Three (3) Pinball Tournaments in Four (4) days with the Main Event being IFPA certified & having 200% TGP value (meaning 250% total value).About this Event
BEFORE WE GO OVER THE EVENT DETAILS - "WHAT DO I GET FOR MY $45?"
- Entry into THE MAIN EVENT on Saturday with playoffs on Sunday (see details below).
- ONE Saturday meal provided.
- $2000 MINIMUM prize pool GUARANTEED (and probably more) to be paid out.
- Cash prizes in both the A Division and the B Division of the Main Event.
- No Eventbrite fees charged to you (they are already included in the $45).
- Venue is free to enter and machine are set to free play (no coins needed).
NOW THE EVENT DETAILS:
The DFW Pinball League continues with its FIFTEENTH stop for 2026 with another massive event.
The Main Event will be have a 200% TGP value AND be an
IFPA CERTIFIED EVENT (Certified tournaments receive a value boost of 125% making the entire tournament a 250% event).
This will be the Unnamed Halloween Tournament and Costume Contest
Hosted by: The Pinball Collective of Pottsboro
* Please see below for special HOTEL deal at the Hampton Inns and Suites in Denison, Texas. *
PLEASE NOTE:
Event is limited to 80 Paid Participants.
PREPAYMENT AND RSVP REQUIRED FOR THE MAIN EVENT ONLY --
There is no attendance cap and no pre-registration for the side tournaments.
PRE-REGISTRATION for the MAIN EVENT opens on THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM Central Time via Eventbrite.
Once I receive your registration payment, I will add you to the RSVP list on next.matchplay.events ... To see if you are registered (since I am manually adding you) -
Matchplay event link: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/268449/registrations
Its a PARTY first, with a little pinball mixed in! Come have some fun us!
THIS REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IS FOR THE MAIN EVENT ONLY ---
There is no pre-registration for the side tournaments.
Everyone who shows up will get to play in the side tournaments!
EVENT DATES:
- Side Tournament: THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
IFPA Sanctioned Warmup Tournament: "The Tuesday Night Local on Thursday"
Doors open 5PM
Registration 6PM
Tournament starts at 7PM - Side Tournament: FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Starts at 5:30 PM with doors open at 5:00 PM. - Main Event Qualifying: SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 at 10:00 AM (doors open at 9).
- Main Event Finals: SUNDAY OCTOBER 25 at 10:00 AM (doors open at 9).
WARMUP TIME STARTS 60 MINUTES BEFORE EACH TOURNAMENT
**** PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED AND CHECKED IN PRIOR TO WARMING UP ****
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Of course you can stay anywhere you like, but for those travelling, we have negociated a special hotel rate:
HAMPTON INN & SUITES DENISON
3415 Ansley Road, Denison, Texas, 75020, USA
$119 per night anytime from 10/22 - 10/27
- Can ONLY be booked at this rate BY PHONE with the hotel at 903-464-9010.
- Give them the dates and tell them you want "The Rate for the Pinball Tournament".
- Hotel is approximately 10 Minutes from our the Pinball Collective of Pottsboro.
PLEASE NOTE: Camping is also allowed on this property - LIMITED SPACE!
Please see the published parking map for camping location info!
COST, WAITLIST AND REFUND TERMS:
REGISTER HERE ON EVENTBRITE FOR THE MAIN EVENT ONLY!!
- If playing in the Thursday tournament, there is no cost (FREE TO PLAY).
- If playing in the Friday tournament, the cost is $10 per person paid at the door (No pre-registration available).
- If playing in the MAIN EVENT, cost is $45 per person total (NO extra for platform fees).
- Kids under 16 will get to play in the Friday tournament FREE and will be able to get a $15 take refund/rebate from Louis when they check in for the Main Event.
All three (3) tournaments ARE IFPA sanctioned!
Your Main Event entry also INCLUDES one meal in that cost!
The Main Event has 80 paid spots available (84 Total).
The other 2 tournaments are UNCAPPED on attendance! The more the merrier!
If SKIPPING the Main Event (or if you didn't get a ticket before it sold out), you CAN still play in the other two tournaments!
Refunds will be offered through Eventbrite until 14 days prior to the event.
No refunds will be issued for any reason after that date.
If you are added to the waitlist and a spot comes open, you must respond to the Eventbrite notification withing 36 hours.
Otherwise the spot will "Expire" and be offered to the next person on the waitlist.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND DETAIL for EACH Tournament:
* NOTE THAT BOTH SIDE TOURNAMENTS ARE IFPA SANCTIONED AND WILL COUNT TOWARDS DFW LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP *
THURSDAY
Warmup Tournament: "The Tuesday Night Local on Thursday"
Two and a half hours of match play qualifying followed by match play finals for top half of the field.
FREE (no cost to play, no pre-registration and NO cap on attendance - just walk up and play)
FRIDAY
DFW League Pre-tournament
Qualifying is Max Matchplay (minimum of 2.5 hours or 12 games).
Finals will be an Amazing Race!
Cost is $10 Cash (day of / at the door) for players 16 and older - KIDS ARE FREE.
$5 from every paid entry will be paid out (prize pool).
$1 from every paid entry will be paid to the IFPA.
$4 from every paid entry will cover food/drink/pay for the techs and tourney officials.
Top 3 players paid out as close to this math as possible: 50%, 30%, 20%.
(There will be some rounding/variance based on cash received).
SATURDAY
Main Event Qualifying:
QUALIFYING is "group matchplay style".
This means you'll be playing in four player groups on multiple machines.
There will be 10 rounds withe 2 games per round.
There will be an extended break sometime during qualifying for food.
SUNDAY
Main Event Finals:
FINALS is "Group Elimination/PAPA Style", which is similar to the above, but with lower performing players being eliminated as we go forward (until there's a winner).
This means you'll be playing in four player groups on multiple machines.
A Division Finals will be played by the TOP 32 players.
B Division Finals will be played by the next 8 eligible players.
Players in the top 1500 in the IFPA rankings will be ineligible to play in the B Division.
FOOD:
We will order some pizza on one of the days -- some drinks will be available too -- that said, feel free to bring stuff (Potluck) and BYOB.
PARKING:
Please see picture number 3 for a parking map -
There is standard parking AND overflow parking available.
List of games (subject to change):
Alien (Ellen Ripley)
Attack From Mars (Remake Special)
Avengers: Infinity Quest (Premium)
Big Buck Hunter Pro
Dune
Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant's Eye (Premium)
El Dorado City of Gold
Evil Dead
F-14 Tomcat
Firepower II
Fish Tales
Genesis
Godzilla (Premium)
Houdini: Master of Mystery (Deluxe)
Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast (Premium)
Iron Man
JAWS (LE)
Jungle Lord
King Kong: Myth of Terror Island (LE)
Laser Ball
Legends of Valhalla
Lost World
Medieval Madness (Remake Royal Edition)
Medusa
Merlin's Arcade (Legendary Edition)
Metallica Remastered (Premium)
Nitro Ground Shaker
Panthera
Reverse Straight Flush
Revenge From Mars
Rock
Rush (Premium)
Skateball
Sorcerer
Spy Hunter
Star Wars (Pro)
Star Wars Episode I
Stellar Airship
Stranger Things (Premium)
Superman
The Mandalorian (Premium)
The Uncanny X-Men (LE)
https://app.matchplay.events/events/549
https://tinyurl.com/pcp-Halloween
https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournaments/view.php?t=120541
https://www.facebook.com/groups/164360813769869/
http://dfw-pinball-league.com/
DFW Pinball League, LLC
Event venue
Pinball Collective of Pottsboro, 787 Farm to Market Road 996, Pottsboro, United States
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