Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | Target Matchplay |
| Finals Format : | Match Play |
| Player Limit : | 120 |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Registration for this tournament opens on August 17, 2025
Start Date: September 13, 2025
End Date: September 14, 2025
HI all! Time to mark your calendars for Pinball at the Lab 2025, the original Target Match Play tournament held at the RIVERSIDE GAME LAB, in Riverside, CA!
Maximum number of players is 120.
Tickets will go on sale Sunday, August 17 at 9am PDT at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/iepinball
Event Schedule:
Saturday, September 13
- Check-in: 10:00-10:50am. Anyone not checked in by 10:50am will forfeit their tournament registration to players on the wait list.
- Practice from 10:30am-11:00am.
- Qualifying match play rounds start at 11:00am and continue until 11:00pm or until all finals slots are filled.
- Dinner break from 5:00pm-6:00pm (or as close as possible)
Sunday, September 14
- Playoffs begin at 10am
Entry Fee: WPPR rank 1-250: $120, rank 251+: $80
Refunds: There will be no refunds given for this event. Please only sign up if you plan on attending. Tickets are non-transferrable. Only the player name on the ticket will be allowed to participate in the event.
Qualification Rounds:
Players will be placed into four-player groups (occasionally three-player) to compete on an individual, randomly selected machine. Points will be awarded based upon performance on that machine (3/2/1/0) and added to a running total for the tournament.
A player qualifies for finals by reaching or passing a target value of 25 points at which point the player no longer competes in the qualification rounds.
Match play will continue until all available finals positions are filled. If the time allotted for match play expires prior to filling all finals positions, the remaining positions will be filled based upon rankings tabulated at the conclusion of the final match play round.
Final Rounds:
Top 24 go to ‘A’ finals, next 8 go to ‘B’ finals.
Players with WPPR rankings 1-250 will be restricted from playing in ‘B’ finals.
Players that placed 1st in ‘B’ at previous PATL tournaments will be restricted from playing in ‘B’ finals.
4 Player groups with the same scoring as the qualification rounds (3/2/1/0).
Project Pinball Side Tournament: Game and format TBA
Maximum number of players is 120.
Tickets will go on sale Sunday, August 17 at 9am PDT at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/iepinball
Event Schedule:
Saturday, September 13
- Check-in: 10:00-10:50am. Anyone not checked in by 10:50am will forfeit their tournament registration to players on the wait list.
- Practice from 10:30am-11:00am.
- Qualifying match play rounds start at 11:00am and continue until 11:00pm or until all finals slots are filled.
- Dinner break from 5:00pm-6:00pm (or as close as possible)
Sunday, September 14
- Playoffs begin at 10am
Entry Fee: WPPR rank 1-250: $120, rank 251+: $80
Refunds: There will be no refunds given for this event. Please only sign up if you plan on attending. Tickets are non-transferrable. Only the player name on the ticket will be allowed to participate in the event.
Qualification Rounds:
Players will be placed into four-player groups (occasionally three-player) to compete on an individual, randomly selected machine. Points will be awarded based upon performance on that machine (3/2/1/0) and added to a running total for the tournament.
A player qualifies for finals by reaching or passing a target value of 25 points at which point the player no longer competes in the qualification rounds.
Match play will continue until all available finals positions are filled. If the time allotted for match play expires prior to filling all finals positions, the remaining positions will be filled based upon rankings tabulated at the conclusion of the final match play round.
Final Rounds:
Top 24 go to ‘A’ finals, next 8 go to ‘B’ finals.
Players with WPPR rankings 1-250 will be restricted from playing in ‘B’ finals.
Players that placed 1st in ‘B’ at previous PATL tournaments will be restricted from playing in ‘B’ finals.
4 Player groups with the same scoring as the qualification rounds (3/2/1/0).
Project Pinball Side Tournament: Game and format TBA
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