IFPA LA State Championship Pinball Tournament to be held on Sat Jan 19, 2019 in Lake Charles, LA.
Start time to be around 1 pm. Arrival time 11:30 am to 12:45 pm if playing in the LA State Championship Tournament. Practice time from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm. Contact Mike VanEtten at mlvanetten@yahoo.com or 337-962-4078 for address and directions to this private residence. Our host has agreed to let us stay and visit and play pinball in their gameroom after completion of the LA State Championship Tournament. Bring whatever snacks and drinks you want.
The top 16 ranked players from IFPA-sanctioned events and leagues held in Louisiana from throughout 2018 will compete for the chance to be crowned the 2018 IFPA LA State Pinball Champion, as well as the opportunity to go to Las Vegas, NV area and represent LA in the 2018-2019 IFPA National Championship.
Tournament machines will be a mixture of e-m's, classic solid state types, dmd type, and modern pinball machines, with year of manufacture being from approx. 1970's up through 2018.

Head-to-Head Single Elimination seeded format. Each 2-player match is Best-of-7 games on the winners side of the bracket, except best of 3 for deciding 3rd/4th places in the consolation match. All other finishing positions will also be played out in best-of-three game matches to determine 5th through 16th places.
Entry fee is likely to be $0 per player, but a small fee may be charged to cover hosting expenses. Cash prizes for all 16 places based on IFPA predetermined payout percentages tied to money collected during tournaments held in LA during year 2018.
More info can be found on ifpapinball dot com website.
https://www.ifpapinball.com/nacs/rules.php
https://www.ifpapinball.com/nacs/index.php