Saturday, 31.01.26
Admission 10:00 a.m., start 10:30 a.m. Late entry, 11:00 a.m., possible.
40 rounds of Max Matchplay (if not completed by 22:30, the remaining rounds will be played on Sunday)
In order to advance faster, the better-placed player in the IFPA ranking always plays player 2. A list of participants according to IFPA rank will be posted!
The best 24 will advance (with at least 48 participants).
The first 8 will receive a bye. For both there will be tye-breaker one one machine.

Sunday 01.02. Admission 10:00, start 10:30.
Final A- and B-Division 24 players each. The same rules apply for both divisions. (The B-Division has no influence on the IFPA ranking)
B-Division final of the best 24 players who have not qualified for the best 24 and are also ranked below the top 3,000 in the world.
In the event of a tie, the byes and the top 24 will play a play-off on a pinball machine. Final eight: Places 9-24 will play their opponents from 1-8 in groups of 4 on 3 devices PAPA scoring 4-2-1-0 .
The best placed player in the preliminary round chooses a pinball machine from the available pinball machines. In the 2nd game, the 2nd-placed player in the preliminary round chooses an available pinball machine. In the 3rd game, the third-placed player in the preliminary round. A player may only choose each pinball machine once in the final rounds!
Quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals are again played in groups of 4 according to the same rules as before