Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Hi Neil, apologies for maybe being a bit dim (and my ability with google seems to also be lacking), but is there a link to anywhere that explains the various tournament formats? Despite playing a few tournaments, it would be helpful/interesting to understand the differences between strikes, target matchplay, matchplay, and the various other competition formats.
In terms of this event, would I be correct in taking it that:
If you come in the top 16 of the Friday events, you qualify for the A finals on Saturday.
If you are placed 17th-24th, you qualify for the B finals on Saturday.
Also if you are ranked better than 1500 in the IFPA rankings, you will automatically be included in the B finals if attending, regardles of performance on the Friday?
(last one definitely not relevant to me)!
Also, is your position on the Friday based on the results of the Target Matchplay, the 3 Strikes, or a combination of both?
Apologies if the above is obvious to most reading it, but someone once told me that the only dumb question is the one you don't ask!
Hi Neil, apologies for maybe being a bit dim (and my ability with google seems to also be lacking), but is there a link to anywhere that explains the various tournament formats? Despite playing a few tournaments, it would be helpful/interesting to understand the differences between strikes, target matchplay, matchplay, and the various other competition formats.
In terms of this event, would I be correct in taking it that:
If you come in the top 16 of the Friday events, you qualify for the A finals on Saturday.
If you are placed 17th-24th, you qualify for the B finals on Saturday.
Also if you are ranked better than 1500 in the IFPA rankings, you will automatically be included in the B finals if attending, regardles of performance on the Friday?
(last one definitely not relevant to me)!
Also, is your position on the Friday based on the results of the Target Matchplay, the 3 Strikes, or a combination of both?
Apologies if the above is obvious to most reading it, but someone once told me that the only dumb question is the one you don't ask!
No sorry thats not correct (And no its not obvious either! my fault!) and I admit in my head its clear but my keyboard fingers has not made it so clear !
The only linkage between the tournaments will be your seeded position in the next tournament, nothing else.
Tournament 1: Target Matchplay is we play until someone gets 30 points. There are no finals. Uses PAPA scoring of 4 2 1 0
Tournament 2: 3 Knockout Strikes Matchplay is we play until 1 person is left. Strikes are awarded for the bottom two players in a four player group or the bottom person in a three player group.
Tournament 3: Saturday's Matchplay is traditional matchplay with 12 rounds with IFPA scoring 7,5,3,1 - with the top 16 playing in the A final and the next 8 playing a B final.
All of these tournaments have trophies.
These are all then entered onto a tournament series and the winners announced for the golden domino and the prizes.
Hope that has made it clearer and apologies for the confusion.
Neil.
Same
playpinball.uk
Cheers Neil. I'll get on to that in a moment.yup - still about 15 spots. I expected less folks this time owing to 2 days and easter. You don't have to do both days though and if its less than 40 people it saves me lugging three games over to the house
Neil.
Yeah, definitely. The Saturday comp is completely separate from the two comps on Friday.
Ok Cool, I’m down for Saturday then, looking forward to it
