SWAVESEY PINBALL
WEEKEND 2016

Date: 28th & 29th May, 2016
Location: The White Horse, Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, CB24 4QG, UK

The White Horse pub in Swavesey
The White Horse pub in Swavesey

Out in the beer garden on Saturday afternoon
Out in the beer garden on Saturday afternoon

Swavesey is all about socialising with friends over a drink or two
Swavesey is all about socialising with friends over a drink or two

Inside the pinball room on Saturday morning
Inside the pinball room on Saturday morning

Pinballs ran the length of the room
Pinballs ran the length of the room

Two more pinballs were against the side wall
Two more pinballs were against the side wall

The latest version of the Forbidden Planet project was also here
The latest version of the Forbidden Planet project was also here

Star Trek also arrived a little later
Star Trek also arrived a little later

Star Trek and Forbidden Planet
Star Trek and Forbidden Planet

Pinball talk as well as pinball play
Pinball talk as well as pinball play

Having fun on Metallica
Having fun on Metallica

A 'closet-to-the-target' tournament was held on Saturday
A 'closet-to-the-target' tournament was held on Saturday

The target was one million points, (just don't go over)
The target was one million points, (just don't go over)

The winner was Andy Foster who won half the cash pot - the rest went into the charity pot
The winner was Andy Foster who won half the cash pot, with the rest going into the charity pot. In fact Andy donated his half to the charity too.

Sunday, and practice for the UK Pinball Cup
Sunday, and practice for the UK Pinball Cup

The tournament would begin at 1:30pm
The tournament would begin at 1:30pm

There was an impressive selection of raffle prizes donated
There was an impressive selection of raffle prizes donated

Gary Flower ran the raffle and sold 350 tickets
Gary Flower ran the raffle and sold 350 tickets

Gary and Mark Squires draw the first winning ticket
Gary and Mark Squires draw the first winning ticket

Winning ticket holders could choose any prize on the table
Winning ticket holders could choose any prize on the table

Then it was back to the first round of the UK Pinball Cup
Then it was back to the first round of the UK Pinball Cup

The first round was group play followed by sudden-death knockout games
The first round was group play followed by sudden-death knockout games

Twenty-eight competitors were reduced to sixteen, then eight, four and a final two
Twenty-eight competitors were reduced to sixteen, then eight, four and a final two

Those final two were Wayne Johns and Andy Foster with the final game on High Speed
Those two were Wayne Johns and Andy Foster with the final game on High Speed

The final is underway
The final is underway

The tournament was old-school arcade-style and paper-based
The tournament was old-school arcade-style and paper-based Click to expand

Winner of the UK Pinball Cup 2016, Wayne Johns
UK Pinball Cup 2016 winner, Wayne Johns, who won as a prize an electric shaver and two tickets to the Play Expo show in October

Second place, Andy Foster
Second place, Andy Foster

Third place, Dan Bradford
Third place, Dan Bradford

The weekend raised funds for the British Heart Foundation
The weekend raised funds for the British Heart Foundation

By the end, more than £830 had been raised
By the end, more than £830 ($1200/€1100) had been raised


We'll have a full report on the Swavesey Pinball Weekend shortly.


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