KC Pinball Championship 2023

All players meet in the common area upstairs, where rules and first rounds will be announced.

All pinball machines throughout Solid State Pinball Supply are included in the tournament.

First Round player pairings are random. Subsequent rounds use Swiss Pairing:

Players will be paired against players with the same win-loss record.

Player Order is random in each match.

Attempts will be made to assign game banks that have been played the fewest times by all opponents.

Groups will play 1 game per round.

For each game, one point is awarded for each opponent beat and one bonus point is added to the winner. Four-player scoring: 4/2/1/0. Three-player scoring: 4/2/1.

Printed Score Sheets:
Player 1 is responsible for retrieving the score sheet from the TD desk at the start of each round, filling out the score sheet after the round, then returning the scoresheet to the TD desk.

All players meet in the common area upstairs, where rules and rounds will be announced.

No new rounds. When current games finish, qualifying is over. Ties will be broken automatically based on most 1st place finishes, then by most 2nd place finishes.

24 players will qualify for the Main Event Final on Sunday.

Top 4 players win trophies. Top 8 players win cash

** This tournament will be running at the same time as the 40 Ways from Sunday Tournament, but not on the same bank of machines. Any player from the main tournament can also play in that tournament if they choose. However, if it is that players turn, and they have not plunged their ball after a 2 minute wait, their ball will be plunged for them. Exceptions will be made for TDs that are attending to s stuck ball or other TD related responsibility.

** Players can join the 40 Ways from Sunday Tournament late - after it has started. They will start with zero points, regardless of when they join, and will only play the remaining rounds.

All players meet in the common area upstairs, where rules and first rounds will be announced.

Pinball machines used in the Main Event Final will have their own area, and will not be used in the 40 Ways from Sunday tournament, nor will they be open to the public.

Finals will use a Group Elimination Bracket.

During 4-player matches, the top 2 finishing players will move on, and the bottom 2 players will be eliminated. If there is a tie that determines which 2 players move on, a one game tie break will be played on a game chosen by a TD. The TD may defer the choice of game to the top seeded player in the tie break.

Each match will consist of 3 games.

The highest seed player in the group will choose a machine to be played but not their position in the player order. The next highest seed will choose their position in the player order, then the next seed will do the same, until all positions in the player order are determined. A player who is responsible for choosing a machine may instead choose their position in the player order, and defer the choice of machine to the next highest seed.

This process will repeat before each game in the round. The high seed is not required to choose all 3 games up front. If the player has made their wishes known up-front, they may change their mind later on.

For each game, one point is awarded for each opponent beat and one bonus point is added to the winner. Four-player scoring: 4/2/1/0. Three-player scoring: 4/2/1.

Printed Score Sheets:
The highest seed player in each group is responsible for retrieving the score sheet from the TD desk at the start of each match, and filling out the score sheet after the match. The player with the highest score at the end of the match is responsible for returning the score sheet to the TD desk.

Players that are tied for a trophy or cash payout will play a 1 game tie-break on a game determined by the TD. All other ties will not be broken.

Top 4 players win trophies. Top 8 players win cash

** This tournament will be running at the same time as the Main Event Finals, but not on the same bank of machines. Any player from the main tournament can also play in this tournament if they choose. However, if it is that players turn, and they have not plunged their ball after a 2 minute wait, their ball will be plunged for them. Exceptions will be made for TDs that are attending to s stuck ball or other TD related responsibility.

** Players can join this tournament late - after it has started. They will start with zero points, regardless of when they join, and will only play the remaining rounds.

All players meet in the common area upstairs, where rules and first rounds will be announced. Pinball machines that are not part of the Main Event Final bank, will be used.

First Round player pairings are random. Subsequent rounds use Swiss Pairing:
Players will be paired against players with the same win-loss record.

Player Order is random in each match.

Attempts will be made to assign a machine that has been played the fewest times by all opponents.

Groups will play 1 game per round.

For each game, one point is awarded for each opponent beat and one bonus point is added to the winner. Four-player scoring: 4/2/1/0. Three-player scoring: 4/2/1.

The first player to reach 40 points is the winner. If multiple players reach the target score on the same round, the player with the higher total is the winner.

Players that are tied for a trophy or cash payout will play a 1 game tie-break on a game determined by the TD. All other ties will not be broken.