MAY 14th QUALIFYING
MAY 15th FINALS
START TIME BOTH DAYS: NOON Central
FINALS: Check-in required between 11 AM and NOON.

Free Play Arcade at 400 E. South Street in Arlington, Texas is proud to host the Titan Pinball 2022 Southwest Regional Pin-Masters IFPA tournament. This two day tournament will run May 14 and 15.

Titan Pinball has generously sponsored this year's Southwest Regional Pin-Masters, providing $2000 in cash to the prize pool!

Cost to participate is $31.50 ($30 for the tournament + $1.50 in payment processing fees that are charged to us).
Please note that entry to the facility is NOT included with your tournament entry – please see the “ENTRY” section of this text below.

Pin-Masters is the IFPA Sanctioned Pin-Golf World Championship!

This event is a qualifier for the
2023 IFPA PIN-MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!

Titan Pinball wants to make sure EVERYONE can win. Thus,
this event has both A and B divisions and CASH will be awarded in both divisions!
$1000 will go to the winner BUT you don't have to be a pinball wizard to win money in this tournament:
"B division" has cash prize payouts as well -- so everyone has a chance to win!!
Additionally, your entry fees will be added to the prize pool (minus ACTUAL valid expenses for the tournament).

Registration is open NOW -- Link: http://freeplayinc.com/tickets/

AGAIN: Cost to participate is $31.50 ($30 for the tournament + $1.50 in payment processing fees that are charged to us).
Please note that entry to the facility is NOT included with your tournament entry – please see the “ENTRY” section of this text below.

Tee times already selected (see when your friends are playing):
http://freeplayinc.com/tickets/players/

SPECIFIC PRIZE DETAILS:
First Place will win $1000 in cash !!!
This includes $900 for winning the tournament and $100 for entry into the 2023 IFPA Pin-Masters Championship. The IFPA covers HALF the entry, this $100 represents the other half (separate registration still required once made available by the IFPA – we are NOT responsible if you fail to register for the event).

Additionally:
Trophies or Quality Plaques will be given to top players in each division.
A Division will have Top 8 payouts with 32-63 paid participants
OR Top 16 payouts with 64+ paid participants (Prize pool subject to increase based on participation).

Please note, due to IRS rule, the A Division winner will be required to fill out a W9 form before they can be paid. At the end of the year, Louis Marx will mail you a 1099 form as well. This is required for any single prize of $1,000 or greater.

The B Division will have $600 in cash. Payouts will be to the Top 4 players in the B finals:
1st: $240
2nd: $150
3rd: $120
4th: $90

People in the top 2500 in the IFPA World Rankings will not be eligible to play in the B Division.
Rankings will be pulled/researched by a tournament official from the IFPA website on qualifying day.

ENTRY:
Tournament Entry is $30 per person (plus $1.50 payment processing fees that are charged to us).

Please note that you must also attain admission to the venue to compete either by paying at the door ($11.09 + TAX) EACH DAY during the event or by having a Free Play Membership, which can be obtained at: https://freeplayinc.com/membership/

All games at this venue are set for FREE PLAY so no coins are needed.

Registration Link: http://freeplayinc.com/tickets/

Tee times selected (see when your friends are playing):
http://freeplayinc.com/tickets/players/

AGE LIMITATIONS (per venue requirement):
(1) All children in Free Play Arcade must be directly supervised by a guardian at all times;
(2) anyone under 21 must vacate the arcade by 9:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.
These policies are strictly enforced!
This should not adversely affect ANYONE playing in the tournament.

QUALIFYING:
SATURDAY MAY 14 (Noon to 10 PM Tee Times Available)
There will be 2 tee times available per 15 minute interval during qualifying.
WALK-UPS WILL BE ACCEPTED for any slot times that are not pre-filled and there are 6 “flex” slots available throughout. Please note that walk-ups must pay in CASH ONLY and DIRECTLY TO A TOURNAMENT OFFICIAL.
Thus we strongly suggest pre-registering. Each player must complete ALL holes/games. Each player may only attempt to qualify once.
On Qualifying Day, you only need to be present for 18 games/holes.

PLAYOFFS / FINALS:
SUNDAY MAY 15
Check-in for Playoffs starts at 11 AM.
Playoffs will start at NOON.
**** Anyone not checked in by NOON will be disqualified and replaced by the next higher seed unless Louis Marx is aware of your issue and has confirmed that you’re registered (see more details later in this post) ****
Prize Pools are determined by number of paid entries plus amount from event sponsor minus tournaments costs. Final prize pool amounts will be announced on Sunday May 15, once we have the final numbers. All stated prizes may subject to change without notice if needed (if something significantly changes).

BEHAVIOR:
Yellow and Red card system will be used to enforce respectful play and behavior – if unfamiliar please ask.

TEE TIME SCHEDULING:
Up to 2 people can be scheduled for each tee time. Time slots are available EVERY fifteen minutes from NOON through 10 PM.
Tee times are scheduled when you register for the tournament.
Registration Link: http://freeplayinc.com/tickets/

Tee Times booked / reserved will be viewable via
http://freeplayinc.com/tickets/players/
(that way you can see when others are scheduled and request to play with your friends!)

You can also reach out via email to Louis Marx, Tournament Director, at marx.pinball@gmail.com or send him a private message on Facebook.
Walk-ups are welcome based on availability, however, scheduled / pre-paid tee times get priority. Walk-up must pay CASH for entry directly to Louis Marx in order to facilitate an efficient payout at the end of the tournament. If unavailable, you can also pay one of the other four tournament officials. Pre-registering is highly recommended.

EVENT SPONSOR:
Again, this event is taking place thanks to the generous sponsorship of TITAN PINBALL. Please support Titan Pinball and use their products.

BASIC DETAILS:
Primary Tournament Director: Louis Marx – marx.pinball@gmail.com
Backup / Assistant Tournament Directors:
Marcus Trevino – IFPA State Director for Texas
Chris Delp – Experienced Tournament Director from Free Play Arcade
Lora Tennison – Director of the DFW Pinball Women’s League
(one more official - to be determined)

Note that other tournament officials MAY be appointed prior to the event if needed and this list of directors is subject to change without notice.

Each Pin-Hole will consist of a pinball machine with a TARGET SCORE. As in any golf event, a lower tournament Pin-Strokes score is better. The number of balls it takes for the player to reach that target score will represent the number of Pin-Strokes earned for that hole. Should a player not reach the target score after a full game is completed, a stroke value will be determined based on how close the player was to the target score at the end of their game.
For example, with a target score of 10 million points. A player will continue playing the game until he/she reaches 10 million points. If reached, the number of balls it took to reach that score will be recorded for that Pin-Hole. If the player fails to reach the target score after 5 balls are played, they will be awarded a score based on how close they were to that target:
8,000,000 – 9,999,990 points = 6 strokes
6,000,000 – 7,999,990 points = 7 strokes
4,000,000 – 5,999,990 points = 8 strokes
2,000,000 – 3,999,990 points = 9 strokes
0 – 1,999,990 points = 10 strokes

PLAYOFFS / FINALS will be a Pin-Golf elimination tournament:
There will be a check-in period from 11 AM to Noon on Sunday. Any playoff contender that does not check in BEFORE NOON will be replaced by the next highest seed among the competitors.
If a player knows they will be late they can reach out to Louis Marx by Facebook Messenger.
As long as the LAST group in your division has not tee-ed off we will accept that person’s entry. Just make sure that Louis Marx knows that the player is on their way – and don’t be too late!
Make sure we acknowledge your message. We are not responsible for tech failures! … even better, just BE ON TIME!

No more than 50% of the original entrants, in multiples of 4 players, will qualify for the A Division playoffs.
The B Division playoffs will be the same size as, or smaller than the A division playoffs. B Division will either be played on a separate group of machines or, if overlap is needed, A Division will get priority.

The A Division playoffs will be started before the B Division playoffs. Even so, ALL check in times are the same (11 AM to Noon).
Playoffs will be played in 4-player groups using Pin-Golf scoring, with a course of 3 holes, the top 2 players advance out of each group. This continues until there is a final group of 4 players. This group will then play in the finals, under the same format.

HOTEL INFORMATION:
The Venue (Free Play Arcade) does not recommend specific hotels (They did not get a block of rooms because you can usually find the same hotels CHEAPER online than at the block rates). Here’s a list the hotels that I could find within 2.5 miles of the venue. They are sorted by “CLOSEST TO THE ADDRESS”:
817 Hotel Days Inn by Wyndham ATT Stadium/Texas Live - 1.07 mi from address
Live by Loews, Arlington, TX - 1.44 mi from address
Comfort Suites Arlington - Entertainment District - 1.73 mi from address
Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Arlington/Entertainment Dist - 1.84 mi from address
Holiday Inn Arlington NE-Rangers Ballpark, an IHG Hotel - 1.98 mi from address
Sheraton Arlington Hotel - 2.08 mi from address
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Arlington Ballpark / Six Flags - 2.25 mi from address
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Dallas Arlington North - 2.3 mi from address
SpringHill Suites Dallas Arlington North - 2.42 mi from address
Four Points by Sheraton Dallas Arlington Entertainment District - 2.43 mi from address
Lux Hotel & Spa, Trademark Collection by Wyndham - 2.44 mi from address
Hyatt Place Dallas/Arlington - 2.45 mi from address

ENTIRE TOURNAMENT:
No tiebreakers. Ties will ONLY be broken if such is needed to determine the final seed for the playoffs or if there is a tie for first place (in the finals). Tiebreakers will occur on a machine selected using the randomizer function at http://matchplay.events.
Should a player earn an extra ball, they will play it as a continuation of the same Pin-Stroke on that particular Pin-Hole. So an extra ball earned on ball 2 will be a continuation of ball 2.

Tournament Directors are human. We do our best to follow the rules 100% and when in doubt we talk amongst ourselves and consult the IFPA rules. That said, all decisions are final and will follow IFPA standard rules to the best of our abilities.
Please note that poor behavior and/or language may result in a yellow card (warning) or red card (ejection). Anyone ejected from the tournament may be asked to leave and will NOT receive a refund.

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