We are excited to announce the fourth annual Starfighters Pinball Festival (SPF25) will be February 20–23, 2025!
Starfighters Arcade has leveled up! The recent arcade expansion increased the space to nearly twice its size creating the opportunity to expand the number of available spots in the main tournament to 160 for 2025.
This festival of tournaments includes 5 opportunities for IFPA-sanctioned events from Thursday, February 20–Sunday, February 23, 2025, in Mesa, AZ including three certified events! And, new this year will be a social event Saturday evening!
- Main certified plus tournament Friday–Sunday, Feb. 21–23, 160 players maximum. Group matchplay qualifying Friday, A/B/C division group matchplay Saturday. Sunday finals with 24 finalists in A (top 8 bye), 16 finalists in B and 8 in C in 3-game group elimination. $115 per player, registration opens Saturday, August 31, 10 am Pacific at www.starfightersarcade.com/SPF.
- Classics certified (potential for certified plus if 128 rated players participate) tournament Thursday evening to Saturday, Feb. 20–22, max 200 players, unlimited qualifying on a bank of 15 classic games, best 10 games count, top 32 in finals Saturday evening (concurrent with women’s finals - players qualifying for both finals will play concurrently). Entries $3 each, 4 for $10 or 10 for $20.
- Women’s certified best game tournament Thursday evening–Saturday, February 20–22, max 200 players, unlimited qualifying on a bank of 9 games, best 6 games count, top 24 in finals (top 16 in finals if fewer than 48 players) Saturday evening (concurrent with Classics—players qualifying for both finals will play concurrently). Entries $3 each, 4 for $10 or 10 for $20.
- Thursday evening Max Match Play tournament, Feb. 20. 10 matches followed by top 16 group elimination finals with one game per round, 120 max players, $15 per player. Assigned games during the tournament are an opportunity to experience the main tournament bank of games.
- Sunday Strikes tournament, Sunday, Feb. 23, 5 fair strikes on classics only including the classics best game bank and other classic games not in use by the main finals. 100 max players. $15 per player, held concurrently with main finals.
- Saturday evening social event—stay tuned for more details—will include non-IFPA events.
Full draft rules will be posted on the website prior to main tickets on sale date and will be marked final in December after IFPA confirms all WPPR rule changes for 2025. www.starfightersarcade.com/SPF. Follow along on social media at Starfighters Pinball Festival.
Please note that Cactus League spring training will be starting or just about to start on these dates. If you are interested in participating, we recommend booking refundable hotel rooms as soon as possible before the spring training schedule is released in September, 2024.