD 4225.

Tournament Dates and times:? Saturday 25 May 2019 from 10am.

Tournament fee: $50.

There will be loads of cash & prizes up for grabs for the Cooly Classic, including trophies for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place.


TOURNAMENT FORMAT DETAILS:

QUALIFYING:

All qualifiers will be placed into groups of 4 chosen at random (4 player games).

Each group will be assigned 3 games at random and will be using the PAPA points system (4/2/1/0) for each game.

There will be a total of 5 qualifying rounds (15 games per player). After each round, new groupings will be selected, according to points earned in the tournament to date.

Second & subsequent rounds will be based on Swiss format (Players will be paired against players with the same win-loss record. No attempts will be made to pair players against opponents not previously faced (adjacent pairing is used).

All games will be played as 4-player games (unless machine is unable to allow it and/or notified otherwise by a Tournament Director).

Matchplay software will allocate the games and order for each match.

Ties for any placings in the Top 16 will be determined by the number of 1st place finishes, then by 2nd place finishes, then by a single game playoff (if required).

FINALS:

Will start at the conclusion of qualifying. A break may be allocated before finals start, depending on timing.

Finals will be played via a 4-player group elimination bracket.

Each round will be contested as a 3 game series, using the PAPA points system (4/2/1/0).

Matchplay will allocate machine choices for all matches throughout the finals.

Groups will be determined using the Slaughter method.

In all instances, the Top 2 players in each group will advance to the next round.

A single game playoff on a machine allocated by Matchplay will be used to break any ties.

QUARTER FINALS:
16 players in 4 groups of 4, using 'Slaughter' method.

Top 2 players in each group on points will advance to the Semi finals.

A single game playoff will be used to break ties, on a machine to be allocated by the Matchplay software.

SEMI FINALS:
8 players in 2 groups of 4, again using 'Slaughter' method.

Top 2 players in each group on points will advance to the Grand Final.

A single game playoff will be used to break ties, on a machine to be allocated by the Matchplay software.

GRAND FINAL:
The 4 remaining players will play a final 3-game series, with the same points allocation as above, to determine the tournament winner.