The IFPA continues to fight the trend that nobody wants to talk about competitive pinball. The NACS was all over the news as 55 simultaneous championships were held across North America. At this point it’s overwhelming to post these individually, so here’s a list of some additional pieces that were published:

Columbus Dispatch, NBC Maine, KVRR Fargo, KOKH FOX25 Oklahoma City, NBC10 Rhode Island, KRQE13 New Mexico, RochesterFirst, WHEC East Rochester, ABC13 New York, Spectrum News, Trib Live, Morristown Green, KPLC Louisiana, WVIR Virginia, KPCNews Fort Wayne, WETM New York, The Journal Gazette, CBS THV11, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, IN Northwest News, CBS15 WANE.

FOX25 in Oklahoma City covered the IFPA Oklahoma State Pinball Championship. Click HERE to watch the piece.

As the dust settles from NACS Day, we’re excited to announce the participants for the upcoming IFPA North American Pinball Championship. The champions from every State/Province/District get invited, with the runner-up serving as the only available alternate. The list below is the current seeding based on player confirmations of attendance. This seeding may change based on any alternates taking the place of these champions. The top 9 seeds will receive a bye in the first round. Click HERE to view a sample bracket for anyone looking to fill it in and see any match-ups.

The IFPA North American Pinball Championship will feature over $30,000 in cash and prizes. This is in addition to the $95,000 awarded on NACS Day across the continent. Similar to the State/Province/District level, every participant in the IFPA North American Pinball Championship will walk away with a cash prize.

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FOX Rochester visited the Silverball Saloon in advance of the IFPA New York State Pinball Championship. Click HERE to watch the video.

Local Memphis out in Tennessee posted a video on the upcoming IFPA Tennessee State Pinball Championship. Click HERE to watch the video.

CBS3 in Nebraska interviewed Joe Styles in advance of the IFPA Nebraska State Pinball Championship. Click HERE to watch the video.

NACS Day is upon us! Best of luck to the 1024 competitors spread across the 55 States, Provinces and Districts!

Links below are available for both brackets and streaming information.

CBS2 in Chicago caught up with Illinois State finalists Andy Bagwell and Jason Werdrick ahead of the Illinois State Championship happening on Saturday. Click HERE to watch the piece.