Can't understand why so much qualify time required .... unless it points driven.... or cash
Hi Ian,
Basically, the qualifying is the same format as the last 5 years. Card based with 5 games used on each card.
As others have said, you can dip in and out of qualifying any time you like, based around other activities you want to do. Whether that be entering the other comps, socialising, or playing the machines in the reception or main hall. This should ensure people get to pick and choose what they want with little chance of clashes.
The total length of time hasn't changed significantly from previous years, but having access to the hotel early and having the comp downstairs has meant that we can use Friday more, and stop qualifying earlier in the evenings so the scorers and TDs can actually experience some of Pinfest themselves.
You can delay qualifying until Sunday morning (assuming that you survive the Saturday night karaoke), qualify and then play the finals. All without the need for an overnight stay.
The length of qualifying is driven by WPPRs, rather than cash. All of the entry money will be distributed in prize money (after expenses are taken out). The more entries the bigger the prize pool, but it certainly isn't the driving factor, or we'd be charging significantly more for registration and further tickets, as some other competitions do. It is definitely noticeable that the foreign players who have competed in the past are amazed at just how cheap entries are compared to what they're used to.
