Delaware Pinball Collective Presents-Event #1 of the 2025 Tour Championship

Name: Delaware Pinball Collective Presents-Event #1 of the 2025 Tour Championship
Start: 2025-02-22T12:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-22T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 1100 First State Blvd

Schedule

Sat Feb 22 2025 at 12:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1100 First State Blvd | Wilmington, DE

Join us for the first event of the 2025 Tour Championship hosted by the Delaware Pinball Collective - it's going to be a blast!
About this Event

Delaware Pinball Collective Presents Event #1 of the 2025 Tour Championship

*** SEVERAL NEW CHANGES FOR 2025 ***

Different finals format for each event!
Lower entry fees!
Balanced pairing for first 3 rounds, Swiss for final 2 rounds!
No food provided!
New start time!
CASH ONLY FOR ALL TOUR EVENTS - No electronic payments accepted!

When: 2/22/25

Where: 1100 First State Blvd, Second Floor, Wilmington DE 19804

Time: 12:30PM SHARP START TIME (practice from 1130am to 12:15pm)

Cost: $20 for MEMBERS of the DPC ($1 to the IFPA, $5 to the year end Delaware Tour Championship Prize Fund, $14 to prize fund). NOTE - this price is reserved for members who have an active membership as of 12/31/24.

$50 for NON-MEMBERS($1 to the IFPA, $5 to the year end Delaware Tour Championship Prize Fund, $14 to prize fund, $30 to the Delaware Pinball Collective for operating expenses).

NEW PAYMENT STRUCTURE IN PLACE - CASH ONLY FOR TOUR EVENTS

Players: Capped at 80 players (open to anyone)

Registration: All registration is handled through Eventbrite. Tickets are on sale NOW! When registering on Eventbrite you are allowed to secure up to 3 tickets at once. NOTE - When signing up for the waitlist, you can only sign up one person at a time.

https://2025detourevent1.eventbrite.com

FORMAT: 5 rounds (2 games per round. One modern and one classic) of 4-player match play qualifying. Top 16 make "A" finals. Places 17th through 32nd make the "B" consolation finals. Everyone else will go to the "C" consolation finals. First 3 rounds will use BALANCED pairing and rounds 4 & 5 will use SWISS pairing. Delaware Tour Championship points will also be awarded!

FINALS FORMAT: Top 16 will play in a head to head, best of 5 format.

YEAR END DELAWARE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT: After all 6 "tour events" the top 40 players will qualify for the year end championship. In addition to finishing inside the top 40, you must also compete in at least TWO tour events to be eligible. NOTE - The year end Delaware Tour Championship will NOT be IFPA sanctioned.

PRIZES for each tour event(based on 80 entries):

1st Place “A” (about 32%) = $250 plus trophy

2nd Place “A” (about 19%) = $150 plus medal

3rd Place “A” (about 16%) = $120 plus medal

4th Place “A” (about 12%) = $90 plus medal

5th -8th Place “A” (about .05% EACH) = $40 each

1st Place “B” - $100

1st Place “C” - $75

* Tour Championship points that will be awarded at each event.

1st = 100 points

2nd = 80 points

3rd = 75 points

4th = 70 points

5th = 65 points

6th = 60 points

7th = 55 points

8th = 50 points

9th = 30 points

10th = 30 points

11th = 30 points

12th = 30 points

13th = 30 points

14th = 30 points

15th = 30 points

16th = 30 points

17th = 25 points

18th = 24 points

19th = 23 points

20th = 22 points

21st = 21 points

22nd = 20 points

23rd = 19 points

24th = 18 points

25th = 17 points

26th = 16 points

27th = 15 points

28th = 14 points

29th = 13 points

30th = 12 points

31st = 11 points

32nd = 10 points

33rd through 80th = 5 points for each place

NOTE - Standings for 17th through 80th place are LOCKED IN when qualifying ends. The consolation "B" finals and consolation "C" finals will have no effect on overall standings for Tour Championship points or IFPA results.

TENTATIVE GAME LIST (always subject to change):

Alien

Argosy

Attack From Mars

Bank Shot

Baywatch

Black Jack

Bobby Orr's Power Play

Cactus Canyon (SE)

Comet

Deadpool Premium

Dealer's Choice