9 players came out to February’s Belles tournament at Golden Cactus Brewing, where they played a Fair Strikes Group Knockout with an 8-strike limit. A tie for 2nd place was resolved with a 1-game tiebreaker, and Michelle Rader managed to eke out another victory with 7 strikes! Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Michelle Rader 7 10 10:7 2 Lex True 8 10 Manual 3 Kaegen Smith 8 10 Manual…
We had 15 players come out to the final Max Match tournament of our 2026 Winter Series. Everyone played 10 head-to-head matches on randomly selected games. A tie for 4th place was resolved by a 1-game tiebreaker, and the top 4 players went to an Amazing Race playoff. View full results at matchplay.events Rank Name Points Games Ties 1 Michael Ammer 8 pts. 10 – 2 Cynthia Slattery 7 pts….
We had 12 competitors at our February Prickly Flippers tournament, playing a Fair Strikes Group knockout, which eliminated players with 7 or more strikes. No separate playoff was held, but there was a tiebreaker game for 4th place, which was one by Cynthia Slattery. Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Evan Graham 2 9 9:2 2 J.P. Sneed 7 9 9:7 3 Chris Dudden 7 8 8:7 4 Cynthia Slattery…
12 women came out to the Belles Galentine tournament, playing 8 games in Best Game format. Before moving on to the finals, the results were as follows: Rank Name Points Played 1 Cynthia Slattery 795 pts. 8 2 Kaegen Smith 772 pts. 8 3 Bonnie Hiner 765 pts. 8 4 Elizabeth Jessee 763 pts. 8 FINALS CUTOFF 5 Michelle Rader 761 pts. 8 6 Wilma Holzhalb 756 pts. 8 7…
16 players came out to compete in our second winter tournament, and after 10 rounds of Max Match qualifying, the results were as follows. A 4-way tie for 4th place was resolved with a 1-game tiebreaker, which Cynthia Slattery won to move on to the final round. Rank Name Points Games Ties 1 Carlton Mabe 8 pts. 10 – 1 Rob Vaughan 8 pts. 10 – 3 Kim Hoffart 7…
13 women came out to play in Week 2 of the Belles of Steel Winter Series. They played a Fair Strikes Knockout until half the players were eliminated, and the rest went on to an Amazing Race final. After 7 rounds, there was a 3-way tie for 6th, resolved by a 1-game tiebreaker, which Judy Harveycutter won, putting her into the finals. View full results at matchplay.events Rank Name Strikes…
The Belles of Steel are back for another Women’s Rated tournament @ Golden Cactus Brewing! Registration starts at 5pm, tournament starts at 6pm. This will be an 8-strike Group Knockout, with the top 4 players getting prize money. $10 to enter + coin drop$1 to IFPA, $9 to prize pool for top 4 (50% 1st, 25% 2nd, 15% 3rd, 10% 4th) Cash only, no cards.
We’re back again with another 7-strike knockout at Golden Cactus Brewing! Fair Strikes format (0/1/1/2), top 4 players get prize money (50%/25%/15%/10%). Registration at 6pm, tournament at 6:30pm. Just $10 entry, games set to coin drop. No cards, cash only.
The first tournament of our 2026 Winter Series – Belles Edition – was a great time! With 9 players, we had a 7-strike Fair Strikes knockout, with the top 4 going to playoffs. Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Sarah Kuetemeier 2 7 7:2 2 Geo Schmidt 6 7 7:6 2 Cynthia Slattery 6 7 7:6 2 Wilma Holzhalb 6 7 7:6 FINALS CUTOFF 5 Molly Willis 8 7 7:8…
This month’s Prickly Flippers tournament was a 7-strike Fair Strikes knockout, with no qualifying round. 13 players entered, only 1 survived (but the top 4 still got prize money)! After 9 rounds, (and a 3-way tie for 2nd, resolved with a 1-game tiebreaker) the final results were as follows: Rank Name Strikes Games Ties 1 Robert Peters 4 9 9:4 2 Chris Edmonds 7 9 Manual 3 Michael Ammer 7…