UK Pinfest Open 2023

This is an IFPA approved competition, using a ‘PAPA Card Style’ qualifying format. 

Qualifying:

Players pay £10 for their registration to the competition and receive their first qualifying card. Once registered, additional cards can be purchased for £5 each, at any time during the qualifying period.

A card consists of the player’s choice of any three unique games (from a choice of 10 games in the competition). 

The player must notify a tournament official before starting each game (and the official may place the player in a virtual queue for that game during busy periods). After completing the game, the player should raise their hand to attract the attention of a tournament official who will register the player’s score. 

The player may instead optionally choose to abandon their card (void it) at this point if the player feels their scores on this card so far are not worth registering. This allows the player a shortcut to start-over on a new card without needing to complete all three games. Only one card can be open against the player at any time. A player must complete or void their card before starting a new one.

Assuming the card is not voided, the player repeats this process to play three unique games and complete their card. Once the card is complete the player’s scores on each of the three games are individually compared to other competitor’s attempts on each of the three games. For the player with the top score on each game, 100 points are awarded. For the second placed player 95 points are awarded, then 90 points, 89, 88 and so on.

The points awarded for each individual game on the three game card are then summed to become the card score. It is the player’s card score that is then used to rank the player’s position in the tournament.

Screens around the tournament area will show individual game scores that the player can compete against, and the current ranking of all players in the tournament.

Players may rebuy another card and make an unlimited number of attempts during the qualifying period.

The top 24 ranked players at the end of the qualifying period continue in the finals. The top 8 players receive a bye to the second round.

Finals:

Round one: The lowest 16 ranked finalists are grouped into eight pairs and each pair plays a ‘best of three’ across three games. The eight winning players (one from each group) progress to the next round.

Round two: The eight highest ranked finalists are joined by the eight winning players from the first round of finals. These 16 players are grouped into eight pairs and each pair plays a ‘best of three’ across three games. The eight winning players (one from each group) progress to the next round.

Round three: The eight remaining players are grouped into four pairs and each pair plays a ‘best of three’ across three games. The four winning players (one from each group) progress to the next round.

Round four (final): The four remaining players play together across three games. The winner of each game scores 4 points, second place scores 2, then 1 point and 0 points for the remaining places. These points are summed across the three games, and used to determine the overall winner and remaining ranks.

Prizes:

100% of the tournament entry fees make up the prize pool, which is then split as follows:

1st place – 35% (plus trophy)

2nd place – 20% (plus trophy)

3rd place – 15% (plus trophy)

4th place – 10%

The four players that exit in round three are each awarded 5%

Times

Qualifying during show hours, from 10am Saturday, through to mid-day Sunday

Finals: 1pm Sunday onwards. 

Finalists must visit the competition desk and confirm their attendance before 12:45pm.