Electric Bat 5 year Anniversary Bash
Come help us celebrate 5 years of flippin’ fun with a weekend of pinball tournaments! The main event will be IFPA certified and feature 20 rounds of group match play, with each round alternating between a classic game and a modern game. Random initial seeding and tiered Swiss pairings thereafter. Scoring will be 7/5/3/1 per game and the top 24 players will make the cut for PAPA style finals on Sunday of 3 games per round with 4/2/1/0 scoring. Top 8 players get a first-round bye.
Check-in begins at 9 AM on Saturday, November 18th, and the tournament will begin at 10 AM. There will be a lunch break at 1 PM and a dinner break at 6 PM.
Finals begin at 10 AM on Sunday, November 19th.
There will be awesome trophies for the top 3 finishers and payouts on the following schedule:
1st place: 25%
2nd place: 15%
3rd place: 10%
4th place: 5%
5th - 8th place: 4%
9th - 16th place: 2%
17th - 24th place: 1%
Top qualifier: 5%
Players are responsible for coin drop during the event. $30 event fee covers entrance into all tournaments during the weekend.
132 player limit
Friday, November 17th - Kickoff event - 8 point progressive strikes knockout
The weekend of pinball kicks off with this 8 point progressive strikes tournament. 3/2/1/0 scoring. Random initial seeding will be followed by Swiss style 4 player groups. Registration starts at 5 PM and the tournament starts at 6 PM. $1 entry fee if not participating in the certified main event on Saturday. Players are responsible for coin drop.
Sunday, November 19th - 25 point target match play event
The final event for the weekend is a 25 point target match play event. 3/2/1/0 scoring. First player to 25 points wins. Random initial seeding will be followed by Swiss style 4 player groups. Registration starts at noon and the tournament starts at 1 PM. $1 entry fee if not participating in the certified main event on Saturday. Players are responsible for coin drop.
The Electric Bat Arcade
25 West Southern Avenue Tempe, AZ 85282
Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 14th at 9 AM AZ time on Eventbrite. Here’s the link: