# WNACS/WWC streaming & bracket announcements

**Source:** IFPA  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2026-03-27  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.ifpapinball.com/wnacs-wwc-streaming-bracket-announcements/

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## Analysis

IFPA announces streaming and bracket details for the 2025-26 Women's North American Championship (WNACS) and 2026 Women's World Pinball Championship (WWC). The WNACS features a new-in-box Stern pinball machine and $5,000+ in prizes, with live coverage on LyonsClassicPinball Twitch channel and bracket tracking on Match Play.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The 2025-26 IFPA Women's North American Championship offers a new-in-box Stern pinball machine as a prize — _IFPA official announcement_
- [HIGH] The 2025-26 WNACS offers over $5,000 in prizes — _IFPA official announcement_
- [HIGH] The 2026 Women's World Pinball Championship will feature 32 of the world's best pinball players — _IFPA official announcement_
- [HIGH] Live streaming of WNACS will be on LyonsClassicPinball Twitch channel — _IFPA official announcement_

### Notable Quotes

> "players will be battling for a new-in-box Stern pinball machine as well as over $5,000 in prizes"
> — **IFPA**
> _Describes prize structure and competitive incentives for WNACS_

> "32 of the world's best pinball players compete for the title of 2026 Women's World Pinball Champion"
> — **IFPA**
> _Establishes competitive scope and prestige of WWC event_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| IFPA | organization | International Federation of Pinball (governing body for competitive pinball) |
| LyonsClassicPinball | organization | Twitch streaming channel providing live coverage of WNACS |
| Match Play | product | Online bracket and results tracking platform for pinball tournaments |
| Stern Pinball | company | Pinball machine manufacturer; providing new-in-box machine as prize |
| Women's North American Championship | event | IFPA competitive tournament for female pinball players, 2025-26 season |
| Women's World Pinball Championship | event | IFPA international competitive tournament for female pinball players, 2026 |

### Topics

- **Primary:** competitive tournaments, women in pinball, prize structure
- **Secondary:** streaming and media coverage

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0)

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** Official announcement of streaming and bracket infrastructure for WNACS and WWC tournaments (confidence: high) — IFPA posts details for live results, Twitch streaming, and Match Play bracket tracking
- **[community_signal]** IFPA strengthens competitive women's pinball by announcing organized streaming, bracket tracking, and significant prizes (confidence: high) — New-in-box Stern machine plus $5,000+ prize pool for WNACS; 32-player WWC format
- **[content_signal]** Live streaming infrastructure announced for major women's competitive events (confidence: high) — LyonsClassicPinball designated as official Twitch stream for WNACS

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## Transcript

2025-26 IFPA Women’s North American Championship – LIVE Results! Follow along with the action for the 2025-26 IFPA Women’s North American Championship, where players will be battling for a new-in-box Stern pinball machine as well as over $5,000 in prizes. LIVE STREAM – LyonsClassicPinball on Twitch BRACKET – 2025-2026 WNAC on Match Play 2026 IFPA Women’s World Pinball Championship – LIVE Results! Follow the live results as 32 of the world’s best pinball players compete for the title of 2026 Women’s World Pinball Champion: 2026 WWC on Match Play

_(Acquisition: web_scrape, Enrichment: v4)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 4d86eda1-a012-4030-8aeb-0002fe79616f*