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IFPA Sanctioned Events
Oct 29, 2024- Dec 10, 2024: Illawarra Pinball Tuesday night League (season 4) 7 week series. 5 games of 4 player group matchplay per week for 6 weeks, All rounds will be done by rtandom Pairing done by random pairing. Then 1 week of finals, top 16 (numbers permitting) play 4-player group matchplay. The top 8 will play for positions rest will be ranked by qualifying position.
37 Foley Street, Gwynneville, NSW,
Nov 05, 2024Brisbane Pinball Club Qualifying:
*Qualifying opens from 4pm.
*10 games will be selected at random. Each player plays 1 game on each machine. Top 8 players on points will advance to finals.
*Ties for 8th place will result in a single game playoff, on a machine to be chosen by a random draw. Ties all other placings aft...
186 Brunswick St, Brisbane, QLD,
Nov 06, 2024Gold Coast Pinball Club Tournament times and dates: 6pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Each month being a stand alone competition with finals on the night - no carry over of any points/results between months.
Tournament Fee: $16 per meeting ($10 hosting fee to Timezone, $6 club fee to purchase prizes etc.).
T...
Cavill Avenue, Gold Coast, QLD,
Nov 06, 2024Central Coast Pinball @Lost Souls Tournament will be Group Matchplay
Qualifying - 3 Rounds of 2 matches (6 qualifying games)
Balanced pairing, Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) for 4player grps (7/4/1) for 3 player grps.
Arena draws: Attempts will be made to assign an arena that hasnt been played the fewest times by all opponents.
...
56 Terrigal Esplanade, Central Coast, NSW,
Nov 09, 2024Pinawarra 18 Qualifying Rounds:
Qualifying will consist of 6 rounds, with each round featuring 2 games, resulting in a total of 12 games. Players will compete in groups of 4-player matchplay. In the event of ties after qualification, a single-game playoff will be conducted on a randomly selected machine.
Sem...
37 Foley Street, Gwynneville, NSW,
Nov 11, 2024Park'N'Plunge This is matchplay "balanced pairing" competition - check in from 5:30pm competition start at 6pm.
A continuation of the series which began in 2019.
We attempt to get through 10 rounds (one game per round) but do not start any more rounds after 9:30pm due to the venue closing at 10pm.
$15 cost ($1...
103 Foxwell Rd, Gold Coast, QLD,
Nov 12, 2024Pinball at The Basement Registration from 6pm
Competition starts at 6:30pm sharp
Food and beverages available at the venue
6-8 rounds of qualifying, this is dependant on numbers and closing time of the venue
If 6 Qualifying Rounds are played and there are at least 16 players then there will be 8 players going through to...
2 Cohen St, Canberra, ACT,
Nov 14, 2024Sydney Pinball Club @Beercade - Stern Army Tournament will be Group Matchplay
Qualifying - 3 Rounds of 2 matches (6 qualifying games)
Balanced pairing, Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) for 4player grps (7/4/1) for 3 player grps.
Arena draws: Attempts will be made to assign an arena that hasnt been played the fewest times by all opponents....
113-115 Regent St, Sydney, NSW,
Nov 15, 2024The Pinball Clubhouse Moorooka 6pm start
4 player group matchplay
1 game per round
Last round to begin around 9pm (approx 7-10 rounds depending on numbers)
No finals
76 Koala Rd, Brisbane, QLD,
Nov 19, 2024Brisbane Pinball Club Qualifying:
*Qualifying opens from 4pm.
*10 games will be selected at random. Each player plays 1 game on each machine. Top 8 players on points will advance to finals.
*Ties for 8th place will result in a single game playoff, on a machine to be chosen by a random draw. Ties all other placings aft...
186 Brunswick St, Brisbane, QLD,
Nov 26, 2024Tuesdays @Tatts - Stern Army We will meet from 6.30pm, however the comp will kick off at 7pm to give ppl time to get there & have a few warm up games (or grab a feed)
Tournament will be Group Matchplay
Qualifying - 5 Rounds
Round pairing: Players will be randomly paired against each other in all rounds.
Scoring system: I...
Station St & Union Ln, Sydney, NSW,
Nov 28, 20241UP Underground Pinball Social Club #21 Tournament Name: 1UP Underground Pinball Social Club #21
Date: Thursday 28th November
Venue: 1up Arcade
Address: 230 Lytton Rd, Morningside QLD 4170
Ticket Price: $20
Overall Details:
Registration from 6:30pm
4 player group matchplay
1 game per round
Last round played by 9:30pm
7/5/3...
230 Lytton Rd, Brisbane, QLD,
Nov 28, 2024Australian Open Target Matchplay 4-player groups are randomly selected to play 3 game rounds of matchplay with 7,5,3,1 scoring. Balanced pairing after round 1.
First 16 players to reach 30 points will play in finals. Tie breaker for final placings will be done on a single randomly chosen game.
Finals will be same scoring in 4 pl...
Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, NSW,
Nov 29, 2024Australian Open 4-Strike Knockout This even will commence at 7pm NSW or soon after.
Matchplay.events software will be used to select players, groups and order. Swiss pairing used.
Strikes will be awarded 0,0,1,1 (or 0,0,1) in each group. 1 game per round.
Final player with strike/s remaining will be the winner. Matchplay will ...
Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, NSW,
Nov 29, 2024- Nov 30, 2024:Australian Open Women's Tournament Unlimited “card-based” system. Each card must have 5 unique games from the Main Bank of games.
Cards can be made void by a scorekeeper if desired. Only the best card entered counts to your ranking. Only games specifically entered on a purchase “Women’s Open” card can be used towards qualify for ...
Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, NSW,
Dec 01, 2024Australian Open Max Matchplay 3 hours of head-to-head matchplay will take place with 16 games played for each player.
Finals will be played by the top 8 on the leaders table on completion of the 3 hours. This will be a 4 player matchplay event with 3 games per round, with top 2 in each group advancing to the finals. 7,5,3,1, ...
Wharf Street, Tweed Heads, NSW,
Dec 03, 2024Brisbane Pinball Club Qualifying:
*Qualifying opens from 4pm.
*10 games will be selected at random. Each player plays 1 game on each machine. Top 8 players on points will advance to finals.
*Ties for 8th place will result in a single game playoff, on a machine to be chosen by a random draw. Ties all other placings aft...
186 Brunswick St, Brisbane, QLD,
Dec 04, 2024Gold Coast Pinball Club Tournament times and dates: 6pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Each month being a stand alone competition with finals on the night - no carry over of any points/results between months.
Tournament Fee: $16 per meeting ($10 hosting fee to Timezone, $6 club fee to purchase prizes etc.).
T...
Cavill Avenue, Gold Coast, QLD,
Dec 04, 2024Central Coast Pinball @Lost Souls Tournament will be Group Matchplay
Qualifying - 3 Rounds of 2 matches (6 qualifying games)
Balanced pairing, Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) for 4player grps (7/4/1) for 3 player grps.
Arena draws: Attempts will be made to assign an arena that hasnt been played the fewest times by all opponents.
...
56 Terrigal Esplanade, Central Coast, NSW,
Dec 06, 2024Hiker Brewing Pinball Club 6:30pm kick off
4 player group matchplay
Single game rounds
7-5-3-1 scoring
Final round approx 9:30
No finals
Pentex St, Brisbane, QLD,
Dec 06, 2024White Lies Brewing Pinball Club 6:30pm kick off
4 player group matchplay
Single game rounds
7-5-3-1 scoring
Final round approx 9:30
No finals
30 Benronalds St, Brisbane, QLD,
Dec 07, 2024Pinawarra 19 Tournament Date: December 7th, 2024
Qualifying Rounds:
Qualifying will consist of 6 rounds, with each round featuring 2 games, resulting in a total of 12 games. Players will compete in groups of 4-player matchplay. In the event of ties after qualification, a single-game playoff will be conducted...
37 Foley Street, Gwynneville, NSW,
Dec 10, 2024Pinball at The Basement Registration from 6pm
Competition starts at 6:30pm sharp
Food and beverages available at the venue
6-8 rounds of qualifying, this is dependant on numbers and closing time of the venue
If 6 Qualifying Rounds are played and there are at least 16 players then there will be 8 players going through to...
2 Cohen St, Canberra, ACT,
Dec 12, 2024Sydney Pinball Club @Beercade - Stern Army Tournament will be Group Matchplay
Qualifying - 3 Rounds of 2 matches (6 qualifying games)
Balanced pairing, Scoring system: IFPA (7/5/3/1) for 4player grps (7/4/1) for 3 player grps.
Arena draws: Attempts will be made to assign an arena that hasnt been played the fewest times by all opponents....
113-115 Regent St, Sydney, NSW,
Dec 13, 2024ACT Pinball Xmas Party 2024 Points Comp $26 entry fee per player
Cash prizes
Warm ups from 5:30pm and competition starts at 6pm
Once 50 points is reached by 1 player using PAPA 5,3,2,1 scoring this will end qualifying.
2 matches per round in groups of 3 or 4 players using balanced Group Matchplay.
Top 8 will play in the Semifinals in 2...
, Bywong, NSW,
Dec 14, 2024ACT Pinball Xmas Party Main Tournament $26 entry fee per player
Cash Prizes and Medals + ACT Pinball Perpetual Shield for the Winner.
Warm ups from 10:30am, Tournament starts at 11am
6 hours of qualifying
2 matches per round
IFPA 7,5,3,1 scoring and balanced Group Matchplay
After 6 hours of qualifying there will be a top 16 (numbers p...
, Bywong, NSW,
Dec 17, 2024Tuesdays @Tatts - Stern Army We will meet from 6.30pm, however the comp will kick off at 7pm to give ppl time to get there & have a few warm up games (or grab a feed)
Tournament will be Group Matchplay
Qualifying - 5 Rounds
Round pairing: Players will be randomly paired against each other in all rounds.
Scoring system: I...
Station St & Union Ln, Sydney, NSW,
Dec 20, 2024The Pinball Clubhouse Moorooka 6pm start
4 player group matchplay
1 game per round
Last round to begin around 9pm (approx 7-10 rounds depending on numbers)
No finals
76 Koala Rd, Brisbane, QLD,
Dec 26, 20241UP Underground Pinball Social Club #22 Tournament Name: 1UP Underground Pinball Social Club #22
Date: Thursday 26th December
Venue: 1up Arcade
Address: 230 Lytton Rd, Morningside QLD 4170
Ticket Price: $20
Overall Details:
Registration from 6:30pm
4 player group matchplay
1 game per round
Last round played by 9:30pm
7/5/3...
230 Lytton Rd, Brisbane, QLD,
Jan 01, 2025Gold Coast Pinball Club Tournament times and dates: 6pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Each month being a stand alone competition with finals on the night - no carry over of any points/results between months.
Tournament Fee: $16 per meeting ($10 hosting fee to Timezone, $6 club fee to purchase prizes etc.).
T...
Cavill Avenue, Gold Coast, QLD,
Jan 11, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Jan 14, 2025Brisbane Pinball Club Qualifying:
*Qualifying opens from 4pm.
*10 games will be selected at random. Each player plays 1 game on each machine. Top 16 players on points will advance to finals.
*Ties for 16th place will result in a single game playoff, on a machine to be chosen by a random draw. Ties all other placings a...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Jan 24, 20251UP Underground Pinball Social Club #11 Tournament Name: 1UP Underground Pinball Social Club #11
Date: Thursday 25th January
Venue: 1up Arcade
Address: 230 Lytton Rd, Morningside QLD 4170
Ticket Price: $20
Overall Details:
Registration from 6:30pm
4 player group matchplay
1 game per round
Last round played by 9:30pm
7/5/3/...
230 Lytton Rd, Brisbane, QLD,
Jan 31, 2025QLD Frenzy! This will be a 4 hour Flip Frenzy event, kicking off at 6.30pm, using the Matchplay software. Cost will be $25 p/p.
First, each machine is randomly assigned two players. The remaining players are placed in one central queue
When a match is completed:
- both players return to the central compute...
76 Koala Road, Moorooka, QLD,
Jan 31, 2025QLD Matchplay Friday This will be a warm up event for the QLD State & Invitational weekend held at The Clubhouse, Moorooka.
Qualifying will start at 12pm in a Group Matchplay format, single game rounds. Last round will be called at 3.45pm
The Top 10% of players will advance to a ladder elimination final, start...
76 Koala Road, Moorooka, QLD,
Feb 01, 2025QLD Strikes 10.30am start. $10 entry p/p.
Players will be placed into groups of 3 or 4 at random each round using Matchplay. The number of Strikes will be determined on the day based on actual competitors.
The software will allocate order of play and machine choice for each match.
Only the 3rd & 4th p...
76 Koala Road, Moorooka, QLD,
Feb 01, 2025IFPA QLD State Championship Start time: 9am
The Top 24 players of 2024 in Queensland will compete in a single elimination, best of 7 game head to head tournament to determine the 2024 State Champion.
Top 6 finalists will automatically qualify for the 2024-25 IFPA Australian Championship to be held in Townsville in Februar...
76 Koala Road, Moorooka, QLD,
Feb 01, 2025- Feb 02, 2025:QLD Invitational Tournament Dates and times:
* Qualifying - First round starts Saturday 1st Feb from 6pm until 10.30pm,
Remaining rounds to be completed Sunday 2nd Feb from 10am
* Finals - Sunday 2nd Feb after Qualifying completed.
Tournament fee: $50 p/p
It's finally here! The QLD Invitational Tournament finals...
76 Koala Road, Moorooka, QLD,
Feb 05, 2025Gold Coast Pinball Club Tournament times and dates: 6pm on the first Wednesday of every month. Each month being a stand alone competition with finals on the night - no carry over of any points/results between months.
Tournament Fee: $16 per meeting ($10 hosting fee to Timezone, $6 club fee to purchase prizes etc.).
T...
Cavill Avenue, Gold Coast, QLD,
Feb 08, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Mar 01, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Apr 05, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
May 03, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Jun 07, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Jul 05, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Jul 19, 2025- Jul 20, 2025:Brisbane Masters Start Date: Saturday, 19th July, 2025
End Date: Sunday, 20th July, 2025
Tournament fee: $100 AUD.
Welcome to the 10th annual Brisbane Masters, part of the BPAC Tournament week, in Brisbane, Australia. Also part of the 2025 Stern Pro Circuit and an IFPA Certified + Tournament.
Tournament Sche...
76 Koala Road, Moorooka, QLD,
Aug 02, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Sep 06, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Oct 04, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Nov 01, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,
Dec 06, 2025Netherworld Flip Frenzy Quick Overview
Players compete in head to head matches over 3 hours.
The top 8 players at the completion of the 3 hours will play finals. 2 groups of 4 best of 3 games semi finals. Top 2 advance from each group to a best 3 of games, 4 player matchplay grand final
Format Details
Qualifying wi...
186 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD,