Ladies and gentlemen,

General information about the tournament: Maximum number of players: 48

We grant five free spots to the following players (subject to their confirmation):

1. IFPA 14 World Champion - Raymond Davidson
2. PAPA 2017 World Champion - Escher Lefkoff
3. EPC 2016 Champion - Jorian Engelbrektsson
4. MPFF 2017 Champion - Martin Ayub
5. PPC 2015 Champion - Daniele Celestino Acciari

We also introduce countdown spots that give the player an extra discount* to the registration fee according to the following formula:
1st to register and pay: 10 Eur discount
2nd to register and pay: 9 Eur discount
3rd to register and pay: 8 Eur discount
...
10th to register and pay: 1 Eur discount
* free spots players are exempt from the above

So if you are fast enough you may grab some prize way before the event starts!

Machines: WOZ 75th LE, Hobbit Smaug Gold LE, Medieval Madness RLE and/or similar (*) & around 30 machines (the list will be posted later)

Schedule (draft):
8.09 16:00 - 20:00 (optional) - pastime activities, free plays on all machines available (including WOZ, Hobbit, MM RLE); 20:00-0:00 start of classic and additional tournaments qualifications; main tournament seeding;
9.09 10:00 - end: Main tournament (usual PPC rules) 1st round - all players will be divided - according to seeding results from the day before) into 2 groups (up to 24 players each) and will play head-to-head two player 3 ball games with 1 point for the win and 0 for the loss. Players to finish 1-8 in each group will advance to new 16 player FinalA group. Players finishing 9-16 in each group will go to new 16 player FinalB group, while the remaining players will create FinalC group. All players will qualify to the next round on Sunday!
10.09 14:00 - end: Classic and additional tournaments (usual PPC and MPFF rules with some modifications) qualification round - entry system - four five ball single games on three different classic machines (we have - Spirit of 76, Bronco, Jungle Queen, Mata Hari, Sinbad, Haunted House, Evel Knievel, Space Invaders) - only the last entry of the player counts. Best 4/8/16 not more than 50% of the participating players will qualify for the playoffs (more to follow).
10.09 10:00 - 13:00: Main tournament 2nd round - another head-to-head games only between players who didn't face each other in the 1st Round (the results between the players who have already played against each other on Saturday are rolled over - there will be 8 new games to play for each player) within each Final group.
10.09 14:00 - end: Main tournament Top4 Finals. Optionally, each next four players from the top of each Final group ranking maybe be playing on 4 machines for the respective places 1-4,5-8,9-12,13-16, etc. (details to follow).

LIST of our pinballs: http://www.printimuspinball.com/klub and below:
1. The Addams Family
2. Attack from Mars
3. Cactus Canyon
4. Cirqus Voltaire
5. Demolition Man
6. Evel Knievel
7. The Flintstones
8. Funhouse
9. Getaway: High Speed II
10. The Hobbit (Smaug Gold Special Edition)
11. Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure
12. Machine: Bride of Pin•bot
13. Medieval Madness (Remake Limited Edition)
14. Monster Bash
15. No Good Gofers
16. Pinball Magic
17. The Revenge from Mars
18. The Shadow
19. Space Invaders
20. Spider-Man
21. Star Trek: Next Generations
22. Tales of the Arabian Nights
23. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
24. Theatre of Magic
25. Twilight Zone
26. White Water
27. WIZARD OF OZ

CLASSICS:
28. Bronco
29. Haunted House
30. Jungle Queen
31. Mata Hari
32. Sindbad
33. Spirit of 76

There will be more tournaments to participate in. More on this to follow.

Traveling: there are two major airports in the area - KTW (the closest and recommended) and KRK (around an hour drive but there is also a highway toll). There is a direct bus connection between KTW airport and Central Railway Station in Bytom. More detailed information will be posted on FB and also sent to the interested players by email.

KTW airport pickups: we may arrange individual pickup from the KTW airport - subject to separate arrangement and pricing (depending on the number of people in the group)

All payments are non refundable!

Registration fee:
Eur 40,00 - if paid by 30-Jun-2017
Eur 45,00 - if paid by 15-Jul-2017
Eur 50,00 - if paid by 31-Jul-2017
Eur 55,00 - if paid later

Bonuses (valid for registrations paid/confirmed by 15-Jul-2017):
a. MPFF 2 participants: [3 classic tournament entries free]
b. Country Top Player (as of 8.09.2017): [Eur 5 refund in cash]*
c. The longest distance travelling player: [10 JJP Tournament entries free]

The bonuses may add up!
* free spots players are exempt from the refund

To register send appropriate amount to the following address: Paypal@printimus.pl
stating your name, tag and #ifpa

Guaranteed prizes (before applicable taxes):

Main PPC 2017:
1st - EUR 300
2nd - EUR 150
3rd - EUR 75
4th - EUR 35

Classic PPC 2017:
1st - EUR 100
2nd - EUR 50
3rd - EUR 25
4th - EUR 10

IMPORTANT!
The registration fee also covers the free food prepared and served by Mihiderka (some reasonable limits may apply). We will also organize traditional food options for the players who don't share the passion for vegan food.

Food (buffet lunch style, coffee, tea, water, pepsi, bread, hummus, variety of sandwich options, vegetables, fruit, Mihiderka's burgers, pizza, cake, cookies and other dishes, etc.): available for all the players thoroughout the entire Printimus Pinball Cup 2017. Beer and other drinks can be purchased separately.

To register send appropriate amount to the following address: Paypal@printimus.pl
stating your name, tag and #ifpa

Accommodation: we recommend of the following hotels:

Rozbark Hotel (cheap, nice and very close to our venue)
http://www.teatrrozbark.pl/pokoje-goscinne,25

Hotel Bristol (affordable, nice and in the very center of the city of Bytom - 15min walk from the venue)
http://www.hotel-bristol.com.pl/

And for the real pinball fans who don't mind staying around 20km from the venue - we recommend the only Pinball themed hotel in the World, located in Katowice:
https://www.booking.com/hotel/pl/pinball-rooms.pl.html

The full reports on previous events at our location are available here:

http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/printimuspinball2014/index.html
http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/printimuspinball2015/index.html
http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/ecs2015/index.html
http://www.pinballnews.com/shows/mpff2017/index.html

Summary: We deliver the event with one of the most competitive games guaranteed! If we reach the maximum number of players there will be at least 50 games to play within two days! It is also vegan friendly event!

If you have any questions - please ask me: psf.prezes@gmail.com

/Lukasz Dziatkiewicz