Allentown Tournament:
it's official, it's on the IFPA calendar, and we have a great tentative game list.
Quick version:
A few quick notes about the tournament:
$125 to enter. No additional fees. Everybody plays 12 games (your choice out of 20) in qualifying on Friday between 12-9pm, and finals are on Saturday. Finals will be end around 7pm on Saturday night. We did this last year and it went really well! Zero time issues, lines not a problem, and you can enjoy the show rather than being chained to the tournament area the entire weekend. We hope to have you in our tournament! It's fun, it's cheap, and nothing beats the thrill of hot competitive pinball action!!
Feel free to reach out to me personally if you have any questions, I know not everybody has played in a ton of IFPA events or big circuit tournaments like this one. We have a real unique tournament here at Allentown; it's really one of a kind in the U.S.
If you have been in contact with us about games, please look out for an email I'm sending out tonight!
Long version (official Poverelli write up on IFPA Calendar):
Announcing the Allentown Stern Pro Circuit Tournament - May 5th-6th, 2023
Greg “WPPRelli” Poverelli and “Crazy” Levi Nayman are proud to return as your hosts of the 2023 Allentown Pinfest IFPA Tournament, a Stern Pro Circuit Event. All of the hot pinball action will be streamed live via the world class production of Marc Patenaude and Backhand Pinball. We hope to see all of you there, as we vow to continue to improve Pinfest each year!
Tournament format:
A $125 ticket enters competitors into the Main Open tournament and pays for all entries.
Qualifying time is limited to all day Friday, May 5th, 12 noon to 9 pm, and it is a limited entry format. All competitors will play 12 entries on 12 different machines in a tournament bank of up to 20 machines, and all entries will count toward qualifying position. Finals, starting at 9:30 am on Saturday, May 6th, will consist of the top 24 qualifiers in A Division. Finalists will be competing for cash prizes and trophies, plus the glory of being named the Pinfest Stern Pro Circuit Champion! There will also be a B Division finals for the next 16 qualifiers ranked outside the top 250 IFPA rankings as of May 5th, 2023. Please note, the B finals results will not affect the final IFPA submission and are for prizes and trophies only.
Games will encompass all eras of pinball machines.
Finals will be PAPA style four-player group scoring, 4-2-1-0 scoring. Finals matches will be played on pre-selected banks encompassing all eras, ensuring a diverse and exciting finals experience for players and viewers watching on stream. Highest seed has choice of bank. The same bank cannot be selected twice by the same player, and banks may change between rounds. Due to time restrictions tied to this venue, all tiebreakers in finals will be on a "classics" machine. Higher seed has choice of game or order of the classics games.
There is no pre-registration, and this event is cash only. Players are encouraged to arrive as close to the 12 pm kickoff as possible, to ensure that all players get their 12 entries in by the 9 pm cutoff. Everyone will have enough time to complete their ticket, as this format is designed so you can also enjoy the show!
There will be an IFPA sanctioned Women’s tournament, $25 entry with trophies and full cash payout, with limited entry on a number of games to be determined. The finals will also be PAPA format with top 8 qualifiers. Please note due to time restrictions, anyone who qualifies in both the main as well as the women’s finals might have to play both concurrently.
A kid's division for ages 12 and under will be determined by interest at the show. If your kid wants to participate in competitive pinball please let us know!
The PAPA / IFPA rule set will be in effect. All rulings made and decisions by the tournament directors are final.
Volunteers:
The Tournament Directors are seeking volunteers for desk registration and scorekeeping assistance. There will be an exclusive hour of qualifying time available for these volunteers, 9:15 to 10:15 pm on Friday, May 5th. Compensation will also be offered based on the number of hours volunteering.
Tentative games list (main and women's banks TBD):
Stern Led Zeppelin Pro
Attack From Mars Remake
Stern 007 James Bond Premium
Dragon (Interflip)
Whirlwind
Flash Gordon
Comet
Dolly Parton
Tron
Pinball Pool
Stars
Stern Star Trek Pro
Stern Avengers IQ Premium
Dragonfist
Whitewater
Surf N Safari
Stern Rush Pro
Mini Pool
Stern World Poker Tour
1 Stern New Out of Box game from Cointaker TBD
As gameslist grows or updates, look for posts on the FB group page!
See more information about the Allentown Pinfest show, one of the Northeast’s longest running and premier pinball events, at http://www.pinfestival.com/
facebook group for event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2993406987470635/?ref=newsfeed