The Lower Playfield

2025 Ice Ice Playfield Grand Championship
2025-12-13 11:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Tournament Details

December 13th, 2025 at the Lower Playfield in Goffstown NH.
This event will be IFPA sanctioned.
This event is exclusive to the top 16 players of the 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Series. More information at the IIP Page here.
Doors at 10 AM, Tournament starts at 11.
Target matchplay to 20 points (4-3-2-1) until 8 players hit the target. Three Slow Strikes Knockout for the top 8 (0-0-1-1 and 0-0-1) til a champion.

This is it. The 2025 Ice Ice Playfield Championship will crown the ultimate winner of the IIP series. The tournament will be restricted to the 16 top points earners in the series who confirm their attendance. There is no entry fee or house fee for participants, though we’d ask that you optionally donate a $10 house fee that will be split between IIA and TLP if you’d like.
Players will be seeded based on their finishing order in the series. Rounds will proceed in this order:

In the first round, high seeds will pick from any game available at TLP to play on.
In the second and third rounds, pairings will be balanced (this initially said tiered swiss which is not possible, as there’s no set rounds). The highest seed will pick the arena. Arena picks can not be repeated during the target matchplay phase.
From the fourth round on, arena selection will be made by balanced matchplay draw. Pairings from round four on will be full swiss.
Games will be scored 4-3-2-1.

When a player hits the target score, they will be qualified for the finals until 8 players hit the target. If the target is hit by multiple players in the same round, the only tiebreaker will be total points earned. If players cross at the same point total on the 8 player border, they will be assigned a random classic arena as a tiebreaker.
The top 8 players will move on to strikes final. For the final, arenas will be restricted to arenas in The Lower Playfield (aka the basement). Player seedings will be based on their performance in the target matchplay portion. If players tie for the same points and rounds, the tiebreaker will be their initial seed. Groupings will be swissed initially based on seed. The highest seed will pick from any available and unpicked arena (or, optionally defer arena choice for choice of position). Arena picks can not be repeated by a player throughout the strikes portion. Strikes will be 1 strike to 3rd and 4th place in 4 player groups, and 3rd place in 3 player groups.
Subsequent rounds will be swissed by strikes. Lowest strikes in the group will pick arena (if equal strikes, strikes seeding will be the tiebreaker). Play will continue until one player remains!
This tournament will be streamed on Twitch and recorded for YouTube.
Final IIP standings are here: https://app.matchplay.events/series/3896
The following players have been contacted to RSVP:
Noah Crable
Joe Lemire
Zoe Vrabel
Zheanna Murray
Brian O’Neill
Vincent Vitiello
Cody Gamache
James McFatter
Wyatt Winters
Alan Maclean
Chris Brunette
Anthony Kret
Joshua Moran
Derek Correia
Erik Haynes
Jeff Pinard
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Jeremy Gagnon
Eric Geddes
Matt Lemoine
Seth Gouin
Drew Dolan
Lindsay Cole
Micah Weston
Will Parks
Confirmed Attendees (manually updated after the series)

Derek Correia (confirmed, top 16)
Wyatt Winters (confirmed, top 16)
Erik Haynes (confirmed, top 16)
Anthony Kret (confirmed, top 16)
Chris Brunette (confirmed, top 16)
Josh Moran (confirmed, top 16)
Joe Lemire (confirmed, top 16)
Vince Vitiello (confirmed, top 16)
Alan Maclean (confirmed, top 16)
Zoe Vrabel (confirmed, top 16)
Zheanna Murray (confirmed, top 16)
Cody Gamache (confirmed, top 16)
Jeffrey Pinard (confirmed, top 16)
Brian O’Neill (confirmed, top 16)
James McFatter (confirmed, top 16)
Noah Crable (confirmed, top 16)

Waitlist

Jeremy Gagnon (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs, waitlist 1 seed)
Eric Geddes (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPS, waitlist 2 seed)
Drew Dolan (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs)
Lindsay Cole (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs)
Will Parks (Confirmed, awaiting more RSVPs)

House Rules and Event FAQ
The Lower Playfield Code of Conduct
Current Game List and Game Setup Guide
Prize Schedule
The total fees collected for IIP in 2025 was $341.
First Prize will take home $200.
Second: $100
Third: $41 and a voucher for a free house fee ($15 or less) at Ice Ice Arcade or The Lower Playfield
Fourth: Voucher for a free tournament entry fee ($35 or less) at Ice Ice Arcade or The Lower Playfield
