In line with the US and UK Open Championships, the Australian version is to be held at Twin Towns Resorts, Tweed Heads, NSW from 30/11-3/12 2023.
This will be a 3 day main event - 2 days of open unlimited qualifying using the 5 - game card system used in the US and UK, with the top 32 progressing to Sundays Finals. We anticipate over 30 games available for the event in our own private "River Room" at the base of the hotel. 
Side competition will include a warm-up Target Matchplay on the Thursday Night, a 3-strike knockout on the Friday night and a closing Flip Frenzy on the Sunday night for those that stay around. Saturday evening will be for more finals qualifying, or exploring the location!
A separate Women's qualifying with finals will be held on the Sunday morning, and prizes are available for Top junior (12 and under) and Top Senior (55 and over) qualifying score.
Twin Towns Sebel/Mantra resort has arranged 10% off all accommodation booked for the event. The resort is 1 street from Coolangatta beach and the tournament event is being held in the resort itself. Families are encouraged to attend for a pre-Christmas holiday! The location is only 7 minutes drive from Coolangatta Airport. The Event room itself has it's own bar and is linked by a walkway to the Twin Towns services club that has 7 restaurants, gaming rooms (that Pokies sadly), live music and show rooms (not sure who is on the schedule at the moment for that time). Link for the venue is here: https://www.twintowns.com.au/stay/
 
It is hoped this can become and annual event as is done in the UK and USA, and expanded to include Classic Events and even High Stakes if people are interested. Final details and pricing will be forthcoming. We have a great committee working on this so hope everyone has a great time!!! Any questions/expression of interest/ volunteers feel free to contact us at
[email protected]
 
Website: auspinballopen.com
 
 

Event details

Tournament Name: 1UP Underground Pinball Social Club #10
Date: Thursday 30th November
Venue: 1up Arcade
Address: 230 Lytton Rd, Morningside QLD 4170
Ticket Price: $20
 
Overall Details:
Registration from 6:30pm
4 player group matchplay
1 game per round
Last round played by 9:30pm
7/5/3/1 scoring
Top 8 will go on to play a matchplay format finals in groups of 4, eliminating 1 player per round from each group, until 1 player remain
Extra balls turned off when possible
Some machines may have extra balls that can not be disabled. In this case you may skilfully plunge your extra ball
$20 entry (paid on the day) with all machines on free play
Cash prizes for top 3 places + runner up prizes from 1up Arcade
Venue information: https://www.1uparcade.com.au/visit-1up/
Tournament Director: James Drury
 
Tournament Info:
We are back on Thursday 30th November (last Thursday of the month).
We hope you’ll join us for what we believe will be a fantastic event.

Event details

Registration from 6pm.
Flip Frenzy kicking off 6:30pm.
Last games started by 9:00pm.
Top 4 qualifiers through to finals - 3 rounds group matchplay with IFPA scoring (7-5-3-1).
Ties for qualifying or finals position will be broken with a single head-to-head game. 
Silly side-comp for non-qualifiers to be played during finals for laughs and glory.
$20 entry (cash only please).
Free undercover parking available (enter on Mill St.)
Sunshine Coast Pinball open from 2pm for warm ups.

Event details