At the end of the 2025 calendar year, the top 8 ranked womxn players with the most WPPR points based on womxn’s-only events (odd seeds) and the top 8 ranked players with the most WPPR points based on open events (even seeds) will qualify for the IFPA Minnesota State Women’s Championship.

Location: Northstar Pinball Collective
Entry: $20 venue door fee. No additional tournament entry fee for participants; prize pool is funded by IFPA sanctioning fees
Time: Doors open at 11am for practice; review of tournament rules and format at 12:30pm; tournament begins at 1pm
Check-in: Deadline is 12pm; alternates will fill vacant slots at that time.

The tournament will be a head-to-head, single elimination bracket with best-of-7 matches.

For more details on how to qualify as well as tournament format details, visit https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/wnacs/2025/rules.php


In order to qualify, you must be registered with the IFPA with an email on file by the end of the 2025 calendar year. Players can tell if they are registered by checking their player profile for a green checkmark next to "registered". If you need to register, fill out the form here: https://www.ifpapinball.com/user-profile-3/.

Qualifying players will be contacted by their IFPA state representative prior to the event via the email registered with the IFPA. If a player chooses not to attend or does not reply to the invitation prior to the pre-registration deadline, the next highest seeded player available will play in their place.

The winner of this event will be invited to participate in the Women’s North American Championship at Lyons Classic Pinball in Lyons, CO on Friday March 27, 2026. If the winner cannot attend, the runner-up will be invited to participate.

Additional details will be emailed to the qualified players and top alternates closer to the event.