IFPA Heads-Up Pinball Championship Overview

The 2020 IFPA Heads-Up Pinball Championship is scheduled for Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 at Lagunitas Brewing Company in Chicago, IL. The Heads-Up Pinball Championship coincides with the Stern Pro Circuit Final held the Saturday of that weekend.

Below you will find important information about the tournament including how to qualify, tournament format, prize breakdown and more! Any questions please contact the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com.

WHERE IS THE IFPA HEADS-UP PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GOING TO BE HELD?

Lagunitas Brewing Company
2607 W. 17th St.
Chicago, IL 60608
HOW DO YOU QUALIFY TO PLAY IN THE IFPA HEADS-UP PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP?

The tournament is open for anyone to participate in. Registration will be open through March 1, 2020 at a fee of $150 per player.

WHAT GAMES WILL BE USED IN THE TOURNAMENT?

TBD

FORMAT

The event will be a 3-strike event made up of head-to-head matches. Each match will be a best-of-3 match on the machine drawn at random.

The matches will consist of Head-to-Head Challenges being played out simultaneously on two different machines of the same title. Whichever player completes the challenge first is declared the winner for that game. Matches will be played on games chosen at random by tournament directors.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Entry fee is $150 per player. All entry fees will be paid back in cash, trophies and additional prizes. Cancellations are refunded 50% of their registration fee. Any excess funds from player refunds will be added to the prize pool.

Click HERE to register.

 

PRIZE PACKAGE 

1st place – NIB Stern Pro Pinball Machine + trophy + title of IFPA Heads-Up Pinball Champion
2nd place – 24% of the cash pot + trophy
3rd place – 16% of the cash pot + trophy
4th place – 12% of the cash pot + trophy
5th through 8th place – 6% of the cash pot each
9th through 16th place – 3% of the cash pot each

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Sunday, March 22nd, 10am-6pm –> TOURNAMENT BEGINS – NO BREAKS THROUGHOUT

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

Please contact the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com with any questions or comments you may have.