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2023 The Pinball Super Series

October 12, 2023 @ 9:00 am - October 15, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

$410
Pinball Super Series

Final Overall Standings for 2023 Super Series

Position Player Total #1 #2 #3 #4 Main Main
1 Walt Wood 849 149 141 145 142 136 136
2 Luke Nahorniak 841 126 149 132 146 144 144
3 Dalton Ely 820 150 100 138 150 141 141
4 Dave Stewart 820 145 100 134 143 149 149
5 Andy Bagwell 817 146 128 122 139 141 141
6 Steven Bowden 814 148 133 133 124 138 138
7 Richie Terry 806 109 145 149 129 137 137
8 Jason Werdrick 806 139 120 148 149 125 125
9 David Daluga 795 125 141 150 117 131 131
10 Carlos Delaserda 793 114 120 117 146 148 148
11 Matthew Richardson 788 128 110 120 148 141 141
12 Derek Price 776 144 120 129 139 122 122
13 Nate Grant 767 118 100 144 117 144 144
14 Andrei Massenkoff 762 147 150 74 107 142 142
15 Aaron Rich 759 135 100 110 124 145 145
16 Roland Nadeau 726 108 133 123 144 109 109
17 Gabe Da Silveira 714 119 133 98 132 116 116
18 Erik Thoren 712 83 88 142 107 146 146
19 Brian O’Neill 710 102 145 82 139 121 121
20 Bob Matthews 705 134 120 114 117 110 110
21 Elliott Keith 702 123 133 100 84 131 131
22 Matthew Stacks 700 142 148 101 107 101 101
22 Jacob Fischer 700 95 120 116 107 131 131
24 Max Senesac 688 124 100 65 99 150 150
25 Tom Graf 686 85 148 126 99 114 114
26 Ashley Weaver 683 101 145 59 142 118 118
27 Matt McCarty 675 88 59 136 124 134 134
28 Mike Weyenberg 668 84 138 140 84 111 111
29 Derek Fugate 667 130 145 112 84 98 98
30 Matthew Sommerfeld 663 110 77 89 139 124 124
31 Louise Wagensonner 662 94 100 96 132 120 120
31 Travis Murie 662 106 120 142 147 147
33 Joe Lemire 657 86 120 111 124 108 108
34 Aaron Hanson 646 96 133 128 63 113 113
34 Ian Harrower 646 117 77 71 117 132 132
36 Mark Abbott 645 115 110 64 132 112 112
37 Brian Krivonak 641 93 77 91 146 117 117
38 Danny Bronny 637 116 77 60 132 126 126
39 Bob Caldwell 632 139 67 137 117 86 86
39 Jokton Strealy 632 133 141 125 63 85 85
41 Ken Grant 626 112 59 109 74 136 136
42 Trent Augenstein 624 97 120 119 74 107 107
43 Derek Swanson 621 60 100 94 99 134 134
44 Matthew Hartmann 620 74 100 139 51 128 128
45 Jamie Caton 619 127 77 146 117 76 76
46 Beau Pendleton 616 143 100 127 84 81 81
47 Dominic Kacich 615 141 77 130 129 69 69
48 Keith Hanson 612 107 120 68 135 91 91
49 David Johnson CO 597 92 49 147 63 123 123
50 Chris Frame 594 99 67 135 63 115 115
51 Drew Geigel 593 131 120 73 63 103 103
52 Rodney Minch 591 67 133 93 124 87 87
53 Cody Webb 590 121 88 62 107 106 106
54 Mayumi Mae 589 89 110 124 74 96 96
55 Mark Meserve 584 123 88 105 124 72 72
56 Ben Simmons 582 75 45 131 93 119 119
57 Christina Capra 578 129 67 59 69 127 127
58 Dean St. Onge 577 100 88 122 99 84 84
59 Eric Fryc 574 105 128 48 93 100 100
60 Hadi Seyed-Ali 570 98 120 98 74 90 90
61 Dave Ponce 567 91 110 83 99 92 92
62 Marion Richards 559 80 59 81 135 102 102
63 Joe Corrao 546 81 46 92 117 105 105
64 Dan Toft 535 47 133 106 93 78 78
65 Nathan Haas 531 132 67 114 84 67 67
66 Eric Freimanis 527 120 59 77 63 104 104
67 Derek Correia 523 66 100 66 113 89 89
68 Andy Pickens 520 63 120 95 56 93 93
69 Mike Paul 512 69 110 70 113 75 75
70 Ryan Dunn 510 77 67 105 107 77 77
71 Michael Ulmen 509 104 53 80 124 74 74
71 Kim Martinez 509 50 77 115 135 66 66
73 Michael LaFrieda 497 113 77 56 93 79 79
73 Nick Warner 497 111 128 55 63 70 70
75 Marshall Hilgemann 493 137 49 67 74 83 83
76 Chris Hayre 492 61 77 61 99 97 97
76 Ryan Eggers 492 78 100 108 84 61 61
78 Micaela Wolf 490 103 49 90 84 82 82
79 Karrie Hill 486 56 100 69 63 99 99
80 Troy Saenz 480 64 100 118 84 57 57
81 Kristen Gregory 475 70 100 86 99 60 60
81 Douglas J Malcolm 475 59 120 77 107 56 56
83 Deborah Tahlman 471 45 88 85 107 73 73
84 Ethan Bent 464 72 77 51 74 95 95
84 Rick Petit 464 76 77 72 63 88 88
84 Erin Hansen 464 82 77 46 99 80 80
87 Dan Hammond 446 68 67 102 107 51 51
88 Tony Murphy 443 65 100 98 56 62 62
89 Mike Talmarkes 442 48 88 80 84 71 71
90 Andy Rosa 437 140 138 75 84
91 Tom Vandenberg 436 58 59 57 74 94 94
92 Josh Anderson MN 426 54 88 84 84 58 58
93 Mark Blehm 416 73 53 78 84 64 64
94 Krista Larson 396 51 100 88 51 53 53
95 Dori Zielinski 395 71 59 45 84 68 68
96 Sandra Hegeman 366 87 49 53 69 54 54
97 Ashleigh Kolla 357 53 59 87 48 55 55
98 Kassidy Milanowski 353 90 120 143
99 Trae Vance 348 62 53 52 51 65 65
100 Bill Richardson 339 52 59 54 56 59 59
101 Jon Lents 338 55 59 47 51 63 63
102 Jordan Knights 328 46 77 49 56 50 50
103 Gregory Hein 320 79 77 108 56
104 Sheldon Olson 310 138 103 69
105 Tony Trofka 231 77 50 52 52
106 Jordan Cappaert 169 57 49 63
107 Keri Wing 136 136
108 Beth Trofka 100 49 51

6 Tournaments over 4 Days
Over $25,000 in total prize money*
IFPA Certified Main Event
Play More Pinball!

There really is nothing else like the Pinball Super Series and 2023 is better than ever! This is a series of individual pinball tournaments held over 4 days. Each tournament has a different format, its own prize pool, and each is approved for IFPA points. Each player is also awarded series points based on their finishing position within each tournament. These series points are added together towards an overall series standing and prize money. This year we will again have 6 pinball tournaments in total, with 5 of these tournaments counting towards the overall Super Series Title. One of these 5 tournaments will be an IFPA Certified Tournament worth 250%-300% the normal WPPR points. You pay one entry fee then all the tournaments on Thursday-Sunday, game play on 100+ machines, etc. are all included for the weekend. Full details are explained below.

Registration Opens August 5th at 11AM Central Time. ‘Register’ Above First, Then Pay Below with ‘Buy Now’

I will be registering up to 10% of the register list, 15 people, in advance whom are either sponsors, 2022 winner, or those helping to make this event happen. Also, The IFPA Board of Directors (they don’t count in the total).

Registration for The Pinball Super Series is a 2 step process

  1. Secure your spot – be one of the first 150 people to register on this site when registration opens on August 5th at 11:00AM Central Time — That is the rush part and is the same it has always been for all my events. Exactly at 11AM a blue button that says ‘Register’ will appear (you need to hit F5 to refresh your browser). Click that button and give me your name and email then click submit. You can only register for one person at a time. Once you have secured your spot the rush is over, take a minute, and correctly pay for it.
  2. Pay for your registration – After you register, click the “Buy Now” button below which takes you to Square Pay or sending [email protected] a pay pal with the entry fee payment of $410. Pay Pal you can use either merchant or friends and family. Make sure you put your name that you registered with somewhere in the notes of the payments if different. I have to manually check the registration and payment systems separately and match them up. You can pay for more than one person at a time, just give me a note or send an email as to whom you are paying for. If you pay first you still need to register or risk losing your spot and having money refunded less any fees incurred by District 82. You can also pay cash for a $10 Discount ($400 Total), but only if you are coming to the Aug 15th Tilt’n Tuesday, Aug 16th Beat the Clock, or Summer Pinball Classic AND you send me an email saying you are going to pay in full on that date. All sales taxes, fees, etc., are in that cost. If you pay first and don’t secure a registration your money will be refunded (less any fees incurred by District 82). Follow the instructions and Register First, Pay Second. Make sure you read and understand the Refund Policy stated below.

THIS $410 NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 24 HOURS OF YOU SIGNING UP. AFTER 24 HOURS ANYONE NOT PAID WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE REGISTERED LIST AND THE NEXT PERSON ON THE WAITING LIST WILL BE REGISTERED AND GIVEN 1 DAY TO PAY THE REGISTRATION FEE.

I will not be offering individual tournament registrations on this series of tournaments. Tuesday and Wednesday are not included in the Series and have their own separate registration and costs.

Pay for your entry into all 6 tournaments using the button below AFTER you secure your spot in the Super Series. Do not pay any money if you are not registered. Do not pay any money if you are on the waitlist. You will be contacted via email, if you move up from waitlist to registered.

DO NOT ‘BUY NOW’ IF YOU ARE NOT REGISTERED ABOVE!

2023 Pinball Super Series

2023 Pinball Super Series

$410.00

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The Pinball Super Series Event Details

6 Separate Tournaments over 4 days
Thursday Oct 12th, 2022 – Sunday Oct 15th, 2022
All 6 tournaments will count for points for your IFPA Ranking
5 of these tournaments will count towards the overall Super Series Ranking

Each Tournament will earn points both for the IFPA rankings with WPPR points and towards the overall Super Series Standings

–IFPA Points–

All the Tournaments Tuesday-Sunday will be approved for WPPR points from the IFPA
Tilt’n Tuesday is 112% TGP
Tuesday Details Here: https://district82.com/event/2023-tiltn-tuesday-19/
Wednesday Classics Kickoff is 152% TGP
Wednesday Details Here: https://district82.com/event/classics-kickoff-tournament/
Super Series Events 1-4 & 6 should each be 100% TGP (or very close) each for WPPR points from IFPA
Super Series Main Event 5 will be IFPA Certified for 250%-300% the regular points

–Super Series Points–

5 Tournaments will count towards the overall super series standings.
Events 1-4: The top 150 players in each tournament will receive points (150 for 1st, 149 2nd, 148 for 3rd, etc.) based on finishing position towards the overall Super Series Points.
Main Event 5: The Certified Tournament will count as 2x points (300 for 1st, 298 for 2nd, 296 for 3rd, etc.) based on finishing position towards the overall Super Series Points. This event has a finals portion for the top 24 qualifiers and these players will not know how many Super Series points they have earned until after the finals. 25th-150th do not advance to finals so they will know there finishing position and Super Series Points after qualifying is complete.
The Tilt’n Tuesday, Wednesday Classics Kickoff, & Event 6: Sunday 3 Strike Knockout; will not count towards overall Super Series Points
The Super Series points will be added together from all 5 tournaments in the Series. If someone won all the events the maximum number of total points earned for the entire Super Series would be 900. All the tournaments will initially be set up as a series in the match play software. Because we are giving double points to the main event and using finals from it to determine the top 24 of that main event we will have to use a separate spreadsheet to finalize the standings on Sunday. The player with the most points over the 5 tournaments will be the Grand Champion of The 2023 Pinball Super Series. The overall Super Series results will NOT be submitted to IFPA for extra WPPR Points. You earn your WPPR points from each of the 6 tournaments individually.

All Tournaments will be live streamed via Twitch by Fox Cities Pinball Stream

2 Hotel Deals:

Cobblestone Hotel & Suites in De Pere is a brand new hotel (building built in 2022) and is offering a corporate rate on hotel rooms for District 82 events. The rooms are all really nice and the hotel is located 2.1 miles from District 82 in downtown De Pere. The room rates start at $109 per night. Use this link https://be.synxis.com/?Hotel=37764&Chain=7721&promo=DIST82 or Promo Code DIST82 when booking through them directly.

Kress Inn which is only 2 miles away from District 82 right in downtown De Pere has a deal as well. The discounted rate gives up to 15% off the best year round price they have. You can call them at 800-221-5070 and reference District 82 Pinball or use the following link for an online booking: http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/ArrivalInfo?hotel=WI118&srp=LDIS82&pu=no

Lighting

Overhead ‘house’ lighting will be on for all events Thursday-Sunday. Overhead lighting will be off for Tilt’n Tuesday & Wednesday Classics Kickoff ‘Warm Up’ Tournament.

$410 Total Cost – Pay right after you register
($250 Admission Fee + $160 Prize Pool Fee) Total Cost is broken down below – This covers the Super Series tournaments from Thursday-Sunday. This does not include the pre-tournaments on Tuesday or Wednesday. If you want to play in the Pre-Tournaments you register for them separately and pay at the door, not in advance.

Admission to District 82 for all 4 days is $250

Admission costs go directly to District 82 and include all games on free play, sales taxes, credit card fees, IFPA endorsement fees, Trophies, etc.
We will not be open to the public during this event. The Pinball Super Series is an event only for the players who are participating in it. We do not have a separate tournament and free play area. You may have someone stop by for a short amount of time but they may not hang out here while the tournaments are in progress.
You can come and go all 4 days with all 100+ games on free play the whole time. Click here for current game list.
You can bring in your own food and drinks. BYOB is fine. You can order food and have it delivered. I should also have a food truck out front most of the time too.

All 6 Tournament Prize Pool Fees Total $160

$160 Prize Pool Fees are separate and 100% of this goes back to the players as cash prizes (paid in the form of a check from District 82)
$15 Per Player goes to each Events 1-4 on Thursday & Friday will be paid to the top 8 players in those tournament
$30 Per Player will go the top 24 of the Certified Main Event Tournament
$10 Per Player will go to top 8 of Event 6, Sunday 3 Strikes Tournament
$60 Per Player will be paid to the top 24 players for the overall Super Series Points Standings
The monetary payouts are listed below under prizes.

$1,500 from The Pinball Company is also paid to the top 3 players ($1,000, $300, $200) for the overall series

Schedule of Events

Tuesday & Wednesday: Not Part of Super Series

Tuesday Oct 10th ($25 Total Cost)
5PM Doors Open
6PM-11:30PM Tilt’n Tuesday

Wednesday Oct 11th ($25 Total Cost)
3PM – Door Open
5PM-12:30AM – Classics Kickoff Tournament

Thursday-Sunday: Super Series Events ($410 Total Cost)

Thursday Oct 12th
8AM Doors Open Practice
9AM – Event 1: 13 Round Group Match Play All Games
1PM – Short Lunch Break
5:30PM Finish
Short Break In-between Tournaments
6PM Event 2: 8 Strike Fair Strikes Classics Knockout
12:30AM Est. End Time

Friday Oct 13th
8AM – Doors Open Practice
9AM – Event 3: 30 Points Target Match Play Classics
1PM- Short Lunch Break
3:30PM – Est. End Time
4:30PM – Event 4: 10 Strike Progressive Knockout All Games
7PM – Short Dinner Break
12:30AM Est. End Time

Saturday Oct 14th
8AM – Doors Open Practice
9AM – Event 5: Certified Main Event 10 Round Double Up Qualifying (1 Modern & 1 Classic)
1PM – Lunch Break
6PM – Dinner Break
10PM – Est End Time
10PM – Tiebreakers for top 24
10:30PM – $5 Volley Tournament (Voluntary: just for fun & money)

Sunday Oct 15th
8AM – Doors Open Practice
9AM – Event 6: 3 Strike Knockout All Games (Yes IFPA Points but No Super Series Points)
9:15AM – Certified Main Event Finals Start (9th-24th Seed)
4PM – Est. End Time
4:30 PM – Awards for Certified Main Event & Overall Super Series

Food Truck Schedule

Tues  Oct 10th  5PM-9PM Jamaica Mi Krazy
Wed  Oct 11th   5PM-8PM –None–
Thur Oct 12th   11AM-2PM Bacon Burger Company
Thur Oct 12th   5PM-9PM Oley Pepperoni Cannoli
Fri    Oct 13th   12PM-2PM Scrap Yard Smokers
Fri    Oct 13th   5PM-8PM Bacon Burger Company
Sat   Oct 14th   11AM-2PM Jamaica Mi Krazy
Sat   Oct 14th   5PM-9PM Jamaica Mi Krazy

150 Player Capacity

Where:

District 82 Pinball Arcade
800 O’Keefe Rd
De Pere, WI 54115

When:

October 12th-15th, 2023
Doors open and Practice Starts 1 hour before first tournament each day
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of 1st tournament each day to check in
If you have not checked in by start of tournament or haven’t communicated that you will be late you may be removed from tournament.

Registration:

6 Tournaments, 1 registration, 1 entry fee. Registration Opens Saturday August 5th, 2023.
This will include all the tournaments Thursday-Sunday.
This does not register you for any pre-tournaments on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Once you register you need to pay for your spot. You have 24 Hours to pay via Credit Card or Pay Pal. Once you have paid you are all set. If you do not pay you will be removed from registration and the next person on the waitlist will be moved up and given 24 hours to pay for their spot. You can also pay cash for a $10 Discount ($400 Total), but only if you are coming to the Aug 15th Tilt’n Tuesday, Aug 16th Beat the Clock, or Summer Pinball Classic AND you send me an email saying you are going to pay in full on that date.
If you sign up for the waitlist, you don’t pay anything right away. You wait until you are moved up to registered then you have 24 hours to pay.
All machines are on Free Play so no additional costs, you can play any game you want in-between rounds, during practice & breaks the whole weekend.

We will have short designated breaks for lunch and dinner on most days. You will not have time to go to a sit down restaurant. You will have time to go to Food Truck, Quik Trip, Star Bucks, McDonalds, Taco Bell or order food and have it delivered.

Bottled water is free sponsored by our friends at Lumberjack Johnny’s
Soda will cost $1 per can
You can bring beer, soda and food yourself. Just please bring a cooler; I don’t have much extra fridge space for you items. We also have a hot/cold filtered water dispenser if you have your own water bottle.

Sponsors:

Thank You to all of our sponsors who are a big part of making this event happen!

Prizes:

Plaques for top 4 each tournament
Prize Money for top 8 in Events 1-4 & 6 on Thursday, Friday, & Sunday 3 Strike. Paid out as a check from District 82.
Prize Money for Top 24 in Certified Main Event
Prize Money for Top 24 in the Overall Super Series
*$25,000 in prize money is based on a full field of 150 players. It will be more of less based on the actual number of players that attend the event(s).
You are responsible for any income taxes. If you win over $600 in prize money from District 82 in a calendar year you will need to fill out a W-9 and will receive a 1099-MISC for the total amount of your winnings. You will also get a check from District 82 not actual cash.

Events #1,#2,#3,#4 Prize Pools

Prize Money for 1st-8th

  • 1st 35%
  • 2nd 20%
  • 3rd 15%
  • 4th 10%
  • 5th-8th 5% each

*Example Assuming 150 players, $2,250 prize pool per tournament— actual payouts will be more or less depending on number of players

  • 1st $787.50
  • 2nd $450
  • 3rd $337.50
  • 4th $225
  • 5th-8th $112.50 each

Event #5: Certified Main Event

Prize Pool of $30 per player

Main Cash Prizes % for 1st-24th

  • 1st 28%
  • 2nd 16%
  • 3rd 10%
  • 4th 6%
  • 5th-8th 4% each
  • 9th-16th 2% each
  • 17th-24th 1% each

*Example Assuming 150 Players: $4,500 Total Prize Pool — actual payouts will be more or less depending on number of players

  • 1st $1,260
  • 2nd $720
  • 3rd $450
  • 4th $270
  • 5th-8th $180
  • 9th-16th $90
  • 17th-24th $45

Event #6: 3 Strike Knockout Prize Pool

Prize Money for 1st-8th

  • 1st 35%
  • 2nd 20%
  • 3rd 15%
  • 4th 10%
  • 5th-8th 5% each

*Example Assuming 150 players, $1,500 prize pool per tournament— actual payouts will be more or less depending on number of players

  • 1st $525
  • 2nd $300
  • 3rd $225
  • 4th $150
  • 5th-8th $75 each

Tournaments are IFPA approved and will be submitted ASAP after each tournament.

Overall Series Prizes

The Pinball Company is generously sponsoring this tournament series and plaques awarded to the players. With the added sponsorship The Pinball Company is going to award the Top Player in the overall series with a check for $1,000! The Pinball Company is also boosting the prize for 2nd and 3rd place overall by $300 and $200. This is in addition to any prizes that player won in an individual tournament!

Series Overall Winners

  • 1st 20% + $1,000 The Pinball Company
  • 2nd 9% + $300 The Pinball Company
  • 3rd 8% + $200 The Pinball Company
  • 4th 7.5%
  • 5th 7%
  • 6th 6.5%
  • 7th 6%
  • 8th 5.5%
  • 9th 5%
  • 10th 4.5%
  • 11th 4%
  • 12th 3%
  • 13th 2.5%
  • 14th 2%
  • 15th 2%
  • 16th 1.5%
  • 17th-20th 1%
  • 21st-24th 0.5%

*Example Assuming 150 Players = $9,000 prize pool — actual payouts will be more or less depending on number of players

  • 1st $1,800 + $1,000 The Pinball Company = $2,800
  • 2nd $810 + $300 The Pinball Company = $1,200
  • 3rd $720 + $200 The Pinball Company = $920
  • 4th $675
  • 5th $630
  • 6th $585
  • 7th $540
  • 8th $495
  • 9th $450
  • 10th $405
  • 11th $360
  • 12th $270
  • 13th $225
  • 14th $180
  • 15th $180
  • 16th $135
  • 17th-20th $90
  • 21st-24th $45

Should there be a tie for 1st-24th position in the overall series a 1 game tiebreaker on a modern or classic game will be randomly drawn by the tournament director to determine finishing position. This money will be awarded right after the awards for the final tournament. No extra IFPA points will be given for the overall super series standings.

The prize money awarded at the tournaments are final. The tournament directors’ decisions on rulings are final. You agree to these terms by signing up. You can’t come back after the tournaments are finalized and dispute your finishing position or prize payout for any reason. Any discrepancies need to be brought up immediately to tournament director, at and during, the tournaments themselves.

Plaques & Overall Trophy Sponsored by our friends at The Pinball Company

Refund Policy:

You cannot ‘sell’ your tournament registration to another person. You need to go through District 82 if you want to attend or cancel your registration for this event. If you cancel your registration by the following dates I will send you back some but not all of your money. Make sure you are able to attend this event before you send payment. The amounts are listed below. Anyone from the waitlist who gets in will still have to abide by the below refund dates so please make sure you want to attend before you send me your money.

Registration Cancellation Dates & Refunds:
Before Saturday August 19th, 2023 6PM Central Time $390 Refund
Between Saturday August 19th & August 26th, 2023 6PM Central Time $320 Refund
Between Saturday August 26th & September 9th, 2023 6PM Central Time $250 Refund
Between Saturday September 9th & September 22nd, 2023 6PM Central Time $200 Refund
Between Saturday September 23rd & September 30th, 2023 6PM Central Time $150 Refund
Between Saturday September 30th & October 7th, 2023 6PM Central Time $100 Refund

After October 7th, 2023 No Refunds of any amount. If you participate in only some of the tournaments or can’t continue no refunds or credit to future events will be given either.

How to Cancel

You can unregister by clicking the unregister link on this page (next to the Register/Waitlist Button above then it sends you an email (check spam/advertising folder) that you then need to click on to confirm cancellation) or by sending a detailed email to [email protected]. Both are time and date stamped and I will process your refund in the same manner you paid (Credit Card, Pay Pal, etc.) as soon as I can. This is not an automatic system so I personally need to process any refunds. It may take a couple days if I’m not in town when you cancel.
If the coronavirus or some other disease numbers go crazy (crazy is relative to every person individually) but I am still legally allowed to hold these tournaments, then the tournaments will go on as planned and no refunds will be issued.

If Event is Cancelled

If this event is cancelled for any reason then a full refund will be issued to everyone. I would base any weather related cancellation or delays on the weather in Green Bay, WI. If I delay the start of a day I may make up that time by limiting breaks, etc. Please save the email address [email protected] in your contacts folder so email updates don’t go to spam folder. District 82 is not responsible for any other costs you may have incurred like lodging, car rental, or airfare for this event.

Video Recording and Photography

By participating in this and any event at District 82 you agree to have yourself video recorded and also photographs to be taken. These will be used to record the event and for promotion of future events.

Game List

You can see our current game list here: https://district82.com/game-list/

Tournament Formats:

Event 1: 13 Round Group Match Play

Thursday October 12th, 2023
8AM Doors Open for practice and check in
9AM Tournament Starts
1PM Short Lunch Break
5:30PM Est. Finish Time

Tournament will use all 100+ Pinball Machines inside District 82 Pinball. Each round will alternate the era of game played on. Odd Rounds will be LCD/DMD games Even Rounds will be Classics/EM games.

The Format will consist of 13 Rounds of Play in groups of 4 players (3 players if necessary).
One game will be played per round per group.
Scoring will be 7-5-3-1/7-4-1
First round will be random seeding.
Subsequent rounds will be seeded using a Tiered Swiss Pairings if available in Match Play Software. If not available we will be using Swiss. Players are grouped into tiers that narrow as the tournament progresses. Later rounds will seed players with similar points accumulated playing each other. The winner is the player with the most points after all 13 rounds have been completed.
Only a tie for 1st place will be broken with a 1 GAME tie breaker for the affected players. No playoffs or finals. Automatic Tiebreakers (if available in Match Play Software) will be turned on and will supersede any tie other than a tie for 1st place. If there is a tie between 2nd-8th positions it will be broken with a 1 game tie breaker for the affected players to determine the trophy and/or cash received. To be clear a tiebreaker will only occur if the software says you are tied. If someone finishes with the same amount of points as someone else but Match Play gives those players distinct finishing positions from the Automatic Tiebreakers being turned on, we will go with what the match play software says. Tiebreaker game will be randomly selected and the game itself will be a classic era machine. When reporting this to IFPA for points those ties will be reported as such except a tie for 1st place. Also the overall series points will be a tie as well. 1st Place is significant and will be reported as a win and not a tie. No playoffs or finals.

1st-8th Cash Prizes

1st-4th Trophies or Plaques

Event 2: 8 Strikes Classics Fair Strike Knockout

Thursday October 12th, 2023
6PM Projected Start Time
No Dinner Break
12:30AM Est. Finish Time

This Knockout Tournament is an 8 Strike Classics Tournament played in groups of 4 (3 when necessary).
Only the games from roughly 1985 and older will be used (Non-DMD games this is the B group at District 82 Pinball)
Random Seeding to start, then Swiss Style. Games drawn randomly.
Groups of 4 will play against each other on a single machine
1st Place No Strike, 2nd and 3rd Place 1 Strike, 4th Place 2 Strikes
3 player matches (as needed) 1st Place No Strike, 2nd Place 1 Strike, 3rd Place 2 Strikes
2 player matches (as needed) 1st Place No Strike, 2nd Place 2 Strikes
Once a player has 8 strikes they are out of this tournament
The tournament continues until there is one player remaining.
Automatic Tiebreakers will be turned on if available.
A tie for first place will result in a 1 GAME Tie Breaker randomly chosen by the tournament director. Ties between 2nd-8th positions will be broken with a 1 Game tie breaker for the affected players to determine the trophy and/or cash received. The randomly selected game will be a classic game for the tiebreaker. When reporting this to IFPA for points those ties will be reported as such except a tie for 1st place. Also the overall series points will be a tie as well. 1st Place is significant and will be reported as a win and not a tie. No playoffs or finals.

Top 4 trophies, Top 8 cash prizes

Event 3: Classics Target Match Play 30 Points 3/2/1/0 Scoring

Friday October 13th, 2023
8AM Doors Open for Practice
9AM Tournament Starts
1PM Short Lunch Break
3:30PM Est. End Time

Only the games from roughly 1985 and older will be used (Non-DMD games this is the B group at District 82 Pinball)

This is a Group Match Play Tournament with Swiss seeding and 4 players (3 if necessary) in each group. Scoring is based on player performance for that one machine (3/2/1/0) or (3/1.5/0). This will be added to a running total for the tournament. The first player to reach 30 points is declared the winner and the tournament is over. If multiple players reach the target score on the same round the player with the higher total is the winner. A tie for first place (Same amount of points in total on the final round) will result in a 1 GAME tiebreaker. If there is a tie between 2nd-4th positions it will be broken with a 1 Game tie breaker for the affected players to determine the trophy and/or cash received. To be clear a tiebreaker will only occur if the software says you are tied. If someone finishes with the same amount of points as someone else but Match Play gives those players distinct finishing positions from the Automatic Tiebreakers being turned on, we will go with what the match play software says. Tiebreaker game will be randomly selected and the game itself will be a classic era. When reporting this to IFPA for points those ties will be reported as such except a tie for 1st place. Also the overall series points will be a tie as well. 1st Place is significant and will be reported as a win and not a tie. No playoffs or finals.

1st-8th Cash Prizes

1st-4th Plaques or Trophies

Event 4: 10 Strike Progressive Knockout Tournament

Friday October 13th, 2023
4:30PM Est. Start Time
7:00PM Short Dinner Break
12:30AM Est. End Time

You will play in groups of 4 players (3 when necessary), random seeding to start, then swiss style pairing thereafter. You will get 0/1/2/3 strikes per round (1 game per round). Once you receive 10 strikes you are out of the tournament. Once eliminated, you may stay and play all the games on free play the rest of the night. We alternate between A (DMD/LCD) & B (Classics) Groups each round. Your final position will be determined by the round and number of strikes you have. Example if you go into a round with 8 strikes and someone else in a different group goes into a round with 7 strikes; you both get 4th place adding 3 strikes to your total. You would have 11 strikes and finish behind the person who ended the same round with only 10 strikes.

A tie for first place will result in a 1 GAME Tie Breaker randomly chosen by the tournament director. Ties between 2nd-8th positions will be broken with a 1 Game tie breaker for the affected players to determine the trophy and/or cash received. Game will be randomly selected and the game itself will be either classic or modern based on what the next game choice would be been. When reporting this to IFPA for points those ties will be reported as such except a tie for 1st place. Also, the overall series points will be a tie as well. 1st Place is significant and will be reported as a win and not a tie. No playoffs or finals.

Everyone Super Series Points (0-150 points)

Cash Prizes for 1st-8th

Trophies or Plaques for 1-4

Event 5: Certified Main Event Double Up 2 Game Bank Qualifying

Saturday October 14th, 2023
8AM Doors Open for practice and check in
9AM Tournament Starts
1PM Est. Lunch
6PM Est. Dinner
10PM Est. End Time

Tournament will use all 100+ Pinball Machines inside District 82 Pinball. Each Bank will consist of 1 Modern Game (roughly 1992 & newer) and 1 classic game (roughly 1985 & older).

The Group Match Play Qualifier will be played in groups of 4 (3 when necessary).
Random Seeding to start, Rotating Order, then Tiered Swiss Style Pairings thereafter. If Tiered Swiss not available then Swiss will be used.
MatchPlay Software will most likely be used for the tournaments.
Each Round will consist of a 2 game banks consisting of 1 Modern and 1 Classic
10 Rounds in Total, 2 Games Per Round, 20 Games in Total
You will receive 7/5/3/1 or 7/4/1 scoring on each game based on 4 or 3 player groups
Automatic Tiebreakers will be turned on
Top 24 players make it to the final
Super Series Points will be based on final finishing position not the qualifying position in this tournament.
8th and 24th place will not use the Automatic Tiebreakers. All players tied with the same amount of accumulated points for the 8th and 24th positions will have a 1 GAME tiebreaker to determine who gets a bye and who gets into the final and who doesn’t. This 1 GAME tiebreaker is significant and will result in the final placing for all players who finish 25th or worse in the tournament. Game itself will be chosen by the tournament director and order of play will use the automatic tiebreaker finishing position with the higher seed getting last available order spot. Example: We have 10 players with the same amount of points who finish from 21st-30th in qualifying. They all get to play a 1 GAME tiebreaker. The order of play will be 30th goes first, 29th goes 2nd, 28th goes 3rd, etc. The highest score in the tiebreaker gets 21st seed & moves onto finals, 2nd highest gets 22nd seed & moves on, 3rd highest 23rd seed, 4th highest 24th seed. Then the rest of the group is out of the tournament with their final finishing position being determined by that tiebreaker. 5th highest would be 25th place, 6th highest would be 26th place, etc. all the way to 30th place.
This tiebreaker will also be significant for the 8th place position. Example: we have a 6 way tie for 8th place (8,9,10,11,12,13). Based on the Tiebreaker game the winner would get the 1st round bye, 2nd/3rd/4th/5th would be seeded 9th/10th/11th/12th and get a bank choice in round 1. The person that finished 6th in this example tiebreak would be seeded 13th in the main final.

Event 6: 3 Strike Group Knockout

Sunday October 15th, 2023
8AM Doors Open
9AM Tournament Starts
3:30PM Est. End Time

This tournament is run concurrently with the main event finals. All 24 players who qualify for main event finals will be removed from this tournament but are welcome to play in it if they choose to. They need to tell the tournament director that they want to play in it. Be aware that if you choose to play in 2 tournaments at the same time you run the risk of an intentional delay of more than 60 seconds.
Tournament will use most of the 100+ Pinball Machines inside District 82 Pinball except the ones in Rows 7,8 and Rooms AC1 & AC2. Each round will alternate the era of game played on. Odd Rounds will be LCD/DMD games Even Rounds will be Classics/EM games.
This tournament does not count for overall super series points but does count for IFPA points.

This Knockout Tournament is a 3 Strike Tournament played in groups of 4 (3 when necessary).
Random Seeding to start, then Swiss Style. Games drawn randomly.
Groups of 4 will play against each other on a single machine
The 2 players with the lowest scores in a group will receive a strike (3rd, 4th Place in the match)
3 player matches (as needed) only lowest score (3rd Place) will receive a strike.
Once a player has 3 strikes they are out of this tournament but are welcome to stay and play games as long as players are still in the tournament.
The tournament continues until there is one player remaining and they are declared the winner. No playoffs or finals. A tie for 2nd-8th place will result in a 1 Game Playoff. These tiebreakers are to determine who gets the prizes only. Game will be randomly selected and the game itself will be either classic or modern based on what the next game choice would be been. All ties will be reported to IFPA as a tie.

1st-8th Cash Prizes

1st-4th Trophies or Plaques

Event 5: Certified Double Up 2 Bank Finals

Sunday October 15th, 2023

8AM Doors Open Practice and check in
9:15AM Finals Start for 9th-24th positions
4PM Est. Finish Time
4:30PM Awards – I need at least half an hour to finalize Super Series Points and write checks

No practicing on the games in Rows 7/8 or AC1/AC2 (Finals Games) the day of the finals until the finals are complete. This includes everyone not just the players in the finals.

Top 24 Players from the Main Event Qualifying will play in the Finals. If someone doesn’t show up for round 1 the 25th ranked person (or next highest available person) from qualifying can take their place. If a player fails to show up for round 2 or later rounds we continue as if they are still in the tournament and plunge balls until they show up or are eliminated. The format will consist of 4 rounds of 3 game banks. Top 8 qualifiers get a 1st round bye. Groupings for first round will be (9th, 16th, 17th, 24th), (10th, 15th, 18th, 23rd), (11th, 14th, 19th, 22nd), (12th, 13th, 20th, 21st) Games will be played one at a time. High seed in each group will get choice of Bank and Order on 1st game. Subsequent games the order choice is reversed with 4th place getting to pick first, then 3rd place next, etc. The games that are in the banks will be chosen by the tournament director before the start of the tournament and won’t be revealed to the players until the morning of the playoffs. The banks will have a mix of modern and classic pins and be different from round to round. Scoring will be 4/2/1/0 for each of the 3 games. Top 2 advance bottom 2 are eliminated. Should there be a tie for 2nd/3rd place a 1 game playoff will be played by the 2 affected players. That game will be chosen by the TD if needed.

The 8 Eliminated players from 1st round will finish 17th-24th according to how many points they accumulated in this round. Ties will not be broken.

In the Quarterfinal Round, the players advancing from the previous round will be reseeded according to their original ranks and divided into four groups as follows.

16 Players

Group 1:  1   8    9   16
Group 2:  2   7   10  15
Group 3:  3   6   11  14
Group 4:  4   5   12  13

The 8 eliminated players will be ranked 9th-16th according to the accumulated points in this round. Ties will not be broken.

For the Semifinal Round, the 8 players advancing will be divided into two groups of four. The groups will be organized according to the original qualifying rank as shown here:

8 Players

Group 1:   1   4   5   8
Group 2:   2   3   6   7

The 4 eliminated players from this round will be ranked from 5th-8th based on the accumulated points from this round. Ties will not be broken.

The four remaining players advance to the final round. The final round is conducted in the same manner as the Semifinal Round. The total scores for this round will determine the ordering of the winners. All ties in the final round are considered significant and will be broken with a 1 game playoff. The final reporting of points to IFPA will show 1st-4th place with no ties.

Top 4 Trophies/Plaques and Top 24 Cash Prizes

 

Organizer

Erik Thoren
Phone
(920) 621-9631
Email
ekthoren@yahoo.com

Venue

District 82 Pinball
800 Okeefe Rd
De Pere, WI 54115 United States
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