The Palace Pinball Tournament will take place on Sunday 2 April 2023 at the Bowling Palace in Forlì, from 10:30 to 19:30. During the event there will be 8 pinball machines, on which each participant will play ten games in groups of 4. Seats are limited to 32 players.

Plan:

10:00 Check-in
10:30 – 13:00 Qualifying (Rounds 1-5)
13:00 – 14:00 Break
14:00 – 16:30 Qualifying (Rounds 6-10)
16:30 - 17:00 Break
17:00 – 17:45 Quarter finals
17:45 – 18:30 Semifinal
18:30 – 19:30 Final
19:30 Awards

Phase 1: Qualifications

The qualifying phase will take place from 10:30 to 16:30 in the form of matches in groups of 4 with pinball machines and pairings drawn for each round via the Match Play Events programme. In each group the player with the best score will get 7 points, the second 5, the third 3 and the fourth 1.

The 12 players with the highest score at the end of the ten rounds will advance to the next stage. In the event of a tie between two or more players, the number of first and second places obtained during the rounds will be taken into consideration. In the event of a further tie, a playoff game will be held on pinball machines drawn to establish placement.

Phase 2: Finals

Participants who have passed the qualifiers will play the Final phase, which consists of three phases:
Quarterfinals: Qualifying players will compete in 1v1 best-of-three matches. In each head to head pinball and order of play will be chosen by the best classified in the first and third game, while in the second game the choice will be up to the worst classified.
Semi-Finals: Remaining participants will compete in 1-on-1 best-of-three matches. The semifinal takes place in the same way as the quarterfinals;
Final: the last three players remaining will compete in the best of three games on pinball machines drawn to determine the winner of the tournament, with points (4, 2, 1).