2025 will have a main tournament as well as a women’s tournament, again hosted in its own building with extended hours on Friday morning. Please see the tournament location on the map provided.
We are also offering kids tournaments all weekend long in the main GSPF hall! No pre-registration is required for any kids tournament, just show up at the designated time of the event to sign up.
The main tournament will consist of two separate and independent qualifying sessions: one on Friday and one on Saturday. You may sign up for ONLY ONE session (either Friday or Saturday, but not both) for your qualifying attempt.
Qualifying sessions will be target match-play style. This format is great for new and experienced players alike! During each round, you will be paired with players performing at your same level, which makes for a fun and always competitive experience.
Registration for both qualifying sessions will open on April 12th, 2025 at 10:00am pacific time.
Women’s tournament registration opens March 25th at 12:00pm (noon) pacific time.
Streaming Info!
Thanks to the efforts and commitment of Rick Deml from Elk Grove Pinball, we are planning to stream both qualifying and finals!
Coverage will include some or all of both qualifying sessions depending on his schedule, and the entirety of finals on Sunday.
Main Tournament
IFPA Sanctioned, Target Match-play Qualifying, Group Match-play Finals, Festival admission required
All details are subject to change up until the start of the event!
- $40 entry per player – CASH ONLY
- Two qualifying sessions; one on Friday, one on Saturday
- Players may only participate in ONE qualifying session
- Players may only sign up for ONE qualifying session
- 64 players per qualifying session
- Wait list available for each session after 64 registrations
- Friday’s waitlist DOES NOT carry over to Saturday’s qualifying session
- In the event of no-shows at the start time, players from the wait list will be added
- You are not allowed to sell or transfer your registration to another player
- Target of 25 points with 3-2-1-0 scoring (3/2/1 for 3 player groups)
- Play continues until 16 players reach the target score OR max rounds reached
- 12 rounds maximum
- Automatic tie breakers applied when possible; most 1st, 2nd, 3rd places
- Seeding for first round by IFPA rank, swiss pairings remainder of event
- Top 16 from each qualifying session advance to finals, 32 players total
- Group match-play finals, no byes, 3-game rounds, 4/2/1/0 scoring
- Cash prizes for all 32 finals positions, trophies for top 4 finishers
- Rulings will adhere to the PAPA/IFPA Tournament Rules as closely as possible
- By buying an entry and playing in the tournament, you agree to abide by the IFPA Player Conduct Rules
- IFPA Sanctioned Event
Qualifying
Finals
Games List (All games subject to change without notice.)
* Sorcerer patched ROM; must drop all drop targets to re-light locks, no lock stealing.
Awards & Prizes
| 1st place | 25% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 2nd place | 13% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 3rd place | 8% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 4th place | 6% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 5th-8th places | 4% of prize pool |
| 9th-16th places | 2% of prize pool |
| 17th-32nd places | 1% of prize pool |
100% of entries go towards prize pool, minus IFPA fees. Actual values determined at conclusion of the event and may be rounded to the nearest $1-$10 increments.
Women’s Tournament
IFPA Sanctioned, Group Match-play Qualifying, Group Match-play Finals, Festival admission required
All details are subject to change up until the start of the event!
- $20 entry per player – CASH ONLY
- Full tournament on Saturday, 7:00pm-FINISH
- Qualifying should last about 3 hours
- 64 players max
- 6 rounds of group match-play qualifying
- Balanced pairings, balanced game assignments
- Top 8 from qualifying advance to finals
- Group match-play finals
- Cash and prizes for top 4 finals positions
- Rulings will adhere to the PAPA/IFPA Tournament Rules as closely as possible
- By buying an entry and playing in the tournament, you agree to abide by the IFPA Player Conduct Rules
- IFPA Sanctioned Event
Qualifying
Finals
Games List (All games subject to change without notice.)
* Sorcerer patched ROM; must drop all drop targets to re-light locks, no lock stealing.
Awards & Prizes
| 1st place | 50% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 2nd place | 25% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 3rd place | 15% of prize pool + Trophy |
| 4th place | 10% of prize pool + Trophy |
100% of entries go towards prize pool, minus IFPA fees. Actual values determined at conclusion of the event and may be rounded to the nearest $1-$10 increments.
Kid’s Tournaments – ALL WEEKEND
THREE tournaments available for children ages 5-12 years old, one tournament each day of the show!
- Individual high-score challenge on 3 games
- Each game will have a winner declared
- The player with the highest score on a game will be declared the winner for that game
- Players can play all three games between 1:00pm-4:00pm
- Winners of each game will be announced at 4:00pm
Friday
- Kids Flip Frenzy!
- Sign up and practice at 12:30pm-1:00pm
- Play starts at 1:00pm for all players
- Play ends after the finals matches are done at 3:00pm.
- Winner will be announced after the completion of the event
Saturday
- COMBINED high-score challenge on 3 games
- Each player will play all three games and earn points based on their score relative to all other players
- One winner will be declared based on their overall ranking from all three games
- Players can play all three games between 11:00am-3:00pm
- Winner will be announced at 3:00pm