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The Crow's Nest Summer League
2026-06-15 19:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago) | The Crow’s Nest, 7336 Manchester Rd, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
The Crow’s Nest 2026 Summer League 6/15-8/10
$30 league fee plus $1 coin drop per machine
8 weeks of league, drop 2 worst weeks
No preplays
6/15 will be start of league, playoffs will be 8/10
League starts at 7 pm. If you are not there or notify the league director by 6:50pm, you will not play that week
League will be limited to 24 players
Each week will be 3 or 4 player group match play (7,5,3,1) scoring on 4 random machines against 2 or 3 random players and is like one “4 game round” of a tournament and will be run on Match Play
The first 3 weeks will be random play. Weeks 4-8 you will be paired against players with similar points as you. There are no division ladders
Your best 6 weeks of scores will count toward playoffs and only results from Division A playoffs will change the results submitted to IFPA
A tiebreaker will be played for ties in seeding for Division A or to make it into Division A
Tiebreakers will be played on a randomly chosen game by the league director
Top 8 players will go to A Finals as long as 16 players are in league
All other players will be placed into B and C divisions based upon their point total for their best 6 weeks of the season.
The amount of players in each division will be determined by how many players participate and that will determine the type of playoffs that will be run for each division, but the max for any division will be 8 players and those playoffs will have no bearing on standings
The first tiebreaker for B and C divisions will be total first places for the best 8 weeks. The second tiebreaker for B and C divisions will be total second places for the best 8 weeks and third tiebreaker will be played out on a random game between players on a machine chosen at random by the league director
The top player in each division will receive a plaque
Tiebreakers will be played at 6:45pm on 8/10
Top 8 in A division will play in a 2 game playoff with 4,2,1,0 scoring in semi-finals and finals. The top 2 from each group will advance to the finals. The highest seed will have a choice of games and seeding in the first game will be chosen by highest to lowest seed and then the next game will be chosen by reverse order of finish on the first game. The same player will not be able to repeat game choices in the semi-finals and finals
League will be worth 200% TGP

Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 26 Flip Frenzy Wk 3 of 12
2026-06-14 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
Sunday Silverball Showdown Series 2026 (SUMMER EDITION!) at Murphy’s On 21! 6pm Every Sunday Thru August 23!
12 Total Weeks of IFPA Action! $10 Entry plus Coin-Drop (75¢ Games) Each week, play a 2 hour Flipper Frenzy!
Top players will go to a Matchplay finals to see who wins! Winner collects 17 points (2nd place gets 16 points, and so on until 17th or lower place gets 1 point) towards an Invitation-Only finals for the top 16 cumulative point collectors on August 30, 2026!
100% of entry fee will go towards a Progressive Prize Pot to be awarded to the top 8 players in the August 30 finals. Murphy’s will be paying the IFPA entry fee for players. Maximum of 36 players each week, all ages and skill levels welcome!
Pinball Machines

The Great American Plunge
2026-06-14 12:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
The Great American Plunge
Presented by Major League Pinball
@ Murphy’s on 21 – 13226 Tesson Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri
Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Doors Open: 11:00am
Tourney Start: 12:00pm
Entry Fee: $20
** BALL SAVES TURNED OFF **
IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR Points.
All games on coin drop as set by venue (75 cents a game).
Guaranteed $250 first place cash prize!!!
-Format-
Qualifying: Group Matchplay for five hours and fifteen minutes, will finish out any round that starts within the allotted time period. IFPA (7,5,3,1) Scoring. Balanced Group Pairings. The top players in points at the conclusion of qualifying will advance to a finals. The exact number of players advancing to finals will be determine by total entrants and announced before tourney start. Ball Saves will be turned off for the duration of tournament and game setups will be more difficult than usual!!!
Finals: Head to Head Double Elimination Bracket . In the winner’s bracket matches will consist of a best (2/3) games, with the loser’s bracket featuring (1) game. The winner of the bracket will be crowned the 2026 Great American Plunge Champion, win a commemorative trophy, and $250.
Trophies to top four finishers in the finals. Plus an additional cash prize to 2nd through 4th* (*if any money remaining after total tournament expenses and first place cash prize)
All Skill Levels Welcome! New players welcomed and encouraged!!
Please contact Tyler Becker via email – pinballderby@gmail.com with any questions. No pre-registration is required for this event, just show up between 11am and Noon and sign-in with Tyler to particpate!!
Make a plan to join us Sunday June 14th at Murphy’s for the fourth annual Great American Plunge!!!
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Past Great American Plunge Winners
2023: John Miller
2024: Keri Wing
2025: John Miller
2026: (insert your name here)
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ARP Champions Tournament
2026-06-13 12:00 - 23:59 | The Silver Ballroom, 4701 Morgan Ford Road, Saint Louis, MO, 63116, United States
Doors at 11am tournament starts at 12pm. Tournament will be ran in Matchplay software.
The main tournament will be 4 hours of group matchplay with matchplay style scoring 7/5/3/1.
Finals will be the group elimination bracket offered in the Matchplay software with 3 matches per round and PAPA style scoring 4/2/1/0.
Bottom 2 players in each group will be eliminated.
Final 4 round to determine final placement.
Pinball Machines

Summer Showdown
2026-06-12 19:00 - 23:59 | Mead Hall / Swarm Brewing Company, 2236 1st Capitol Dr, St. Charles, MO, 63301, United States
Summer Showdown 2026
@ Mead Hall – 2236 1st Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
Friday – June 12th, 2026
Registration Start: 6:15pm
Tourney Start: 7:00pm
Entry: $10 (plus coin drop for the pinball machines, entry fee broken down as $6 for tournament expenses and $4 toward the cash pot to be divided amongst the top three)
Plaques to Top Three Finishers, plus split of cash pot.
-FORMAT-
Qualifying: Timed Group Matchplay for approximately 3 hours. No new rounds will begin after 10:10pm. IFPA Scoring of (7,5,3,1) per match using balanced group pairings. The Top 8 will advance to the Summer Showdown Finals bracket. Any ties in points for the last finals spot to be decided by chosen classic game.
Finals: The Top 8 will compete in a matchplay bracket format consisting of a semi-finals and finals. Groups of four with one game per round. Top two advance from each group with the final four group determining the winner!
IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR points
No pre-registration necessary!
Full bar will be open!
Please contact Tyler Becker at pinballderby@gmail.com with any questions.
-Past Summer Showdown Champions-
2021: Chuck Sanderson
2022: Chuck Sanderson
2023: Stephen Chappell
2024: Chuck Sanderson
2025: Carleton Plourde
2026: ?????????
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Major League Pinball Page: https://www.facebook.com/people/Major-League-Pinball/61554708144437/?_rdr
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 26 Flip Frenzy Wk 2 of 12
2026-06-07 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States

Lazarus Summer League
2026-06-03 19:00 - 23:59 | The Lazarus Pinball Museum, 26 Western Plaza, Fenton, MO, 63026, United States
This is the same style league as the last one. We are running an 8 week league playing 5 games each week. We will use the same SLAP format as the others in St Louis area use. Top half in each division will go to playoffs.
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 2026 Flip Frenzy Wk 1
2026-05-31 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
Sunday Silverball Showdown Series 2026 (SUMMER EDITION!) at Murphy’s On 21! 6pm Every Sunday Thru August 23! 12 Total Weeks of IFPA Action! $10 Entry plus Coin-Drop (75¢ Games) Each week, play a 2 hour Flipper Frenzy! Top players will go to a Matchplay finals to see who wins! Winner collects 17 points (2nd place gets 16 points, and so on until 17th or lower place gets 1 point) towards an Invitation-Only finals for the top 16 cumulative point collectors on August 30, 2026! 100% of entry fee will go towards a Progressive Prize Pot to be awarded to the top 8 players in the August 30 finals. No Toruney July 5, 2026! Murphy’s will be paying the IFPA entry fee for players. Maximum of 36 players each week, all ages and skill levels welcome!
Pinball Machines

PMS: Pinball Monthly Saturdays
2026-05-30 14:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-25 14:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
PMS: Pinball Monthly Saturdays – Monthly Womens tournament
Every Last Saturday of the month.
Swiss Balance
Set Amount of Rounds: 7 Rounds
Points: 4 player (7/5/3/1) and 3 player (7/4/1)
Finals: Depending on Tournament
Doors at 1 pm
Start time at 2 pm.
Pinball Machines

Atomic Pinball Stern Army Last Friday Strikeout
2026-05-29 19:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-24 19:00 - 23:59 | Atomic Pinball, 102 N Whitelaw Ave, Wood River, 62095, United States
Atomic Pinball Arcade monthly Last Friday Strikeout. IFPA points awarded. 3 strikes, Group Knockout tournament format. 2 strikes given in 4 player group and 1 strike given in a 3 player group. (0,0,1,1)(0,0,1).
Doors open at 5pm and tourney will start at 7:00pm. Cost is $20 per person and includes free play all night.
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A Strikeout of their Own - Monthly Ladies Tournament
2026-05-25 19:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-27 19:00 - 23:59 | The Waiting Room, 10419 St. Charles Rock Rd, St. Ann, MO, 63074, United States
Ladies only 3 strikes monthly tournament! Sign up starts at 6 pm, tournament play starts at 7! $6 to play, cash prizes!!
Pinball Machines

The Dive 2026 Spring/Summer Pinball League
2026-05-14 19:30 - 23:59 | The Dive, 5055 Highway N, Cottleville, 63304, United States
The Dive 2026 Spring/Summer Pinball League 5/14-7/16
$30 league fee plus $1 coin drop per machine
8 weeks of league, drop 2 worst weeks
No preplays
5/14 will be start of league, playoffs will be 7/16, no league on 7/2
League starts at 7:30pm. If you are not there or notify the league director by 7:20pm, you will not play that week
Each week will be 3 or 4 player group match play (7,5,3,1) scoring on 4 random machines against 2 or 3 random players and is like one “4 game round” of a tournament and will be run on Match Play
The first 3 weeks will be random play. Weeks 4-8 you will be paired against players with similar points as you. There are no division ladders
Your best 6 weeks of scores will count toward playoffs and only results from Division A playoffs will change the results submitted to IFPA
A tiebreaker will be played for ties in seeding for Division A or to make it into Division A
Tiebreakers will be played on a randomly chosen game by the league director
Top 8 players will go to A Finals as long as 16 players are in league
All other players will be placed into B, C and D divisions based upon their point total for their best 6 weeks of the season.
The amount of players in each division will be determined by how many players participate and that will determine the type of playoffs that will be run for each division, but the max for any division will be 8 players and those playoffs will have no bearing on standings, only on prizes
The first tiebreaker for B, C and D divisions will be total first places for the best 8 weeks. The second tiebreaker for B, C and D divisions will be total second places for the best 8 weeks and third tiebreaker will be played out on a random game between players on a machine chosen at random by the league director
Top 3 out of each division’s playoffs will receive a payout and top player in each division will receive a plaque
Tiebreakers will be played at 6:45pm, A division finals will start at 7pm and all other finals will start at 7:30pm on 7/16
Top 8 in A division will play in a 2 game playoff with 4,2,1,0 scoring in semi-finals and finals. The top 2 from each group will advance to the finals. The highest seed will have a choice of games and seeding in the first game will be chosen by highest to lowest seed and then the next game will be chosen by reverse order of finish on the first game. The same player will not be able to repeat game choices in the semi-finals and finals
League will be worth 200% TGP
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 2026 Flipper Frenzy Wk 13
2026-05-10 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
Sunday Silverball Showdown Series 2026 at Murphy’s On 21!
6pm Every Sunday Thru Mother’s Day!
**FINAL WEEK** OF 13 Total Weeks of IFPA Action! $10 Entry plus Coin-Drop (75¢ Games)
Each week, play a 2 hour Flipper Frenzy! Top players will go to a Matchplay finals to see who wins! Winner collects 16 points (2nd place gets 15 points, and so on until 16th place gets 1 point) towards an Invitation-Only NON-IFPA finals for the top 16 cumulative point collectors on May 17th, 2026!
100% of entry fee will go towards a Progressive Prize Pot to be awarded to the top 8 players in the May 17 finals. Murphy’s will be paying the IFPA entry fee for players.
Maximum of 36 players each week, all ages and skill levels welcome!
Pinball Machines

Atomic Pinball Arcade Spring League 2026
2026-05-06 19:00 - 23:59 | Atomic Pinball, 102 N Whitelaw Ave, Wood River, 62095, United States
Atomic Pinball Arcade Spring league 2026 will start on May 6th, 2026 and will end on July 29th, 2026. 2 weeks pre-play, 10 weeks qualifying, and one week of finals. Cost is $120/ person and includes free play entry for all 13 weeks.
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 2026 Flipper Frenzy Wk 12
2026-05-03 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
Sunday Silverball Showdown Series 2026 at Murphy’s On 21!
6pm Every Sunday Thur Mother’s Day!
13 Total Weeks of IFPA Action! $10 Entry plus Coin-Drop (75¢ Games)
Each week, play a 2 hour Flipper Frenzy! Top players will go to a Matchplay finals to see who wins! Winner collects 16 points (2nd place gets 15 points, and so on until 16th place gets 1 point) towards an Invitation-Only finals for the top 16 cumulative point collectors on May 17th, 2026!
100% of entry fee will go towards a Progressive Prize Pot to be awarded to the top 8 players in the May 17 finals. Murphy’s will be paying the IFPA entry fee for players.
Maximum of 36 players each week, all ages and skill levels welcome!
Pinball Machines

First Sunday Strikeout Pokemon Release Party
2026-05-03 15:00 - 23:59 | The Crow’s Nest, 7336 Manchester Rd, Maplewood, MO, 63143, United States
Progressive Strikes Tournament at The Crow’s Nest
7336 Manchester Rd, Maplewood, MO 63143
Stern Pokemon Release event. Preferred arena every round + Plaque for 1st!
Sunday May 3rd at 3pm.
10 Strikes with $10 entry (all but IFPA fees going to 1st-4rd payout)
0/1/2/3 strikes for 4 player groups. 0/1/2 for 3 player groups. and 0/2 for two player groups
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 2026 Flipper Frenzy Wk 11
2026-04-26 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States

Mead Hall - Spring League
2026-04-26 15:00 - 23:59 | Mead Hall / Swarm Brewing Company, 2236 1st Capitol Dr, St. Charles, MO, 63301, United States
9 week league. 8 weeks + 1 finals week.
Each week will be 3 or 4 player group match play (7, 5, 3, 1) scoring on 4 random machines against 2 or 3 random players and is like one “4 game round” of a tournament and will be run on Match Play
The first 3 weeks will be random play. Weeks 4-8 you will be paired against players with similar points as you. There are no division ladders.

Pinball Machines

Red Fish Blue Fish Pokémon Launch Tournament
2026-04-26 13:00 - 23:59 | Red Fish Blue Fish, 7 Hawks Nest Plaza, St. Charles, MO, 63303, United States
Pokemon Launch Tournament – $10 entry fee for our fair strikes knockout tournament. Doors open at Noon, Tournament at 1pm. Players will participate in a fair strikes knockout tournament until one player remains. This event will be BYOB (no bar service), so bring a cooler for drinks. This eventnis capped at 60 participants. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to the event to register.
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 2026 Flipper Frenzy Wk 10
2026-04-19 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States

POKEMON Stern Army Launch Party - Murphy's
2026-04-18 14:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
Pokemon Stern Army Launch Party – Murphy’s
@ Murphy’s on 21 – 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, Missouri
Saturday April 18th, 2026
Doors Open: 1:30pm
Registration Start: 2:00pm
Tourney Start: 2:30pm
Entry Fee: $20 (includes $10 Bounty for Payouts, plus attendance prizes and additional bounties plus prizes to top three) All games on coin drop.
IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR Points
Tournament and Party to celebrate Stern’s newest pinball machine Pokemon!! There will be an attendance prizes, Pokemon cards, tournament with bounties, and much more fun!
-Tournament Format-
Fair Strikes: (0,1,1,2) : (0,1,2) : (0,2) Exact number of strikes (for elimination) based on turnout. Pokemon Pro Pinball will be a preferred arena, and be the only arena when down to the final four or less.
The Grand Champion will receive the exclusive Pokemon Launch Party Championship Plaque provided by Stern. Additional cash prizes to be awarded (leftover pot after expenses).
All Skill Levels Welcome!
No Pre-Registration Required.
Please contact Tyler (pinballderby@gmail.com) with any questions you may have.
Full bar will be open.
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Past Murphy’s Launch Party Champions
James Bond 007: Mike Howard
Foo Fighters: Steve Smith
VENOM: Carleton Plourde
JAWS: John Miller
John Wick: Carleton Plourde
Uncanny X-Men: Tyler Becker
Dungeons & Dragons: John Miller
King Kong: Bob Caldwell
Star Wars FOTE: Dan Sexauer
Pokemon: (your name possibly here)
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Pokemon Release Party at The Lazarus
2026-04-17 18:00 - 23:59 | The Lazarus Pinball Museum, 26 Western Plaza, Fenton, MO, 63026, United States
We will play 4 rounds of 3 games from machines of all eras. After the 4 rounds of play, the top 16 If there are at least 32 players (if not, then the top half) will move on to finals. Finals will be a 3 strike knockout. In a 4 player group, 3rd and 4th will recieve a strike. In a 3 player group, 3rd will receive a strike. In a 2 player group, 2nd place will receive a strike. Last one without 3 strikes wins. Cash prize is awarded to the top 3 finishers (50/30/20). $4 from each player goes to the prize pool.
Pinball Machines

Muphettes Spring 2026 league
2026-04-15 19:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States
Hello! Our inaugural Muffettes on 21 Women’s League is in full swing and has been a blast! We are currently planning the Spring 2026 Muffettes on 21 League to be hosted at Murphy’s on 21. Abigail Ross will be the main contact for this league and will be running the event. Val will be assisting and serving as a back-up for Abby, as needed.
This IFPA-sanctioned eight- week league plus playoff is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 15th 2026, with finals scheduled to take place on June 10th, 2026.
League will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Cost to join is $33. $1 going to the IFPA for sanctioning the event,) plus weekly coin drop ($.75 per game at four games/meet/week.) ALL entry fees will go back to the players in the form of cash prizes and food at the finals/end-of-season party.
If you are unsure about committing to a full eight-week league, no worries! Come and guest play to check it out for a great time! ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED.

SLAP-Red Fish Blue Fish 2026 Spring League
2026-04-13 00:00 - 23:59 | Red Fish Blue Fish, 7 Hawks Nest Plaza, St. Charles, MO, 63303, United States
Start Date: Apr,13,2026
End Date: Jun 15, 2026
We will be starting our summer league on Apr 13, 2026. It is $40 for the 10 weeks of league play. Playoffs will be on June 22 2026.
We use the FSPA Qualifying Ladder Format which can be found at http://fspazone.org/format-qualifying-ladder/.
Two weeks of random groups or 3-4 players playing 4 games per week. Week 3 groups are based on total points. Players then move up and down the ladder based on their performance. We typically have 3-4 divisions which are locked after week 8. After week 10 we will have playoffs for the top 4-5 in each division depending on number of total players.
Pinball Machines

Bitches be Flippin' - Ladies League
2026-04-12 18:30 - 23:59 | The Silver Ballroom, 4701 Morgan Ford Road, Saint Louis, MO, 63116, United States
Ladies’ League at The Silver Ballroom! 8 weeks of regular play, with playoffs/party week 9. $33 for the season. Winter and Fall Leagues will start at 3 pm. Spring and Summer Leagues will start at 6:30 pm.
Pinball Machines

Murphy's Sunday Showdown 2026 Flipper Frenzy Wk 9
2026-04-12 18:00 - 23:59 | Murphy’s on 21, 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, 63128, United States

Pokemon Launch Party
2026-04-11 17:00 - 23:59
Pokemon Launch Party
The Dive – Cottleville
April 11th @ 5pm, Doors open at 4pm
$10 entry fee plus $1 coin drop per machine
8 rounds of matchplay (7,5,3,1 scoring for 4 player group 7,4,1 scoring for 3 player group)
Top 8 will advance to semi-finals and finals on Pokemon, top 2 from each semi-final game will advance to finals
Tiebreaker will be played on random game to get into top 8, otherwise ranking will be determined by strength of opponents
Winner will win the Pokemon Launch Party plaque and the top 3 receive a cash prize
