Past Times Arcade Mega Match Play Tournament, 14 November | Event in Girard | AllEvents

Past Times Arcade Mega Match Play Tournament

Past Times Arcade

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Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm

Past Times Arcade

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Date & Location

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm - Sun, 16 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm (GMT-05:00)

Past Times Arcade

419 North State Street, Girard, United States

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About the event

Past Times Arcade Mega Match Play Tournament
Come join us at Past Times Arcade for one of the highest valued pinball events in Ohio!

About this Event


IFPA Points Value

Certified+ for 300% WPPR Value (with 128+ rated players).




Registration

Saturday, August 2nd at 2:00 pm.
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Event is limited to 150 Players

Waitlist will begin upon sell out

*Multiple tickets on a single registration not permitted.




Entry Fees

$100.00 Total Cost per Player
-$50.00 To Host - Past Times Arcade
-$50.00 Tournament Fee to Prize Pool

*Entry Fees will be paid at the door. CASH ONLY please. There will be a $1.50 convenience fee if you must use a card or any mobile wallet scan.




Includes

-Weekend Pass to Past Times Arcade (Friday - Sunday)*
-Tournament games on free play
-Unlimited play in the main arcade
-Entry into the Friday Night Warm-Up Knockout tournament
-Entry into Mega Matchplay main event
-One Meal from Past Times Arcade

*Friday admission only included for those playing the Warm-Up Knockout
*Knockout open to non-Mega Matchplay players for a $30 fee (includes admission and registration).




Friday Night WARM-UP KNOCKOUT

7 Fair Strikes Format
One game per round
Swiss Player Groupings
Balanced Game Draws
0/1/1/2 Strikes in 4 Player Groups
0/1/2 Strikes in 3 Player Groups
0/2 Strikes in 2 Player Groups
Played on the same games as the main event




Saturday MEGA MATCH PLAY Qualifying

20 Rounds of Group Match Play
One game per round
Balanced Groupings (Not Swiss)
Balanced Game Draws
7/5/3/1 Scoring in 4 Player Groups
7/4/1 Scoring in 3 Player Groups




Sunday Playoff Divisions

"A" Division
-Top 24 Qualifiers (Top 8 Get a First Round Bye)
"B" Division
-Next 8 Highest Qualifiers (IFPA Top 500 Ineligible)
"C" Division
-Top 8 Qualifiers of the Bottom 25% IFPA Ranked Players in Attendance




Tiebreakers

Significant ties on the qualifying cut line and bye bubble will be played off on a randomly selected game from the Old/Mid categories.
Seeding ties will be broken automatically by number of 1st Places, number of 2nd Places, etc.
Perfect ties for seeding will be broken by a coin flip or random number draw.




Playoff Format

"PAPA Style" Group Elimination Format
3 Game Round with 4/2/1/0 Scoring
Available games will be split by era (Old/Mid/New)
High seed chooses one game from each category
Eras may be played in any order
All 3 games will be declared at the start of the match
Groups may not select the same games within a round
A player may not choose a repeat game in consecutive rounds
Turn order is chosen in descending seed order
Top 2 players from each group advance to the next round
Ties to advance played on a randomly selected Old/Mid game




Game List

Approximately 50 games from the collection will be selected for tournament play only.
Lineup will include a balanced representation of eras in the collection. (EM, SS, DMD, LCD)
Arena list will be posted on matchplay.events at least two weeks before the event.
Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for playoffs only.




Prize Pool

KNOCKOUT:
$1000 - From Match Play Entry Fees
+$10 from each "Friday-only" player
-IFPA Fees ($1 per Person)

1st Place - 30%
2nd Place - 25%
3rd Place - 15%
4th Place - 10%
5th-8th Place - 5%

MAIN EVENT:
150 Players (Full Field)

$7500 - Entry Fees
-$1000 to Warm-Up Knockout Prize Pool
-$250 - Trophies (Champ of Each Division)
-$150 - IFPA Fees ($1 per person)
=$6100 Total Prize Pool

DIVISION A
1st Place - $1000
2nd Place - $600
3rd Place - $450
4th Place - $300
5th-8th Place - $200
9th-16th Place - $100
17th-24th Place - $75

DIVISION B
1st Place - $300
2nd Place - $250
3rd Place - $200
4th Place - $150

DIVISION C
1st Place - $250
2nd Place - $175
3rd Place - $125
4th Place - $100



Friday, November 14th


🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Doors Open for Registration and Arcade Play

🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Practice on Tournament Games

🕑: 05:50 PM - 06:00 PM
Announcements/Instructions

🕑: 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM
7 Fair Strikes Knockout Play Begins

Info: 15 Minute Break After Round 6



🕑: 08:45 PM - 11:30 PM
7 Fair Strikes Knockout Play Continues

🕑: 11:30 PM - 11:45 PM
Awards

Saturday, November 15th


🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Doors Open/Practice Time

🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Practice Time Ends/Final Check In

🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Announcements/Group Photo

🕑: 11:30 AM - 02:30 PM
Qualifying Begins

Info: 30 Minute Break After Round 6



🕑: 03:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Qualifying Resumes

Info: 60 Minute Break After Round 13



🕑: 08:30 PM - 12:00 AM
Qualifying Resumes

Info: Critical Tiebreakers to Follow End of Qualifiers



Sunday, Novemebr 16th


🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Doors Open for Check-In/Practice

🕑: 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM
First Round of Playoffs Begins

🕑: 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Quarterfinals Begin

Info: Short Lunch Break After Quarterfinals



🕑: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Semifinals Begin

🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Finals Begin


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Past Times Arcade Mega Match Play Tournament, 14 November | Event in Girard | AllEvents
Past Times Arcade Mega Match Play Tournament
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