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The Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent ill-advised Vanity Tournament!

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Tournament Information

Director : Douglas Malcolm
Location : Wheaton, MD
Country : United States
Information : Website
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Location


11100 Amherst ave Wheaton MD 20902

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format : Matchplay Qualifying
Finals Format : Match Play
Player Limit : 30
Unlimited Qualifying? : No

Tournament Overview


Registration for this tournament opens on August 25, 2025

Tournament Date: September 06, 2025

The Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent ill-advised Vanity Tournament!

An IFPA sanctioned pinball tournament. Apparently they are STILL letting just anyone register sanctioned pinball tournaments these days. Come score yourself some wppr points and cash on a Saturday!

Limited to 30 players. Prior registration is required, send an email to DepartmentofPinball@gmail.com to register once registration opens.
For Saturday September 6th, registration opens Monday August 25th at 9am.
For Saturday October 11th, registration opens Monday September 29th at 9am.
For Saturday November 8th, registration opens Monday October 27th at 9am.
And for Saturday December 13th, the FINAL Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent ill-advised Vanity Tournament EVER, registration opens Monday October 27th at 9am.

Entry fee of $20 will be paid by Paypal to complete registration. When you send an email to register, you will receive a response confirming your registration and asking for entry fee payment. Your spot is not locked in until you pay the entry fee. There are no refunds once you have paid.

Entry fee is $20, broken down as:
$19 Prize Fund
$1 IFPA / MD State Champion prize fund

Free parking at the event. A map of parking will be sent out before the event.

Doors open at 11:30am, tournament begins promptly at 12:00 noon.

No practice or casual games allowed during the qualifying portion of the tournament until your two games are completed for the round.

Qualifying: 6 double rounds, or 12 games played in 4 player groups.

Number of players to playoffs: The top 8 players make the playoffs.

Finals format: PAPA style finals, 4 player groups, 4 games per round. Top seed "drives the bus", CHOOSING GAMES (or order) from 3 different eras of machine in predefined groups.

This will score us a TGP of 160%!

Send an email to DepartmentofPinball@gmail.com to register once registration opens.

Seventeen pinball machines in a tiny townhouse! The current lineup is:
Avengers Infinity Quest LE
Deadpool Premium
Demolition Man
Flash Gordon
Funhouse
Godzilla Premium
Harlem Globetrotters on Tour
Iron Man Vault
Jurassic Park Premium
Led Zeppelin LE
Metallica Remastered Premium
Playboy (Bally)
Robocop
Simpsons Pinball Party
Space Invaders
Walking Dead Premium
Xenon

Play more pinball!

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