Be a part of the growing community of competitive pinball players in Utah. Find more information on upcoming pinball competitive pinball events in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Test your skills against other pinball competitors and learn a few tricks along the way. Pinball is best enjoyed among friends. Come out and join us!
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For the most up-to-date listings of events check out the calendar on the IFPA site at https://www.ifpapinball.com/calendar/
Upcoming Single Tournaments
Wasatch Women’s February
Day: February 8th
Time: 1 pm
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: No
Location: 3869 W Rivendell Rd, Taylorsville, UT 841291
Time to celebrate the gal pals! Join us for Wasatch Women’s in February for some matchplay madness! We’ll do rounds of matchplay followed by ladder finals for the top six. Top four get paid out. Start time 1 pm, buy in $5, no coin drop. Reach out to the TD Crystal at crystalcory1@gmail.com for address.
Metallica Remastered Launch Party at the L.A.B.
Day: February 15th
Time: 4 pm
Buy-in: $10
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: The L.A.B. – 2432 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT
This will be a launch party for Metallica Premium Remastered at the L.A.B. Tournament will begin at 4 pm. We will play 6 rounds of matchplay on 4 and 3 player games and then have a finals where top half of the field makes an amazing race finals. Depending on number of attendings, will likely have a 4 player matchplay finals in addition to Amazing Race, if we have enough enough participants so Amazing Race would be Semi’s if the tournament participants justify it.
Tournament will have a $10 entry fee and top 8 players will be paid out.
And, we will be doing a cash bounty for all of our Stern Insider Connect Games on this day, best game bounties begin at noon and highest scores at 9 pm will win a $10 prize on each insider connect machine, and no need to buy in (not sanctioned, for bragging rights and cash only)
Contact Nate at Litamusements@gmail.com or at 360-742-0769 if interested in attending.
February Fabulous
Day: February 22nd
Time: 1 pm
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Arcade Galactic – 3601 S 2700 W Suite G114 West Valley City, UT 84119
Date and Time: Saturday, February 22, 2024. Practice available starting at 10 am. Tournament starts at 1 pm.
Format: Progressive Strikes with 10 strikes. No separate finals. Any meaningful ties (2nd-4th) will be broken by a one-game playoff on a machine of the tournament director’s choice.
Entry Fee: $5 ($1 goes to the IFPA for the state/national prize pool and the remainder is paid out to the top four). Participants are also responsible for reduced coin drop (50 cents max).
Soda Life Monster Pinball Cup – Feb 2025
Day: February 22nd
Time: 7 pm
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Soda Life – 742 UT-198, Payson, UT
Sponsored by Monster Energy, this is the first in a series of monthly tournaments held at the new Soda Life store in Payson, Utah! This will be a Target Match play tournament with the first four players to reach the scoring goal to then enter the Match play finals. Finals will be PAPA style group match play, best score across 3 games with the winner being crowned the Monster Pinball Cup Champion for February 2025 and receive prizes and notoriety for as long as they are able to defend their title in future monthly tournaments.
Play will start promptly at 7pm. Open to players of all ages.
Ongoing Tournament Series
Kiitos Killer Winter Series
Day: Every Tuesday
Time: Start time 7 pm
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: Kiitos Brewing – 608 W 700 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Kiitos Killer Winter Series Begins! Every Tuesday at 7pm we will be holding a 2 hr Flipper Frenzy tourney with a ladder style playoff for final rankings. $5 entry with all proceeds paid out to the top 4 finishers minus the $1 IFPA fee. Entrants are responsible for coindrop at a max of $.50/game. Custom trophys, fun prizes and BIG bragging rights are all up for grabs each week starting Jan 7 and concluding with our high stakes finale March 25! Located at Kiitos Brewing 608 W 700 S in Salt Lake City, you must be 21+ to enter and ID is required at the door. Please contact kiitospinball@gmail.com for more info.
Quarters Silver Ball Sinners Club (SBSC)
Day: First and third Wednesdays of each month, starting in February
Time: Start time 6 pm
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: No
Location: Quarters Downtown – 5 E 400 S, Salt Lake City, UT & Quarters Sugar House – 1045 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT
Quarters hosts the SBSC on the first and third Wednesday of every month. The first Wednesday of the month is hosted at Quarters Downtown, and the third Wednesday of the month is hosted at Quarters Sugar House. The tournament and finals format vary each SBSC to keep things fresh. Check out the Quarters website to learn what format is coming: https://www.quartersslc.com/calendar Buy in is $5. Pinball is better with friends, so come join us!
Sunday Night Fights at the L.A.B.
Day: Every Sunday
Time: Start time 6 pm
Buy-in: $5
Coin Drop: Yes
Location: The L.A.B. – 2432 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT
This is a weekly Sunday Night Flipper Frenzy Pinball Tournament. Tournament starts at 6pm and ends at 8 pm every Sunday. Finals will be either Amazing Race, Group Matchplay, or a combination of the two if the field is large enough with an Amazing Race semi finals followed by a group Matchplay final.
Entry is $5 and the L.A.B. pays the sanctioning fee for all participants. If it’s your first time, the L.A.B. pays your entry fee, or if you have played pinball before, but your friend hasn’t and you bring them, you both get in free.
Games are on “happy hour” pricing throughout the tournament.
Contact Nate Smith at litamusements@gmail.com or at 360-742-0769 if you have questions.