Join us at Past Times Arcade for another huge Mega Matchplay weekend November 8-10, 2024!

IFPA Certified for 250% WPPR Value
Our last Mega Matchplay weekend was worth over 120 WPPRs!

ENTRY FEE:

$100.00 Total Cost per Player - Cash Only! Paid upon arrival
($50 to prize pool / $50 to Past Times Arcade)

REGISTRATION LINK:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/past-times-arcade-mega-match-play-tournament-tickets-931683740147?aff=oddtdtcreator

INCLUDES:

Weekend Pass to Past Times Arcade (Friday - Sunday)*
Tournament games on free play
Unlimited play in the main arcade
Entry into the Friday Night Warm-Up Knockout tournament
Entry into Mega Matchplay main event
One Free Meal Ticket from Past Times Arcade’s Café

*Friday admission only included for those playing the Warm-Up Knockout
Knockout open to non-Mega Matchplay players for a $30 fee

SATURDAY MEGA MATCHPLAY QUALIFYING:
20 Rounds of Group Match Play
One game per round
Balanced Game Draws
Balanced Groupings (Not Swiss)
7/5/3/1 Scoring in 4 Player Groups
7/4/1 Scoring in 3 Player Groups

SUNDAY PLAYOFFS DIVISIONS:
"A" Division -Top 24 Qualifiers (Top 8 Get a First Round Bye)
"B" Division -Next 8 Highest Qualifiers (IFPA Top 500 Ineligible)
"C" Division -Top 8 Qualifiers of the Bottom 25% IFPA Ranked Players in Attendance

TIEBREAKERS:
- Significant ties on the qualifying cut line and bye bubble will be played off on a randomly selected game from the Old/Mid categories.
- Seeding ties will be broken automatically by number of 1st Places, number of 2nd Places, etc.
- Perfect ties for seeding will be broken by a coin flip or random number draw.

PLAYOFFS FORMAT:
- "PAPA Style" Group Elimination Format
- 3 Game Round with 4/2/1/0 Scoring
- Available games will be split by era (Old/Mid/New)
- High seed chooses one game from each category
- Eras may be played in any order
- All 3 games will be declared at the start of the match
- Groups may not select the same games within a round
- A player may not choose a repeat game in consecutive rounds
- Turn order is chosen in descending seed order
- Top 2 players from each group advance to the next round
- Ties to advance played on a randomly selected Old/Mid game

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

-Saturday-
10:00am - Doors and Registration Open / Practice time begins
10:45am - All players should be registered and checked in
10:50am - Practice time ends
11:00am - Waitlist players will claim any open spots
11:05am - Announcements
~11:20am - Qualifying begins
~2:30pm - 30 minute break after Round 6
~7:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 13
~12am - Qualifying ends, followed by any critical tiebreakers

-Sunday-
10:00am - Doors open / Practice time begins
10:45am - First round players should be checked in
10:50am - Practice time ends
11:00am - Alternates claim any open spots
11:05am - First Round begins
12:00pm - A Division "Top 8 Bye" players arrival time
~1:00pm - Quarterfinals begin
( optional short lunch break, players' decision)
~3:00pm - Semifinals begin
~5:00pm - Finals begin
7:00pm - Latest estimated ending time
(Playoffs rounds estimated 1.5 - 2 hours each)

GAME LIST

- Approximately 40 machines across all eras will be included (EM/Early SS/Late SS/DMD/LCD)
- Game List will be announced at least two weeks before the event and subject to change
- Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for playoffs only.

PRIZE POOL:

100 Players (Full Field)

$5000 - From Entry Fees
-$800 to Warm-Up Knockout prize pool
-$100 - Trophies (Champ of Each Division)
-$100 - IFPA Fees ($1 per person)
= $4000 - Total Prize Pool

DIVISION A
1st Place - $600
2nd Place - $400
3rd Place - $300
4th Place - $200
5th-8th Place - $125
9th-16th Place - $75
17th-24th Place - $50

DIVISION B
1st Place - $200
2nd Place - $170
3rd Place - $130
4th Place - $100

DIVISION C
1st Place - $150
2nd Place - $120
3rd Place - $80
4th Place - $50

TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS:

- Patrick Baldwin – Asst General Manager Past Times Arcade
- John Delzoppo of Cleveland Pinball League
- Past Times Arcade staff and technicians