The Great American Plunge 2025 - Pinball Tournament


@ Murphy’s on 21
13226 Tesson Ferry Rd
St. Louis, MO


July 26th: Mega Matchplay Qualifying
July 27th: PAPA Style Matchplay Finals


IFPA Certified (effectively 250% TGP if 48 or more players)


* Limited to 60 Players *


*BALL SAVES TURNED OFF*


Biggest tournament in Murphy’s history!!!!


Registration: Players can pre-register via Eventbrite starting on June 7th at 10:00am CDT : walk-ins will be allowed unless the tournament reaches 60 registrations.


The *FINALS* will be LIVE STREAMED on Twitch thanks to Guerilla Pinball
Link: https://www.twitch.tv/GuerillaPinball



-Format-


Saturday Qualifying: Mega Matchplay for 20 Rounds with (7,5,3,1) Scoring. Balanced Pairings for the majority of rounds, with the last four rounds using Swiss group pairings. The Top 24 * at the conclusion of qualifying will advance to finals Sunday. Tiebreakers for Significant Spots (bye or finals cutline) to be decided on a full game TBD.


Sunday Finals: PAPA Style Group Matchplay Bracket. Groups of Four for three games per round, using (4,2,1,0) scoring. High Seed will have choice of game bank. Top two advance to next round. When down to final four, the winner of the group will be crowned the Plunge Champion!!!


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Entry Fee: $35 (to be paid upon arrival on July 26th : Cash Only Please)

Includes tournament entry and giveaways: including Pinball Pals #4 sticker card, plunge collector's decal, ice cream(?!?) and entry into raffle for attendance prizes. All games on coin drop as set by venue (75 cents a game). Entry fee broken down as $24 to Prize Pot, $11 to Tournament Fees & Expenses


Payouts to Top Eight! Distributed as:

1st: 38% of Pot + Trophy

2nd: 28% of Pot + Trophy

3rd: 18% of Pot + Trophy

4th: 8% of Pot + Trophy

5th - 8th: 2% of Pot each

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* Weekend Schedule *


Saturday July 26th


10:00am - Doors Open / Practice Begins


11:00am - Roll Call + Announcements


11:05am- Round One of Qualifying Begins.


4:45pm - Approximate end of Round 11 and start of Meal Break, which will last about 45 mins from when the round ends.


5:30pm- Approximate return from meal break, start of Round 12


9:40pm - Approximate end of matchplay rounds for last qualifiers. Tiebreakers for final playoff spots to be played out on TBD game.

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Sunday July 27th


10:00am - Doors Open / Finals Practice begins.


10:55am - Finals Practice Ends


11:00am - Roll Call for finalists seeded 9-24, any finalist not present risks losing spot in finals.


11:05am - PAPA Matchplay Finals Bracket begins (streamed Live on Twitch)


5:00pm - Approximate End of last Finals Round.


5:05pm - Presentation of Trophies and Podium Photos



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Please contact Tyler (pinballderby@gmail.com) with any questions regarding tournament. All skill levels welcomed and encouraged!!


Join Major League Pinball at Murphy’s if you dare take on the 2025 Great American Plunge!!!


Past Great American Plunge Champions

2023: John Miller
2024: Keri Wing
2025: (insert your name here?)