2024 IFPA German Pinball Champion is crowned
The finals of the German Championship Series 2024 were held at Freeplay.ruhr in Herten, Germany, this weekend.
64 players from all over Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Poland and France battled through 20 rounds of Group Matchplay qualification followed by 8 player Group Elimination play-off finals. There was a lot at stake: the title of the IFPA German Pinball Champion, 200% TGP plus 150% event booster, a Play-In Exemption spot for Germany at the IFPA20 World Championship and a ticket to the 2024 ECS Finals.
Axel Vercauteren from Belgium won the title of “2024 IFPA German Pinball Champion” having fought a tight final battle ahead of Johannes Ostermeier from Germany, Paul Jongma from the Netherlands and Stefan Herold from Germany.
Stefan Herold won the 2nd country exemption spot to represent Germany in the IFPA20 World Championship at Flippnic in Austria.
Nico Wicke, finishing in 6th position, won the ticket for the 2024 ECS Finals in Middelkerke giving him a chance to battle for the last European spot at IFPA20.
You can follow the action at both the ECS Finals and IFPA20 on JDL Pinball streaming channel.
We wish everyone a good start to the 2025 Championship Series season.
