Details of the Open Competition to be held at Pinfest this year are as follows.

The format will again be a 5 game ticket comp, using the NeverDrains Software.

That is, for a single entry you will play 5 different machines and you’re scores will be ranked against all other submitted scores (including your own). The total of those 5 ranks will determine your overall rank.
Registration is £15, which will include a single entry.
Further entries can be bought for £7.50, or 3 for £20.

Qualifying will run for a total of 20 hours
14:00-21:00 on Friday
10:00-21:00 on Saturday
10:00-12:00 on Sunday

The top 24 will qualify with the top 8 getting a bye past the first round.

The finals will start at 13:00 on Sunday and will consist of best of 5 head to head knockouts
The higher qualifying seed choosing the machine (or position) to be played for the odd numbered matches, and the lower seed choosing the machine for the even matches.
NO machine can be chosen twice by the same player throughout the entirety of the finals.
This will mean with a potential of 25 games being played and a player choosing 12 machines in their run, they may have to defer one of their machine choices to choice of position.

There will be a playoff for the 3rd placed trophy consisting of the losers in the semi-finals.

There will be prize money for the top 8 finishers.