Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Format : | Single Elimination |
| Player Limit : | Unknown |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Tournament Date: January 17, 2026
IFPA Georgia State Pinball Championship for 2025
Location
Marietta Melt Yard
800 Whitlock Ave NW, Marietta, GA
Schedule
1/17/2026
Practice: 10 am - 10:45 am
Announcements & Check-in: 10:45 am
Start time: 11 am
Cost
Games will be on free play for the tournament courtesy of Marietta Kingpins and Marietta Melt Yard.
Event
The top 24 players from the IFPA NACS Georgia 2025 rankings will be invited to play for the Georgia State Championship title and earn an invite to the North American Pinball Championship. This tournament will be a head to head single-elimination bracket with best of 7 matches.
We will be using the NACS ruleset for this event.
NACS rules: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2025/rules.php
Tournament rules: https://www.ifpapinball.com/rules/
Players
Current standings: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2025/standingsView.php?l=GA
If you're one of the top 40 players in Georgia, keep an eye on your inbox for an invitation near the end of December / beginning of January!
The final player list for the event will be the top 24 players that:
A. Have a registered account with the IFPA (green checkmark on your profile page)
AND
B. Respond to the invitation and commit to attend
AND
C. Actually show up on time on the day of the tournament (check in between 10:45 - 11:00 am on Jan. 17th)
Alternates
Any players not checked in by 11 am will be dropped for the next player who is present and listed as “Committed to Attend” on the NACS Georgia registrations page.
Format
(summarized from full event rules)
- 24-player head to head single-elimination bracket
- Top 8 seeds have a first-round bye
- Each match in the single-elimination bracket will be a best of 7
- Each match in the single-elimination bracket will use the OLD, MID, and NEW game choice process
- Consolation Final for 3rd/4th place will be a best of 3
- Positions 5th-24th will not play out ties (results will be ties for 5th-8th, 9th-16th, and 17th-24th)
- Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match
- No other practice on tournament games in-between matches will be allowed once the tournament begins, two additional games will be on site so players can stay warmed up between rounds
Games
All games and era assignments are subject to change. The current plan for games is listed below. Many are currently available on location for practice, others will be put on location between now and early January.
OLD
Grand Prix (Williams, 1976) - Private home (arriving to Melt Yard early January)
Galaxy (Stern Electronics, 1980) - Melt Yard
Eight Ball Deluxe (Bally, 1981) - Solar Slice (moving to Melt Yard before EOY)
Pharaoh (Williams, 1981) - Melt Yard
Genesis (Gottlieb, 1986) - Private home (arriving to Melt Yard early January)
MID
Whirlwind (Williams, 1990) - Melt Yard
Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure (Williams, 1993) - Melt Yard
The Flintstones (Williams, 1994) - Melt Yard
The Shadow (Bally, 1994) - Melt Yard
Metallica (Pro) (Stern, 2013) - Melt Yard
NEW
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Pro) (Stern, 2020) - Solar Slice (moving to Melt Yard before EOY)
Led Zeppelin (Pro) (Stern, 2020) - Melt Yard
Rush (Pro) (Stern, 2022) - Melt Yard
Foo Fighters (Pro) (Stern, 2023) - Melt Yard
Jurassic Park (Pro) (Stern, 2019) - Private home (arriving to Melt Yard in November)
Location
Marietta Melt Yard
800 Whitlock Ave NW, Marietta, GA
Schedule
1/17/2026
Practice: 10 am - 10:45 am
Announcements & Check-in: 10:45 am
Start time: 11 am
Cost
Games will be on free play for the tournament courtesy of Marietta Kingpins and Marietta Melt Yard.
Event
The top 24 players from the IFPA NACS Georgia 2025 rankings will be invited to play for the Georgia State Championship title and earn an invite to the North American Pinball Championship. This tournament will be a head to head single-elimination bracket with best of 7 matches.
We will be using the NACS ruleset for this event.
NACS rules: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2025/rules.php
Tournament rules: https://www.ifpapinball.com/rules/
Players
Current standings: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2025/standingsView.php?l=GA
If you're one of the top 40 players in Georgia, keep an eye on your inbox for an invitation near the end of December / beginning of January!
The final player list for the event will be the top 24 players that:
A. Have a registered account with the IFPA (green checkmark on your profile page)
AND
B. Respond to the invitation and commit to attend
AND
C. Actually show up on time on the day of the tournament (check in between 10:45 - 11:00 am on Jan. 17th)
Alternates
Any players not checked in by 11 am will be dropped for the next player who is present and listed as “Committed to Attend” on the NACS Georgia registrations page.
Format
(summarized from full event rules)
- 24-player head to head single-elimination bracket
- Top 8 seeds have a first-round bye
- Each match in the single-elimination bracket will be a best of 7
- Each match in the single-elimination bracket will use the OLD, MID, and NEW game choice process
- Consolation Final for 3rd/4th place will be a best of 3
- Positions 5th-24th will not play out ties (results will be ties for 5th-8th, 9th-16th, and 17th-24th)
- Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match
- No other practice on tournament games in-between matches will be allowed once the tournament begins, two additional games will be on site so players can stay warmed up between rounds
Games
All games and era assignments are subject to change. The current plan for games is listed below. Many are currently available on location for practice, others will be put on location between now and early January.
OLD
Grand Prix (Williams, 1976) - Private home (arriving to Melt Yard early January)
Galaxy (Stern Electronics, 1980) - Melt Yard
Eight Ball Deluxe (Bally, 1981) - Solar Slice (moving to Melt Yard before EOY)
Pharaoh (Williams, 1981) - Melt Yard
Genesis (Gottlieb, 1986) - Private home (arriving to Melt Yard early January)
MID
Whirlwind (Williams, 1990) - Melt Yard
Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure (Williams, 1993) - Melt Yard
The Flintstones (Williams, 1994) - Melt Yard
The Shadow (Bally, 1994) - Melt Yard
Metallica (Pro) (Stern, 2013) - Melt Yard
NEW
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Pro) (Stern, 2020) - Solar Slice (moving to Melt Yard before EOY)
Led Zeppelin (Pro) (Stern, 2020) - Melt Yard
Rush (Pro) (Stern, 2022) - Melt Yard
Foo Fighters (Pro) (Stern, 2023) - Melt Yard
Jurassic Park (Pro) (Stern, 2019) - Private home (arriving to Melt Yard in November)
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