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ITALIAN PINBALL OPEN (MAIN) – Tournament Format MAIN TOURNAMENT Start: Saturday, June, the 23rd 2018 End: Sunday, June, the 24th 2018 Max: 64 players Subscription start from 1st April 2018 Together with the Italian Pinball Championship – IPO, there will also be an eSports tournament (“Hearthstone” invitational tournament with 8/16 participants) to also involve the public of professional players from both sports. But in addition to this, a tournament will also be played, that can bring these two worlds together and involve both of them: it is a challenge to Virtual Pinball, played on tablet stations, which is giving away an interesting prize for the winner, namely a brand new tablet! Jun 28 Thu 2018 Pintastic Pinball & Game Room Expo @ Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center Tickets Jun 28 – Jul 1 all-day This expo is 30,000 square feet of fun for the whole family. The kids can have never-ending excitement with a caricature artist, face painting, friendly clowns, balloon animals, yo yo and juggling show. The adults can bring out their inner child with over 200 pinball machines set on free play, all while enjoying an ice-cold craft beer. Note: a fourth day (Sunday) has now been added to the dates as a winding-down day. Jul 6 Fri 2018 East-Anglian Pinball Show (Swavesey) @ The White Horse Tickets Jul 6 – Jul 8 all-day Every year there is a good mix of games for regular players to enjoy and to tempt those who may be new to pinball into finding out what pinball is all about. The event has also become the home of the UK Cup competition and occassionally other rather interesting competitions designed with fun in mind! All are welcome to enter and play for the UK Pinball Cup and other competitions are suited to all ability levels and are open to all comers. Jul 26 Thu 2018 Replay FX @ David L. Lawrence Convention Center Tickets Jul 26 – Jul 29 all-day Featuring the Pinburgh Match-Play Championship with over $100,000 in total prizes and more than 700 pinball and arcade machines. The World’s largest pinball tournament with close to 800 competitors. Jul 29 Sun 2018 Wayne Neyen’s 100th Birthday Tickets Jul 29 all-day Legendary Gottlieb game designer Wayne Neyens, celebrates his 100th birthday in his home town of Mountain Home. Birthday cards (especially funny ones) can be sent to: 313 Leatherwood Circle, Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653, USA Aug 10 Fri 2018 Saratoga Pinball & Arcade Show @ Saratoga Regional YMCA Tickets Aug 10 – Aug 11 all-day New local show for upstate New York featuring about 75 games and a flea market. $10 per day, children 6 & under are free. The show proceeds will be donated to charity. Aug 17 Fri 2018 Buffalo Pinball Summer Open ’18 @ Sandy Beach Yacht Club Tickets Aug 17 – Aug 19 all-day At the Buffalo Pinball Summer Open 2018, players will compete for cash prizes, trophies, points toward the annual Stern Pro Circuit standings and World Pinball Player Ranking points in this IFPA-endorsed event. The event will consist of four tournaments: A single, main tournament (qualifying Friday and Saturday, finals Sunday), two classics tournaments (one Friday, one Saturday), and a women’s tournament (Sunday). The tournaments are open to people of all skill levels. On the shore of the Niagara River, the Sandy Beach Yacht Club will provide a one-of-a-kind setting for this year’s tournament — just five miles from the brink of Niagara Falls. Aug 25 Sat 2018 UKPinfest @ Mercure Daventry Court Hotel Tickets Aug 25 – Aug 26 all-day The UK’s new national pinball show takes place in the familiar surroundings of the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel which previously hosted the UK Pinball Party. More than 100 machines are promised, including the new Thunderbirds Are Go from Homepin and the custom Kill Bill game from Dennis Van de Pas. VIP-only sessions are held on Friday and Saturday evenings, and a tournament is also planned. Canadian National Exhibition Pinball Championship @ Canadian National Exhibition Tickets Aug 25 – Aug 26 all-day Back by popular demand! For the second year in a row, the CNE’s middle weekend will be home to the CNE Gaming Garage! The CNE Gaming Garage is the place to play and watch eSports and Pinball. Visitors can compete alongside players of all skill levels for the chance to win a cash prize. The Gaming Garage space will also include Video Game Developers and Exhibitors, a Tabletop Games for CNE visitors to play their favourite board game, and much more! Sep 7 Fri 2018 Vancouver FlipOut Expo @ Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre Tickets Sep 7 – Sep 9 all-day Sep 13 Thu 2018 Pinball Palooza @ To Be Announced Tickets Sep 13 – Sep 16 all-day Pinball Expo co-organiser Rob Berk new show in Schaumburg promises seminars, tournaments, vendors, free-play games, and much more. Exact location and show details to be announced. Oct 5 Fri 2018 IFPA MIDSOMMAR OPEN 2018 @ Bulls & Balls Fulda Tickets Oct 5 – Oct 7 all-day Four full tournaments over three days – Warm-Up, Classic, PinGolf and 5-Strike Knockout – plus a Midnigh Madness tournament from midnight until 5am on Sunday morning. A current maximum of 70 entrants, with priority given to those registering for all three days. Entry cost is €25 for one day, €50 for two and €60 for all three days. Buffet meal is €10 per day. Midnight Madness is €5 entry with €2 re-buys. Friday 17:00 Admission and registration 18:00 Start “Warm up Tournament” 00:00 End “Warm up Tournament” and final 01:00 bar closes (plus/minus, decided then the tavern) Saturday 09:30 Admission and registration and award ceremony 10:00 Start “PinGolf” and “Classic Torunament” 14:00 Lunch break (machines will be switched off) 18:00 End of preliminary round “PinGolf” and start of finals “PinGolf” 20:00 End of preliminary round “Classic Tournament”; Start finals after finals “PinGolf” or earlier if no player overlap 23:00 End of both tournaments and award ceremony 00:00 Start “Hackdicht und Rotzevoll Midnight Madness” 05:00 End of preliminary round “Hackdicht and Rotzevoll Midnight Madness” and start final 06:00 End tournament and close Sunday 09:30 Admission and registration 10:00 Start “5-Strike-Knockout Tournament” 13:00 lunch break (machines will be switched off) 18:00 End of preliminary round “5-Strike-Knockout Tournament” and start final 20:00 Tournaments and bar closes Oct 12 Fri 2018 Pin-a-Go-Go @ Dixon Fairgrounds Tickets Oct 12 – Oct 14 all-day This annual event has long been supported by pinball enthusiasts from all over Northern California and helps local youth charities. Many people bring their pinball machines to share, the organizers and volunteers are not paid to put on the show, we spread pinball joy and everyone benefits! Oct 17 Wed 2018 34th Pinball Expo @ Westin Chicago North Shore Tickets Oct 17 – Oct 21 all-day NOTE: DATES AND LOCATION ARE NOT YET CONFIRMED – DON’T BOOK ANYTHING YET. Stern Pinball factory tour, seminars, banquet, tournaments, vendors, large games room, exhibits and much more. Nov 9 Fri 2018 Chicagoland Show @ Pheasant Run Resort Tickets Nov 9 all-day Mar 22 Fri 2019 Texas Pinball Festival @ Embassy Suites Tickets Mar 22 – Mar 24 all-day May 3 Fri 2019 German Pinball Open @ Feierwerk Tickets May 3 – May 5 all-day The third major pinball event in Munich since those in 2003 & 2006. More Information coming soon. June 2018 – May 2019 Jun 2018 – May 2019 Subscribe Add to Timely Calendar Add to Google Add to Outlook Add to Apple Calendar Add to other calendar Export to XML
