2010 Big Buck Hunter® Pro Online Qualifying Tournament

The Online Qualifying Tournament will be a two trek (10 sites + 2 bonus) online tournament. The Online Qualifying Tournament can be played at any CoinUp® connected Big Buck Hunter Pro® Open Season™ games. The Online Qualifying Tournament will take the place of the August National Tournament and will run from August 1st – August 29th.

The country will be broken down into 4 regions (North, South, East, and West). Each region will have its own Online Qualifying Tournament. Players will compete in the tournament against other players from their region. All scores will be reflected on the online leaderboard. Players can play as many times as they would like.

New for 2010! There will be two ways to rank on the tournament leaderboard. The top 10 places per region are reserved for individual high score. A minimum of 10 games must be played for a high score to count. The highest score out of all games played by a player will be the one that gets ranked on the leaderboard. If a player's highest score isn't high enough to rank in the top ten, that player can still make the leaderboard with his/her cumulative score. All places from 11th and beyond will be ranked by cumulative score. This means that every score from every tournament game that a player plays will be combined to reflect his/her cumulative score. So every time a player plays a tournament, that players score will increase. The player with the highest cumulative score will be ranked in 11th place and then on down the line.

A player's highest individual score will always outweigh the player's cumulative score. If a player has played over 10 games and has a high score that will fit into the top ten, then that's where the player will be ranked. Only after it's determined that the player's highest score will not fit into the top ten, will that player be ranked using his/her cumulative score.

The top 16 players from each region will qualify for the Regional Final which will be held in Chicago, IL on October 1st. That will be ranks 1-10 based on high score and ranks 11-16 based on cumulative score. In addition, all 16 players will win a cash prize. Players must attend the Regional Final to claim prize. If a player doesn't attend the Regional Final that prize will become void.

Players ranked 17th and beyond will be alternates for the Regional Final. In the event that one of the top 16 players can't make the Regional Final, the next ranked player will be notified and asked if they would like to attend. This process will be done until 16 players per region have committed.

To register, players should visit any online game in their region between August 1st and August 29th. Select the tournament button, then select the Regional Qualifying Tournament. Players will then be asked to enter player account information. If a player already has a player account, simply follow the on-screen instructions and log in to that account. If a player doesn't have an online player account, one must be created. To do this, select the "No" button when asked if you have a player account. Then follow the on-screen instructions and input all data correctly. The name that you use must be your correct and legal name, otherwise you will not be eligible for any tournament play. Once an account has been created, that account will be accessible from any online game across the country and can be used for either Big Buck Hunter® Pro or Big Buck Safari®.

Other than trying to qualify for the Regional Final, the Online Qualifying Tournament is important because there is a second way to reach the World Championship. Beyond the 6 players from each region that will qualify for the World Championship from winning the Regional Final, there will also be 7 wild card spots for the World Championship. At the World Championship these 7 available spots will be open for players to buy-in for $250. These buy-in spots will be offered to the first 7 players on the wild card list. If any of those players don't want to buy in, then the next player in line on the wild card list will be offered the buy in spot.

Determining the Wild Cards: There are 4 regions, so that means there are 4 leaderboards (one for each region). After the Online Qualifying Tournament is over, all 4 leaderboards will be combined into one and everyone will be ranked on a single National Leaderboard based on their cumulative scores from the Online Qualifying Tournament. The player with the highest cumulative score will be ranked number 1 and on down the line. This will be the initial wild card list. After the Regional Final, the 24 players that qualify for the World Championship (6 per region), will be removed from the wild card list, since they are already qualified for the World Championship. The remaining players are the players that have a chance at the wild card spots. The first criteria is that the player showed up to the Regional Final and competed. If they didn't then that player's name will be removed from the list. After those names are removed, the top 7 players will be named the wild card winners and will be invited to buy-in to the World Championship. The wild card winners can come from any region and will be the 7 highest remaining cumulative scores throughout the country. So it's important to do well during the Online Qualifying Tournament because it can affect more than just your seed at the Regional Final.

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Regional Final
World Championship

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