WHEN & HOW MUCH:
Tournament Date: Sunday July 23, 2023
Registration & Practice Time: 11:00 am to 12 pm
Tournament Start Time: 12pm

Entry Fee: $25 ($15 for Silverball entry + $10 Tournament Fee)


FORMAT:
Qualifying + Finals

Qualifying:
10 rounds of Match Play. Players will be in groups of 4 or 3.

Scoring:
- Groups of 4: 7-5-3-1
- Groups of 3: 7-4-1
- Overall points will determine seeding for Finals.

Number of players who make finals will depend on total participants:

Up to 16 players: The top 4 will move on to the finals.
17-31 players: Top 8 make the finals.
32+ players: Top 16 make the finals.


Finals:
Top qualifiers will play 3 rounds of Match Play until down to the Final 4 Players who will play 3 rounds of Match Play with place determined by aggregate score for those final 3 rounds.
Scoring: 7-5-3-1
Top 25% (or top 4 whichever is greater) of finishers shall receive cash and/or prizes.


GAME ASSIGNMENTS PER ROUND:
In order to minimize wait times each round, we will group each game type of arenas together per round. In other words, one round will be all EM’s. Another will be all Solid State machines, etc. This allows each round to finish about the same time (vs a quick EM game waiting for a long playing modern group to complete) and therefore each round should complete more efficiently which allows us to play more rounds overall.


THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
This is a public venue and it will be open to customers who are not playing in the tournament. Therefore, groups may have to wait for their assigned machine to free up if someone is playing it. Similarly, please be aware you may have non-tournament and tournament participants playing next to you from time to time. At the last event these were non-issues thankfully.

Note that these machines are played daily and just like any on-location machine, there likely will be some that don’t play 100% perfectly. Machines we identify having issues will be removed from the Arenas list prior to the start of the tournament and during it if it is a major malfunction. The Tournament Director will make rulings in accordance with IFPA rules regarding malfunctions.

Games will NOT be modified physically (like removing rubbers, etc. to make them harder) although games that have a Competition Mode setting may be enabled. Basically, for most games we will “play it as it lies” as they say.

The Silverball Museum is a family-friendly facility. Children are encouraged to play in the tournament when accompanied by an adult. Since non tourney players will be around as well, please be mindful of your conduct while playing especially if you get 2 house balls in a row ;-) remember you still have ball 3 (or 5 if it's an EM)!


FOOD & DRINK OPTIONS:
The Silverball has food and drink options including a bar.


ADDRESS & PARKING:
19 NE 3rd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483

While parking is free and the lot is big at the Silverball, it fills up quickly. Once it does, there is paid street parking, garages and lots in the surrounding area. Since Silverball is opening early to accommodate this tournament, we anticipate ample spots to be available especially the earlier you arrive. The venue officially opens at 12 noon which is our tournament start time even though tournament players may enter starting at 11:00 am.