Volunteer for The Manitoba Pinball Championship

Posted on 6th May 2024 by Mr.Miller

The Manitoba Pinball League is excited to announce the upcoming Manitoba Pinball Championship taking place from May 24 to May 26. We are currently seeking volunteers to assist in making this event a success. If you are interested in volunteering, please click on the following link. This presents a wonderful opportunity to invite friends or family members to attend the event, even if they are not participating in the competition. We are in need of volunteers for 1-hour shifts on Friday, May 24th from 5PM to Midnight and on Saturday, May 25th from 8AM to Midnight. The Manitoba Pinball League will provide instructions on how to input scores at midnight. Please sign up to volunteer here. Thank you for considering helping us with this event.

Create An Account on Matchplay.events

Posted on 12th June 2023 by Mr.Miller

The website next.matchplay.events is the website that helps run the tournaments and league nights. There is an option to create an account on the website. The benefits of creating a player account are:

Automatically go to event page when signed in, no need for the qr code or link
Will highlight your name and group to make it easier to find your game
Makes is easier to go back and see your history of events

There are a few steps to go through to create an account and claim a player. I have created a sample account of Manitoba Pinball to help create screenshots.

Step 1: Click on create an account

Step 2: Fill out the form to create an account. If you know your IFPA number you can add it in. The IFPA number can be filled in later. The player account is a free account.

Step 3: Click on create user account and it will ask you to verify email. Check your inbox for an email from Match Play Events and click the link it provides

Step 4: After verifying the email you will need to sign in to your account

At this point the account has been created the next step is to claim the player. This associates your name to the account you created.

Step 5: Search for the event you are playing in. Use the QR code or link provided at events to make searching easier.

Step 6: Click on your name in the list.

Step 7: Once your name is clicked on click claim player.

Step 8: Click the claim player button.

That completes the creating an account and claiming a player. In future events when you are signed into next.matchplay.events the current tournament or league night will automatically show up. It will also highlight the current match in yellow and will highlight standings in yellow.

Join The New MPL Email List!

Posted on 23rd January 2023 by Jay W

Click this link and enter your name and email to join our email list. You’ll get all information on news, events, etc.

https://tinyurl.com/MBPinball

Cost of League Events

Posted on 11th January 2023 by Mr.Miller

The cost of league night events will be $3 in 2023. What does the entrance fee go to?

$1 goes towards IFPA for each sanctioned event
$2 goes towards Manitoba Pinball League fund

Currently the only sanctioned event for league is the open league. For non sanctioned events the $3 will be going to the Manitoba Pinball League.

In the past the league has bought trophy plaques for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the finals of each league. We have also boosted the prizes of some events with the money coming in. In the future money will be going towards pizza during events. There is also a plan to have some random door prize draws, so you have a chance to win something by showing up.

Pinhead Cup Weekend November 11 to November 13

Posted on 9th October 2022 by Mr.Miller

For the first time ever the Manitoba Pinball League will be holding a weekend of pinball tournaments with the 11th annual Pinhead Cup as the main event. The events will take place at two locations.

Sych Drywall 8 Don Valley Pkwy Springfield MB

Phantom Amusement 1 Forks Market Rd Winnipeg MB

The Pinhead Cup Weekend kicks off with an optional IFPA ranked Friday night Timed Tournament @ Phantom Amusements

$65 fee will get you entry into 3 tournaments – The Pinhead Cup Qualifier, Saturday Night 10 Strike Tournament and The Pinball Cup Finals or Sunday Matchplay Beat the Clock. $5 will go towards facility costs and $5 will go towards a random draw.

With 40+ people over $2,200 in Prize money Possible $200 in random Prize Draw

To register for the weekend you can pay at the door before 9am November 12 at Sync Drywall. If you want to register early send an e-transfer to dave@manitobapinball.com please include your name in the transfer.

Schedule

Friday November 11th @ Phantom Amusement 6PM 3hr beat the clock Kick-off Tournament ($10 separate entry fee from tournament fee) plus coin drop

Saturday @ Sych Drywall 8AM – Doors Open Practice Starts

Saturday @ Sych Drywall 9AM – 1PM Pinhead Cup Main Event Qualifier ($35 from tournament fees)

Lunch Break

Saturday @ Phantom Amusement 3pm – 10pm 10 Strike progressive strike ($10 Cost from tournament fees) Coin drop required

Sunday @ Sych Drywall 8AM– Doors Open Practice Starts

Sunday @ Sych Drywall – Certified Main Event Finals start 1ST-16TH Start ($35 paid from qualifier)

Sunday @ Sych Drywall 9AM –1pm Matchplay beat the clock For players not in main Playoffs ($10 paid from Tournament Fees)

Prize Breakdown

Plaques or trophies for top 4 in each tournament

Cash Prizes for top 8 Main Event Final, prize amount is based on number of players and tournament fee for tournament.

Cash Prizes for top 4 in 10 Strike Knockout, prize amount is based on number of players and tournament fee for tournaments.

Cash Prizes for top 4 in Matchplay Beat the Clock, prize amount is based on number of players and tournament fee for tournaments.

Certified Tournaments with $35 Tournament Fee Paid Out

Main Cash Prizes % for 1st-8th

1st 40%

2nd 20%

3rd 12%

4th 8%

5th-8th 5% each

*Main Example Assuming 40 players $1,400 pot — actual payouts will be more or less depending on number of players

1st $560

2nd $280

3rd $168

4th $112

5th-8th $70 each

2 Tournaments with $10 Tournament Fee Paid Out

Cash Prizes for 1st-4th

1st 40%

2nd 25%

3rd 20%

4th 15%

*Example Assuming 40 players $400 pot — actual payouts will be more or less depending on number of players

1st $160

2nd $100

3rd $80

4th $60

New T-shirts

Posted on 3rd September 2022 by Mr.Miller

The Manitoba Pinball League has a new t-shirt design. A sample of the shirt has been included below. The shirt will come in 3 colours black, navy and sport grey.

Sizes available:

Black S to 3XL

Sport Grey S to 4XL

Navy S to 5XL

If you would like to order a shirt please reach out to a Manitoba Pinball League Staff at events with the number you want plus size and colour. You can also send me an email at Mr.Miller@manitobapinball.com.

Front of shirt

Back of shirt

Free Entry Into Events

Posted on 25th June 2022 by Mr.Miller

The Manitoba Pinball League is offering a way to get into events we host for free. All you have to do is bring someone new to an event. There is no limit on the cost of the events, Manitoba Pinball League will pay your entry when you bring someone new. This will go on for the summer at least. We will update everyone when the incentive is over.