The Florida Pro-Am: Tarpon Tussle

Overview

A single-day tournament presented by Replay Amusement Museum, Elusive Orbit, and Cosmic Craft Company. Our goal is to offer a FUN event that allows players to enjoy a diverse collection of games, to compete and showcase their skills, to win fabulous cash and prizes, as well as significant WPPR points.  This page will be updated as details are finalized, so please check back as pre-registration and event date approach.

Where

Replay Amusement Museum

119 E Tarpon Ave

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

When

Event

June 8, 2024

Preregistration Begins

May 9, 2024
12:00 PM EDT

(required, 48 player max)

Pre-registration on Matchplay

Format

Qualifying

  • Timed Group Match Play Qualifying
  • 8 Round Max (if 32+ players)
  • 10 Round Max (if < 32 players)
  • 2 Games Per Round (12 2-Game Banks available)
  • 7-5-3-1 Scoring
  • Balanced Pairing
  • If 32+ Players Attend, Top 16 Advance to Finals, otherwise Top 8

Finals

  • Group Elimination Matchplay
  • 4 Player Matches
  • 3 Games Per Round (8 3-Game Banks Available)
  • 7-5-3-1 Scoring
  • Seed-ordered choice of Bank or Position for each Round
  • Player may not select the same bank twice during the tournament
  • Position choices will apply to the entire round

Setup

Games will be adjusted for competition so that rounds are completed in a timely manner, so ball saves will be reduced or eliminated, extra balls will be turned off where possible, and outlane rubbers may be removed. An effort will be made to communicate other changes to a game's difficulty with notes posted on the game itself. Our intention is to set games up tough but fair, so that the tournament moves along in a timely fashion, but also allows players to show off their skills and HAVE FUN!

Schedule

  • 9:00 – 9:30 AM Check-In
  • 9:30 AM Morning Rounds Begin
  • The final Morning Round will begin play after 12:30PM
  • LUNCH BREAK after Morning Rounds
  • 2:30 PM – Evening Rounds Begin
  • Qualifying will end:
    • After the 8th Round (with 32+ Players)
    • After the 10th Round (with < 32 Players)
    • OR after a round begins play after 6:30PM
  • Finals to begin shortly after the final round of qualifying (approx 7:30PM)

Entry Fee

$100 Cash, collected at the door

What's Included

  • $50 goes to the cash prize pool
  • Boxed Lunch and snacks from Publix
  • Limited Edition Commemorative T-Shirt by Elusive Orbit
  • The chance to win one of 4 Award Plaques by Cosmic Craft Company
  • IFPA fees covered by Replay Amusement Museum
  • Other awards/prizes/side contests TBD

Lunch

Players may choose a sandwich boxed lunch or a salad boxed lunch from Publix catering. Options are described below. Players who do not specify their lunch choices will get what they get, and not throw a fit.

Sandwich Box

Your choice of bread, protein, cheese, side & drink.

  • Bread: White, wheat or Italian 5 grain.
  • Protein: Ham, turkey, roast beef, ultimate, American, Italian, deluxe or veggie.
  • Cheese: White American, yellow American,  provolone, chedddar, swiss, Muenster or none.
  • Side: Southern potato salad, New York potato salad, homestyle red potato salad, macaroni salad, sweet coleslaw, shredded coleslaw or old fashioned beans.
  • Drink: Lemonade, sweet tea, unsweet tea, raspberry tea, diet sweet tea, green tea, blackberry lemonade, mango lemonade, peach tea or raspberry lemonade.

Salad Box

Your choice of salad, fruit, chip and drink. 

  • Entree: Turkey Cobb, chef, chicken Caesar, Greek, seven layer, southern Cobb, strawberry glazed pecan, boar’s head bold chef, wild caught salmon or boar’s head pit craft turkey.
  • Fruit: Apple, orange or banana.
  • Chip: Salted, barbeque, sour cream & onion or salt & vinegar.
  • Drink: Lemonade, sweet tea, unsweet tea, raspberry tea, diet sweet tea, green tea, blackberry lemonade, mango lemonade, peach tea or raspberry lemonade.

No-Shows

If you pre-register, we expect you to attend the event.  We understand that life happens, and things come up, so please give us the earliest notice possible if you are registered and unable to attend.  Please do not make us regret not requiring prepayment.  Doing so would incur additional fees, and we prefer spending every dollar to benefit the players.  Don't be lame.

Prizes

  • Award plaques for Top 4 Created by Cosmic Craft Company
  • All finalists will share in the prize pool based on which round they reach.
  • If sold out, payouts as follows:
    • Top 4 $250
    • 5 – 8 $150
    • 9 – 16 $100

Tournament Officials

  • Adam Gray - TD
  • Bobbi Douthitt - Assistant TD
  • Stephen Jones - Lead Tech / Assistant TD
  • Sierra Lieffort - Assistant TD
  • Joe Geneau - Assistant TD