SPF2026 Main

Name: SPF2026 Main
Start: 2026-01-09T08:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-01-10T21:00:00-07:00
Location: 4840 East Jasmine Street , Mesa, AZ, United States, Arizona 85205

Schedule

Fri, 09 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 am to Sat, 10 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

4840 East Jasmine Street , Mesa, AZ, United States, Arizona 85205 | Mesa, AZ

Pre-registration for this tournament opens Saturday, September 27 at 10:00am Pacific Standard Time
The Main Tournament will be a certified event with a maximum of 160 players consisting of two days of group match play:
DAY 1: QUALIFYING (Friday, January 9)
7 rounds of 3 games per round with tiered swiss pairings for a total of 21 qualifying games. Top players will qualify for finals.
Division restrictions will be top 250 in overall IFPA rankings restricted to Division A and top 1000 restricted to Division B. Players qualifying below 40th will be submitted to IFPA per their qualifying position.
DAY 2 FINALS (Saturday, January 10)
Finals will be group elimination with 3 games per round.
Division A: Top 40 players qualify (top 4 double bye, 5th - 12th single bye).
Division B: The next 16 highest finishing players who are not ranked in the top 250
Division C: The next 16 highest finishing players who are not ranked in the top 1000
$150 entry fee per person, pre-registration is available
Full rules will be published on the tournament website: https://starfightersarcade.com/spf