Mega Matchplay (Spring '26)
Schedule
Sat, 16 May, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
6277 E Pearl Road, Parma Heights, OH, United States, Ohio 44130 | Parma Heights, OH
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PRE-REGISTRATION
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SOLD OUT! Join the waitlist at https://forms.gle/BXDJCcdvp3PStoL37
72 PLAYER LIMIT (6 spots reserved for TDs and Techs)
Confirm your spot w/ $35 paid pre-registration. You'll be contacted upon pre-registration form submission to coordinate payment.
100% refundable before April 16th, 50% until May 10th, no refunds after that.
ENTRY FEES
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$35 Entry Fee + Coin Drop ($30 to prize pool, $5 organizer fee)
Organizer fee covers cost of Saturday games for competing TDs and techs, trophy and advertisement costs, and any leftover is Ethan's pay for organizing/running the event.
If not sold out, register onsite day-of for $35 cash
Bring cash! No ATM on site
Change machines are available
IFPA fees sponsored by Pinball Planet
QUALIFYING
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10 Rounds of Group Matchplay
Tiered Swiss Groupings
2 game banks (New/Old or New/Mid)
Balanced bank draws
7/5/3/1 scoring in 4 player groups
7/4/1 scoring in 3 player groups
A Division - Top 24 make playoffs (top 8 bye)
B Division - *Qualifiers 25-32 make playoffs (no byes)
*Players ranked in the IFPA top 500 are ineligible for B Division
Ties on the cut line or bye bubble will be played out on a randomly selected Old/Mid game
PLAYOFFS
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PAPA Format
3 Game Rounds
4/2/1/0 Scoring
High seed chooses games.
Old/Mid/New - one game from each
A player can't choose the same game in consecutive rounds.
Groups can't choose games that have already been selected twice in the current round.
SCHEDULE
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Saturday-10:00am - Doors open / Practice begins
11:00am - Announcements
11:15am - Qualifying begins
~2:30pm - 45 minute break after Round 3
~7:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 7
~12:00am - Qualifying ends**
-Sunday-
10:00am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice
11:00am - First Round begins (both divisions)
~1:00pm - Quarterfinals begin
(optional lunch break - player vote)
~3:00pm - Semifinals begin
~5:00pm - Finals begin
7:00pm - Latest estimated ending time
(Playoffs rounds are estimated as 1.5 - 2 hours)
IFPA Tournament Link: https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=111049
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