2025-26 IFPA WNACS Recap

This past Friday, 51 players from 4 Canadian provinces, 46 US states, and the District of Columbia gathered in Lyons, Colorado, to compete in the 3rd annual Women’s North American Pinball Championship. Held at Lyons Classic Pinball, the event marked another year of growth for the Women’s North American Championship Series initiative.

Congratulations to our 2026 Women’s North American Pinball Champion and Canadian Women’s National Pinball Champion, Emily Reilhan from British Columbia. Coming in as the 5th seed, she played some incredible pinball and prevailed in the single-elimination, best-of-7 bracket, ending with a 4-1 win against Paige Peck in the finals. Along with the championship titles, Emily won a NIB pinball machine from Stern Pinball.

Congratulations as well to Paige Peck from Utah for her stellar play across the championship. As the highest finisher of any US state, she is our 2026 US Women’s National Pinball Champion. 

Joining Emily and Paige in the top 4 were Ashley Weaver and Kassidy Milanowski, who took 3rd and 4th place respectively.

Our thanks to all the competitors for coming out to support the event. Massive thanks as well to the whole team at Lyons Classic PInball for hosting such a high-quality championship, including 3 great side tournaments. We’re also grateful to Gordon Brown for videography and to Comet Pinball for sponsoring this year’s players’ lounge with plenty of snacks and drinks and a cozy space for players to relax. 

Check out photos from the event, courtesy of the fantastic Brittanie Stepp of Stepp Above Photography.