All,
Quite a bit to cover in this email/post, but please take your time and read everything, especially the announcement regarding the open registration date & time for the 24-hour event being held on 10/19/19.
First and foremost, Happy New Year to everyone! The survey results are in and are listed below. Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey, we appreciate your feedback.
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Cap the events? 50% voted to cap the events between 36-40 players, while 35% voted to have no cap. First State Flippers has decided that the “Tour Championship” events will be capped at 40 people. Other events like Flip Frenzy or the 24-hour event may use a different #.
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Trophies or plaques? 72% voted to keep trophies, 28% said plaques. First State Flippers will continue handing out trophies, especially unique ones!
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Pizza or a variety of food? 58% voted pizza, and 42% voted variety. First State Flippers will leave the food choices up to the person hosting the event.
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General Feedback - I will just share a few of them. One person said keep making the relish dip. Another person said to allow “practice” during rounds. Another person suggested expanding the A/B divisions. Another person suggested trying a different format for the “tour championship”. And we also had numerous responses saying they enjoy the Delaware events and love how the events are run.
First State Flippers will continue to make the relish dip. We will also continue to let players “practice” during rounds. We have decided to expand the “B” division to include places 9th through 24th along with a new finals format for the “B” division. We are undecided at this time as to what format will be used for the “tour championship”.
Now on to the tournament information regarding the 24 hour event as well as the 6 “tour events”. On January the 20th, at 12pm eastern, open registration will go live for the 24-hour event being held on 10/19/19. I have had lots of people tell me they are highly interested in attending this event and I expect it to sell out pretty fast, so please make sure you set your alarms and reminders for 1/20 at 12pm! Below are the initial details we have ready at this time, full details should be ready once the event registration goes live on 1/20.
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The event registration process will be hosted by Eventbrite. I encourage everyone to go create an account now to help streamline the process, as you will have to create one during the ticketing process if you do not already have an account.
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On 1/20 at 12pm, I will post a website URL on Facebook and via email to the Eventbrite webpage. The ONLY way to register for this event is by securing your tickets through the Eventbrite website
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Event will be limited to 42 players* (*6 spots will be reserved for the TD’s, so total number of players for the event will be 48 if it sells out)
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You will only be allowed to add 2 tickets maximum to your cart
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Cost of the event will be $80 per person and the full amount must be paid within 48 hours to reserve your spot via PayPal using the Friends & Family option or else you will lose your spot in line. ALL payments should be sent to firststateflippers@gmail.com. If your spot is not paid within 48 hours, your tickets will be released to the wait list if we have one, otherwise you will have to re-register to secure your spot(s) or join the wait list
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Full Refunds, provided we can fill your spot, will be available until August 31st. 50% Refund after that until September 30th. 25% Refund until October 12th. No refunds after that.
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Doors will open at 10am and the tournament will begin sharply at 11am
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Location is at Chad & Marianne’s house
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Format will be 4-player group match play with no finals
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FULL DETAILS will be released on 1/20.
Lastly, the 6 “tour championship” events will have open registration starting around 4pm on 1/20. More details for the “tour championship” events will be posted on 1/20 as well. Again, the First State Flippers is thankful for your support in making these events successful. We are excited for 2019 and looking forward to seeing everyone!