The 11th Annual Pinhead Cup took place over the weekend of Friday November 11th to Sunday November 13th. This was the 1st ever weekend-long MPL tournament series, encompassing 4 tournaments – the Friday night beat the clock pre-tournament, Saturday night progressive strike tournament, Sunday morning beat the clock side tournament, & the main Pinhead Cup with a 12-round qualifying matchplay on Saturday morning & the finals for the top 16 on Sunday morning. At least 10 players came in from out of town to play, including Calgary, Regina, & Fargo.
We kicked off the Pinhead Cup weekend with a Friday night Beat The Clock pre-tournament at Phantom Amusement. Congratulations to Jay W π₯³ on a 1st place π₯ performance! Also congrats to Drew S on 2nd π₯, Jack T on 3rd π₯, & Shaun A who came in from Regina SK & placed 4th π
On Saturday morning bright & early, the Pinhead Cup main event qualifying tournament began @ Sych Drywall. Congratulations to Jack T who dominated & took 1st place by 14 points! The top 4 was rounded out by Drew S, Jay W, & Grant Z. They earned 1st choice of game or position in the 1st round of the playoffs on Sunday.
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After the Pinhead Cup qualifier, everyone headed over to The Forks to play in event #2 which was a 10-strike progressive strike side tournament. Congratulations to Drew S π₯³ on a remarkable comeback, finishing with 6 straight 1st place rounds to win with 8 strikes! π₯ And also congrats to Shaun A from Regina SK in 2nd π₯, Bob R also from Regina SK in 3rd π₯, & John B who had his 1st ever podium finish in 4th! π
On Sunday morning, we gathered again bright & early at Sych Drywall, & had a Beat The Clock side tournament. Congratulations to Bob R from Regina SK on his 1st IFPA Manitoba win in a super close, hard-fought battle! π₯ Congrats to Dave C finishing right behind Bob in 2nd π₯, Brennon P from Regina taking 3rd π₯, & Shaun R from Regina taking 4th place π
On Sunday morning, we also held the playoffs for the 2022 Pinhead Cup. It was a very closely fought affair, right down to the final game.
Congratulations to Drew S on his 1st Pinhead Cup championship! π₯ He defeated 2-time defending Pinhead Cup champ Jay W, who took 2nd place π₯, & then David Morris took 3rd place π₯ in a tiebreaker over Jill H who took 4th place π. Finishing 5th was John K all the way from Calgary AB, 6th was Jeff Jonuk, 7th was Matt W from Regina SK, & 8th was Derek W.
Congrats to all of the winners this weekend! The Manitoba Pinball League would like to thank everyone for coming out to the 11th annual & 1st ever weekend-long Pinhead Cup tournament, & we extend a special thank you to everyone who came from out of province including Regina, Calgary, & Fargo ND. And thank you to the Sych family & Phantom Amusement for hosting this year’s events.