IFPA Links To Final Results

Certified Classics Event #1
3 Strike Knockout Event #2
Main Event
8 Fair Strikes Event #4
Lucky 13 Event #5

2023 Summer Pinball Classic

• 3-5 Tournaments over 4 days Thursday-Sunday including 2 IFPA Certified Tournaments
• 6 Tournaments over 5 days if you come on Wednesday
• 7 Tournaments over 6 days if you come Tuesday
• All 7 tournaments IFPA approved for WPPR points

-Brief Summary-

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I have comfortably scheduled 5 tournaments in 4 days. I do have tournaments that overlap with IFPA certified event finals on Friday & Sunday. That’s how we get 3-5 tournaments. We are definitely running 5 tournaments but if you make a certified finals you may want to skip the other simultaneous tournament. Everyone who plays in finals receives prize money. You also get to play as much pinball as you want at practice times and in-between rounds, as all the games are on free play the whole weekend.

Thursday afternoon-evening Certified Classics Qualify (10 Rounds 2 Games per round) with finals Friday Morning
Friday Morning also has a 3 strike knockout same time as the Finals for Classic
Friday Night we play the 1st half (5 Rounds) of the qualifying for the Certified Main Event
Saturday Morning-Afternoon we complete the 2nd half (5 more Rounds) of qualifying for main event. (10 Round 2 Game Banks with 1 modern & 1 Classic Per Round in total)
Saturday Night has an 8 Strike Fair Strike Knockout (All Games)
Sunday Morning-Afternoon has Finals for Main Event
Sunday Morning-Afternoon also has Lucky 13 Tournament for everyone

Registration opens Saturday June 10th, 2023 exactly at 11AM Central Time. You need to pay the registration fee of $320 within 24 hours of signing up or will be removed from the registered list. Registration instructions are below.

More Tournament Pinball if you come early!

Tuesday August 15th & Wednesday August 16th each have a nightly tournament at District 82. They require separate registration, separate cost that is paid at the door (not in advance). These 2 tournaments have no cash prizes, only IFPA points & trophies.

Tuesday August 15th with have our Tilt’n Tuesday Tournament. 5PM Doors Open. 6PM Tournament Starts. $25 per player. Sign up here: https://district82.com/event/2023-tiltn-tuesday-16/

Wednesday August 16th has a 5 hour timed classics only match play tournament called Beat The Clock from 6PM-11PM (Doors Open 4PM) for $25 you can sign up for that here: https://district82.com/event/beat-the-clock-tournament-spc/

IFPA Approved for WPPR Points

• The 2 Main Tournaments (Classics Thursday Qualifier with Friday Final and the Main Event Friday-Saturday Qualify with Sunday Finals) will be IFPA Certified with 200% TGP and a 25%-50% Event Booster based on number of player we have. That is a total of 250%-300% the normal WPPR Points for each of these 2 events.
• Other 3 Full Tournaments should all grade out to 100% TGP (or very close) for WPPR points from IFPA, same with the Wednesday Beat The Clock tournament. Tilt’n Tuesday is 112% TGP.

NEW PLAYERS WELCOME!

Cost

$320 Per Player ($190 Admission to District 82 $130 to Prize Pools). This pays for all 5 tournaments Thursday-Sunday. District 82 pays sales tax, IFPA fees, Credit Card Fees, trophies, etc out of admission costs. This $320 cost is PAID IN ADVANCE WHEN YOU REGISTER. Not at the door when you arrive. Please read the refund policy below. If you pay and then cancel you WILL NOT get 100% of your money back.

100% of Prize Pool Fee goes back to the players as prize money (paid in the form of a check from District 82). That is $19,500 with a full field of 150 players.

The Tilt’n Tuesday and Wednesday Night Beat The Clock Tournaments are separate from the Summer Pinball Classic and have a separate charge and registration. $25 Cost paid at the door. Registration links are above for these 2 events.
You can come and go all 4 days with all 100+ games on free play the whole time. Click here for current game list.

Capacity

150 Players for these tournaments

Live Stream:

Wednesday – Friday Tournaments will be live streamed on Twitch with Fox Cities Pinball Stream Here: https://www.twitch.tv/foxcitiespinball

Hotel Deals:

Please book early. This years Summer Pinball Classic fell on a Packers Pre-Season Home Football Game. The rooms will start to fill up and get more expensive the closer you get to the date. Please book hotel early!

Nuks Executive Suites (Formerly Ennis Inn)
This is less than 2 miles from District 82. Please call or email them. The websites will show that Saturday is booked. But I have about 10 rooms reserved for District 82 Players so please call David (Front Desk) at (920) 347-0007. You will get a price that’s a bit lower than the online price. About $90-$125 per night (Friday & Saturday are higher than Wednesday & Thursday)

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. The price is a little elevated because of the Packers Home Pre-Season Game. 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

These hotels I do not have standing deal with but are not too far away and pricing was good on them with rooms available as of May 19th, 2023

1. Sleep Inn & Suites (920) 351-4126 I was told they have about 50 rooms available at good prices ($105-$120 per night).. I was also told it’s usually cheaper to book them online.
2. Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay – Book this one online as well. They had plenty of rooms and when you stay 3+ nights you get a little discount. When I selected the dates it came back as $135 per night with free cancellation up until the day before check in.

Lighting

Overhead ‘house’ lighting will be on for Summer Pinball Classics Thursday-Sunday Tournaments. Overhead lighting will be off for Tuesday & Wednesday Tournaments.

Registration:

Registration Opens June 10th at 11AM Central Time. Register First – then pay entry fee.

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

Registration for The Summer Pinball Classic 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 June 10th 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 – June 10th, after you register above, pay with a credit card by clicking the “Buy Now” button below which takes you to Square Pay or sending [email protected] a pay pal with the required funds. 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. 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. You can also pay cash for a $10 Discount ($310 Total), but only if you are coming to the June 20th Tilt’n Tuesday or Triple Flip Open on June 23rd-25th. Just send me an email saying you are going to pay in full on one of those dates. If you don’t pay or don’t send me an email saying when you are going to pay you will be removed from the registration list. 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 $320 NEEDS TO BE PAID WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REGISTERING. IF NOT PAID I WILL REMOVE THE PLAYER FROM THE REGISTERED LIST AND THE NEXT PERSON ON THE WAITING LIST WILL BE MOVED UP TO REGISTERED AND GIVEN 1 DAY TO PAY THE ENTRY FEE.

I will not be offering individual tournament registrations on these tournaments.

Pay for your entry into all 5 tournaments (Thursday-Sunday) using the button below AFTER you secure your spot in the Summer Pinball Classic. 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 by email if you move up from waitlist to registered.

Register above first, then click buy now to pay entry fee!

$320 Total Cost Per Player broken down below

Admission to District 82 is $190

Admission costs go directly to District 82 and includes 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 Summer Pinball Classic is an exclusive event only for the players who are participating in it. We do not have a separate tournament area, free play area or viewing 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 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 Tuesday-Sunday too.

Prize Pool Money is $130

$50 Per Player goes to the Certified Main Event
$40 Per Player Goes to the Certified Classics
$20 Per Players goes to 8 Strike Knockout
$10 Per Player goes to 3 Strike Knockout
$10 Per Player goes to the Lucky 13
$0 Prize Money in Tilt’n Tuesday Tournament
$0 Prize Money in Beat The Clock

Schedule of Events August 15th-20th:

Tuesday 5PM – Doors Open Practice
Tuesday 6PM-11PM – Tilt’n Tuesday Tournament $25
Wednesday 4PM Doors Open
Wednesday 6PM-11PM Beat the Clock Tournament $25

——- Summer Pinball Classic Events Below $320 ——-

Thursday 11AM Doors Open
Thursday 1PM-10:30PM Certified Classics Qualify
Thursday 5:30-7:00PM Dinner Break
Friday 8AM – Doors Open Practice
Friday 9AM – 4PM 3 Strike Knockout All Games
Friday 9:15AM – 4PM Finals for Certified Classics
12:00-12:30 Short Lunch Break
Friday 5PM – 11:30PM Certified Main Event All Games 1st Half of Qualifying (Play Rounds 1-5)
Saturday 8AM – Doors Open Practice
Saturday 9AM- 3PM Certified Main Event All Games 2nd Half of Qualifying (Play rounds 6-10)
Saturday 3:00-4:30 Break In-between Tournaments
Saturday 4:30PM -12:30AM 8 Fair Strikes Knockout All Games
Sunday 8AM – Doors Open Practice Starts
Sunday 9:00AM – 5:00PM Lucky 13 Tournament
Sunday 9:15AM – 4:30PM Certified Main Event Finals start
No Lunch Break

Friday and Sunday have 2 separate events running concurrently. The certified finals are only for the top 24 players that qualify for them. The other tournament is open to all players including the top 24 qualifiers who are playing in the finals. I will automatically remove the finalists in the certified events from the concurrent tournament. If you want to play in both at the same time you need to specifically tell me that.  If you play in both tournaments at the same time you run the risk of causing an ‘intentional delay’ of more than 60 seconds, as defined by IFPA rules, will result in a warning for first offense and a score of zero for second and subsequent offenses.

Prize Money for the top 24 players in the Certified Events
Prize Money for the top 8 players 3 Strike & 8 Strike Knockouts
Prize Money for the overall top 4 players AND the winner of each group from round 13 in the Lucky 13

Food Trucks

Tuesday          4-9PM Jamaica Mi Krazy
Wednesday    5-9PM Senor Taco
Thursday        5-9PM Captain Quesadilla
Friday              11AM-2:30PM & 5-9PM Jamaica Mi Krazy
Saturday         11AM-2PM Scrap Yard Smokers & 6-9PM TBD
Sunday            11AM-2:30PM Oley Pepperoni Cannoli Pizza Tent

Where:

Event 2: 3 Strike Knockout

Friday August 18th

8AM Doors Open for practice and check in
9AM Tournament Starts

Tournament will use most of the 100+ Pinball Machines inside District 82 Pinball. It will use all games except the ones being used for the Main Finals which are games in rows 7/8 & 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. The matchplay software will pick the games played and match the players up in groups.

The 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) lowest score (3rd Place) will receive a strike.
Once a player has 3 strikes they are out of this tournament
The tournament continues until there is one player remaining.
Only ties for trophies or prize money will be broken with another game played but those players will be tied as far as IFPA points are concerned.
Top 4 Trophies, Top 8 Prize Money

Event 1 Finals: Classics Certified Playoffs

Friday August 18th

8AM Doors Open Practice and check in
9:15AM Finals Start for 9th-24th position

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 the 25th or next highest person from qualifying will take their place. 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 be slightly different each round. These banks will consist of all classic era machines. 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 is pre-selected on the Bank Sheet as the Alternative Game or another game will be chosen at random by the TD if needed.

The 8 Eliminated players from 1st round will ranked 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 Prize Money

Event 3: Certified Main Event Qualifying Day 1; 5 Rounds of 2 Game Banks

We are going to play 5 Rounds On Friday Night, then 5 Rounds Saturday Morning for a total of 10 rounds.

Friday Aug 18th

5PM Tournament Starts
11:30PM Estimated 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 (see list above).

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 (roughly 1992 & newer) and 1 Classic (see list above)
You will receive 7/5/3/1 scoring on each game
Automatic Tiebreakers will be turned on

Event 3: Certified Main Event Qualifying Day 2; 5 Rounds of 2 Game Banks

Saturday August 19th

8AM Doors Open Practice
9AM Tournament Starts with round 6

We are continuing with rounds 6-10 in the manner listed above.

Once 10 rounds are played (20 Games Total) the top 24 players make it to the final
8th & 24th place will not use the Automatic Tiebreakers. All players tied with the same amount of accumulated points for the 8th or 24th position will have a 1 GAME tiebreaker to determine 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. 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 person with the lowest tiebreaker score finishes the tournament in 30th place.

Event 4: 8 Fair Strikes Knockout

Saturday August 19th, 2023
4:30PM Start Time
12:30AM Projected End Time

This Knockout Tournament is an 8 Strike, Fair Strikes Format Tournament played in groups of 4 (3 when necessary).
Tournament will use most of the 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 matchplay software will pick the games played and match the players up in groups.
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
If you go out with 9 strikes and someone goes out in the same round with 8 strikes, the 8 strike person will be placed ahead (not a tie) of the 9 strike person in the overall results.
The tournament continues until there is one player remaining.
If needed – Ties between 2nd-8th position will be broken with a 1 game tie breaker for the affected players to determine the trophy and/or cash received. The randomly selected tiebreaker game will be either a classic or modern based on what the next game in the tournament would have been. When reporting this to IFPA for points those ties will be reported as ties. No playoffs or finals.

Top 4 trophies, Top 8 cash prizes

Event 5: Lucky 13 Tournament

Everyone has a chance to win money in the final 13th round of this tournament!

Sunday August 20th, 2023

9AM Start Time
5PM Estimated Finish Time

The Format will consist of 13 Rounds of Group Match 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 Seeding. Players are grouped into tiers that narrow as the tournament progresses. Later rounds will seed players with the most points accumulated playing each other.
The winner is the player with the most points after all 13 rounds have been completed.
Tournament will use most of the 100+ Pinball Machines inside District 82 Pinball. It will use all games except the ones being used for the Main Finals which are games in rows 7/8 & 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. The matchplay software will pick the games played and match the players up in groups.
Automatic Tiebreakers will be turned on
Only ties for trophies or prize money will be broken with another game played but those players will be tied as far as IFPA points are concerned. Exception is a tie for first place. A tie for first place will be broken with a 1 game tiebreaker and be reported to the IFPA as a 1st Place and 2nd Place finish.

On the Final Round every group is playing for a cash prize

Top 4 Trophies, Overall Top 4 Prize Money, Winner of each grouping in round 13 wins Prize Money

Event 3: Certified Main Event Finals

Sunday August 20th

8AM Doors Open Practice and check in
9:15AM Finals Start for 9th-24th position
4:00PM Estimated Finish Time

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 ranked 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

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 July 1st, 2023 6PM Central Time $310 Refund
Between Saturday July 1st & July 15th, 2023 6PM Central Time $250 Refund
Between Saturday July 15th & July 29th, 2023 6PM Central Time $175 Refund
Between Saturday July 29th & August 5th, 2023 6PM Central Time $100 Refund
Between Saturday August 5th & August 12th, 2023 6PM Central Time $50 Refund

After August 12th, 2023 No Refunds of any amount. If you participate in only part of the 5 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 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.

Private Parties at District 82 Pinball

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