Schoolhouse Championship

Two weeks before the Georgia Pinball State Championship, Schoolhouse Brewing is hosting a tournament open to everyone for big points and big bragging rights.

This is your chance to:
- Enjoy some great beer and pinball with a shot at some cool prizes.
- Get a head start on 2025 WPPR points for next year’s State Championship.
- Practice on games that are expected to be in this year’s state championship.
- Try out the new Hybrid format.
- Be a part of Georgia’s first 200% TGP event (possibly even 250% with 48+ players).

Entry fee: $1; plus coin drop for each game.

Prizes: Trophies for top 4. Random swag giveaways for participants.

**Schedule**

Qualifying times:
Thursday 1/2 - 3 pm to 9 pm
Friday 1/3 - 2 pm to 9 pm
Saturday 1/4 - 2 pm to 9 pm

Finals:
Sunday 1/5 - 12:30 pm till done
First round check-in: 12:30 pm
Bye players check-in: 1:15 pm

**Quick summary**
Put up your 2 highest scores on each of 6 different machines, playing Thursday through Saturday. Everyone gets a maximum of 24 entries. Top qualifiers play in a head-to-head final on Sunday.


**Volunteer to help**

Let Tommy know if you want to be a scorekeeper or assistant TD. We’re going to need help to pull this off!


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Format Details
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**Qualifying format**

Hybrid Best Game

6 machines available for tournament play.

Game scores are ranked and mapped to points of 200, 190, 185, 184, etc…
(edit: 12/30 - Updated scoring from PAPA 100 to PAPA 200)

Your top TWO scores from each of 6 machines count towards qualifying standings. (That’s a total of 12 scores counted.)

You get 24 entries you can use as you wish across all the games. (That’s 4 per machine if you spread them evenly.)

Qualifying will be run without keys. See notes at the end for how we will deal with stuck balls and malfunctions. Extra balls will be on during qualifying; play extra balls.

You may use your entries all at once and skip the other two days of qualifying or you may spread your entries across multiple qualifying days.


**Finals format**

Finals format will be determined by the qualifying player count.

Less than 32 qualifying players: top 8 double elimination bracket with best-of-5 winners bracket and best-of-3 losers bracket.

From 32 to 47 qualifying players: top 16 double elimination bracket with best-of-5 winners bracket and one game per round losers bracket.

For 48 or more qualifying players: top 24 SINGLE elimination bracket best-of-5 with a single round bye for the top 8 qualifiers.

With 48+ players we expect this to be an IFPA Certified event.


**Venue info**

Schoolhouse does not have any food trucks on site during this tournament but you are welcome to bring in takeout or order delivery. They also have pretzels, non-alcoholic drinks, and (of course) beer.


**Game list**

Games have been announced on Match Play Events.

Check Match Play Events for the latest info: https://matchplay.live/schoolchamp
Finals includes additional machines not used in qualifying.
(edit: 12/30 - Updated status of game list.)


**More detailed info**
Info on rules and rulings: https://app.simplenote.com/publish/y8pzn5