Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | Matchplay Qualifying |
| Finals Format : | Match Play |
| Player Limit : | 160 |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Registration for this tournament opens on September 27, 2025
Start Date: January 09, 2026
End Date: January 10, 2026
Starfighters Pinball Festival (SPF) 2026: A Festival of Tournaments!
The main tournament will be a certified event with a maximum of 160 players consisting of two days of group match play:
Qualifying on Friday (day 1) in 7 rounds of 3 games per round with tiered swiss pairings for a total of 21 qualifying games. Top players will qualify for finals. Division restrictions will be top 250 in overall IFPA rankings restricted to Division A and top 1000 restricted to Division B. Players qualifying below 40th will be submitted to IFPA per their qualifying position.
Finals on Saturday (day 2)
Division A Finals: Top 40 players qualify (top 4 double bye, 5th - 12th single bye).
Division B Finals: The next 16 highest finishing players who are not ranked in the top 250
Division C Finals: The next 16 highest finishing players who are not ranked in the top 1000
Finals will be group elimination with 3 games per round.
$150 entry fee per person, pre-registration is available Saturday, September 27 at 10:00am Pacific.
Full rules will be published on the tournament website.
The main tournament will be a certified event with a maximum of 160 players consisting of two days of group match play:
Qualifying on Friday (day 1) in 7 rounds of 3 games per round with tiered swiss pairings for a total of 21 qualifying games. Top players will qualify for finals. Division restrictions will be top 250 in overall IFPA rankings restricted to Division A and top 1000 restricted to Division B. Players qualifying below 40th will be submitted to IFPA per their qualifying position.
Finals on Saturday (day 2)
Division A Finals: Top 40 players qualify (top 4 double bye, 5th - 12th single bye).
Division B Finals: The next 16 highest finishing players who are not ranked in the top 250
Division C Finals: The next 16 highest finishing players who are not ranked in the top 1000
Finals will be group elimination with 3 games per round.
$150 entry fee per person, pre-registration is available Saturday, September 27 at 10:00am Pacific.
Full rules will be published on the tournament website.