SATURDAY NIGHT COMP

STRIKES KNOCKOUT

A FUN SOCIAL COMP WITH SOME SPICE!

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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

  • Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
    Saturday Night Comp: 7:00PM

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.

  • 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.
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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

  • Saturday, 11 Mar 2023
    Family Tournament: 7:00PM

TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS

Tournament Director: TBA

Scoring Officials: TBA

IFPA Representative: Brett Smith

OFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCORING

IFPA

TOURNAMENT PARTNERS

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

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.

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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