D82 Sunday Classics Pinball Tournament — 200% IFPA Points
Sunday Classics Pinball Tournament
Step back in time and battle it out on some of the greatest machines ever made at our Sunday Classics Pinball Tournament. This event is open to everyone — seasoned competitors and first-time tournament players alike.
We’ll be playing only Classic Era pinball machines (1985 and older). Expect fast play, tough competition, and a full day of vintage silverball action.
If you love the feel, sound, and challenge of classic pinball, this one is for you.
No extra entry fee for the tournament. The cost is included with admission to open pinball on Sunday.
Event Details
Date: Sunday, July 19th, 2026
Location:
District 82 Pinball Arcade
800 O’Keefe Rd Suite F
De Pere, WI 54115
Doors Open: 11:00 AM (Open Play begins)
Tournament Start: 12:00 PM
Estimated Break: 2:30-3:00 PM
Estimated End of Qualifying: 4:30 PM
Estimated Finals: 5:00–8:00 PM
Come early, get warmed up, and enjoy open play before the competition begins.
Entry & Registration
- $25 Entry Fee
- Entry fee includes Sunday Open Play admission
- IFPA approved (200% TGP)
- District 82 pays the $1 IFPA fee per player
Click the Register button on this page or email [email protected] to sign up. Walk-ins are welcome, but registering in advance helps us plan for groupings.
New players are always welcome. If you’ve been thinking about trying a tournament, this is a great one to jump into.
Prizes & Awards
- Top 4 receive Plaques or Trophies
- No cash prizes
- Official IFPA approved event
Bottled water and awards sponsored by our friends at Lumberjack Johnny’s.
Amenities
- Soda: $1 per can
- Bottled water: Free
Tournament Format
This is a Group Match Play tournament played entirely on classic machines.
Qualifying Round
- 5 rounds of group match play
- 4-player groups (3 when necessary)
- IFPA seeding for Round 1
- Tiered Swiss format thereafter (Swiss if Tiered Swiss unavailable)
- Games played one at a time
- Scoring per game: 7 / 5 / 3 / 1
- Automatic tiebreakers enabled
After 5 rounds:
- 48+ players: Top 24 advance to Finals
- 32–47 players: Top 16 advance
- Fewer than 32 players: Top half advance
Top 8 receive a first-round bye (in a 24-player finals format).
Special one-game tiebreakers will be played if necessary for advancement or seeding positions that impact the finals.
Finals
Finals consist of 3-game banks per round played on classic machines only.
- Scoring: 4 / 2 / 1 / 0 per game
- Top 2 advance from each group
- Bottom 2 are eliminated
- One-game playoffs break ties affecting advancement
- All ties in the final round are broken with a one-game playoff
Final rounds include:
- Opening Finals Round
- Quarterfinals (16 players)
- Semifinals (8 players)
- Final Round (4 players)
Top 4 earn plaques or trophies.
If a qualified player does not appear for Round 1, the next highest qualifier may take their place.
Featured Game List
Final lineup may change slightly prior to tournament start.
- 1964 Palooka
- 1974 Sky Kings
- 1976 Volley
- 1977 Stingray
- 1978 Mata Hari
- 1978 Memory Lane
- 1978 Stars
- 1978 Strikes & Spares (Bally)
- 1978 Wild Fyre
- 1978 Kiss (Bally)
- 1979 Dolly Parton
- 1979 Future Spa
- 1979 Harlem Globetrotters
- 1979 Hot Hand
- 1979 Magic
- 1979 Meteor
- 1979 Paragon
- 1979 Star Trek (Bally)
- 1979 Supersonic
- 1979 Trident
- 1980 Alien Poker
- 1980 Flight 2000
- 1980 Frontier
- 1980 Gorgar
- 1980 Mystic
- 1980 Seawitch
- 1980 Skateball
- 1980 Six Million Dollar Man
- 1980 Space Invaders
- 1980 Viking
- 1980 Xenon
- 1981 Barracora
- 1981 Flash Gordon
- 1981 Stern Freefall
- 1981 Jungle Lord
- 1981 Pharaoh
- 1982 Vector
- 1985 Comet
Get ready for drop targets, spinners, stand-up battles, and some of the toughest rule sets in competitive pinball. It’s classic pinball the way it was meant to be played.