2024 Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters
blog post courtesy of Louis Marx
On June 29 and 30, 2024, the Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters returned to Free Play Arcade in Arlington, Texas and was streamed live by Try to Tilt Pinball on Twitch.
On Saturday, 94 players competed on an 18 “hole” pin-golf course to qualify for the finals. The top 24 players competed in the ‘A’ division finals on Sunday. A total of $5000 was awarded to players in both the ‘A’ and ‘B’ divisions.
The 2024 Titan Pinball Southwest Regional Pin-Masters was won by reigning Texas State Champion, Garrett Shahan. This event is an official qualifier for the 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters: World Pin-Golf Championships. Thus, in addition to his prize money and trophy, Garrett earned a discounted entry to that event 2025 IFPA Pin-Masters. This award is contingent on his registration when the event becomes publicly available.
There were a couple of nice surprises unveiled at this event.
- Turner Pinball provided a Ninja Eclipse Pinball machine and onsite support for the entire event.
- Free Play brought in a Stern John Wick pinball machine for the event.
As the title sponsor, Titan Pinball contributed $2000 of that prize pool.
FUN! Billiards & Gameroom Superstore in Mesquite, Texas provided the trophies for the event. Each of the 10 trophies that were awarded was more than two feet tall. In addition to the 8 trophies for the A and B division winners, there were also trophies for the Top Qualifier and for the Hole in One Champion on qualifying day. Garrett Shahan won both, the Top Qualifier and the Hole in One trophies.
The top four in the A Division were: Garrett Shahan, Clark McCoy, Brian Krivonak, and Ray Ford.
The top four in the B Division were: Michael Hew, Duane Fair, John Richardson, Krista Warren.
For more information about the IFPA Pin-Masters, go to https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournament_pages/pinmasters/
