SVP November 2026 Mega Match Play Tournament Registration

This registration is for the Steel Valley Mega Match Play Tournament to be held November 13-15, 2026. Registration is NON-REFUNDABLE. This registration event is for the Steel Valley Pinball November 2026 Mega Match Play Tournament to be held November 13-15, 2026 at Past Times Arcade. Event Dates -Friday, November 13th: Friday Night Warm-Up Bounty Knockout Tournament -Saturday, November 14th: Mega Match Play Qualifying Rounds -Sunday, November 15th: Mega Match Play Finals Registration -Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 at 10:00 am. -svpmegamatchplaynovember2026.eventbrite.com Event is limited to 152 players. -Waitlist will begin upon sell out. -Multiple tickets on a single registration not permitted. IFPA Points Value -Certified+ for 300% WPPR Value (with 128+ rated players). PRPA Points -Qualification results for this tournament will be submitted to the Punk Rock Pinball Association. Entry Fees -$115.00 Total Cost Per Player -$65.00 to Host - Steel Valley Pinball: Non-Refundable Registration -$50.00 to Venue - Past Times Arcade: Weekend Admission Fee Paid Upon Arrival to Venue. 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 Bounty Knockout Tournament -Entry into Mega Match Play Main Event -One Meal from Past Times Arcade *Friday knockout is open to non-Mega Match Play players for a $11 Fee (CASH ONLY) in Addition to Venue Admission Friday Night WARM-UP BOUNTY KNOCKOUT -7 Fair Strikes Format -One Game Per Round -Balanced Player Groupings (required for BOUNTY format) -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 -BOUNTY FORMAT: Players will receive a poker chip worth $10. Upon receiving a 7th strike and being knocked out, players must give ONE of their chips to the winner of the game in which they were knocked out. Players cash in chips earned prior to leaving after the tournament. Saturday MEGA MATCH PLAY QUALIFYING -10 Rounds of Group Match Play -Two Games Per Round -Games in Banks of Two. -Balanced Groupings -Balanced Bank Draws -7/5/3/1 Scoring in 4 Player Groups -7/4/1 Scoring in 3 Player Groups Sunday PLAYOFF DIVISIONS OFFICIAL Playoff Divison -"A" Division: Top 40 Qualifiers (Top 16 Get a First Round Bye, Top 4 Get a Second Round Bye) CONSOLATION Playoff Divisions -"B" Division: Next 24 Highest Qualifiers - Excluding IFPA Top 500 Ranked Players (Top 8 Get a First Round Bye) -"C" Division: Top 16 Qualifiers of the Bottom 25% IFPA Ranked Players in Attendance -"WOMEN'S" Division: Top 16 Women Who DID NOT Make "A" Division Playoffs. NOTE: If qualified for "B" or "C" Division Playoffs, Players Must Choose Between Participating in Those Playoffs or the "Women's" Playoff. (This can be done since B, C, and WOMEN'S Playoffs DO NOT Affect Tournament Placement for Those Players. Only "A" Division Playoffs Affect Player Tournament Placement. This Allows As Many People to Participate in the CONSOLATION Division Playoffs as Possible.) Tiebreakers -Significant Ties on the Qualifying Cut Line and Bye Bubbles 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 Era -Games May Be Played in Any Order -All 3 Games Will Be Declared at the Start of the Match -Other 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 will be Played on One Old/Mid Game Selected by the Higher Seeded Player Game List -Approximately 54 machines balanced across all eras will be included (EM, Early SS, Late SS, DMD, LCD). -Game List will be Posted at Least Two Weeks Before the Event. -Games will be Divided into Old/Mid/New Categories for Qualifiers and Playoffs. Prize Pool Knockout -$10 From Match Play Entry Fees -$10 From Each "Friday-Only" Player -$1.00 IFPA Player Fees per Player will be paid to IFPA. -Players earn their payout by knocking out other players and cashing in their $10 chips after the tournament. Main Event -TBD Based on Player Count -Players MUST Win at Least One Round of Playoffs to Receive Any of the Prize Pool.