Post on 6/24/2024 - NAT

How to Create an IFPA Player Profile and Sync it with MatchPlay

In the world of competitive pinball, staying connected and managing your player profile is crucial for tracking your progress and participating in tournaments. The International Flipper Pinball Association (IFPA) provides a centralized platform for players to create profiles and manage their tournament standings through tools like MatchPlay. If you're new to the scene or looking to streamline your pinball tournament experience, here’s a step-by-step guide on how to get started with creating your IFPA player profile and syncing it with MatchPlay.

Step 1: How do I become an official IFPA member?

1. Play in any IFPA Endorsed Event: Once those results are submitted into the IFPA by the tournament director you will officially become a world ranked player.

2. Visit the IFPA Website: Start by visiting the IFPA website at https://www.ifpapinball.com/user-profile-3/

3. Complete Your Profile: Fill out all required fields, including your full name, location, contact information, you can even upload a pic of yourself. This ensures accurate tracking and communication regarding your tournament results.

Step 2: Syncing Your Profile with MatchPlay

MatchPlay is a popular platform used for managing pinball tournaments, and syncing your IFPA profile with it ensures that your tournament results are automatically updated to your IFPA record.

1. Access MatchPlay: Visit https://app.matchplay.events/register or download the MatchPlay app from your device's app store.

2. Log In or Create an Account: Similar to IFPA, you may need to create an account or log in with existing credentials.

3. Connect with IFPA: In your MatchPlay profile settings, look for options to connect with IFPA. You will typically find this under account settings or tournament settings.

4. Authorize Access: Follow the prompts to authorize MatchPlay to sync with your IFPA profile. This step allows MatchPlay to update your tournament results directly to your IFPA record.

5. Check Settings: Double-check your settings to ensure that syncing is enabled and configured correctly. This ensures that every tournament you participate in via MatchPlay contributes accurately to your IFPA rankings.

Step 3: Managing Your Profile and Participation

1. Keep Your Profile Updated: Periodically review and update your IFPA profile to reflect any changes in your contact information or pinball achievements.

2. Join Tournaments or a Pimball League: Explore upcoming tournaments listed on both IFPA and MatchPlay. Participating in tournaments not only improves your skills but also boosts your ranking within the pinball community.

3. Review Results: After each tournament, verify that your results have been correctly updated on both MatchPlay and IFPA. This helps maintain the accuracy of your tournament history and ranking.

4. Engage with the Community: Join forums or social media groups related to pinball and IFPA to stay updated on upcoming events, rule changes, and opportunities for competitive play.

By following these steps, you can create a seamless experience for managing your pinball tournament and league participation and maintaining an accurate IFPA player profile. Whether you're a seasoned competitor or just starting out, leveraging IFPA and MatchPlay ensures that your efforts are recognized and your progress is tracked within the global pinball community. 

If any league members or tournament participants have not created their IFPA profile, it is highly suggested that you do so as soon as possible. Happy flipping WV!

Post on 6/20/2024 - NAT

Happy WV Day!!!  I hope you all remembered to leave out Mt. Dew and Pepperoni Rolls for the Mothman last night?  Enjoy your day celebrating the 161st birthday of THE GREATEST state in the union.  

Montani semper liberi

Unfortunately, we have reached a point where the prior league scoring page will no longer be used. Match scores of zero are now required to maintain accurate standings, which the old software cannot accommodate. Please use MatchPlay to refer to current and accurate standings.

As a reminder, divisions are broken down into 8 players each.

WVPL Week 4 Results

Also be sure to check out the Matchplay Calendar for events in WV for the rest of the month

Matchplay Calendar for June in WV

The Aaron Riel Memorial Pingolf Championship is a sanctioned IFPA Event taking place at Lumberjaxe Axe Throwing and Arcade in Fairmont, WV on August 10, 2024.

Tickets went on sale this past Saturday:

Reserve a ticket for free on Eventbrite!

This event is limited to a maximum of 72 participants. If tickets are not available, you will be added to the waiting list with a possibility of attending.

Post on 5/30/2024 - NAT

We have so much pinball going on in NCWV and Pittsburgh area in the next week.  Is it too much?  Here is just a taste of everything going on:

NCWV:

Open 3 Strikes Tournament

TODAY 6:30 PM

$5 Entry Fee

LumberjAxe Axe Throwing and Arcade

Kitten Flips! Open Charity Tournament

Sunday June 2nd, 1:00 PM

Levels Arcade Morgantown

Full Tilt Tuesdays Season 7

Every Tuesday till July 16th 7:00 PM

Levels Arcade and LumberjAxe

Pittsburgh:

Mega Match Play @ Velum #2

This Saturday June 1st-2nd 5:00 PM

Velum Fermentation 

Fight Club Pinball Tournament 

Sunday, June 2nd 

Rezzanine Esports

Pinburgh Satellite Tournament and Carnival Weekend

Thursday, June 6th 6:00 PM

Pittsburgh Pinball Dojo

Stay tuned to the site, Facebook, or Subscribe to our calendar to get info on all our events!

Post on 2/15/24 - BDD

Our Jaws Launch Party is scheduled for 3/16/2024 at Lumberjaxe in Fairmont.

A timer will be set for 2 hours. Players will compete in head to head, 3-ball matches until the timer runs out. The winner of a match will receive 1 point. The loser will lose 1 point. Results will be concealed until the end of the qualifying period.

At the end of the qualifying period, the top 50% of players will advance to finals. Finals will be comprised of three games of match-play pinball with 3/2/1/0 scoring. The high seed will have choice of game or order. A machine cannot be played twice in the same match during finals. Tiebreakers will take place on a randomly selected machine.  

Start time will be approximately 5:15 PM

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Post on 2/14/24 - NAT

Don't forget to tune in every Tuesday at 7:00 pm EST to watch the live stream of our featured league group from the Space Junk Arcade. Each week, there will be different games and faces for you to enjoy. You can expect lots of action, great personalities, and even Rosie the pinball dog to make an appearance.

Throughout the year, we will also be live streaming select pinball events from around the state of WV. Keep an eye on the page for more info.

https://www.twitch.tv/wv_pinball

Post on 2/7/24 - BDD

The following events are scheduled and approved by the IFPA.

LJ = Lumberjaxe

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Post on 1/15/2024 - BDD

It's hard to believe that it's already time for the Open and Womens WV State Championships. The events are going to be held at the Boyce residence in Morgantown on 1/20/24 and 1/21/24 respectively.

A big congratulations to all of the qualifiers. Below are links to the brackets for each tournament:

2024 OPEN:

https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/128107/bracket 

2024 WOMENS: 

https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/128108/bracket 

As a reminder, both tournaments will be streamed live on Twitch at twitch.tv/wv_pinball

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Post on 7/17/2023 - BDD

Season 4 of the WVPL will be starting back up on August 1, 2023 at 7 PM located at LumberJaxe in Fairmont! (308  Merchant St. Fairmont, WV 26554)

Please note there is potential for rotation to a second location that’s to be determined, but currently still in discussions. 

Some changes for Season 4:

- Start time has changed from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM

- There are only 9 weeks this season; 8 regular season weeks and 1 week set aside for finals

- Guests are permitted to attend, but cannot participate unless league dues are paid.

A full list of changes has been updated on the WVPL Rules Sheet which will be pinned to the top of the WVPL Facebook Group Page. 

Hope to see you there!

https://fb.me/e/5AGNymDvV?mibextid=RQdjqZ

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Post on 3/23/23 - BDD

’ve been getting a handful of questions, so here’s some more information regarding Saturday:

***UPDATE: DOORS AT 11:00 AM. WE WILL START AT 11:30***

Players will play in their designated divisions ONLY. Players may be bumped up into a higher division based on attendance, but cannot be moved into a lower division. The current first round groupings are as follows:

A Division ($209):

Group 1: (1) Pete H (4) Andy P (5) Mark C (8) Uriah S

Group 2: (2) Brian D (3) Mitch R (6) Mike D (7) Mark W

B Division ($179):

Group 1: (1) Kent A (4) Kody E (5) Emma B (8) Alan B

Group 2: (2) Brian P (3) Logan S (6) Isaac G (7) Beth H

(Sorry Emma and Alan)

C Division ($119):

Group 1: (1) Jaxon S (4) Virginia H (5) Michael D (8) Frankie C

Group 2: (2) Rick P (3) Jarret L (6) Jim B (7) Nathan H

D Division ($90):

Group 1: (1) Matthew M (4) Josiah A (5) Klint W

Group 2: (2) Dan S (3) Nick F (6) Briane D (7) Tony W

The total prize pool is $597. This number is slightly lower than a previous post because I am bad at excel. 100% of this prize pool is being paid out to the top four finishers in each division. Full disclosure: as the primary league official, any money I may win will be put back into the league for next seasons prize pool or to help with other costs.

Each group will play TRHEE games. The top seed will have CHOICE of game or order for the first game; machines will not be randomly selected for finals. The last place finisher in a game will have choice of game or order for the following game, with choices given in ascending order from last to first.

Scoring for finals will be 3/2/1/0. The top two players from each group will advance to the next round. Seeds are retained throughout finals.

Lastly, the drawing for the free game rental will occur at the END of finals after the trophies and money are given out. You must be present at the time of the drawing to win.

The following players are not eligible for submission with IFPA results as they participated in less than 50% of the season. Additionally, they will not be eligible for the free game rental:

Noah H

Ashley G

Morgan D

Josh W

Stephen W

Tara E

Tony W

Klint W

Michael D

See you all Saturday!

Post by BDD

Starport Arcade and Pub in Morgantown, WV celebrated the newest release from Stern Pinball with a James Bond 007 Launch Party! The event featured a 3-strike tournament and saw 16 players in total.  Players were randomly assigned to groups of three or four players and competed on a randomly assigned game. The players with the bottom two scores in each group received a strike. After receiving three strikes, a player was eliminated. The last player standing was the winner, which was Chris Wamsley, coming all the way from Columbus, OH! 

During the launch party, we had the Dr. No (Pro) edition of the machine which was Insider Connected for the duration of the event.  More recently, Starport has received their copy of the premium version of the machine which is available for play now!

Thanks to everyone for coming out, especially our friends that made the trek from out of state to flip out with us!

Post by BDD - 12/14/22

It's almost time to get back into the swing of things with league! As a reminder, league dues are $20 for the season. We've been generating some new interest, so I wanted to lay out how exactly our league nights and season work, with a TLDR.

During week 1, everyone will be assigned to a group of 4 players that will be assigned to 4 random machines. After each game, the winner gets 5 points, second place gets 3 points, third place gets 2 points, and last place gets 1 point; allowing for a maximum of 20 points and a minimum of 4 points per week. 

From week 2 onward, players will be pseudo-randomly assigned to groups based on what other players in league they have not competed with yet.  By the end of the season, you'll likely have played against everyone at least twice. There will be some variance based on attendance, but the bell curve will still look pretty at the end of the season. After a certain number of weeks, standings will reflect where players stand in different divisions, with 8 players making up a single division. 

For finals, you will only compete against other players within the division you finish in - so other players with similar skill levels. 

If you're brand new to league pinball, don't worry. Everyone is willing to help explain things as we go along; we've got a great group of people that make our league even greater.

Now's a good time to touch on the "Win a chance to have a pinball machine in your home" statement on the flyer as well. Each week that a player attends league will earn them a raffle ticket at the end of the season.  At the end of season party, we will draw a ticket, and whoever has the winning ticket will be provided with a free, 3-month, non-commerical lease on a pinball machine. The machine is going to be furnished by myself personally, and not Starport Arcade.  The game will be delivered, set-up, and maintained by me as well. 

I can't speak for everyone, but I am super excited to see everyone again on Tuesday nights. Feels like it's been forever. Hope to see you all this weekend at the Bond launch party and Last Chance tournaments.