THE MAIN EVENT

FESTIVAL TOURNAMENT

WHO WILL BE GRAND CHAMPION?

Competitor

RULES & TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Don’t understand the detail, no problem. Remember our Tournament Team will be there on the day to facilitate competition activities.

  • Machines used during the Tournament will be the West Coast Pinball Festival’s dedicated Tournament Bank of 10 pre-selected machines.
  • Qualifying will be conducted across all 10-machines in Best Game format. Note. Players are not paired together for head to head matches, instead they play single-player games.
  • Competitors will receive one attempt at each machine and score points based on their ranking against other players in the competition. Players will be awarded an additional 2 attempts, for which they can choose any machine to better their previous ranking.
  • The scoring format to be used is the INDISC format (100/97/95…).
  • Following qualifying, the top players will be selected to proceed to the finals (the cut-off will be selected based on total number of players and time remaining – min. 3 players).
  • The finals will be played as a head-to-head bracket elimination format.
  • The scoring from the Final round will determine the final podium positions of the Tournament.
  • Any ties in the Final will be broken by a single game play-off on a machine chosen at random using a list randomiser. The results of the tie-break play-off will determine the final positions of both players.
  • No competitor at any time shall interfere with another competitor, or manipulate any machine – this will result in instant disqualification from the Tournament.
  • “Nudging” is permitted as part of pinball competitive play, however any rough handling of machines during game-play will forfeit the match (loss) and in extreme cases result in disqualification.

TOURNAMENT INFO

As the name implies, this one is the Main Event – The West Coast Pinball Festival Tournament.

Over two action packed days competitors from all walks of life and experience levels will flip for their chance to be immortalised forever and crowned Grand Champion.

With significant interest from interstate players but Covid restrictions still in place across some borders, we could see the silverware remain in Western Australia for another year.

No experience in competitive pinball is necessary to participate, our friendly Tournament Team will be on-hand to facilitate the action every step of the way.

Tournament Entry: $40

Note. Tournament entries are additional to Festival Entry Passes and can only be purchased on the day at the Festival.

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

  • Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
    Qualifying: 11:00AM – 4:30PM
  • Sunday, 12 Mar 2023
    Warm-Up: 10:30AM – 11:00PM
    Finals: 11:00AM – 2:00PM
    Awards: 2:00PM

TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Tournament Director: Brett Smith

Scoring Officials: TBC

IFPA Representative: Brett Smith

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING

IFPA
Competitor

TOURNAMENT INFO

As the name implies, this one is the Main Event – The West Coast Pinball Festival Tournament.

Over two action packed days competitors from all walks of life and experience levels will flip for their chance to be immortalised forever and crowned the inaugural Grand Champion.

With significant interest from interstate players but Covid restrictions still in place across some borders, we could still see the silverware remain in Western Australia for another year.

No experience in competitive pinball is necessary to participate, our friendly Tournament Team will be on-hand to facilitate the action every step of the way.

Tournament Entry: $TBA

Note. Tournament entries are additional to Festival Entry Passes and can only be purchased on the day at the Festival.

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

  • Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
    Qualifying: 11:00AM – 4:30PM
  • Sunday, 12 Mar 2023
    Warm-Up: 10:30AM – 11:00AM
    Finals: 11:00AM – 2:00PM

    Awards: 2:00PM

TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Tournament Director: TBA

Scoring Officials: TBA

IFPA Representative: Brett Smith

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING

IFPA

RULES & TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

Don’t understand the detail, no problem. Remember our Tournament Team will be there on the day to facilitate competition activities.

  • Machines used during the Tournament will be the West Coast Pinball Festival’s dedicated Tournament Bank of 10 pre-selected machines.

  • Qualifying will be conducted across all 10-machines in Best Game format. Note. Players are not paired together for head to head matches, instead they play single-player games.
  • Competitors will receive one attempt at each machine and score points based on their ranking against other players in the competition. Players will be awarded an additional 2 attempts, for which they can choose any machine to better their previous ranking.
  • The scoring format to be used is the INDISC format (100/97/95…).
  • Following qualifying, the top players will be selected to proceed to the finals (the cut-off will be selected based on total number of players and time remaining – min. 3 players).
  • The finals will be played as a head-to-head bracket elimination format.
  • The scoring from the Womens Final round will determine the final podium positions of the Tournament.
  • Any ties in the Womens Final will be broken by a single game play-off on a machine chosen at random using a list randomiser. The results of the tie-break play-off will determine the final positions of both players.
  • No competitor at any time shall interfere with another competitor, or manipulate any machine – this will result in instant disqualification from the Tournament.
  • “Nudging” is permitted as part of pinball competitive play, however any rough handling of machines during game-play will forfeit the match (loss) and in extreme cases result in disqualification.

TOURNAMENT PARTNERS

AMD Coin-Op
IFPA
Kids Just Wanna Have Fun Amusements
Stern Pinball
Zero Latency

RESULTS

QUALIFYING

Official results will be published here following competition.

FINALS

Official results will be published here following competition.

GALLERY

A selection of media gallery items will be posted here and on socials during the event.

FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM

FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM

PLAY COMPETITIVE PINBALL

Did you know? Competitive pinball events for players of all ages and abilities are regularly held by local representatives of the IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association).

 

Compete for fun and earn points towards increasing your world-ranking. To find out more and register FREE to play, head over to the IFPA web site!

 

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