Part of the Bergen Pinball Open

Friday

Qualification
As many rounds as possible within time frame with head-to-head match play. Last round 23:45. Swiss pairing. Top 32 advances to playoffs on Saturday.

Tiebreaker:
If several players are on the same score after last round, there will be a tiebreaker on one game (one game 3 balls) for the final. A 2-4 player, or also if there are more than 4 players tied for the playoff, the tiebreaker will be played in the order of the Match Play generated ties, the last seeded player starting the first game. If other players inside the cutoff area on the same score after 28 rounds , there will be tiebreaker on one game (one game 3 balls) for that place.


Saturday 09:00-13:30

Playoff #1
08:30-10:50: 32 players in 8 groups play one round of group matchplay, best of 5 games.
The 8 highest ranked players from the qualification chooses chooses one of the available banks from the 5-bank setup in seeding order for their group. The order of players for the first game is determined from their seeding from the qualification, the highest ranked player has the player order choice. The winner of the first game has player order choice for the next game. Scoring 7-5-3-1.

The two best players from each group advances.

Playoff #2
11:00-12:10: 16 Players, in one round of head-to head, best of 5 games.
The 8 highest ranked players from qualification chooses different banks from available banks in 5-bank setup for their duel. The highest ranked player from the qualifications, chooses the bank first and starts the first game. The winner of the first game chooses the order for the next game.

8 winners advance.

Playoff #3
12:15-13:30: 8 Players in one round of head to head, best of 5 games. The 4 highest ranked players from qualification chooses different banks from available banks from the 5-bank setup for their duel. The highest ranked player from the qualifications, chooses the bank first and starts the first game. The winner of the first game chooses the order for the next game.
4 winners advance.

Sunday 14:30-17:00

Finals
The advancing 4 Players in one round head-to-head, best of 5 games. The seeding is calculated from the win/loss ratio from both playoff #2 and #3 and the two best players chooses one bank from the available banks from the 5-bank setup starting the first game. The winner of the first game chooses the order for the next game.

Then finally the 2 winners meet each other in best of 5 games where the player with the best “goal difference” start counting from the playoff chooses the bank from the 5-bank setup and starts the first game. The winner of the first game chooses the order for the next.