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Ball Busters! 2025

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Tournament Information

Director : Rebecca Bockman
Location : Marietta, GA
Country : United States
Information : Website
  • Calendar

Location


800 Whitlock Ave NW, Marietta, GA 30064

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format : Best Game
Finals Format : Double Elimination
Player Limit : 100
Unlimited Qualifying? : No

Tournament Overview


Start Date: July 17, 2025
End Date: July 20, 2025

Start Date: July 17, 2025

End Date: July 20, 2025



Put up your highest scores on each of 7 different machines, playing Thursday through Saturday.

Up to 2 scores counted per machine with a total of 12 scores counted.



16 entries for $5 with the option to buy more entries (up to a maximum of 28 total entries) - Hybrid Best Game Format

Option to buy all 12 additional entries for $20.



All games on coin drop of $0.50 to $1 per credit.



Optional winner takes all side pot buy-in of $20.



The full package!

All 28 entries and the side pot

$45 ($5 + $20 + $20)



Maximum plays

All 28 entries

$25 ($5 + $20)



Just trying it out

16 entries

$5

Option to buy more entries later



Top qualifiers play in a head-to-head final on Sunday.



Finals format (if qualifying has 48+ players) will be top 24 best of 5 single elimination (one round bye for the top 8).

If player count is less than 48 the finals field will be reduced to 32, 16, 12 or 8 players.



Cash prizes and trophies awarded.

Additional fgift cards and raffles opportunities throughout the weekend.



Prize pool:

Entry fees and additional entry purchases

Minus $1 per player for IFPA sanctioning fee



Additional prizes

The highest finisher among players with a Match Play Events Rating of A or B (also includes new players who don't yet have a rating) will win a bounty prize equal to $1 per player!

The highest finisher among players with a Match Play Events Rating of C or D or E will win a bounty prize equal to $1 per player!





Remaining prize pool split among 1st through 8th finishers:

1st 34%

2nd 18%

3rd 12%

4th 8%

5-8th 7% each



Expected to be 250% and Certified with 48+ players (200% TGP x 125% Certified event boost)



Qualifying hours:

Thursday: noon to 9 pm

Friday: noon to 10 pm

Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm

Volunteer qualifying times for up to an hour before/after normal qualifying times on Thursday night, Friday morning and night, Saturday morning.

Finals on Sunday at 11 am start time

Absent players passed over for the next qualified player after 15 minutes

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