October 17th
November 28th
December TBD
When:
● Saturday October 17, 2026
● 6:15 - Tournament Meeting and Rules
● 6:30 - Tournament Begins
● Expect at least 2 & 1/2 hours for Qualifying to end. Finals to take approximately 1 hour to complete.
Where: Two Cousins Pinball - 9360 River Road, Marcy NY 13403
Tournament Fee: $35 (non-refundable)- Includes Unlimited Play Admission & IFPA Fee
Max Number of Players: 16
Registration:
• Register Below OR at the PinHall during Open Play
• Closes Saturday, October 17th, 2026 at 6:00pm OR when max number of players is reached
Tournament Details:
● Max of 16 players, playing in a Head-to-Head Tournament
● Head-to-Head match play for 8 Rounds, in which players are paired against each other in two-player games. Players will be randomly paired with previously unfaced opponents (as best as possible), and players may play the assigned pinball machines more than once. Each game win results in a point earned. At the end of qualifying rounds, the Top 4 players with the most points advance to the Finals.
● Tie-Breakers for Qualifying- Tie-Breakers will be broken using a calculation that determines the strength of the opponents faced by each player, using the Median-Buchholz and Solkoff system (ranks players by summing their opponents' final scores, excluding the highest and lowest scores to reduce distortions).
● Finals will consist of a 4-player Matchplay, using PAPA 5/3/2/1 scoring. Finals will be 3 rounds of play across 3 different pinball machines, already played during qualifying,
● 1st place wins a brand-new Stern Translite and 2nd through 4th place each win cash.
● In the event of a tie-breaker for the Finals, tied players will play a single game (as chosen by the tournament director), where the final scoring positions break the tie.
● The PinHall opens at 3:00pm and the tournament will begin at 6:30pm.