KONG KLASH 16 PROMO VIDEO
DIVISIONS TO COMPETE
BEGINNER PLAYERS
The Highest Scoring Competitor will receive a large trophy, a giant check to mark the occasion, and $200 in Cash.
INTERMEDIATE PLAYERS
The Highest Scoring Competitor will receive a large trophy, a giant check to mark the occasion, and $300 in Cash.
PRO PLAYERS
This year our pros will be competing in a qualifier-only head-to-head double-elimination bracket! The winner will receive a large trophy, a giant check to mark the occasion, and $500 in Cash.
OCTOBER
2ND
BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
FORMAT: HIGH SCORE COMPETITION
Players may play as many games as they wish during the competition window in an attempt to post their highest score. Only the highest score recorded during the event will count toward the final standings.
SCHEDULE:
Friday from 12:00pm to 11:00pm
Final Coin Drop: 11:00pm
OCTOBER
2ND – 3RD
INTERMEDIATE DIVISION
FORMAT: HIGH SCORE COMPETITION
Players may play as many games as they wish during the competition window in an attempt to post their highest score. Only the highest score recorded during the event will count toward the final standings.
SCHEDULE:
Friday from 12:00pm to 11:00pm
Final Coin Drop: 11:00pm
Saturday from 8:00am – 10:00pm
Final Coin Drop: 10:00pm
OCTOBER
2ND – 4TH
PRO DIVISION
FORMAT: QUALIFYING DOUBLE-ELIMINATION BRACKET
Players will compete in a qualifying period to earn one of 16 positions in the Pro Division Double-Elimination Bracket. Each player received 5 official qualifying attempts.
Players may play unlimited practice games during the qualifying window. Players MUST notify a Tournament Judge before beginning an official qualifying attempt.
Seeding for the Bracket will be determined by qualifying scores, with the Top 16 Players advancing.
QUALIFYING SCHEDULE:
Friday from 12:00pm to 10:00pm
Saturday from 8:00am – 12:00pm
HEAD-TO-HEAD BRACKET SCHEDULE:
The Pro Division Bracket will follow a standard 16-Player Double-Elimination Format.
Saturday: 12:00pm – End of Round 4
Sunday: 9:00am – Tournament Conclusion
ADDITIONAL
COMPETITION
ALL WEEKEND LONG!
Throughout the weekend, several side tournaments and special challenges will be available for players who want additional competition.
These events will primarily feature Donkey Kong-related challenges, with the possibility of additional classic arcade games being included.
Specific side tournament formats and schedules will be announced closer to the event.
RULES OF THE KLASH
While there aren’t a ton of rulings that need to be made during Kong Klash Events, we do have a few. These rules will be read 30 minutes prior to the first ‘coin drop.’
- Definition of ‘a Game’
- Friday: 1 play on a Donkey Kong Machine, rotate. | Saturday: 3 plays on a Donkey Kong Machine, rotate.
- All machines will be assigned to the player on the 1st Start. They will then be assigned to another machine during rotation. Players and machines are assigned at random.
- Player’s gameplay is ‘on your honor.’
- Consequences:
- Verbal Warning | Disqualified from Tournament
- Consequences:
- Players will provide their score to the tournament team for posting. (i.e. take a picture, call team member over, etc.) and receive new machine number for their next game.
- If a player’s game ends after the last start time, they cannot begin another game.
- Friday: 11pm | Saturday: 10pm
- If a player’s game ends after the last start time, they cannot begin another game.
- Chairs/Stools are not guaranteed. Players can bring their own.
- No sandbagging.
- No profanity.
- No personal control panels.
- No bad sportsmanship.
- No inappropriate behavior that is becoming of a Kong player.
- No outside streaming equipment. The tournament team will capture each game.
- All decisions are made final by Daniel Solis (judge for the tournament).
FLUKE OR LUCK?
We get it, sometimes you have a good day in the arcade and get an abnormally high score! But…can you do it 2 more times? If, as a Beginner Division Competitor, you consistently score three scores that are higher than 199,900, you will be required to advance into the Intermediate Division!
If you do happen to break that cap once during the competition as a beginner, you may move to intermediate by choice. However, if you break the score cap in Intermediate once, you will be required to move up the division ladder.
Once you break a division cap once, it’s only a matter of time before you do it again!
TUNE IN TO OUR LIVE STREAM!
IT’S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG! WATCH OUR MULTI-SCREEN STREAM ON TWITCH TO SEE COMPETITORS GO HEAD-TO-HEAD FOR THEIR DIVISION’S HIGH SCORE!
HEAR LIVE COMMENTARY ON TWITCH.TV/VORTEXCLASSICARCADE!
THIS YEAR'S KONG KLASH IS SPONSORED BY...
MAIN EVENT SPONSOR:
ADDITIONAL EVENT SPONSORS:
PRINTING & WEB DESIGN BY:
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO...
Wes Copeland, Vortex Classic Arcade Team & Family, and to everyone who contributed to making this event a successful one!
REGISTRATION
Early Registration Fee: $25.00
Kong Klash 16 T-Shirt: $20.00
Beginner & Intermediate Divisions:
June 19 – October 1: 5:30PM
Pro Division:
June 15 – October 2: 11:30AM
Late Registration Fee: $30.00
PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE THROUGH OUR PAYPAL AND CASHAPP! PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR REGISTRATION NAME AND CODE: KK16 IN THE MEMO!
CASHAPP: $KONGKLASH
Paypal: @DSOLIS357
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO RESCUE PAULINE?
We’d love to see you there! Fill out the Sign-Up Form and we’ll be in touch shortly after for more information to get you ready to compete!
KONG KLASH PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PACKET CONSISTING OF TICKET(S), RECEIPT(S), TOURNAMENT RULES, AND T-SHIRT (IF PRE-PURCHASED) ON GAME DAY!