Qualifying: 8 weeks and 4 games per week
Seeding: IFPA
Pairing: Swiss
Scoring: Matchplay 7/5/3/1 (1st/2nd/3rd/4th in a 4 player group) and 7/4/1 (1st/2nd/3rd in a 3 player group)
Preplays: Preplays are being utilized if a person misses a league session. If a game's preplay has already been used for the current season, the player will receive last for that game and receive 1 point. Preplays may only be used for 2 weeks. If a player misses more than 2 league sessions, preplays will not be used and that player will receive 1 point across all 4 games.
IFPA Finals: The top 24 (or less if under 48 players in league for the season) will qualify for league finals on Oct 7th. Top seed from each group will have choice of game or position across all 3 games. Games will be organized into 4 banks. The highest seeded player has first option of first banks of games each round followed by the next highest seeded player for their respective group. This means for example if Seed 9 wants to play Bank 1 first round and seed 10 does as well, seed 10 will have to go with another bank pick for the initial round as to not delay tournament progression.
Finals Format: Players will be seeded 1-24 based on overall league points gained from the 8 qualifying weeks of league. The top 2 from each group will move on to the quarter finals. This will repeat until the final four compete and standings for the IFPA will be submitted based on the final results and conclusion of Finals.
Byes: The top 8 seeded players will receive a 1 round bye and will join finals during the quarterfinal round.
Pairing: Swiss - Players will be paired against other players with the same or similar win-loss records.
Game Assignment: Games will be assigned at random to each group via League Directors each week. If a game is down or out for the night, a league director will change said game either randomly or based on how many times a game has already been drawn and assigned to another group that night.
SCHEDULE:
Meet 1: August 5
Meet 2: August 12
Meet 3: August 19
Meet 4: August 26
Sept 2 Labor Day - No League
Meet 5: Sept 9
Meet 6: Sept 16
Meet 7: Sept 23
Meet 8: Sept 30
Official IFPA FINALS: Oct 7
Division Playoffs/Banquet/Trophy For Fun Finals: Oct 14
League Rules and Guidelines:
3-4 person groups
EXTRA BALLS: Extra balls must be plunged (except Space Time, if you receive an extra ball on Space Time, the backbox display will light up "SAME PLAYER SHOOT AGAIN" and the player is able to play their extra ball, only for Space Time), you may set up your skill shot and plunge the ball.
BALL SAVES: Do not walk away from the machine until you see your bonus as some machines award a ball save. This is not the same as an extra ball.
MACHINE MALFUNCTIONS: If the machine malfunctions or a ball gets stuck, the player must stay at their machine. Have someone else in their group reach out to us for an official decision or to retrieve the ball. If you attempt to shake the stuck ball out and tilt the machine, that is at your own risk. If it tilts through and the next player loses their turn, please get one of us so we can give an official decision.
OUT OF TURN PLAY: If you play out of turn or play someone else's ball you will receive a last place and 1 point for that game, please make sure it is your turn before you plunge.