Wanted: Pinball wizards for upcoming tournament
Think you’ve mastered the silver ball? Put your flippers where your mouth is at the 2009 Canadian Pinball Championship in Toronto, on Oct. 23 through 25, sponsored by The Playdium Store. And check out these prizes.
Enter to compete in the 2009 Canadian Pinball Championship, to be held Oct. 23, 24 and 25 at The Playdium Store (70 Ronson Drive, in Toronto), and you can win more than $10,000 in prizes, cash and giveaways.
Specifically, the top prize is a new NBA Stern pinball machine (retail value $5,190) plus $1,000 in cash. In fact, the top 16 players will win a cash prize and Playdium passes. Everyone will get a chance to meet Gary Stern, president of the only pinball manufacturer on the planet.
All skill levels are welcome, but an entry fee of $25 is required (you also get a $15 free play coupon at Playdium Mississauga). Kids are invited, too, including a free kids pinball tournament.
Along with the tournament, which also includes an optional Donkey Kong arcade game challenge, the annual Arcade Auction Sale features more than 120 arcade cabinets, jukeboxes, pinball machines and other items to bid on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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Registration entitles you to a qualification round that takes place on Friday, Oct. 23 (early qualification), Saturday Oct. 24 (main qualification) or the morning of Sunday Oct. 25 (late qualification). (See below for a complete schedule.)
Each player’s qualification round will include four pinball games on recently released Stern pinball machines. The player’s score will be determined by a point system for each machine, with the highest score on a particular machine receiving the most points. The player’s combined points of all machines will then be added together and used for ranking purposes.
From qualification scores, the top 30 ranked players, plus two randomly drawn wildcard spots not in the top 30 (32 players total) will then advance to the playoff rounds held on Sunday, Oct. 25. Playoff rounds will take place with the best two out of three pinball game eliminations with the winner of each series moving on to the next round.
Schedule:
Fri. Oct. 23 Early Qualification 2pm – 8pm
Sat. Oct. 24 Main Qualification 10am – 8pm
Sat. Oct. 24 Arcade Auction Sale 10am – 4pm
Sat. Oct. 24 Donkey Kong Challenge 10am – 6pm
Sat. Oct. 24 Kids Tournament 12pm – 4pm
Sun. Oct. 25 Main Qualification 9am – 12pm
Sun. Oct. 25 Playoff Rounds 1pm – 6pm
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