Details of the qualification system

Note: The general rules here applies to all divisions, unless otherwise specified or outruled by common sense

The qualification system at the Stockholm Open resembles the ones used at PAPA and the Swedish Pinball Championships.

Entries

Each player has 3 qualification entries included in the entrance fee (foreign residents have 4 entries) for the A division, 3 (4) free entries for the classic division and 3 (4) free entries for the split flipper division. Each qualification entry consists of three games on three different machines chosen by the player/team. The playing order is selected by the player/team, and players/teams will be assigned one of his or her chosen machines as soon as possible. When the game has finished, the player/team should stand waiting by the machine, until one of the scorekeepers is able to register the score. When all three games have been played, the player/team confirms that the scorekeeper has the correct scores, and the entry is registered into the computer systems. The player/team may now compile his or her next qualification entry.

Additional entries, A division

In addition to the 3 (or 4) entries included in the entrance fee, every player is entitled to buy a maximum of 9 (foreign residents: 8) additional entries for 50 SEK (6 EUR, 8 USD, 5 GBP) per entry.

Additional entries, classics division

In addition to the 3 (or 4) entries included in the entrance fee, every player is entitled to buy a maximum of 9 (foreign residents: 8) additional entries for 20 SEK (2.50 EUR, 3.50 USD, 2 GBP) per entry.

Additional entries, split flipper division

In addition to the 3 (or 4) entries included in the entrance fee, every team is entitled to buy a maximum of 9 (foreign residents: 8) additional entries for 20 SEK (2.50 EUR, 3.50 USD, 2 GBP) per player and entry. Note that the price is per player (i.e. not per team).

Voiding entries

A player/team may choose to void an entry at any time for any reason, as long as he or she hasn't yet confirmed the entry. As soon as the entry is confirmed, there's no way to void it. Voiding an entry still requires the entry fee be paid.

Voiding teams

A split flipper team may choose to void the entire team, making it possible for the players to form new teams. Voiding a team also effectively voids any entries played by the team. These entries will be disregarded in the qualification system.

Any given player may be a member of one active team only. To form another team, the player's current team has to be voided first. To void a team, both players must inform the information desk about the decision. Certain circumstances (sickness, no-show, hangover) may in exceptional cases allow only one player to void a team.

Voiding a team is final and can not be undone. However, the same players can form the same team again, but this will not result in any additional entries above the maximum of 12 per team, the old entries played before the void will still be voided, and the team will have to pay a new entrance fee. In short, this is not a very bright idea. Forming a new team with another player will entitle this new team to buy 12 new entries.

Scoring

When entered into the computer, the entries will receive points according to how good the scores on each individual machine are. The best score on each machine will receive 100 points, and the scores below will receive a decreasing amount of scores. A table of the points received for each place can be found here. During the tournament, live standings will be dynamically calculated and published on the Internet and on big screens on site. However, these standings are preliminary, and the final standings will, due to the nature of the system, not be available until all qualification rounds of the entire division have been entered into the system.

Possible change in scoring

We will conduct some testing with adaptive points, where the number of points for a certain place on a certain machine will be dependent on the number of plays on that particular machine. If these tests work out fine, and we decide that we like the results, we might change to the adaptive system this year.

Finals, A division

The 32 best players, receiving the most points, will participate in the finals. The number of players might be changed depending on the number of participants, but no changes will be made after 18.00 on Friday, December 11th.

Finals, classics division

The 24 best players, receiving the most points, will participate in the finals. The number of players might be changed depending on the number of participants, but no changes will be made after 18.00 on Friday, December 11th.

Finals, split flipper division

The 8 best teams, receiving the most points, will participate in the finals. The number of players might be changed depending on the number of participants, but no changes will be made after 18.00 on Friday, December 11th.