Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | Matchplay Qualifying |
| Finals Format : | Ladder Format |
| Player Limit : | 80 |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Tournament Date: July 19, 2025
Delaware Pinball Collective Presents Event #3 of the 2025 Tour Championship
*** SEVERAL NEW CHANGES FOR 2025 ***
--> Different finals format for each event!
--> Lower entry fees!
--> Balanced pairing for first 3 rounds, Swiss for final 2 rounds!
--> No food provided!
--> New start time!
--> CASH ONLY FOR ALL TOUR EVENTS - No electronic payments accepted!
When: 7/19/25
Where: 1100 First State Blvd, Second Floor, Wilmington DE 19804
Time: 1:30PM SHARP START TIME (practice from 12pm to 1:15pm)
Cost: $20 for MEMBERS of the DPC ($1 to the IFPA, $5 to the year end Delaware Tour Championship Prize Fund, $14 to prize fund). NOTE - this price is reserved for members who have an active membership as of 4/19/25.
$50 for NON-MEMBERS($1 to the IFPA, $5 to the year end Delaware Tour Championship Prize Fund, $14 to prize fund, $30 to the Delaware Pinball Collective for operating expenses).
NEW PAYMENT STRUCTURE IN PLACE - CASH ONLY FOR TOUR EVENTS
Players: Capped at 80 players (open to anyone)
Registration: All registration is handled through Eventbrite. Tickets are on sale NOW! When registering on Eventbrite you are allowed to secure up to 3 tickets at once. NOTE - When signing up for the waitlist, you can only sign up one person at a time.
https://2025detourevent3.eventbrite.com
QUALIFYING FORMAT: 5 rounds (2 games per round. One modern and one classic) of 4-player match play qualifying. Top 16 make "A" finals. Places 17th through 32nd make the "B" consolation finals. Everyone else will go to the "C" consolation finals. First 3 rounds will use BALANCED pairing and rounds 4 & 5 will use SWISS pairing. Delaware Tour Championship points will also be awarded!
FINALS FORMAT: Ladder Format until final 2 players, then final 2 players will play head to head in best of 3.
NOTICE - Finals with Flair will be implemented during this event. During the finals, we will be pulling the featured game away from the wall and then setting up 6 bar stools around the game for opponents & spectators to sit to get a front row seat of the finals action. Please be mentally prepared for this as we attempt to take pinball to another level of excitement!
YEAR END DELAWARE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT: After all 6 "tour events" the top 40 players will qualify for the year end championship. In addition to finishing inside the top 40, you must also compete in at least TWO tour events to be eligible. NOTE - The year end Delaware Tour Championship will NOT be IFPA sanctioned.
PRIZES for each tour event(based on 80 entries):
1st Place “A” (about 32%) = $250 plus trophy
2nd Place “A” (about 19%) = $150 plus medal
3rd Place “A” (about 16%) = $120 plus medal
4th Place “A” (about 12%) = $90 plus medal
5th -8th Place “A” (about .05% EACH) = $40 each
1st Place “B” - $100
1st Place “C” - $75
* Tour Championship points that will be awarded at each event.
1st = 100 points
2nd = 80 points
3rd = 75 points
4th = 70 points
5th = 65 points
6th = 60 points
7th = 55 points
8th = 50 points
9th = 30 points
10th = 30 points
11th = 30 points
12th = 30 points
13th = 30 points
14th = 30 points
15th = 30 points
16th = 30 points
17th = 25 points
18th = 24 points
19th = 23 points
20th = 22 points
21st = 21 points
22nd = 20 points
23rd = 19 points
24th = 18 points
25th = 17 points
26th = 16 points
27th = 15 points
28th = 14 points
29th = 13 points
30th = 12 points
31st = 11 points
32nd = 10 points
33rd through 80th = 5 points for each place
NOTE - Standings for 17th through 80th place are LOCKED IN when qualifying ends. The consolation "B" finals and consolation "C" finals will have no effect on overall standings for Tour Championship points or IFPA results.
TENTATIVE GAME LIST (always subject to change):
Alien
Argosy
Attack From Mars
Bank Shot
Black Jack
Bobby Orr's Power Play
Cactus Canyon (SE)
Comet
Ciqus Voltaire
Deadpool Premium
Dealer's Choice
Demo Man (Tournament ROM)
Dungeons & Dragons PRO
Eight Ball (with powerball)
Godzilla PREMIUM
Guardians of the Galaxy PRO
Harlem Globetrotters
Iron Maiden PRO
James Bond PRO
Jaws PREMIUM
Laser War
Magic Castle
Mandalorian PRO
Meteor
Night Moves (Tournament ROM)
Nine Ball (Tournament ROM)
No Fear
Pro-Football
Quicksilver
Scared Stiff
Sorcerer - Tournament ROM
Space Shuttle
Space Time
Stars
Stranger Things PREMIUM
Surf N Safari - Tournament ROM
TMNT Pro - Virtual locks on. SIC disabled.
The Addams Family - Power Magnets disabled
The Shadow
The Uncanny X-Men PRO
Theatre of Magic - Tournament ROM
Torpedo Alley
Wild Fyre
NOTE - The format and rules are subject to change.
Entire event will also be live streamed on Twitch at our Twitch Channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/delawarepinballcollective
*** SEVERAL NEW CHANGES FOR 2025 ***
--> Different finals format for each event!
--> Lower entry fees!
--> Balanced pairing for first 3 rounds, Swiss for final 2 rounds!
--> No food provided!
--> New start time!
--> CASH ONLY FOR ALL TOUR EVENTS - No electronic payments accepted!
When: 7/19/25
Where: 1100 First State Blvd, Second Floor, Wilmington DE 19804
Time: 1:30PM SHARP START TIME (practice from 12pm to 1:15pm)
Cost: $20 for MEMBERS of the DPC ($1 to the IFPA, $5 to the year end Delaware Tour Championship Prize Fund, $14 to prize fund). NOTE - this price is reserved for members who have an active membership as of 4/19/25.
$50 for NON-MEMBERS($1 to the IFPA, $5 to the year end Delaware Tour Championship Prize Fund, $14 to prize fund, $30 to the Delaware Pinball Collective for operating expenses).
NEW PAYMENT STRUCTURE IN PLACE - CASH ONLY FOR TOUR EVENTS
Players: Capped at 80 players (open to anyone)
Registration: All registration is handled through Eventbrite. Tickets are on sale NOW! When registering on Eventbrite you are allowed to secure up to 3 tickets at once. NOTE - When signing up for the waitlist, you can only sign up one person at a time.
https://2025detourevent3.eventbrite.com
QUALIFYING FORMAT: 5 rounds (2 games per round. One modern and one classic) of 4-player match play qualifying. Top 16 make "A" finals. Places 17th through 32nd make the "B" consolation finals. Everyone else will go to the "C" consolation finals. First 3 rounds will use BALANCED pairing and rounds 4 & 5 will use SWISS pairing. Delaware Tour Championship points will also be awarded!
FINALS FORMAT: Ladder Format until final 2 players, then final 2 players will play head to head in best of 3.
NOTICE - Finals with Flair will be implemented during this event. During the finals, we will be pulling the featured game away from the wall and then setting up 6 bar stools around the game for opponents & spectators to sit to get a front row seat of the finals action. Please be mentally prepared for this as we attempt to take pinball to another level of excitement!
YEAR END DELAWARE TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT: After all 6 "tour events" the top 40 players will qualify for the year end championship. In addition to finishing inside the top 40, you must also compete in at least TWO tour events to be eligible. NOTE - The year end Delaware Tour Championship will NOT be IFPA sanctioned.
PRIZES for each tour event(based on 80 entries):
1st Place “A” (about 32%) = $250 plus trophy
2nd Place “A” (about 19%) = $150 plus medal
3rd Place “A” (about 16%) = $120 plus medal
4th Place “A” (about 12%) = $90 plus medal
5th -8th Place “A” (about .05% EACH) = $40 each
1st Place “B” - $100
1st Place “C” - $75
* Tour Championship points that will be awarded at each event.
1st = 100 points
2nd = 80 points
3rd = 75 points
4th = 70 points
5th = 65 points
6th = 60 points
7th = 55 points
8th = 50 points
9th = 30 points
10th = 30 points
11th = 30 points
12th = 30 points
13th = 30 points
14th = 30 points
15th = 30 points
16th = 30 points
17th = 25 points
18th = 24 points
19th = 23 points
20th = 22 points
21st = 21 points
22nd = 20 points
23rd = 19 points
24th = 18 points
25th = 17 points
26th = 16 points
27th = 15 points
28th = 14 points
29th = 13 points
30th = 12 points
31st = 11 points
32nd = 10 points
33rd through 80th = 5 points for each place
NOTE - Standings for 17th through 80th place are LOCKED IN when qualifying ends. The consolation "B" finals and consolation "C" finals will have no effect on overall standings for Tour Championship points or IFPA results.
TENTATIVE GAME LIST (always subject to change):
Alien
Argosy
Attack From Mars
Bank Shot
Black Jack
Bobby Orr's Power Play
Cactus Canyon (SE)
Comet
Ciqus Voltaire
Deadpool Premium
Dealer's Choice
Demo Man (Tournament ROM)
Dungeons & Dragons PRO
Eight Ball (with powerball)
Godzilla PREMIUM
Guardians of the Galaxy PRO
Harlem Globetrotters
Iron Maiden PRO
James Bond PRO
Jaws PREMIUM
Laser War
Magic Castle
Mandalorian PRO
Meteor
Night Moves (Tournament ROM)
Nine Ball (Tournament ROM)
No Fear
Pro-Football
Quicksilver
Scared Stiff
Sorcerer - Tournament ROM
Space Shuttle
Space Time
Stars
Stranger Things PREMIUM
Surf N Safari - Tournament ROM
TMNT Pro - Virtual locks on. SIC disabled.
The Addams Family - Power Magnets disabled
The Shadow
The Uncanny X-Men PRO
Theatre of Magic - Tournament ROM
Torpedo Alley
Wild Fyre
NOTE - The format and rules are subject to change.
Entire event will also be live streamed on Twitch at our Twitch Channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/delawarepinballcollective