Uppdaterat 7-juni-2021IFPA i USA skickade ut följande idag.
https://www.ifpapinball.com/covid-19-update-ifpa-to-resume-sanctioning-events-august-1st/The IFPA will officially resume sanctioning events for WPPR points starting August 1, 2021.
Tournament and League Directors are welcome to begin submitting events to the IFPA calendar using their tournament manager accounts. The 30-day advance notice rule is still in effect, so any event held on August 1 must be submitted by July 2. Until further notice, non-US events with fewer than 16 participants at private locations will be sanctioned provided that registration for those events is public. Any leagues that were unable to complete their 2020 seasons can pick up where they left off, but the IFPA will not retroactively sanction events: leagues or tournaments held between March 17, 2020, and July 31, 2021, are not eligible for WPPR points.
Please note the following updates on IFPA championships as we resume the sanctioning of events.
The 2021 qualifying seasons (with finals in 2022) for the following championship series have been cancelled:
– IFPA North American Championship Series
– IFPA Women’s North American Championship Series
– IFPA European Championship Series
– any IFPA Country Championship Series
The cancelled championships listed above will return with 2022 qualifying seasons (and finals in 2023). Sanctioning fees will continue to be collected in North America during the 2021 season. Those funds will be distributed as part of the 2022 season prize package.
The IFPA17 World Pinball Championship originally scheduled for June 2020 has been rescheduled for May 26-29, 2022. The 2022 IFPA Women’s World Championship and IFPA North American Pinball Championship have been cancelled.
We expect all organizers and attendees to follow the health and safety guidance from local health officials, the World Health Organization (WHO), and national bodies like the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). We encourage tournament directors to implement whatever health and safety requirements they feel will make their event as safe and welcoming as possible. As long as these guidelines are clearly stated upon announcement of the event, the IFPA supports their enforcement.
While we are thrilled to resume sanctioning, we want to acknowledge that not all organizers, venue owners, and tournament and league directors are necessarily ready to facilitate competitive events. This has been a challenging period for many people who are still navigating difficult decisions regarding future events, and we ask players to be considerate and respectful in those circumstances.
Please contact us with any questions. Good luck, have fun, and stay safe!
Äldre uppdateringar nedan.
Uppdaterat i mitten på augusti 2020 med detaljer i inlägg nedan. Stoppet fortsätter tills en majoritet av världens spelare kan spela tävlingar.Uppdaterat 31/3
Stoppet förlängt tillsvidare.https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa-sanctioned-events-suspended-until-further-notice/?fbclid=IwAR0KhW4pISAnjXNqJ5gHd8uX69wJ5AYH9jEXWeP1F4UmBV9HMJSxyvDWg-oIn light of ongoing restrictions and public health recommendations across the globe, the IFPA has decided to uphold the suspension of WPPR sanctioning for pinball tournaments until further notice.
We ask that Tournament Directors with pending calendar entries continue to remove them via the tournament manager in order to ensure that players do not think there is still a sanctioned event occurring. For TDs worried about the 30-day advance notice rule, we still plan on waiving that rule once we have this situation behind us and begin sanctioning events again.
Orginalinlägget:
IFPA kommer alltså inte att ge WPPR poäng för tävlingar, oavsett storlek, som hålls mellan 17e mars och minst 31e mars. IFPA kommer alltså inte att ge WPPR poäng för tävlingar, oavsett storlek, som hålls mellan 17e mars och minst 31e mars. Beslutet kan förlängas eller avslutas den 31e mars. Om ni har tävlingar under den här perioden så senarelägg dom. Se tidigare post om Coronavirus och IFPA här:
https://www.svenskaflippersallskapet.com/tavlingar/ifpas-uttalande-om-coronavirus-och-tavlingar/Det är okej att ställa in eller ändra schemat för tävlingar. Den normala trettiodagarsperioden gäller inte för att ändra tävlingar som redan ligger i kalendern under den här tiden. Ta bort era tävlingar genom inloggningen på ifpapinball.com. Kontakta ifpa för att ändra i schemat om det faller innanför 30 dagar och meddela era spelare direkt och här på SFS om ändringar. Kontakta IFPA efter WPPR stoppet har lyfts med det nya datumet.
Jag har kopierat meddelandet nedan.
https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa-to-globally-suspend-sanctioning-of-events-for-wppr-points-effective-march-17th/To ensure the competitive pinball community stays safe and does all it can to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the IFPA has made the difficult decision to suspend the sanctioning of events.
This means that
all IFPA events scheduled on or after Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, will not be sanctioned, approved, or result in the awarding of WPPR points. Results submitted for any event held March 16th, 2020, and prior will be approved as normal. We will revisit this decision on March 31st, 2020, and determine our continued course of action at that point.
We are also asking that Tournament Directors with pending calendar entries within that time frame please remove them via the tournament manager in order to ensure players do not think there is still a sanctioned event occurring. For TD’s worried about the 30-day advance notice rule, we will be waiving that rule once we have this situation behind us and begin sanctioning events again.
We are mindful of how difficult it has been for event organizers, directors, and small business owners to make decisions regarding current, planned, and future events. Based on the most recent information available, extreme social distancing measures are the recommended course of action in countries around the world, and any gathering for the purpose of competitive pinball is antithetical to those recommendations.
This decision was not made lightly. While some communities may not yet, or ever, feel the full impact of this pandemic, IFPA leadership feels that the organization has an ethical responsibility to take decisive action in slowing this virus’s spread.
We deeply value the feedback and guidance we received from our IFPA Country Directors, as well as TDs and players worldwide. We appreciate your flexibility, understanding, and support during this challenging moment.
Edit: IFPA lade till några meningar.
