# IFPA21 World Pinball Championship – Qualifying Results

**Source:** IFPA  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2026-06-05  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa21-world-pinball-championship-qualifying-results/

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## Analysis

IFPA21 World Pinball Championship qualifying sessions have commenced with real-time standings, streaming, and game list available. Session 1 started at 10:00am with live updates via Match Play Events platform and Fox Cities Pinball stream.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] IFPA21 World Pinball Championship has begun — _IFPA official article announcing championship start_
- [HIGH] Session 1 starts at 10:00am — _IFPA official event timing announcement_

### Notable Quotes

> "The IFPA21 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here!"
> — **IFPA**
> _Official announcement of championship commencement with resources for tracking_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| IFPA21 World Pinball Championship | event | Major international pinball competitive tournament championship event |
| Fox Cities Pinball | organization | Tournament organizer and streaming venue hosting championship broadcast |
| Match Play Events | organization | Platform hosting tournament standings and bracket management for IFPA21 |

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** IFPA21 World Pinball Championship qualifying rounds have officially begun with session 1 at 10:00am (confidence: high) — Official IFPA article announcing championship start with timing and resource links
- **[content_signal]** Championship being streamed via Fox Cities Pinball on Twitch for community viewership (confidence: high) — Twitch stream link provided in official announcement (https://www.twitch.tv/foxcitiespinball)
- **[competitive_signal]** IFPA21 World Pinball Championship represents pinnacle competitive event in annual IFPA calendar (confidence: high) — Official IFPA championship event with game list, standings tracking, and major streaming presence

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## Transcript

SESSION 1 starts at 10:00am The IFPA21 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here! STANDINGS: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/255304 STREAM: https://www.twitch.tv/foxcitiespinball GAME LIST: https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa21/games/

_(Acquisition: web_scrape, Enrichment: v5)_

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-06-05 | Item ID: e862c274-de8c-4d4b-ac00-1ac93214a228*