Silverball Delray Tournament Schedule For May-August 2024:Open/Coed TournamentsSunday May 26, 2024 at Noon
Sunday June 23, 2024 at Noon
Sunday July 28, 2024 at Noon
Sunday Aug 18, 2024 at Noon - NOTE: This one is on 3rd Sunday vs 4th to avoid conflict with Asylum Point Monsters
Women'sWednesday June 19, 2024 at 7 pm
Wednesday July 17, 2024 at 7 pm
Wednesday August 21, 2024 at 7 pm
NEW TROPHIES: We keep mixing it up with different trophies. Top 4 in May and June Open tournaments get trophies we haven't provided before.
OPEN TOURNAMENTS:Registration & Practice Time: 11:00 am to 12 pm
Tournament Start Time: 12pm
Qualifying: Until 5 pm
Finals: Starts at 5:30 pm
Entry Fee: $25 ($15 for entry to Silverball (collected by them - no cost if VIP) + $10 Tournament Fee)
$15 goes towards a full day, unlimited play admission to the Silverball (normally $20 but discounted for Tournament players). If you have passes or are VIP at Silverball, no cost to enter the venue.
$10 Tournament fee goes towards IFPA fee, trophies and player payouts
FORMAT:
Qualifying + Finals
Qualifying:
As many rounds of Match Play as we can squeeze in prior to 5 pm (10 rounds minimum). Players will be in groups of 4 or 3.
Scoring:
- Groups of 4: 7-5-3-1
- Groups of 3: 7-4-1
- Overall points will determine seeding for Finals.
Number of players who make finals will depend on total participants:
Up to 16 players: The top 4 will move on to the finals.
17-31 players: Top 8 make the finals.
32+ players: Top 16 make the finals.
Finals:
Top qualifiers will play 3 rounds of Match Play until down to the Final 4 Players who will play 3 rounds of Match Play with place determined by aggregate score for those final 3 rounds.
Scoring: 7-5-3-1
Top 4 (or
finishers shall receive cash and/or trophies depending on turnout.
YOUR TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS:
Vince G (Me) & Sandra D
GAME ASSIGNMENTS PER ROUND:
In order to minimize wait times each round, we will group each game type of arenas together per round. In other words, one round will be all EM’s. Another will be all Solid State machines, etc. This allows each round to finish about the same time (vs a quick EM game waiting for a long playing modern group to complete) and therefore each round should complete more efficiently which allows us to play more rounds overall.
FOOD & DRINK OPTIONS:
The Silverball has food and drink options including a bar.
ADDRESS & PARKING:
19 NE 3rd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483
While parking is free and the lot is big at the Silverball, it fills up quickly. Once it does, there is paid street parking, garages and lots in the surrounding area. Since Silverball is opening early to accommodate this tournament, we anticipate ample spots to be available especially the earlier you arrive. The venue officially opens at 12 noon which is our tournament start time even though tournament players may enter starting at 11:00 am.
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENTSTurnout has been increasing due to a core group of dedicated regular women players plus the occasional new player.
Start Time: 7 pm (arrive any time prior for optional practice)
Group match play, 7531 scoring, no finals unless there's 8 players. Total number of rounds depends on player turnout.
As mentioned above, parking can take a few minutes so arrive a bit early to find a spot.
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