Anyone else going to be in Croydon on the Friday evening want to meet-up for food and beers?
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I'll be there Kirk.
ItsOnlyDanO
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I'll be about Friday night and was going to suggest a similar thing so sounds good 
No I'm in The Premier inn.
I'm also in the Premier inn but wont arrive til maybe 10pm ish on Friday, see you on Saturday 
Whats everyone thinking? I'm happy to organise
What about a curry about 7/8pm followed by beers? Let me know whose in and I'll get something booked up early next week
What about a curry about 7/8pm followed by beers? Let me know whose in and I'll get something booked up early next week
Me too.
Who doing the streaming for the comp
Neil will be streaming the UKCS Finals, I'll post a link here beforehand.
The finalists have now been confirmed, see the full list here: https://www.londonpinball.co.uk/ifpa-ukcs-2024-qualifying-results/
The finalists have now been confirmed, see the full list here: https://www.londonpinball.co.uk/ifpa-ukcs-2024-qualifying-results/
ItsOnlyDanO
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Curry sounds good to me
What the streaming link please
Ok thought it was this week didn't read it properly thanks
Neil posted this on Facebook which includes the link for streaming, it's on Neil's twitch 
2024 IFPA UKCS Finals will take place next weekend at the World Famous Pinball Republic in Croydon.
Format is the IFPA WC Finals format.
64 players
8 Rounds of Matchplay with 3 games, old mid new!
Then Head to head elimination finals for the top 32!
The WPPRTUNITY IS HUGE at over 130 points for the winner and 300% TGP!
We will be live streaming on
m.twitch.tv
2024 IFPA UKCS Finals will take place next weekend at the World Famous Pinball Republic in Croydon.
Format is the IFPA WC Finals format.
64 players
8 Rounds of Matchplay with 3 games, old mid new!
Then Head to head elimination finals for the top 32!
The WPPRTUNITY IS HUGE at over 130 points for the winner and 300% TGP!
We will be live streaming on
NeilMcRae - Twitch
In the UK and a pinball fan but occasional console gamer - do stuff in technology and generally spend my life connecting people to the internet...
m.twitch.tv
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Thanks CraigNeil posted this on Facebook which includes the link for streaming, it's on Neil's twitch
2024 IFPA UKCS Finals will take place next weekend at the World Famous Pinball Republic in Croydon.
Format is the IFPA WC Finals format.
64 players
8 Rounds of Matchplay with 3 games, old mid new!
Then Head to head elimination finals for the top 32!
The WPPRTUNITY IS HUGE at over 130 points for the winner and 300% TGP!
We will be live streaming on
twitch.tv/NeilMcRae
9am registration, lunch after round 3. Finish around 10 pm. I will send out an email to everyone as well
Cheers
Anyone takers for curry on Friday already have 6 of us
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Stick me down as wellAnyone takers for curry on Friday already have 6 of us
UKCS Preview
Eyes turn towards the world famous Pinball Republic in Croydon this weekend for the finals of the IFPA 2024 UK Championship Series.
This invitational tournament is open to 64 players who accrued the largest number of WPPR points in UK events in 2024. The top prize is £500 and, for the highest placed UK player, a spot at this year’s IFPA Worlds in Austria.
The format will follow that of the IFPA Worlds, with eight rounds of tiered Swiss group matchplay featuring a randomly selected old, mid, and new machine in each round. The top 32 will qualify for best of seven head-to-head finals, with a bye for the top 16 and two byes for the top eight qualifiers. This format gives a huge 300% TGP and an expectation of around 130 WPPRs for the winner, meaning this tournament has the potential to significantly shake up the UK rankings.
World top 20 players Timber Engelbeen and Paul Englert had initially signed up for the tournament, but unfortunately later withdrew. This leaves welcome international representation from Ben Moser (Switzerland) and Corentin Bucillat (France) alongside a whopping 42 of the UK’s top 50 players.
In this Cheltenham Festival week I take a quick look at some of the runners and riders vying for that ticket to Austria:
Craig Pullen (UK #3, seed 6)
Veteran Craig brought his recent winning drought to an end at the last PBR event, February Fantastico, beating Josh Iles in the double elimination final. In great form, it would take a brave man to bet against the baseball cap of doom.
Josh Iles (UK #2, seed 3)
Josh’s rapid development has brought him some excellent results over the last year or so, including narrowly missing out on the playoffs at INDISC and an impressive 14th place at EPC. Nobody would be surprised to see Josh go deep in this tournament.
Yuen Aw (UK #4, seed 1)
Top seed Mystic Yuen has farmed the WPPR fields of PBR to great effect, taking a firm grasp on his UK #4 ranking. Yuen will be looking to lay down some Aw-some scores whilst simultaneously taking care of son James, who will also feature in the tournament as the 59th seed.
Matt Vince (UK #7, seed 2)
Pinfest 2024 champion “The Machine” is always a dangerous opponent when playing at PBR, with several of his own machines in the lineup. Matt has an excellent shot at winning it all.
Nathan Garwood (UK #8, seed 4)
Another rapidly rising talent, Pinfest runner-up “The Meal Deal” is yet to win a PBR tournament but came 3rd in both the Turkey Fry-Up and the Classics Matchplay. With his thrilling on-the-fly style, if Nathan’s eye is in this weekend he will be a formidable foe.
For those who aren’t able to be in attendance this weekend, UKCS will be streamed live on Twitch: twitch.tv/NeilMcRae
You can also follow along with the results on Matchplay: http://matchplay.live/ukcs2024
If you’re sad to be missing out on this year’s UKCS, your next tournament opportunity at PBR will be the mega British Masters taking place 17-19 April. Tickets remain available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/checko...QQ7WLrxcClxBuaRgxg_aem_HMAzQE6UwmlJ8Gy7zSepsQ
See you at the weekend,
Simon
Eyes turn towards the world famous Pinball Republic in Croydon this weekend for the finals of the IFPA 2024 UK Championship Series.
This invitational tournament is open to 64 players who accrued the largest number of WPPR points in UK events in 2024. The top prize is £500 and, for the highest placed UK player, a spot at this year’s IFPA Worlds in Austria.
The format will follow that of the IFPA Worlds, with eight rounds of tiered Swiss group matchplay featuring a randomly selected old, mid, and new machine in each round. The top 32 will qualify for best of seven head-to-head finals, with a bye for the top 16 and two byes for the top eight qualifiers. This format gives a huge 300% TGP and an expectation of around 130 WPPRs for the winner, meaning this tournament has the potential to significantly shake up the UK rankings.
World top 20 players Timber Engelbeen and Paul Englert had initially signed up for the tournament, but unfortunately later withdrew. This leaves welcome international representation from Ben Moser (Switzerland) and Corentin Bucillat (France) alongside a whopping 42 of the UK’s top 50 players.
In this Cheltenham Festival week I take a quick look at some of the runners and riders vying for that ticket to Austria:
Craig Pullen (UK #3, seed 6)
Veteran Craig brought his recent winning drought to an end at the last PBR event, February Fantastico, beating Josh Iles in the double elimination final. In great form, it would take a brave man to bet against the baseball cap of doom.
Josh Iles (UK #2, seed 3)
Josh’s rapid development has brought him some excellent results over the last year or so, including narrowly missing out on the playoffs at INDISC and an impressive 14th place at EPC. Nobody would be surprised to see Josh go deep in this tournament.
Yuen Aw (UK #4, seed 1)
Top seed Mystic Yuen has farmed the WPPR fields of PBR to great effect, taking a firm grasp on his UK #4 ranking. Yuen will be looking to lay down some Aw-some scores whilst simultaneously taking care of son James, who will also feature in the tournament as the 59th seed.
Matt Vince (UK #7, seed 2)
Pinfest 2024 champion “The Machine” is always a dangerous opponent when playing at PBR, with several of his own machines in the lineup. Matt has an excellent shot at winning it all.
Nathan Garwood (UK #8, seed 4)
Another rapidly rising talent, Pinfest runner-up “The Meal Deal” is yet to win a PBR tournament but came 3rd in both the Turkey Fry-Up and the Classics Matchplay. With his thrilling on-the-fly style, if Nathan’s eye is in this weekend he will be a formidable foe.
For those who aren’t able to be in attendance this weekend, UKCS will be streamed live on Twitch: twitch.tv/NeilMcRae
You can also follow along with the results on Matchplay: http://matchplay.live/ukcs2024
If you’re sad to be missing out on this year’s UKCS, your next tournament opportunity at PBR will be the mega British Masters taking place 17-19 April. Tickets remain available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/checko...QQ7WLrxcClxBuaRgxg_aem_HMAzQE6UwmlJ8Gy7zSepsQ
See you at the weekend,
Simon
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Very disappointed to not be at this. However it turns out the dissapointment would have been greater if I had qualified as something has come up meaning I would not have been able to come. Have bought my ticket for the British Masters though, definitely the Friday and Saturday and if the cards fall right then the Thursday too. Good luck to everyone involved, really looking forward to watching the stream. No prizes for guessing who I'll be cheerleading for 
Cheering I hope you meanVery disappointed to not be at this. However it turns out the dissapointment would have been greater if I had qualified as something has come up meaning I would not have been able to come. Have bought my ticket for the British Masters though, definitely the Friday and Saturday and if the cards fall right then the Thursday too. Good luck to everyone involved, really looking forward to watching the stream. No prizes for guessing who I'll be cheerleading for*
