[FSPA] Spinners Tournaments

[Dave Hubbard]

Automatic tiebreakers are evil.  No one wants to compete for 2.75 hours and
then get told by a computer that your 10 wins isn't the same as someone
else's 10 wins.  Don't do it.

       --- Dave

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On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 12:21 PM Joe P. Said via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Wow and thanks for all the feedback!
>
> What I’ve learned has directed me to this:
>
> - Mondays 8pm start
> - Match play 1v1 - W or L recorded, using matchplay with self reporting
> and a tv setup with tournament status.
> - Last game at 10:45
> - Finals would be a set 3 games on classics for the top 10% (minimum of 4
> players)
> - Automatic tie breakers
> - Spinners closes at 12, probably done by 11:30, earlier if you didn't
> make the finals.
> - $6 for tournament entry ($7 if paid by credit)
> — $5 to prize pool, $1 ifpa
> - entry to spinners would be half off $7.50, then of course no coin drop.
> ($14.50 if paid by credit card all in for the night)
>
> Should be up on the IFPA calendar soon. Will adjust as we go based on
> feedback.
>
> Thank you for the help and hope to see everyone when they can make it.
> -joe
>
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 7:23 PM Bob K Mertz via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm a very odd demographic in that I live closer to Spinners than the
>> league(s) I usually play in because of work but with that being said,
>> I'd be be interested on stopping in now and then when work is slow
>> provided I'm not playing at Ocelot (I still haven't decided where I'm
>> playing this season).  For me the later start time (8pm or so) would be
>> better -- but again, I'm a weird demographic.
>>
>> On 5/18/22 10:33 AM, Joe P. Said via FSPA wrote:
>> > Need input…
>> >
>> > We want to host a during-the-week tournament similar to Moms and
>> > Crabtowne. We dont want to conflict with anything and it seems like
>> > Monday is the only day that would work.
>> >
>> > Tuesday - Crabtowne tournamwnt
>> > Wednesday - Moms League
>> > Thursday - Spinners League
>> > Friday - Moms tournament
>> > Sat/Sun - were too busy
>> >
>> > Start time, when should we start? 8pm seems the latest but would 7 or
>> > 7:30 work?
>> >
>> > Also, would you attend? If we commit to it we will always have the
>> > tournament even if its just Justin Williams and I but ideally it would
>> > grow (and possibly organically with locals) to 20+.
>> >
>> > Goal is to throw our hat into offering a weekly for Maryland State
>> > Championship qualifiers.
>> >
>> > Give me your thoughts either directly or via the mailing list.
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > -joe
>>
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