Murrieta, CA
Now that everyone has their Pinburgh reservation in..........
We are formally announcing the 4th Annual “It Never Drains in Southern California Pinball Classic”!
A PAPA circuit event!!
Tournament Dates: January 23rd-25th
Location: Chaparral Lanes in San Dimas, Ca
Plenty of lodging and food options within walking distance of the tourney location.
NEW THIS YEAR - Practice session! Fri, Jan 23rd, 9:30am-11am
Qualifying:
Friday, Jan 23rd, 11am – midnight
Saturday, Jan 24th, 10am –mid (scorekeepers only from 11pm-mid)
Finals: (Sunday Jan 25th)
Classics finals: Sunday 9am
"A" and "B" Finals will begin after the conclusion of Classics Finals
General Overview
The tournament consists of open qualifying and match play final rounds. During open qualifying, each player may make as many qualifying attempts as he or she likes. A point system is used to rank each player’s score on each machine. Those who rank highest at the end of qualifying will participate in the match play final rounds.
Divisions
All players’ qualifying attempts are considered “open” attempts. However, to ensure that some less experienced players at the event will win prizes, the players will be split into two groups of qualifiers. Those who finished in positions 1-16 will qualify for the “A” division playoffs. Those who finished in positions 17-24 will qualify for the “B” division playoffs. To prevent top players from taking advantage of this, any player ranked in the top 200 of the World Pinball Player Rankings at the time the tournament begins shall not be eligible to play in the “B” playoffs. If such a player is in a position between 17 and 24, the next lower eligible player shall qualify instead. At the discretion of the tournament officials, any other player whose past tournament performance indicates that they should be treated as an “A” player may be also ineligible for the “B” division. [They probably know who they are.]
A Classics Division side tournament will be held on older Electromechanical and or Solid State games. (New this year -- Classics "B" division!) Entries fees will be the same as for the “A” and “B” divisions.
The top 16 finishers will qualify for the Classics playoffs. . Those who finished in positions 17-24 will qualify for the “B” division playoffs.
Prizes and Fees
Prizes, as % of total entries (minus classics) are shown in the table below.
"A" "B"
1st 20% 8% + trophy / plaque + sponsor prizes
2nd 14% 6% + trophy / plaque + “
3rd 8% 4% + trophy / plaque + “
4th 6% 2% + trophy / plaque
5th–8th 4% 1%
9th–12th 2% n/a
13th–16th 1% n/a
Classics "A"
1st: $1000 + Trophy + sponsor prizes
2nd: $500 + “ + “
3rd: $250 + “ + “
4th: $150
5th-8th: $50
9th-12th: $25
Classics "B"
1st: $250
2nd: $125
3rd: $50
4th: $25
Top Qualifier in ‘Open’ and ‘Classics’ divisions will receive $100 each.
Top score on each machine pays $20.
Fees
A one-time $5 registration fee is required of each player who wishes to compete to defray the cost of trophies and other non-cash prizes, if any.
Registration does not include entries in any division; each entry is sold for an additional fee. All players who reside outside of California and travel to the tournament to register as a player will receive two free entries for both the main and classics tournaments.
The entry fee is $5 for 1 entry, $10 for 3 and $20 for 7 entries. Unplayed entries will not be refunded.
Scoring
Each player’s best score on a machine will receive a point value based on its rank compared to all other players’ scores. We will use the common system where the #1 score earns 100 points, #2 earns 94 points, #3 earns 91 points and #4 through #87 earn one point less per position, i.e. 84 points down through 1 point. Ranks below #87 earn no points on that machine. A player’s overall score is the sum of their ranked scores on the machines in that division of the tournament.
Division banks will contain 7-9 games to choose from out of which only the (open - top 6 , classics - top 5) games for each player will count towards their qualifying point total. A player may choose to omit qualifying attempts on 2-4 of the 7-9 games in each bank with no detriment to their qualifying point total.
Because the rankings will change as new scores are posted on each machine, the overall score of each player may change as the qualifying rounds progress.
Tournament officials will endeavor to provide up-to-date scores and rankings. The overall ranking scores are used to determine which players qualify for the playoff rounds.
Points are counted separately for the Open [“A” + “B”] tournament and the Classics tournament.
Playoff Rounds
Format
In the “A” divisions, Players 1-16 will play in the first match play round, grouped thus:
i. 1 + 8 + 9 + 16
ii. 2 + 7 + 10 + 15
iii. 3 + 6 + 11+ 14
iv. 4 + 5 + 12 + 13
"B" Divisions
i. 1 + 4 + 5 + 8
ii. 2 + 3 + 6 + 7
Machines Selection
The machines used for final rounds in each division will be the same as those used in qualifying with one exception. The #1 qualifier in the open “A” division may switch one machine with the practice bank and the finals bank, provided that the machine was available for all players to play during qualifying hours. The #1 qualifier is not required to do so, nor are they required to choose to play that machine during the final rounds. The “B” division will use all the same games available to "A" division.
Playoff Round Scoring
Each group will play three four-player games, scored as follows:
1st – 4 points; 2nd – 2 points; 3rd – 1 point; 4th – 0 points
The majority of the detailed rules are adapted from PAPA.org, whom we thank for making them available for other tournaments.
Games Used:
9 machines used in Open and 7 machines used in Classic divisions. Games titles will
be announced in the coming weeks.
TOPS tourneys' for both Master and novice players.
IFPA sanctioned tournament. WPPR's will be awarded!
PAPA circuit event!!
Project Pinball side tourney! (Crank up the Metallica!)
More details to come!
If you’re interested in seeing the full list of rules and details or
need any other info like lodging etc., check out our website:
http://www.iepinball.com/neverdrains
January is a great time of year to come visit CA! Make your plans now to get out of that snow and rain and spend some time with us! 
Co directors: Karl DeAngelo and Bob Matthews
Always looking for more sponsors! Let us know if you'd like to be added to the list!
Interested in scorekeeping....let us know! (4 entries for every 2 -hr shift! + a bonus hr of qualifying on Sat night!)
Finally....have a pin you'd like to bring and place in the practice bank? You keep 50% of the revenue! Email me if interested.
Happy Flippin!
The INDISC team
www.iepinball.com
