International Flipper Pinball Association!

PU-Battle 2025

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Dec 28, 2025 to Dec 30, 2025

Location
Bünde, NRW, Germany

Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Viggo Löwgren	155.26	5	1768.64		1768.64 -> 1806.22	63.62 -> 64.02
2	Wilfred Johnsen	134.31	43	1866.57	43 -> 39	1866.57 -> 1893.82	38.02 -> 39.39	51 -> 41
3	Lukas Ott	122.30	21	1895.48	21 -> 17	1895.48 -> 1912.94	51.09 -> 51.83	18 -> 16
4	Axel Vercauteren	112.68	41	1746.36	41 -> 38	1746.36 -> 1775.74	38.54 -> 39.22	45 -> 40
6	Tobias Wagemann	97.30	1209	1599.68	1209 -> 733	1599.68 -> 1641.66	22.23 -> 26.74
6	Daan Rosvelds	97.30	167	1656.21	167 -> 140	1656.21 -> 1690.41	31.32 -> 32.39	153 -> 128
6	Hugo Ritter	97.30	99	1811.07	99 -> 91	1811.07 -> 1824.49	31.84 -> 32.11	94 -> 87
6	Rakesh Kanhai	97.30	421	1554.56	421 -> 309	1554.56 -> 1605.61	13.79 -> 14.63
12	Philippe Craul	66.31	215	1628.59	215 -> 203	1628.59 -> 1654.47	26.83 -> 27.2	201 -> 187
12	Niels Zera'at Kariefard	66.31	643	1480.73	643 -> 512	1480.73 -> 1533.79	14.64 -> 15.96
12	Dirk Elzholz	66.31	554	1597.09	554 -> 452	1597.09 -> 1627.82	27.69 -> 28.32
12	Andreas Geis	66.31	2642	1543.07	2642 -> 1646	1543.07 -> 1582.46	16.21 -> 18.95
12	Hervé Pierru	66.31	170	1577.54	170 -> 154	1577.54 -> 1611.12	18.35 -> 18.73	237 -> 234
12	Denis Ritter	66.31	564	1534.59	564 -> 477	1534.59 -> 1575.51	12.43 -> 12.95
12	Levente Tregova	66.31	892	1722.54	892 -> 716	1722.54 -> 1729.73	37.77 -> 36.23
12	Bart Volman	66.31	66	1783.23	66 -> 64	1783.23 -> 1783.31	35.92 -> 36.01	67 -> 65
20	Wim Lootens	41.93	1753	1521.32	1753 -> 1369	1521.32 -> 1548.93	11.6 -> 12.72
20	Daniel Wroblewski	41.93	1931	1471.56	1931 -> 1515	1471.56 -> 1509.55	8.27 -> 9.22
20	Sebastian Merget	41.93	1967	1427.36	1967 -> 1516	1427.36 -> 1473.77	6.81 -> 7.55
20	Ivan Gluschko	41.93	2396	1545.01	2396 -> 1775	1545.01 -> 1568.14	12.77 -> 14.21
20	Jens Flügge	41.93	4974	1708.87	4974 -> 3117	1708.87 -> 1698.07	48.48 -> 37.28
20	Raphael Granzow	41.93	1296	1462.37	1296 -> 1048	1462.37 -> 1502.43	10.21 -> 10.98
20	Yvan Raets	41.93	1582	1467.74	1582 -> 1275	1467.74 -> 1506.57	8.79 -> 9.26
20	Jens Schmidt	41.93	1803	1437.91	1803 -> 1386	1437.91 -> 1483.5	13.11 -> 14.38
25	Koen De Neve	32.04	2924	1388.39	2924 -> 2266	1388.39 -> 1435.17	7.18 -> 8.44
26	Stefan Herold	30.41	255	1646.20	255 -> 249	1646.20 -> 1632.89	23.75 -> 23.65	0 -> 235
27	Alexander Bienzeisler	28.88	3601	1480.44	3601 -> 2723	1480.44 -> 1503.79	10.15 -> 11.03
28	Eberhard Hattemer	27.44	161	1505.13	161 -> 162	1505.13 -> 1523.74	22.76 -> 22.55	187 -> 188
29	Carsten Wieske	26.10	686	1494.43	686 -> 635	1494.43 -> 1512.98	9.77 -> 9.92
30	Julian Zahs	24.83	511	1662.05	511 -> 484	1662.05 -> 1636.22	36.12 -> 34.4
31	Stefan Hänsch	23.65	1849	1392.47	1849 -> 1600	1392.47 -> 1435.9	8.41 -> 8.77
32	Stefanie Tesch	22.53	2601	1366.80	2601 -> 2216	1366.80 -> 1412.87	6.64 -> 7.13
33	Peter Schmidt	21.50	1284	1474.55	1284 -> 1167	1474.55 -> 1490.85	16.64 -> 16.5
34	Mike Christiansen DEN	20.52	116	1569.70		1569.70 -> 1558.66	19.71 -> 19.61	208 -> 209
35	Jürgen Zwilling	19.60	4773	1340.56	4773 -> 3834	1340.56 -> 1390.15	7.78 -> 8.43
36	Kevin Sultana	18.75	2709	1454.88	2709 -> 2385	1454.88 -> 1473.28	5.97 -> 6.25
37	Niklas Ott	17.94	489	1607.22	489 -> 481	1607.22 -> 1581.05	13.76 -> 13.68
38	Mathias Jäger	17.20	1153	1454.85	1153 -> 1100	1454.85 -> 1470.09	12.66 -> 12.6
39	Dirk Teuffert	16.50	2224	1529.56	2224 -> 1999	1529.56 -> 1526.16	22.24 -> 19.98
40	Jürgen Schmitz	15.85	1506	1531.63	1506 -> 1414	1531.63 -> 1523.26	13.81 -> 13.61
41	Rob Overdijk	15.24	387	1560.10	387 -> 383	1560.10 -> 1540.85	17.63 -> 17.37
42	Silas Lindlahr	14.68	1680	1546.71	1680 -> 1564	1546.71 -> 1530.33	18.07 -> 17.07
43	Chris Dröden	14.15	1509	1556.66	1509 -> 1403	1556.66 -> 1533.59	11.32 -> 11.17
44	Patrick Pehrs	13.66	1243	1487.31	1243 -> 1219	1487.31 -> 1482.79	11.09 -> 11.02
45	Timo Wemhöner	13.20	1148	1485.56	1148 -> 1081	1485.56 -> 1489.3	14.32 -> 13.85
46	Benoit Redsand	12.78	4677	1371.34	4677 -> 4048	1371.34 -> 1404.25	4.48 -> 4.89
47	Dominique De Cock	12.39	339	1713.29	339 -> 340	1713.29 -> 1651.45	19.65 -> 19.32
48	Marcus Liebig	12.03	4408	1419.74	4408 -> 3854	1419.74 -> 1433.1	17.34 -> 14.41
49	Wolfgang Dieken	11.69	3443	1434.64	3443 -> 3062	1434.64 -> 1442.51	11.47 -> 10.77
50	Jürgen Gärtner	11.37	60966	1462.13	60966 -> 11245	1462.13 -> 1459.54	0 -> 7.32
51	Guido Ehrmann	11.08	1519	1567.45	1519 -> 1514	1567.45 -> 1535.23	17.09 -> 16.57
52	Alexander Wittke	10.82	3105	1338.99	3105 -> 2865	1338.99 -> 1368.98	6.98 -> 6.98
53	Till Kolbe	10.57	409	1490.20	409 -> 412	1490.20 -> 1488.89	14.65 -> 14.45
54	Sebastian Eiselin	10.34	868	1497.49	868 -> 869	1497.49 -> 1491.76	11.18 -> 11.06
55	Albert Medaillon	10.12	324	1562.85	324 -> 325	1562.85 -> 1539.8	18.48 -> 18.2
56	Louis Hänsch	9.93	1093	1473.47	1093 -> 1069	1473.47 -> 1472.72	13.6 -> 13.22
57	Helen de Haan-Verbeek	9.75	487	1459.80	487 -> 489	1459.80 -> 1459.75	9.43 -> 9.37
58	Sascha Klenke	9.57	806	1307.80	806 -> 787	1307.80 -> 1350.22	11.81 -> 11.67
59	Philipp Unger	9.41	520	1537.69	520 -> 522	1537.69 -> 1516.34	17.57 -> 17.29
60	Olaf Bennühr	9.26	1601	1506.90	1601 -> 1583	1506.90 -> 1493.76	7.36 -> 7.31
61	Thomas Harscheidt	9.13	5310	1373.23	5310 -> 4679	1373.23 -> 1393.57	6.74 -> 6.59
62	Hakim Boudaoud	8.99	11580	1480.29	11580 -> 8628	1480.29 -> 1473.15	8.47 -> 6.99
63	Philipp Segler	8.87	2526	1583.88	2526 -> 2383	1583.88 -> 1547.25	18.48 -> 16.47
64	Julius Wittke	8.74	2807	1442.90	2807 -> 2655	1442.90 -> 1443.56	7.65 -> 7.49
65	Michiel Arts	8.64	1053	1452.26	1053 -> 1043	1452.26 -> 1449.7	10.09 -> 9.96
66	Cinthya Messiaen	8.52	4687	1314.89	4687 -> 4296	1314.89 -> 1349.72	3.59 -> 3.72
67	Björn Geyer	8.41	3496	1317.39	3496 -> 3255	1317.39 -> 1354.27	6.18 -> 6.11
68	Matthias Flügge	8.30	3888	1461.51	3888 -> 3601	1461.51 -> 1455.25	6.71 -> 6.6
69	Guido Christiansen	8.19	593	1396.09	593 -> 594	1396.09 -> 1408.87	13.07 -> 12.93
70	Benjamin Zwietasch	8.09	2257	1533.63	2257 -> 2150	1533.63 -> 1508.91	14.08 -> 13.13
71	Yuna Rohde	7.98	2542	1361.00	2542 -> 2405	1361.00 -> 1382.77	5.89 -> 5.84
72	David Christian Oostdam	7.87	2087	1409.42	2087 -> 2016	1409.42 -> 1417.66	9.8 -> 9.38
73	Niek de Kleine	7.76	52752	987.39	52752 -> 13172	987.39 -> 1309.09	0.63 -> 4.31
74	Carsten Helmke	7.66	7207	1358.93	7207 -> 6226	1358.93 -> 1376.03	9.49 -> 8.09
75	Fredrik Löwgren	7.55	430	1446.06	430 -> 433	1446.06 -> 1442.01	10.56 -> 10.52
76	Max Birk	7.44	6947	1525.46	6947 -> 6055	1525.46 -> 1495.93	28.05 -> 14.15
77	Sven Göttsche	7.33	7224	1484.57	7224 -> 6373	1484.57 -> 1467.5	10.63 -> 8.95
78	Ronaldo hordies	7.22	3113	1319.25	3113 -> 2996	1319.25 -> 1346.38	4.89 -> 4.88
79	Bettina Kykebusch	7.12	3196	1451.41	3196 -> 3036	1451.41 -> 1444.92	6.6 -> 6.52
80	Thomas Doepelheuer	7.01	4094	1343.84	4094 -> 3833	1343.84 -> 1367.08	8.45 -> 8
81	Martijn Van Amsterdam	6.90	498	1503.75	498 -> 502	1503.75 -> 1479.05	17.54 -> 17.18
82	Ben Moser	6.79	179	1677.81		1677.81 -> 1606.71	23.01 -> 22.73	188 -> 192
83	Timo Stigler	6.68	3258	1361.03	3258 -> 3086	1361.03 -> 1374.11	5.77 -> 5.65
84	Pierre Jahic	6.58	2481	1498.78	2481 -> 2399	1498.78 -> 1472.5	13.08 -> 12.24
85	Frank Linden	6.47	4051	1368.79	4051 -> 3797	1368.79 -> 1378.88	9.39 -> 8.52
86	Barbara Sprenger	6.36	4449	1378.88	4449 -> 4172	1378.88 -> 1386.46	5.46 -> 5.36
87	Frank Frohn	6.25	1202	1520.38	1202 -> 1188	1520.38 -> 1486.67	12.33 -> 11.77
88	Rüdiger Hartmann	6.15	4291	1289.46	4291 -> 4076	1289.46 -> 1321.05	3.83 -> 3.84
89	Christoph Granzow	6.04	2663	1366.29	2663 -> 2627	1366.29 -> 1375.2	5.71 -> 5.64
90	Helge Zörner	5.93	2681	1324.76	2681 -> 2625	1324.76 -> 1344.9	3.8 -> 3.8
91	Eden Boudaoud	5.82	42426	1070.86	42426 -> 14593	1070.86 -> 1277.51	2.11 -> 3.64
92	Dirk Rohde	5.71	2441	1395.15	2441 -> 2437	1395.15 -> 1394.12	7.52 -> 7.36
93	Marcello Benstein	5.61	8201	1279.12	8201 -> 7307	1279.12 -> 1310.11	4.01 -> 3.93
94	Andreas Kopp	5.50	2242	1561.72	2242 -> 2204	1561.72 -> 1511.76	22.21 -> 19.19
95	Kurt Louwie	5.39	67	1586.29		1586.29 -> 1528.15	27.84 -> 27.52
96	Hans-Joachim Meyer	5.28	3130	1484.72	3130 -> 3010	1484.72 -> 1455.78	13.67 -> 11.8
97	Michael Wahn	5.18	7757	1364.54	7757 -> 6959	1364.54 -> 1370.22	4.17 -> 4
98	Eike Rothauge	5.07	7470	1418.28	7470 -> 6752	1418.28 -> 1407.8	13.98 -> 9.09
99	ralf de kleine	4.96	2581	1371.33	2581 -> 2535	1371.33 -> 1373.51	5.78 -> 5.63
100	Jens Grützner	4.85	20628	1275.03	20628 -> 13704	1275.03 -> 1304.46	5.09 -> 3.57
101	Thomas Tessun	4.74	4935	1329.31	4935 -> 4678	1329.31 -> 1343.67	6.84 -> 6.36
102	Timm Tesch	4.64	1675	1506.48	1675 -> 1677	1506.48 -> 1467.55	8.33 -> 8.05
103	Sven Lathwesen	4.53	1398	1446.27	1398 -> 1396	1446.27 -> 1421.82	11.26 -> 10.75
104	John Stals	4.42	3644	1253.09	3644 -> 3515	1253.09 -> 1286.75	4.85 -> 4.72
105	Michael Bachmann	4.31	28019	1079.75	28019 -> 15424	1079.75 -> 1257.11	2.42 -> 2.71
106	Dirk Potesta	4.20	8854	1352.57	8854 -> 7967	1352.57 -> 1355.47	4.48 -> 4.02
107	Olaf Hötger	4.10	15726	1380.88	15726 -> 12396	1380.88 -> 1375.62	6 -> 3.81
108	Tom Altenbach	3.99	4794	1384.39	4794 -> 4568	1384.39 -> 1376.09	5.1 -> 4.83
109	Robert Johnsen	3.88	2989	1439.20	2989 -> 2937	1439.20 -> 1413.66	6.43 -> 6.18
110	Michael Weidner	3.77	1419	1421.17	1419 -> 1406	1421.17 -> 1399.56	9.86 -> 9.4
111	Dirk Witteweg	3.67	5721	1385.67	5721 -> 5534	1385.67 -> 1374.12	8.41 -> 7.62
112	Jan Seijkens	3.56	6576	1331.10	6576 -> 6288	1331.10 -> 1334.64	3.43 -> 3.35
113	Ralf Treuherz	3.45	18246	978.63	18246 -> 14010	978.63 -> 1098.08	1.4 -> 1.73
114	Mathilde Burhenne	3.34	11771	1167.01	11771 -> 10370	1167.01 -> 1210.84	2.29 -> 2.25
115	Sascha Elsner	3.23	8897	1205.30	8897 -> 8367	1205.30 -> 1235.67	3.03 -> 2.94
116	Maximilian Bösel	3.13	3259	1414.07	3259 -> 3261	1414.07 -> 1381.8	6.75 -> 6.47
117	Marion Überschaer	3.02	9321	1347.71	9321 -> 8577	1347.71 -> 1330.95	4.26 -> 3.71
118	Michael Nau	2.91	3187	1330.87		1330.87 -> 1318.15	5.47 -> 5.28
119	Tobias Natt	2.80	15549	1333.92	15549 -> 13130	1333.92 -> 1306.85	7.25 -> 3.5
120	Stefan Lange	2.70	5501	1378.50	5501 -> 5356	1378.50 -> 1345.86	5.49 -> 5.03
121	Kristina Wisskamp	2.59	11103	1255.79	11103 -> 10249	1255.79 -> 1255.05	4.29 -> 3.62
122	Hartmut Dieken	2.48	7336	1360.57	7336 -> 6988	1360.57 -> 1328.27	4.7 -> 4.06
123	Volker Behn	2.37	10195	1329.68	10195 -> 9444	1329.68 -> 1305.55	3 -> 2.66
124	Micky Schröder	2.26	5100	1382.70	5100 -> 4947	1382.70 -> 1343.87	5.57 -> 5.02
125	Mathijs van Loo	2.16	2619	1371.55	2619 -> 2610	1371.55 -> 1332.58	5.83 -> 5.57
126	Dirk Wittke	2.05	5834	1274.19	5834 -> 5747	1274.19 -> 1258.71	4.17 -> 3.91
127	Andrea Ehrmann	1.94	2671	1417.19	2671 -> 2675	1417.19 -> 1362.18	6.88 -> 6.57
128	Dirk Dröden	1.83	1770	1454.94	1770 -> 1797	1454.94 -> 1387.34	8.14 -> 7.88
129	Thomas Behr	1.73	3421	1388.09	3421 -> 3409	1388.09 -> 1333.48	4.72 -> 4.53
130	Petra Patzwald	1.62	11061	1206.20	11061 -> 10427	1206.20 -> 1195.39	4.22 -> 3.26
131	Marc Twiehaus	1.51	5682	1297.13	5682 -> 5659	1297.13 -> 1260.36	2.39 -> 2.31
132	Iris Tessun	1.40	10446	1240.32	10446 -> 9996	1240.32 -> 1215.25	2.51 -> 2.2
133	Gabi Schmeichel	1.29	5607	1289.63	5607 -> 5609	1289.63 -> 1250.76	2.62 -> 2.56
134	Nance Seijkens	1.19	4356	1314.43	4356 -> 4363	1314.43 -> 1268.46	2.78 -> 2.7
135	Rüdiger Michaelis	1.08	9720	1254.54	9720 -> 9416	1254.54 -> 1217.56	4.93 -> 3.72
136	Patrick Gadecki	0.97	2818	1429.97	2818 -> 2817	1429.97 -> 1350.81	7.53 -> 6.91
137	Maik Rog	0.86	6747	1275.38	6747 -> 6749	1275.38 -> 1227.81	4.11 -> 3.75
138	Dune Boudaoud	0.75	45463	1023.38	45463 -> 27833	1023.38 -> 1011.57	1.65 -> 0.56
139	Carsten Woyde	0.65	18355	1225.74	18355 -> 17156	1225.74 -> 1172.33	3.36 -> 1.55
140	Michael Kykebusch	0.54	11100	1171.92	11100 -> 10984	1171.92 -> 1136.86	2.86 -> 2.39
141	Mehmet Power	0.43	25720	1136.93	25720 -> 23309	1136.93 -> 1069.17	2.57 -> 0.8
142	Cora Gutzeit	0.32	15422	1162.36	15422 -> 15090	1162.36 -> 1122.01	2.25 -> 1.47
143	Sarah Van Adorp	0.22	12422	1252.46	12422 -> 12320	1252.46 -> 1191.52	1.74 -> 1.41
144	Stephan Glahs	0.11	18704	1115.53	18704 -> 18478	1115.53 -> 1073.93	2.88 -> 1.22

Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.

Additional Details

Address

Pinball Universe Boschstr. 51 32257 Bünde Germany

Registration Opens
November 17, 2025

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

180

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Single Elimination

Overall

One of the biggest pinball tournaments in Europe is back!

After the great success of the PU-Battle in 2017 + 2018 + 2019, this tournament will make its comeback at Pinball Universe in 2025.

Detailed information about PU-Battle 2025 will be shown and permanently updated here:
https://www.pinballevents.de/PU/PU-Battle

This will be an "IFPA certified+" event with a TGP of 200%, an additional event booster of 150% and we expect 180 participants.
This combination guarantees many WPPR points for the participants.

The tournament mode will be a 40 rounds head-to-head qualifying (balanced pairings) from Sunday evening until Tuesday midday, followed by a final of the top 24 players in an Best-of-5 head-to-head final in IFPA style.

Registration:
Sales Phase 1 (from May 23, 2025 – from 10:00 PM): 90 tickets – open sale (first come, first serve)
Sales Phase 2 (from June 16, 2025 – from 1:00 PM): 60 tickets – open sale (first come, first serve)
Sales Phase 3 (from November 1, 2025 – from 1:00 PM): 21 tickets – country start spots for players not yet registered (one start spot per country for the strongest player not yet registered; any remaining tickets will be allocated to the strongest players on this registration list based on IFPA rankings from November 18, 2025).
9 Tickets are reserved for organizers/stuff/crew

Are you strong enough to join the PU-Battle 2025?

https://www.pinballevents.de/PU/PU-Battle

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Eines der größten Flipperturniere Europas ist zurück!

Nach den großen Erfolgen des PU-Battle in 2017 + 2018 + 2019 wird dieses Turnier bei Pinball Universe in 2025 sein Comeback feiern.

Detailierte Informationen zum Turnier und Aktualisierungen dazu findet ihr hier:
https://www.pinballevents.de/PU/PU-Battle

Es wird ein "IFPA certified+" Turnier mit einem TGP von 200%, einem Event Booster von 150% und erwarteten 180 Teilnehmern werden.
Dies garantiert hohe WPPR Punkte für die Teilnehmer.

Der Turniermodus wird eine 40 Runden head-to-head Qualifikation (balanced pairings) von Sonntagabend bis Dienstagmittag sein, gefolgt von einem Finale der Top 24 Spieler in einem Best-of-5 head-to-head Finale im IFPA style.

Registrierung:
Verkaufsphase 1 (ab. 23.05.25 - ab 22:00 Uhr): 90 Tickets - freier Verkauf (first come, first serve)
Verkaufsphase 2 (ab. 16.06.25 - ab 13:00 Uhr): 60 Tickets - freier Verkauf (first come, first serve)
Verkaufsphase 3 (ab 01.11.25 - ab 13:00 Uhr): 21 Tickets - Länderstartplätze für noch nicht registrierte Spieler (1 Startplatz pro Land für den stärksten bislang noch nicht registrierten Spieler, ggf. übrige Tickets werden an die stärksten Spieler dieser Anmeldeliste vergeben - IFPA rankings vom 18.11.2025).

Bist Du stark genug für den PU-Battle 2025?

https://www.pinballevents.de/PU/PU-Battle

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 51.76
TGP 200%
Event Booster 150%
Tour Value 155.26

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 10.00
Ratings Strength 9.76
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 144
Rated Players 135

Player Locations

Germany 101
Netherlands 16
Belgium 8
Switzerland 6
Denmark 4
France 4
Sweden 2
Malta 1
Spain 1
Canada 1

Age Distribution

12-18 5
19-25 7
26-35 4
35-45 13
45-55 37
56-65 31