Space City Open 2025

The Space City Pinball League is proud to present the 2025 Space City Open at the Houston Arcade and Pinball Expo! Eventbrite registration will open on August 30 at 11am. More detailed information can be found on the Houston Arcade and Pinball Expo website. The women’s Interstellar Showdown registration will open the same day at 11:30am on Matchplay.events. This year, SCPL will also host a fun kids tournament in our booth with walk-up registration.

Here’s a little history. The Space City Pinball Open first began in 2016 with 14 players participating. It was hosted by Phil Grimaldi and Matt Quantz, but Matt actually had to attend his brother’s wedding that day. David Pollock recalls, “That was my first tournament. I didn’t know anyone there, but found out about it through Brian Foytik. Everyone asked if I knew Matt like he was this cool dude everyone knew.” The game list included Whirlwind, Firepower, Tales From The Crypt, Ironman, Diner, Dracula, Judge Dredd, Simpsons Pinball Party and Dr. Dude.