Battle At The Rust Belt Pinball Tournaments
Schedule
Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Rust Belt | East Moline, IL
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3rd Edition of the largest pinball tournament in the Quad Cities YES all 5 cities!Brought to you by Level Up Midwest, The Rust Belt QC, and Midwest Ale Works. Join us for a weekend of pinball events where I hand out cash, prizes, and WPPR points!
Last year was amazing but let's go bigger.....more pinball machines, more players, and more fun. This year's main tournament will be 200% TGP and 125% Certified boost at 48+ players.
We (me and a few other overzealous pinheads) move over 30 pinball machines from their happy place just down the hall from Midwest Ale Works to the big roomy Rust Belt Commons! FOUR tournaments for all ages and skill levels.
>Main (unlimited best game qualifying) March 12th-15th
>Belles & Chimes Quad Cities IA/IL Launch Party March 12th
>Split Flipper March 13th
>3 Strike Knockout March 14th
Short version
>Tournament #1 Main 200% TGP and 125% Event Boost
IFPA registered unlimited best game qualifying.
12 machine tournament bank. Best 10 scores count.
Qualifying opens Thursday 5pm
Cost $25 includes 10 entries with additional entries $2 each or 6 for $10.
Main Finals:
“A” Division PAPA style final 3 game banks
“B” Division Strikes Knockout final
Start time 11am Sunday
>Tournament #2 Thursday Belles & Chimes QC IA/IL:
IFPA registered tournament with finals
Start time 6:30pm
Cost $5
>Tournament #3 Friday Night Split Flipper:
Bring a partner for this Split Flipper event you don’t want to miss!
Start time 6:30 pm
Cost $10 per team
>Tournament #4 Saturday Night Strikes (Bounty):
IFPA registered 3 Strike Knockout
Start time 4:00pm
Cost $25
Full Schedule:
Thursday March 12:
Main qualifying open 5pm-10pm
Belles and Chimes QC IA/IL Tournament 6:30pm
Friday March 13:
Main qualifying open 5pm-11pm
Split Flipper Tournament 6:30pm
Saturday March 14:
Main qualifying open Noon-10pm
3 Strikes Knockout Tournament 4:00pm
Sunday March 15:
11:00am Main Tournament “A” finals
11:15am Main Tournament “B” finals
Pre-registration for tournaments is not required. All games on free play. Be sure to follow and click interested to get more info and updates!
2024 Winner Matthew Hartmann
2025 Winner Ethan Bent
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Where is it happening?
The Rust Belt, 1033 7th St, East Moline, IL 61244-1460, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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