Inaugural IFPA European Pinball Championship field is set!

For the 2014-15 season, the IFPA launched the European Championship Series. 1136 players participated in the 17 ECS events held throughout the year.

While nearly 600 players from the US and Canada will be battling in their various States and Provinces on February 7th, we can't forget about the 32 players that will be competing to become the first ever IFPA European Pinball Champion.

Here are the first round matchups:

1 Daniele Celestino Acciari – 32 Dirk Klaver
2 Michael Trepp – 31 Roland Schwarz
3 Robert Sutter – 30 Greg Mott
4 Roberto Pedroni – 29 Cesare D'Atri
5 Paul Jongma – 28 Giuseppe Violante
6 Franck Bona – 27 Martin Ayub
7 Markus Stix – 26 Marcus Hugosson
8 Lukasz Romanowski – 25 Levente Tregova
9 Jorian Engelbrektsson – 24 Helena Walter
10 David Mainwaring – 23 Philippe Bocquet
11 Norman Heikamp – 22 Jérémy Reynaud
12 Jonas Johansson – 21 Ramon Richard
13 Peter Blakemore – 20 Jan Anders Nilsson
14 Olli-Mikko Ojamies 19 Albert Nomden
15 Linus Persson – 18 Gabriel Ortiz
16 Marcin Krysinski – 17 Martin Janczyk

Besides the prestigious title on the line, those players not yet qualified for the IFPA12 World Pinball Championship will be competing to earn one of the two Satellite Spots available.

We're also excited to announce that the ECS will be back for the 2015-16 season. Details about the ECS can be found HERE.