IFPA Overview:
The IFPA Women’s North American Championship Series (WNACS) is an annual pinball competition with players qualifying throughout the entire calendar year. Included in the WNACS are the IFPA Women’s State Championship Series in the United States, the IFPA Women’s Provincial Championship Series in Canada, and the IFPA Women’s District Championship Series in Washington, D.C.
The best 20 events that a player participates in from January 1 – December 31, 2026 will be counted towards the standings for the 2026 WNACS.
At the end of each calendar year, the top 8 ranked players with the most WPPR points based on open events and the top 8 ranked players with the most WWPPR points based on women’s-only events will qualify for the playoffs in Alberta, where they will compete for the title of IFPA Women’s Provincial Champion in Alberta.
2025 Women’s Qualifying Standings: 2025 Women’s Events and 2025 Open Events
2026 Women’s Qualifying Standings: 2026 Women’s Events and 2026 Open Events
Schedule:
The 2025 WNACS was scheduled was January 18, 2026 at Arkadium Retro Arcade, in Sherwood Park, Alberta. The winner of the event will have their name on a banner that will be shown at our annual YEGPIN: Pinball and Arcade Expo. The top two automatically qualified for the IFPA Women’s Canadian National Pinball Championship held on February 20-21, 2026.
Tournament Format:
The format is a head to head and you are guaranteed two rounds of play. All players start in the A division, if you win your first round or have a bye you will stay in the A division, if you lose your first game then you will be placed in the B Division. In the A Division the games are a best out of 7, (note the 3/4 Place game will be a best of 3 per IFPA rules) in the B Division all games are a Best out of 5.
The WNACS will follow the official rules as stated by the IFPA.
Past Winners:
2023 – Andrea Brumwell
2024 – Micaela Wolf
2025 – Kirsi Midyette
2026 – Amanda Anderson