Format details:

Quick Overview

Players compete in head to head matches using the Max Matchplay format with each competitor playing 20 games
The top 4 players at the completion of the event will play off in a best of 3 games, 4 player matchplay final

Format Details

Qualifying will be completed using the next.matchplay.events software

Max 32 players

First, each machine is assigned two players. The remaining players are placed in one central waiting room

When a match is completed:
- both players return to the tournament directors desk to record result
- players then wait in the waiting room until the next group of matches is drawn
- qualifying ends when all competitors have played 20 games
- balanced play order and arena assignment will be used
- top 4 proceed to finals

Finals

- best of 3 games, 4 player matchplay final
- machines chosen at random
- highest seed chooses playing position first, second seed second etc
- on subsequent games the person with the lowest score from the previous game chooses playing position first, then second lowest score etc
- 7/5/3/1 scoring

- extra balls turned off when possible
- all rulings and malfunctions will be based on the rules for the IFPA World Pinball Championship