2024 Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters

The Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters returns to Free Play Arcade at 400 E. South Street in Arlington, Texas for 2024.

This is the premiere Pinball Golf event for the Southwestern United States, as a Satellite Tournament for the 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters World Championship*.

This two day tournament will run Saturday June 29 and Sunday June 30, 2024.

Tickets will be on sale on MARCH 1, 2024 at NOON.

Titan Pinball has generously sponsored this year’s Southwest Regional Pin-Masters event, providing $2000 to the prize pool!

Fun Billiards & Gameroom Superstore has generously sponsored this year's trophies.

Pin-Masters is the IFPA Sanctioned Pin-Golf World Championship!

This event is a qualifier for the 2025 IFPA PIN-MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP!*

Titan Pinball wants to make sure EVERYONE can win. Thus, this event has both A and B divisions and prize money will be awarded in both divisions!

$1,000 package (mostly cash) will go to the winner* BUT you don’t have to be a pinball wizard to win in this tournament: “B division” has significant cash prize payouts as well — so everyone has a chance to win! Additionally, after accounting for actual tournament expenses, all remaining ENTRY FEES WILL BE ADDED TO THE PRIZE POOL.

This event is eligible for a maximum TGP value of 200% under the IFPA rules, meaning MORE WPPR POINTS available for all players.

DATES:

Qualifying: Saturday June 29, 2024

Finals: Sunday June 30, 2024

Start time BOTH days is at NOON.

Warmup / Check-in time BOTH days: 11:00 AM

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SPECIFIC PRIZE DETAILS:

Fun Billiards & Gameroom Superstore will be providing trophies in each division.

◘ First place player wins $1000 in cash/prizes.*

◘ A Division will have Top 16 payouts

◘ B Division will have Top 8 payouts – The B Division will pay at least $800 total.

◘ B Division is restricted to players outside of the IFPA TOP 2500 so ANYONE can win!

◘ Prize pool for A Division will increase based on participation/entry fees received.

◘ Prize pool for B Division might also increase based on participation/entry fees received.

◘ You MUST be able to receive a Paypal or Zelle payment for prize payouts. Payouts will be within 5 business days after the event concludes.

◘ Specific rules and details will be published on the DFW Pinball League webpage.

Additionally (The Asterisks above):

First Place will win a $1,000 prize package! This includes $900 for winning the tournament and $100 off the cost of entry into the 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters World Championship.

Note that, separate registration for the 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters World Championship is still required once made available by the IFPA.

If the winner fails to register for the 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters World Championship when registration becomes available, then the winner's $100 discount will be lost.

Prize Pools are determined by number of paid entries plus amount from event sponsor minus tournaments costs. Final prize pool amounts will be announced on or before SUNDAY JUNE 30, once we have the final numbers. All stated prizes may subject to change without notice if needed (if something significantly changes).

Please note, due to IRS rule, the A Division winner will be required to fill out a W9 form before they can be paid. At the end of the year, Louis Marx will mail you a 1099 form as well. This is required for any single prize of $600 or greater, per IRS rule.

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ENTRY:

Tournament Entry is $40 per person (plus eventbrite ticketing fees).

Details on WAIT LIST and REFUNDS will be covered later in this text.

Please note that you must also attain admission to the venue to compete either by paying at the door each day during the event or by having a Free Play Membership.

All games at this venue are set for FREE PLAY so no coins are needed (no coin drop).

All games at this venue are set for 3 BALLS PER GAME.

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AGE LIMITATIONS:

(per venue requirement)

(1) All children in Free Play Arcade must be directly supervised by a guardian at all times;

(2) Anyone under 21 must vacate the arcade by 9:00 PM on Friday and Saturday.

This should not adversely affect ANYONE playing in the tournament.

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QUALIFYING:

SATURDAY JUNE 29, 2024

Noon to 7:00 PM Tee Times Available - Tee times are sold by the hour. This means that your name will be called sometime during that hour.

Please be present for THE ENTIRE HOUR until your name is called. We will try to get everyone started as promptly as possible.

Each player should compete on ALL holes/games.

Each player may only attempt to qualify once.

On Qualifying Day, there will be 18 total holes/games.

By IFPA rule a player must compete in 9 or more holes/games to be eligible for any WPPR points.

Each Pin-Hole will consist of a pinball machine with a TARGET SCORE. As in any golf event, a lower tournament Pin-Strokes score is better. The number of balls it takes for the player to reach that target score will represent the number of Pin-Strokes earned for that hole. Should a player not reach the target score after a full game is completed, a stroke value will be determined based on how close the player was to the target score at the end of their game.

For example, with a target score of 10 million points. A player will continue playing the game until he/she reaches 10 million points. If reached, the number of balls it took to reach that score will be recorded for that Pin-Hole. If the player fails to reach the target score after 3 balls are played, they will be awarded a score based on how close they were to that target:

8,000,000 – 9,999,990 points = 4 strokes

6,000,000 – 7,999,990 points = 5 strokes

5,000,000 – 5,999,990 points = 6 strokes

4,000,000 – 4,999,990 points = 7 strokes

2,500,000 – 3,999,990 points = 8 strokes

1,000,000 – 2,499,990 points = 9 strokes

ZERO ( 0 ) – 999,990 points = 10 strokes

Again, this is an example, and not guaranteed to be the actual distribution.

The players with the lowest Pin-Stroke total after the qualifying round will advance to the Playoffs / Finals

Spotters will be watching on the floor for cheating. The player must make sure they enter the CORRECT score on their scorecard. Anyone caught cheating by a spotter will be immediately disqualified with NO REFUND.

Pictures are REQUIRED for every hole. When submitting your scoresheet, you will be required to show 2 random photos by a tournament official.

◘ If both photos match the player's scoresheet, then the player is done.

◘ If one matches but the other does not, the tournament official will ask for a third random photo. If the third photo does not match, with two fails, the player will be disqualified with NO REFUND.

◘ If neither of the photos matches the player's scoresheet, the player will be disqualified with NO REFUND.

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PLAYOFFS / FINALS:

SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 2024

Check-in for Playoffs starts at 11 AM. Playoffs will begin at NOON.

PLAYOFFS / FINALS will be a Pin-Golf / Group Elimination tournament played in 4 player groups.

Each four-player game will be played and scored using the same Pin-Golf scoring used in the qualifying rounds. Each round will consist of 4 games played.

Tournament officials have the right to use game banks instead of games. So, in addressing the choice of game/machine the reference will remain the same whether referring to a single machine or a bank of machines.

The group that contains the highest-seeded player gets first choice of machine and order of play. The highest-seeded player within each group may choose either the machine to be played, or the order of play. If the highest-seeded player chooses order of play, the remaining players may choose their order, in descending order of seeding, and choice of machine then goes to the next highest-seeded player in the group. Conversely, if the highest-seeded player chooses the machine to be played, then the next highest-seeded player chooses the order of play, with the remaining players choosing order of play in decreasing order of seeding. Once a player verbally announces their game choice, or chooses position, that decision cannot be changed. If at any point a high-seed player declines to make a choice, the choice is deferred to the next highest-seeded player, as appropriate. The affected group still retains its order of choice among groups. If choice of machine falls to the lowest seeded player in a given group, that player must choose the machine to be played. At no time does a player’s seeding change from round to round; therefore the advantage of qualifying in first place can be significant.

No group may select a machine which has already been selected by a group in the same round, nor may they choose a machine on which they have already played in that round (unless machine malfunctions have made this unavoidable; tournament officials may choose to provide additional or substitute machines, however). If the machine selected is currently being played by another group in a previous round of play, the group may wait for that round of play to be completed.

When all games have been completed by a group, each player will have a point total for the round. The players with the top two point totals from each group will advance.

Up to 32 Players will play in the A Division Finals. This DOES affect final standings. Top 16 will receive payouts. Payouts are to be paid within 5 business days AFTER the event via Paypal or Zelle.

Up to 32 Players may play in the B Division Finals. This does NOT affect final standings - B Division is laying for MONEY only. Top 8 will receive payouts. Payouts are to be paid within 5 business days AFTER the event via Paypal or Zelle.

B Division will either be played on different machines than A, or, if we need to use the same machines, A Division will be prioritized.

**** Anyone not checked in by NOON will be disqualified and replaced by the next highest seed present ****

The A Division playoffs will be started before the B Division playoffs. Even so, ALL check in times are the same (11 AM to NOON).

If a player knows they will be late they can reach out to Louis Marx by Facebook Messenger or via text (he will share his cell phone number with anybody who asks at the event).

Assuming he acknowledges their message, as long as the LAST group in their division has not tee-ed off, that person will be allowed to play.

We are not responsible for messages not received regardless of cause. If you do not receive a reply, your message has not been received...

Even better: BE ON TIME PLEASE!!!

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RULES ENFORCEMENT:

Please be respectful of all people around you, the facility, and the machines.

This is a public arcade and children will be present so please behave and watch your language.

Yellow and Red card system will be used to enforce respectful play and behavior – that means in most cases you'll get one warning and then a second offense will result in ejection. However egregious Acts such as "coffin dropping" a pinball machine will result in immediate ejection.

Again, PLEASE hat poor behavior and/or language may result in a yellow card (warning) or red card (ejection). Anyone ejected from the tournament may be asked to leave and will NOT receive a refund.

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TEE TIME SCHEDULING:

NOON to 7:00 PM Tee Times Available - Tee times are sold by the hour. This means that your name will be called sometime during that hour.

Please be present for THE ENTIRE HOUR until your name is called. We will try to get everyone started as promptly as possible.

Tournament Entry is $40 per person (plus eventbrite ticketing fees).

Tickets will be on sale on MARCH 1, 2024 at NOON.

Once all spots are sold, a WAIT LIST will be created.

◘ If a spot opens for a player on the wait list PRIOR to June 28, 2024, they will have 48 hours to respond to the message from Louis Marx indicating that a spot is available.

◘ If a spot opens for a player on the wait list from June 28, 2024 through the START OF THE TOURNAMENT, they will have 4 hours to respond to the message sent by Louis Marx.

◘ If a spot opens for a player on the wait list AFTER THE START OF THE TOURNAMENT, they will have 1 hour to respond to the message from Louis Marx.

Please note that we are NOT responsible for a player's failure to receive the message, regardless of cause. We make every effort that we can to make contact.

If a person resigns their position in the tournament, IF their spot is not filled, there will be no refunds. However, if their spot is filled by another player, then the refund schedule will be as follows:

◘ Prior to MAY 31, 2024: Full Refund (except for eventbrite ticketing fees).

◘ From JUNE 1, 2024 through JUNE 15, 2024: Fifty (50) Percent Refund (except for eventbrite ticketing fees).

◘ From JUNE 16, 2024 through JUNE 22, 2024: Twenty Five (25) Percent Refund (except for eventbrite ticketing fees).

◘ After JUNE 22, No refunds will be issued.

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ENTIRE TOURNAMENT:

No tiebreakers. Ties will ONLY be broken if such is needed to determine the final seed for the playoffs, who will move forward in a playoff grouping, or if there is a tie for any of the top four positions (in the finals). Tiebreakers will occur on a machine selected using the randomizer function at http://next.matchplay.events.

Should a player earn an extra ball, they will play it as a continuation of the same Pin-Stroke on that particular Pin-Hole. So an extra ball earned on ball 2 will be a continuation of ball 2.

Tournament Directors and officials are human. We do our best to follow the rules and when in doubt we talk amongst ourselves and consult the IFPA rules. That said, we are all volunteers so please be respectful and, whether right or wrong, all decisions are final and will follow IFPA standard rules to the best of our abilities.

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EVENT SPONSORS:

Again, this event is taking place thanks to the generous sponsorship of TITAN PINBALL. Please support Titan Pinball and use their products.

Fun Billiards & Gameroom Superstore will be providing trophies in each division.

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QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS:

You can reach out via email to Louis Marx, Tournament Director, at [email protected] or send him a private message on Facebook.

Host or Publisher DFW Pinball League LLC