IFPA Italy Championship Series – Official Rules
Rules:
1. Summary
The IFPA Italian Championship Series (IFPA ICS) is an annual pinball competition where the
qualification is done from January 1st till December 15. All results of the IFPA recognized
tournaments held in Italy are considered for the qualification of the IFPA Italian Championship
Series Final. At the beginning of the next calendar year the Final will be played by the 32 best
players from the qualification and the champion is appointed.
2. Competition Details
2.1. Qualification
Unlike most tournaments where the qualification process takes place over a couple of days at the
tournament site, qualifying for the IFPA ICS Finals is based on results from all of the IFPA
endorsed tournaments held in Italy.
Qualifying for the IFPA ICS Finals is based on results from January 1st to December 15th. The
cutline will be determined after the registration deadline.
In the event that any players are tied with the same amount of IFPA ICS ranking points, we will
look at the overall WPPR rank of those players.
If any of the top 32 players are unable to participate, vacant places will be made available for the
next best players who qualified in places 32+.
Everyone who is qualified for the tournament and has a registered IFPA profile can participate (no
limitation based on nationality). It is the player’s responsibility to make sure they have an email
address on file with the IFPA, or they run the risk of not being contacted for participation in the
IFPA ICS Finals. Please fill out an IFPA profile to ensure we have a way to contact you. If you see
a green check within your profile information on your IFPA profile page, it means we do have a
registered email address on file for you.
2.2. Scoring
For each player, the total sum of WPPR scores received for the tournaments count toward the
IFPA ICS.
2.3. Fees
The entry fee for each event is determined by the organizers.
The entry fee for the IFPA ICS Finals is 20 € per participant (plus an additional location fee).
The proceeds will go towards the IFPA ICS Finals organization and the IFPA World Cup
registration fee for both Country Exemption spots.
2.4. Seeding
Once all participants are finalized, the players will be seeded based on their ICS rankings position
at December 15th of that calendar year. In the event that any players are tied with the same
amount of ICS WPPR points, we will look at the overall WPPR rank of those players as of
December 15th of that calendar year.
2.5. Finals Format
Depending on the host location and how many machines will be available, a suitable playing format
for the finals will be chosen (this will be communicated ahead of time).
3. Prizes
3.1 IFPA Italian Pinball Champion
First Place will receive the title “IFPA Italian Pinball Champion”. This title remains in effect until the
next annual IFPA ICS, or will expire after two years if the IFPA ICS is discontinued.
3.2 IFPA EPC
One IFPA EPC spot will be made available. This spot will go to the highest finisher at that IFPA
ICS Finals who did not already qualify for the IFPA EPC through the regular qualifying process (no
limitation based on nationality). We will move down the list as needed to fill the spot should players
decline.
3.3 IFPA World Pinball Championship
One IFPA World Pinball Championship spot will be made available. The Country Exemption Spot
#2 will go the the highest finisher at the IFPA ICS Finals, that isn’t already qualified through the
Country Exemption Spot #1 or the At-Large field process. Any player that received an invitation to
register for the IFPA World Pinball Championships and declined that invitation will still be eligible
for this Country Exemption spot.
4. Malfunctions and Rulings
Anything not covered here will be ruled according to the official IFPA rules:
5. Registration
All players who took part in the ICS will receive an email at the end of the season with details on
how to register for the final.
It is the player’s responsibility to make sure they have an email address on file with the IFPA, or
they run the risk of not being contacted for participation in the IFPA ICS Finals. Please fill out an
IFPA profile to ensure we have a way to contact you. If you see a green check within your profile
information on your IFPA profile page, it means we do have a registered email address on file for
you.
The IFPA Italy Championship Series was devised by: https://www.flipperitalia.it
E-mail address for inquiries: [email protected]
