Qualifying for all tournaments will be based on the new IFPA format. Players are looking to get a top 20 score on as many machines as they can. Players will receive points based on their top 20 scores and will be ranked against other competitors. Players will receive 20 points for 1st place down to 1 point for 20th place on each game. Players can reenter as many times as they want, but only a player’s highest score counts on each machine. With 4 machines, the highest score for any one player would be 80 points.

The top 12 ranked players will qualify in each of the skill divisions (A, B & C). Finals will be similar to PinBrawl utilizing group play to determine the finalists. With the top 4 players receiving a bye, qualifiers 5, 7, 9 and 11 will form one group, while qualifiers 6, 8, 10 and 12 will form the second group. Each group will play 3 games with players earning 7, 5, 3 or 1 point depending on their finishing position. Following those 3 games, the four players with the highest point total will advance to the semifinals. The top qualifier and 3rd place qualifier will join the 1st and 3rd place finishers from the quarterfinal match, while the 2nd place qualifier and 4th place qualifier will join the 2nd and 4th place finishers from the quarterfinal match. These two groups will play another 3 game match utilizing the same scoring. Following those 3 games, the four players with the highest point total will advance to the finals. A third and final 3-game match will be played to determine the winners.

The Women’s, Junior’s and Senior’s division will have a similar format, except the top 6 ranked players will qualify for the playoffs. The top 2 players will receive a bye, while the other 4 players will compete in a 3-game semifinal match. The top two finishers from this semifinal match will advance to the finals along with the top 2 original qualifiers. Another 3-game match will be played to determine the winners.

Original qualifying positions will be used in all rounds of finals play for choice of game or position. The same game cannot be played twice during the same match. Any tie-breakers will be determined by a one ball playoff on a machine chosen at random.