This event is INVITE ONLY.

The top 24 players from the IFPA NACS South Carolina 2025 rankings will be invited to play for the South Carolina 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. For full details please visit: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2025/rules.php

Tournament Date: January 17, 2026
Location: Craft and Draft Irmo
7583 St. Andrews Road
Irmo, SC 29063

Practice: 10 am - 11:45am
Announcements & Check-in: 11:45 am
Start time: 12:00pm

Cost
Games will be on free play for the tournament courtesy of Carolina Game Lab.

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 January 1st, 2026.


OLD
Fathom (Original)
Meteor
Space Shuttle
Strikes and Spares
Whirlwind


MID
Road Show
NBA
Spider-Man Pro (Original)
World Cup Soccer 94
The Walking Dead Pro (Original)


NEW
Ghostbusters Pro
James Bond 007 Pro
Jaws Pro
King Kong Pro
Stranger Things Pro