Part of Bergen Pinball Open 2025!
Tournament is capped at 72 players
Registration is required
Remember to get your ticket after registering on the website!

Friday
> Qualification: 18:00-00:00

Saturday
> Qualification: 09:00 - 12:00
> Playoffs: 15:30 - 17:30

Sunday
> Finals: 12:00-17:00


Format

Friday
> Qualification

As many rounds as possible within time frame with head-to-head match
play. Last round 23:55. Qualifications continues on Saturday 09:00.


Saturday
> Qualifications continues 09:00:12:00

As many rounds as possible within time frame with head-to-head match
play. Last round 11:45. Top 32 players advances to playoffs.

Tiebreaker:
If several players are on the same score after last round, there will be
a tiebreaker on one game (one game 3 balls) for the playoff. A 2-4
player, or also if there are more than 4 players tied for the playoff,
the tiebreaker will be played in the order of the Match Play generated
ties; the last seeded player starting the first game.

> Playoff 13:00-14:30

32 players in 8 groups play one round of group matchplay, best of 3
games.

The 8 highest ranked players from the qualification chooses one of the
available banks from the 3-bank setup in seeding order for their group.
The order of players for the first game is determined from their seeding
from the qualification, the highest ranked player has the player order
choice. The winner of the first game has player order choice for the
next game. Scoring 4-2-1-0.
The two best players from each group advances.

> Quarterfinal 15:30:17:50

16 Players in 4 groups in one round of group matchplay, best of 5 games.


The 4 highest ranked players from qualification chooses different banks
from available banks from the 5-bank setup. The highest ranked player
from the qualifications, chooses bank first and starts the first game
aso. The winner of the first game chooses the order for the next game.
Scoring 7-5-3-1.
The two best players from each group advances.


Sunday
> Semifinal 11:00 - 14:00

8 Players in two groups one round of group matchplay, best of 5 games.

The highest seeded player in each group from the qualifications chooses
the 5th (last) game from one of the available games in the category
banks (A,B,C,D,E). The second highest seeded players in each group
chooses the 4th game from a different category bank aso. Each category
bank can only be chosen once. Lastly the highest seeded player from the
qualifications chooses the first game and and has to start this game.
The order of the other players for the first game is determined from
their seeding from the qualifications: the highest ranked player has the
order choice. The winner of the first game has the player order choice
for the next game. Scoring 7-5-3-1.
The two best players from each group advances.

> Finals 14:00 - 17:30

The advancing 4 players plays one round of group matchplay, best of 5
games. The seeding is calculated from the total points from the
quarterfinal and semifinal. The highest seeded player chooses the 5th
(last) game from one of the available games in the category banks
(A,B,C,D,E). The second seeded player chooses the 4th game from a
different category bank aso. Each category bank can only be chosen once.
The highest seeded player chooses the first game and and must start the
first game. The player order choice for the other players for the first
game is determined from their seeding from the quarterfinal and
semifinal. The winner of the first game has the player order choice for
the next game.

The winner of the BPO-main is the player with the most points.
Congratulations!