IFPA Quarter Drop – 2026 2Q

Posted By IFPA STAFF, on June 03, 2026

Welcome to the second edition of the IFPA Quarter Drop, a quarterly update intended to give the community more visibility into the work happening behind the scenes at the IFPA. 

Most people naturally see the public facing side of IFPA through rankings, events, and results, but there is also a significant amount of ongoing work and discussion that supports those systems and helps keep everything running reliably.

The purpose of this update is simple: transparency.

Each quarter, we’ll share what the IFPA staff has been working on, including technical infrastructure, rankings related improvements, policy and process updates, and longer term projects that support the growth and stability of competitive pinball worldwide.

Our goal is to give the community a clearer view of what is being worked on, why it matters, and where things stand. Let us know your thoughts, especially on the current internal discussions!

Changes We’ve Made:

Internal Discussions:

  • Ongoing planning and discussion on venue selection for next year’s Women’s World Championship
  • Certified requirement update proposal: “Events with direct play qualifying that choose to split machines into groupings (typically this is split by eras) must do so for both the qualifying and finals portion of the event”
  • Potential indirect qualifying TGP reductions for events that are running separate direct and indirect qualifying formats that overlap due to lack of qualifying in indirect portions
  • Potential TGP reductions for events that start with a limited set of games and add more as the event goes on
  • Discord announcements and more detailed role creation (still going to @everyone for PAPA announcement)  
  • Potential Hybrid rules change: “Greater of 3x machines being used or 4x game scores being counted”
  • New Majors and the possibility for Women’s Majors
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