SATURDAY NIGHT COMP
STRIKES KNOCKOUT
A FUN SOCIAL COMP WITH SOME SPICE!
TOURNAMENT INFO
On Saturday night the Festival will be conducting another social comp for players to engage in some fun competitive pinball.
The Tournament will follow the popular knockout format where players go head-to-head and receive a strike for losing a game. After receiving 5 strikes, a player becomes eliminated from the competition, with rounds continuing until there is the last player standing.
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
TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS
Tournament Director: TBA
Scoring Officials: TBA
IFPA Representative: Brett Smith
OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING
RULES & TECHNICAL OVERVIEW
Don’t understand the detail, no problem. Remember our Tournament Team will be there on the day to facilitate competition activities.
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Machines used during the Tournament will be the West Coast Pinball Festival’s dedicated Tournament Bank of 10 pre-selected machines.
- The popular Strikes Knockout format will be used for the Saturday Night Comp.
- Over a number of rounds, players are paired against each other in two-player games.
- Each time a player loses a match, they receive a strike.
- When a player reaches 5 strikes, they are eliminated from the tournament and will not be included in the next round of matches.
- Overall results are determined by the elimination standings, with the ultimate winner being determined as “last player standing”.
- 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.
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.
- The popular Strikes Knockout format will be used for the Saturday Night Comp.
- Over a number of rounds, players are paired against each other in two-player games.
- Each time a player loses a match, they receive a strike.
- When a player reaches 4 strikes, they are eliminated from the tournament and will not be included in the next round of matches.
- Overall results are determined by the elimination standings, with the ultimate winner being determined as “last player standing”.
- 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
On Saturday night the Festival we will be conducting another social comp for players to engage in some fun competitive pinball.
The Tournament will follow the popular knockout format where players go head-to-head and receive a strike for losing a game. After receiving 4 strikes, a player becomes eliminated from the competition, with rounds continuing until there is the last player standing.
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: $30
Note. Tournament entries are additional to Festival Entry Passes and can only be purchased on the day at the Festival.
IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES
TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS
Tournament Director: TBA
Scoring Officials: TBA
IFPA Representative: Brett Smith
OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING
TOURNAMENT PARTNERS
RESULTS
SATURDAY NIGHT COMP
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.
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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