Cleveland Pinball League Presents...

SOUTHLAND MEGA MATCHPLAY

Saturday November 18 (Qualifying)
Sunday November 19 (Playoffs)

200% TGP
IFPA CERTIFIED Value Boost to 250% value with 48+ rated players


PRE-REGISTRATION
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Opens Saturday September 30 2pm EDT
See Facebook event page for Eventbrite link


ENTRY FEES
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$20 Cash Entry Fee + Coin Drop
Bring cash! No ATM on site
Change machines are available

SIDE POT!
Optional additional $20 buy-in for the high rollers. See Prize Pool section for details.

All entry fees are paid out as prizes
IFPA fees sponsored by Southland

QUALIFYING
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20 Rounds of Matchplay
Balanced groupings (not Swiss)
Balanced game draws
7/5/3/1 scoring in 4 player groups
7/4/1 scoring in 3 player groups

48+ Players - Top 24 make playoffs (top 8 bye)
32 - 47 Players - Top 16 make playoffs (no byes)
24 - 31 Players - Top 12 make playoffs (top 4 bye)
16 - 23 Players - Top 8 make playoffs (no byes)

Ties on the qualifying bubble or bye bubble will be played out on a randomly selected Old/Mid game

PLAYOFFS
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PAPA Format
3 Game Rounds
4/2/1/0 Scoring
High seed chooses games
Old/Mid/New - one game from each
Cannot choose the same game in consecutive rounds
Ties to advance will be played on a randomly selected Old/Mid game

SCHEDULE
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-Saturday-
10am - Doors open / Practice time
10:45 - Announcements
11am - Qualifying begins
~2pm - 30 minute break after Round 6
~6:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 13
~11pm - Qualifying ends**

-Sunday-
10am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice
11am - First Round begins
~1pm - Quarterfinals begin
(short lunch break)
~3pm - Semifinals begin
~5pm - Finals begin
7pm - Latest estimated ending time
(Playoffs are estimated as 1.5 - 2 hours per round with a maximum of 4 rounds)

**If the player count is under 48 players we will not start any new rounds after Midnight, even if we haven't hit the 20 rounds as scheduled.
(20 round minimum for the IFPA Certified TGP Boost which is only relevant with 48+ players)

PRIZE POOL
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- Prize pool is determined by the number of participants
- Missed cut consolation $20 cash bonus for top qualifier below the qualifying cut line ranked outside IFPA top 3000
- Playoffs will pay out only to those who advance past the first round on Sunday

EXAMPLE: 68 players (full field)
Entry fees collected = $1360
Trophy cost = $100
Missed cut consolation = $20
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Remaining Prize Pool = $1240
1st Place = $300 + Trophy
2nd Place = $220
3rd Place = $180
4th Place = $140
5th - 8th = $60
9th - 16th = $20
17th - 24th - no cash

Payouts listed here are used as a general guide and actual amounts may be rounded up or down for simplicity

SIDE POT PAYOUT
Top 4 who paid into the Side Pot will get paid as percentage splits in addition to the main prize pool
1st - 50%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%

GAME LIST
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- Check the Matchplay link for most up to date arena list
- Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for Playoffs only.