# BELGIAN OPEN PINBALL 2016

**Source:** Pinball News Website  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2016-10-08  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2016/10/08/belgian-open-pinball-2016

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## Analysis

Coverage of the Belgian Open Pinball 2016 tournament held October 1-2 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. The event featured 225+ players competing in multiple tournament formats (BOP main event, Classics, Team, Youth, and Winner Takes It All) across 26 free-play machines and dedicated tournament machines. The venue used modern scoring technology with tablets, projectors, and wireless leaderboards to manage competitions.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Belgian Open Pinball moved from JC Den Eglantier nightclub to 't Bau-huis venue in Sint-Niklaas — _Event announcement stating relocation to 'airier, more spacious and better air-conditioned hall'_
- [HIGH] Tournament entry fee was €45 ($50.44 / £39.56) with advance registration required — _Explicit pricing statement in tournament structure section_
- [HIGH] BOP qualifying used 24 tournament machines with players selecting any 8 to compete — _Tournament rules section with machine list and scoring methodology_
- [HIGH] Julio Vicario Soriano won BOP qualifying with 929 points across 8 games — _Final qualifying results table showing top 225 finishers_
- [HIGH] Players used fob-based system to prevent game restarts during qualifying — _Technical description: 'credits could only be added and the game started by officials using a fob'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Walking under a bridge behind the silver ball above brought us to the 't Bau-huis – a glass and metal structure containing two large halls."
> — **Article author**
> _Venue description establishing distinctive architectural landmark_

> "Modern technology being used to fix older technology"
> — **Article caption**
> _Describes use of tablets and digital scoring for vintage pinball machines_

> "The only thing seemingly missing was an internet version so players could keep up-to-date with their standing when they had left the building."
> — **Article author**
> _Identifies gap in real-time scoring accessibility (pre-smartphone era consideration)_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Belgian Open Pinball 2016 | event | Major European pinball tournament held October 1-2, 2016 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium with 225+ competitors |
| 't Bau-huis | organization | Venue in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium hosting BOP 2016; glass and metal structure with two large halls |
| Julio Vicario Soriano | person | Winner of BOP 2016 qualifying round with 929 points |
| Jean-Philippe Congnard | person | Second place BOP 2016 qualifier with 845 points |
| Daniele Acciari | person | Third place BOP 2016 qualifier with 819 points |
| PinballLadies | organization | Team competing in BOP 2016 Team Tournament with split-flipper play |
| Sint-Niklaas | organization | Belgian city hosting BOP 2016 tournament at 't Bau-huis venue |
| Metallica | game | Stern LE machine used in Team Tournament and Winner Takes It All tournament |
| The Walking Dead | game | Stern LE machine featured in Team Tournament and Youth Tournament |
| Star Wars | game | Machine used in Winner Takes It All tournament and Youth Tournament |
| Game of Thrones | game | Stern LE machine featured in BOP qualifying lineup |
| Avatar | game | Stern LE machine featured in BOP qualifying lineup |
| Transformers | game | Stern LE machine used in Winner Takes It All tournament |
| AC/DC | game | Stern Premium machine featured in BOP qualifying lineup |
| Ghostbusters | game | Stern Pro machine used in Winner Takes It All tournament |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Tournament logistics and scoring technology, Venue management and facilities, European competitive pinball, Multi-format tournament structure (BOP, Classics, Team, Youth), Player competition results and rankings
- **Secondary:** Catering and event amenities, Digital leaderboard systems, Split-flipper team gameplay format

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.85) — Coverage emphasizes event organization quality, modern technology implementation, good facilities, and successful tournament structure. Minor criticism limited to missing internet-based remote scoring access. Tone is professional and appreciative of organizer effort.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** European pinball tournament attracting 225+ international competitors from multiple countries with sophisticated logistics coordination (confidence: high) — Participant name analysis showing competitors from Belgium, Netherlands, UK, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, and other European nations
- **[event_signal]** Multi-format tournament structure accommodating 225+ players across competitive (BOP main/playoffs), classic (16 machines), team (12 groups), youth (age 15 and under), and special formats (WTIA) (confidence: high) — Detailed enumeration of six distinct tournament formats with separate machine setups and scoring methodologies
- **[competitive_signal]** Tournament machine selection includes modern premium releases (Game of Thrones LE, Avatar LE, Star Trek LE, Tron LE) alongside classic titles, indicating balance between accessibility and depth (confidence: high) — Machine lists showing mix of classic titles (Eight Ball Deluxe, Flash Gordon, Firepower) and contemporary Stern releases
- **[event_signal]** Belgian Open Pinball 2016 successfully relocated to new larger venue with improved facilities and technology infrastructure (confidence: high) — Explicit comparison of old venue (JC Den Eglantier) to new 't Bau-huis with notes about 'airier, more spacious and better air-conditioned hall'
- **[technology_signal]** Adoption of tablet-based score recording, real-time projected leaderboards, wireless network access to scoring system, and upright terminal displays for player standings (confidence: high) — Multiple photos and descriptions of tablet usage by stewards, projector displays, scoring terminals, and wireless network access for phones/tablets/laptops

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## Transcript

**Date:**
1st & 2nd October, 2016

**Location:**
't Bau-huis, Slachthuisstraat 60, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium

This year the Belgian Open Pinball tournament moved out of its former home at the JC Den Eglantier nightclub near the central square in Sint-Niklaas to a airier, more spacious and better air-conditioned hall close to the train station in the same city.

[![Outside the station, the signs were good for a weekend of pinball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/91.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/91.jpg)

Outside the station, the signs were good for a weekend of pinball

Walking under a bridge behind the silver ball above brought us to the ‘t Bau-huis – a glass and metal structure containing two large halls.

[!['t Bau-huis](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/1.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/1.jpg)

‘t Bau-huis

There was plenty of free parking for vehicles both directly outside the building and on the surrounding streets. The Belgian Open Pinball event was in the second, right-hand hall, although the organisers had also booked the left-hand hall for storage and as a quiet area, so they really had the run of the place.

[![We've come to the right place](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/92.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/92.jpg)

We’ve come to the right place

In the glass-sided foyer were multiple tables and chairs for relaxing, eating or drinking. The bar on the left side provided coffee, soft drinks and several different beers ranging from the draft Jupiler to bottles of Westmalle Dubble or Tripel trappist beers. They also sold some pastries and potato crisps.

[![The bar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/32.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/32.jpg)

The bar

Payment for the bar’s offerings had to be made in tokens which could be purchased from the registration desk, located on the right side of the hall.

[![The registration desk](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/30.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/30.jpg)

The registration desk

Entry to the Belgian Open Pinball tournament cost €45 ($50.44 / £39.56) which needed to be submitted in advance along with a chosen qualifying time slot. Five two-and-a-half-hour qualifying sessions were available spread throughout Saturday, with the first starting at 9:30am.

On arrival, players collected their entry pack which included their player badge, three €1.50 green tokens for use at the bar, and a red token for one entry in the Classics Tournament.

[![Show staff at the registration desk](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/29.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/29.jpg)

Show staff at the registration desk

Event T-shirts like the ones above could also be pre-ordered at a cost of €25, and there was the €13 option of joining an all-you-can-eat pizza dinner on Saturday evening. More on that later but let’s head into the hall.

[![Inside the Belgian Open Tournament hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/2.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/2.jpg)

Inside the Belgian Open Tournament hall

The left and central areas contained the twenty-six free-play machines, at the back of the hall were the Classics Tournament games, while the main Belgian Open Pinball machines were on the right wall. The area on the bottom right of the picture above was where the side tournaments for teams and junior players were held.

[![Some of the free-play machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/20.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/20.jpg)

Some of the free-play machines

[![More free play games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/14.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/14.jpg)

More free play games

Here is the list of the free-play machines. As usual, asterisked titles in the list were not working or switched off when we compiled it on Sunday.

|  |
| --- |
| **Free-Play Machines** |
| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |  | | --- | | Airborne | | Alien Star | | Cirqus Voltaire | | Firepower | | Funhouse\* | | Hobbit, The | | Hook | | Indianapolis 500 | | Jack in the Box | | Judge Dredd | | Millionaire\* | | Monopoly | | NBA Fastbreak | | |  | | --- | | Ripley’s Believe it or Not! |  |  | | --- | | Rocky & Bullwinkle | | Rollergames | | Shadow, The | | Simpsons Pinball Party, The | | Sopranos, The | | Spiderman Vault Edition | | Star Trek Pro | | Teed Off | | Terminator 3\* | | Tommy | | Tron\* | | Wizard of Oz, The | | |

There were twenty-four main Belgian Open Pinball (BOP) tournament machines arranged along the right wall. The exact mix of machines in each area changed from Saturday to Sunday, but these were the titles used for Saturday’s BOP qualifying.

[![The qualifying line-up](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/3.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/3.jpg)

The qualifying line-up

[![The main BoP area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/5.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/5.jpg)

The main BOP area

[![BoP qualifying on Saturday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/6.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/6.jpg)

BOP qualifying on Saturday

During the qualifying round players could choose any eight of the twenty-four BOP machines on which to try to get their highest scores. All scores on each machine were ranked with the highest score earning that player 125 points. The total points across all eight machines made their overall total.

[![Individual and overall scores were projected on the wall above the machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/4.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/4.jpg)

Individual and overall scores were projected on the wall above the machines

|  |
| --- |
| **Belgian Open Pinball Qualifying Machines** |
| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |  | | --- | | Tales from the Crypt | | X-Men Pro | | Roadshow, Red & Ted’s | | Whitewater | | Hook | | Doctor Who | | Waterworld | | Funhouse | | Lost in Space | | Creature from the Black Lagoon | | Jack in the Box | | Tommy, The Who’s | | |  | | --- | | Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street | | Game of Thrones LE | | Medieval Madness Remake | | Simpsons Pinball Party, The | | Tron LE | | Avatar LE | | Star Trek LE | | Addams Family Gold, The | | AC/DC Premium | | Dirty Harry | | Skateball | | Star Wars (DE) | | |

The machines were behind barriers with two manned entrances each of which had a peg board with small plaques for each of the twelve machines covered by that board. Players had to choose a machine and then give their player badge to an official who put it on the peg board against the machine number.

[![The peg board for the BoP machines 13 to 24](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/8.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/8.jpg)

The peg board for the BOP machines 13 to 24

When a machine was free its plaque was also on the peg board and the next player to choose it could enter the area and start their game. If the plaque was not on the board, someone was playing the game, and the badges of subsequent players were stacked on the board.

To combat any attempt to restart a game, credits could only be added and the game started by officials using a fob similar to the ones employed by bar staff to identify themselves to the electronic till.

[![Each game had a fob reader on the coin door to add credits and start the game](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/9.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/9.jpg)

Each machine had a fob reader on the coin door to add credits and start a game

In addition to their original eight scores, each player had a ‘joker’ they could play to either replay one of the eight machines or to play a ninth machine which would replace their lowest points-scoring machine from the original eight. In both cases the joker score would replace the previous score, even if it was lower.

[![Players in the BoP qualifying session on Saturday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/27.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/27.jpg)

Players in the BOP qualifying session on Saturday

The joker could either be played as part of the player’s qualifying period, or used in a special joker session from 10pm until 11pm on Saturday evening.

[![Scores were recorded on tablets by one of the team of stewards](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/7.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/7.jpg)

Scores were recorded on tablets by one of the team of stewards

[![Everyone seemed to have a tablet](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/26.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/26.jpg)

Everyone in the crew seemed to have a tablet

Besides the projector display on the wall, several upright terminals were available where players could check their performance and see the overall rankings in all the available tournaments.

[![One of the tournament score terminals](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/17.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/17.jpg)

One of the tournament score terminals

If that wasn’t enough, a second projector was set up in the lobby, and players could log-on to a closed wireless network and use their phones, tablets or laptops to further interrogate the scoring system.

[![The score projector in the lobby](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/31.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/31.jpg)

The score projector in the lobby

The only thing seemingly missing was an internet version so players could keep up-to-date with their standing when they had left the building.

[![Trophies for all the tournaments](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/16.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/16.jpg)

Trophies for all the tournaments

In the centre at the back of the hall were the sixteen machines used in the Classics Tournament.

[![The Classics Tournament area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/12.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/12.jpg)

The Classics Tournament area

[![Classics machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/13.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/13.jpg)

Classics machines

The same peg board system was used for the Classics Tournament, although with fewer machines than the BOP it only required two entry points.

[![One of the two peg boards for the Classics Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/10.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/10.jpg)

One of the two peg boards for the Classics Tournament

[![Classics Tournament qualifying](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/19.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/19.jpg)

Classics Tournament qualifying

The machines used were:

|  |
| --- |
| **Classics Tournament Machines** |
| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |  | | --- | | Barracora | | Centaur | | Cheetah | | Cosmic Gunfight | | Dolly Parton | | Eight Ball Deluxe | | Elektra | | Evel Knievel | | |  | | --- | | Firepower | | Flash Gordon | | Grand Prix | | Rocky | | Super Soccer | | Viking | | Wizard! | | Xenon | | |

The same type of scoring system was used for the Classics Tournament, although an entry only consisted of three games rather than eight. However, unlike the BOP, players could buy as many entries for the Classic Tournament as they wanted during the qualifying session which lasted all day Saturday and from 10am until 2pm on Sunday.

Everyone received one entry with their BOP registration, while extra entries cost €3 from the registration desk.

Scores and standings were projected on the back wall of the hall.

[![The BoP and Classics projectors](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/28.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/28.jpg)

The BOP and Classics projectors

[![Modern technology being used to fix older technology](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/35.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/35.jpg)

Modern technology being used to fix older technology

The projected standings appeared to lag the on-line versions by several minutes, but the scoring system generally worked very smoothly and was diligently run by a team in a darkened corner at the back of the hall.

[![Working out the play-offs in the scoring system area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/36.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/36.jpg)

Working out the play-offs in the scoring system area

On Saturday there was a team tournament which was open to twelve groups of four.

[![The Team Tournament area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/11.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/11.jpg)

The Team Tournament area

The teams were split into two groups of six and played a single match against each of the other five teams in the group. A match consisted of two 4-player 4-ball games where in each game two players from one team played two from the opposition. The games were played so that the first three balls were played normally but the fourth was played split-flipper by both members of the team.

[![Playing split-flippered in the Team Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/21.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/21.jpg)

Playing split-flippered in the Team Tournament

Points were awarded for the finishing position in each game using a 5-3-1-0 system.

[![The PinballLadies playing split-flippered in the Team Tournament ](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/22.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/22.jpg)

The PinballLadies playing split-flippered in the Team Tournament

The machines used for the Team Tournament were:

|  |
| --- |
| **Team Tournament Machines** |
| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |  | | --- | | Batman Dark Knight | | Johnny Mnemonic | | Kiss LE | | Metallica Pro | | |  | | --- | | Pinball Magic | | Star Trek: The Next Generation | | Taxi | | Walking Dead LE, The | | |

The top two teams from each group then went through to the final which was held on Saturday night.

The final competitive event on Saturday took place in a small room between the lobby and the main hall, and that was the Winner Takes It All (WTIA) tournament.

[![The Winner Takes It All tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/23.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/23.jpg)

The Winner Takes It All tournament

Four Stern machines were set on €1 per game coin play and the simple task was to try to get the high score on any one of them. Whoever managed it would get themselves a place in the final on Sunday afternoon.

The machines were: *Transformers LE*, *Metallica LE*, *Mustang LE* and *Ghostbusters Pro*.

Also in that room was another scoring terminal and a rather lonely upright video game.

[![The Arcade Classics video game and scoring terminal](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/24.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/24.jpg)

The Arcade Classics video game and scoring terminal

For most of the weekend, hot food was provided by two catering trucks parked outside the entrance to the venue. We didn’t try any of the food there ourselves, but did see plenty of people thoroughly enjoying the appetising burgers they sold.

[![Catering trucks outside the building's entrance](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/94.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/94.jpg)

Catering trucks outside the building’s entrance

[![No, we think it says 'Spit Burgers'](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/93.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/93.jpg)

No, we think it says ‘Spit Burgers’

[![Reports suggested the quality of the food was very good](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/43.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/43.jpg)

Reports suggested the quality of the food was very good

On Saturday evening another company turned up and set up their wood-burning pizza ovens in preparation for the all-you-can-eat pizza buffet which was available for €15 per person.

[![Two wood-fired pizza ovens](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/95.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/95.jpg)

Two wood-fired pizza ovens

Those who partook had to sit in a special segregated area so they didn’t share their food, and only seemed to get one or maybe two slices per visit. Again we passed on the pizza and headed into town for a nice meal at a Danish restaurant before returning for the joker session at 10pm.

After the hour-long session the final qualifying results in the BOP were announced:

|  |
| --- |
| **Belgian Open Pinball Qualifying** |
| |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Pos** | **Name** | **# Games** | **Points** | | 1 | Julio Vicario Soriano | 8 | 929 | | 2 | Jean-Philippe Congnard | 8 | 845 | | 3 | Daniele Acciari | 8 | 819 | | 4 | Peter Andersen | 8 | 791 | | 5 | Paul Jongma | 8 | 782 | | 6 | Bo Mertins | 8 | 760 | | 7 | Van Der Gugten Mark | 8 | 752 | | 8 | Anthony Rorive | 8 | 750 | | 9 | Albert Nomden | 8 | 746 | | 10 | Lieven Engelbeen | 8 | 718 | | 11 | Mads Kristensen | 8 | 706 | | 12 | Colin Colin MacAlpine | 8 | 696 | | 13 | Franck Bona | 8 | 693 | | 14 | Cayle George | 8 | 677 | | 15 | Armin Kress | 8 | 672 | | 16 | Martijn Van Aken | 8 | 672 | | 17 | Didier Dujardin | 8 | 668 | | 18 | Henning Lescher | 8 | 664 | | 19 | Joeri Stroobants | 8 | 662 | | 20 | Ivan Geentjes | 8 | 659 | | 21 | Olivier Renders | 8 | 655 | | 22 | Franck Baudon | 8 | 647 | | 23 | Carlos Javier Parra Moracho | 8 | 638 | | 24 | Stan Simpson | 8 | 637 | | 25 | Ergun Erdemir | 8 | 635 | | 26 | Norbert Broman | 8 | 635 | | 27 | Peter Blakemore | 8 | 625 | | 28 | Frank Goeltl | 8 | 618 | | 29 | Giuseppe Violante | 8 | 615 | | 30 | Andrew Foster | 8 | 604 | | 31 | Olivier Leurs | 8 | 604 | | 32 | Axel Bouet | 8 | 599 | | 33 | Stanislas Chabior | 8 | 595 | | 34 | Michel Rorive | 8 | 592 | | 35 | Kim G. Hansen | 8 | 591 | | 36 | Alain Boulieu | 8 | 586 | | 37 | Erwin Deutschländer | 8 | 585 | | 38 | Martijn Van Amsterdam | 8 | 585 | | 39 | Tom Geneyn | 8 | 582 | | 40 | Kirsten Adam | 8 | 578 | | 41 | Glenn Verhoosele | 8 | 577 | | 42 | Christophe Leroy | 8 | 573 | | 43 | Lars Ørskov Jensen | 8 | 564 | | 44 | Mathias Leurs | 8 | 562 | | 45 | Wozniak Christophe | 8 | 562 | | 46 | Sébastien Sébastien Muller | 8 | 557 | | 47 | David Deturck | 8 | 552 | | 48 | Mario Kertels | 8 | 551 | | 49 | Ollivier Francq | 8 | 551 | | 50 | Jasmijn De Jong | 8 | 549 | | 51 | Tobias Wagemann | 8 | 549 | | 52 | Philipp Unger | 8 | 547 | | 53 | Andrés Elices Cereceda | 8 | 543 | | 54 | Nick Marshal | 8 | 540 | | 55 | Pablo Crespo García | 8 | 540 | | 56 | Maurice Ney | 8 | 539 | | 57 | Gert Houthaeve | 8 | 538 | | 58 | Taco Wouters | 8 | 531 | | 59 | Michael Trepp | 8 | 530 | | 60 | Evert Brochez | 8 | 529 | | 61 | Martin Ayub | 8 | 529 | | 62 | Francis Pott | 8 | 527 | | 63 | Kevin Claeys | 8 | 521 | | 64 | Victor Stulemeijer | 8 | 521 | | 65 | José Gabriel Ortiz Llonis | 8 | 518 | | 66 | Greg Mott | 8 | 516 | | 67 | Helen De Haan-Verbeek | 8 | 514 | | 68 | Patrice Luwel | 8 | 508 | | 69 | Kris Van Clapdorp | 8 | 507 | | 70 | Benjamin Gräbeldinger | 8 | 506 | | 71 | Sylvain Carre | 8 | 496 | | 72 | Dimitri Van Hove | 8 | 495 | | 73 | Bjorn Brand | 8 | 494 | | 74 | Anthony Streulens | 8 | 492 | | 75 | David Van Balen | 8 | 487 | | 76 | Wayne Johns | 8 | 479 | | 77 | Jochen Krieger | 8 | 477 | | 78 | Rich Mallett | 8 | 473 | | 79 | Robert Lau | 8 | 471 | | 80 | Heinz Berges | 8 | 466 | | 81 | Tim Brouns | 8 | 463 | | 82 | Kevin Roelants | 8 | 462 | | 83 | Rob Breyne | 8 | 461 | | 84 | Raphaël Duez | 8 | 458 | | 85 | Joska Keunekamp | 8 | 457 | | 86 | Rob Overdijk | 8 | 457 | | 87 | Maarten Lemey | 8 | 453 | | 88 | Mario Vercauteren | 8 | 450 | | 89 | Mike Kindler | 8 | 448 | | 90 | Marc Steinmeier | 8 | 437 | | 91 | Pascal Van Wonterghem | 8 | 436 | | 92 | Tim Kreukels | 7 | 429 | | 93 | Tommy Machado | 8 | 422 | | 94 | Hans Skov | 8 | 421 | | 95 | Roald Nielsen | 8 | 421 | | 96 | Jos Deboosere | 8 | 416 | | 97 | Mathias Jäger | 8 | 416 | | 98 | Damien Dumont | 8 | 411 | | 99 | Michael Idemo | 8 | 410 | | 100 | Koen Simoens | 8 | 407 | | 101 | Jens Vercruyssen | 8 | 406 | | 102 | Joachim Reniers | 8 | 406 | | 103 | Lene Andersen | 8 | 405 | | 104 | Dennis Verleyen | 8 | 403 | | 105 | Fred Van Den Bosch | 8 | 403 | | 106 | John Van Der Wulp | 8 | 403 | | 107 | Kate Rothwell Jackson | 8 | 403 | | 108 | Jakob Bonne Weisbjerg | 8 | 401 | | 109 | Bart Vyvey | 8 | 400 | | 110 | Giancarlo Rossetti | 8 | 400 | | 111 | Archibald Lefevre | 8 | 399 | | 112 | Ramon Richard | 8 | 399 | | 113 | Daniela Oymann | 8 | 397 | | 114 | Jochen Jaspers | 8 | 397 | | 115 | Tim Thornton | 8 | 397 | | 116 | Florian Thomas | 8 | 394 | | 117 | Mik Dahl-Nielsen | 8 | 393 | | 118 | Peter Van Den Bergh | 8 | 393 | | 119 | Oscar Evrenos | 8 | 384 | | 120 | Nick Dick Hamill | 8 | 383 | | 121 | Jean-Marc Paul | 8 | 380 | | 122 | Ralph Beckers | 8 | 378 | | 123 | Vincent Chardome | 8 | 376 | | 124 | Joel Wozniak | 8 | 372 | | 125 | Heiler Michael | 8 | 364 | | 126 | Thomas Doepelheuer | 8 | 364 | | 127 | Tom Van Den Panhuyzen | 8 | 362 | | 128 | Luc Goovaerts | 8 | 359 | | 129 | Steven Smith | 8 | 358 | | 130 | Geert Versieck | 8 | 355 | | 131 | Laurence Boulieu | 8 | 354 | | 132 | Wilbert Der Kinderen | 8 | 352 | | 133 | Dirk Elzholz | 8 | 351 | | 134 | Torben Jacobsen | 8 | 350 | | 135 | Gert Hammel | 8 | 349 | | 136 | Kevin Van Rossem | 8 | 349 | | 137 | Michael Nielsen | 8 | 345 | | 138 | Jim Lindsay | 8 | 343 | | 139 | Theo De Reuver | 8 | 342 | | 140 | Kirk Sadler | 8 | 341 | | 141 | Vin Jauhal | 8 | 340 | | 142 | Jonas Heide | 8 | 336 | | 143 | Richard Rothwell Jackson | 8 | 336 | | 144 | Dieter Bouckaert | 8 | 333 | | 145 | Dina Fukson | 8 | 331 | | 146 | Romain Wilem | 8 | 330 | | 147 | Nina Vestmark Christiansen | 8 | 328 | | 148 | Tim Peeters | 8 | 327 | | 149 | David Mainwaring | 8 | 325 | | 150 | Magnus Lindström | 8 | 325 | | 151 | Thomas Reichenstein | 8 | 325 | | 152 | Cinthya Messiaen | 8 | 318 | | 153 | David Carlier | 8 | 315 | | 154 | Jorge Villoria Aparicio | 8 | 314 | | 155 | Arjan Neet | 8 | 313 | | 156 | Martin Christiansen | 8 | 312 | | 157 | Mike Parkins | 8 | 312 | | 158 | Roy Smith | 8 | 305 | | 159 | Herve Grenier | 8 | 302 | | 160 | Nico Rosvelds | 7 | 300 | | 161 | John O’Sullivan | 8 | 297 | | 162 | Nick Van Vossel | 8 | 297 | | 163 | Rapael Gangi | 8 | 296 | | 164 | Christian Skov | 8 | 293 | | 165 | Sven Elskens | 8 | 291 | | 166 | Tim Slow | 8 | 290 | | 167 | Ben Zaad | 8 | 288 | | 168 | Richard Garbutt | 8 | 283 | | 169 | Dumont Bernard | 8 | 278 | | 170 | Pascal Leroy | 8 | 274 | | 171 | Andreas Salathe | 8 | 271 | | 172 | Tom Loomans | 8 | 268 | | 173 | Kevin Van Weyenberg | 8 | 266 | | 174 | Thomas Evrenos | 8 | 261 | | 175 | Gunther Bussche | 8 | 260 | | 176 | Gilberte Bollaert | 8 | 259 | | 177 | Philippe Bocquet | 8 | 257 | | 178 | Clara Boulieu | 8 | 255 | | 179 | Laurent Mahé | 8 | 254 | | 180 | Fabrice Spronck | 8 | 252 | | 181 | Alain Müller | 8 | 250 | | 182 | Geert Vanderpijpen | 8 | 241 | | 183 | Kelly Lembrechts | 8 | 237 | | 184 | Geert Raes | 8 | 234 | | 185 | Sverker Nordqvist | 8 | 233 | | 186 | Benny De Clercq | 8 | 232 | | 187 | Kyoo Barbaix | 8 | 231 | | 188 | Dirk De Groote | 8 | 221 | | 189 | Adam Bona | 8 | 220 | | 190 | Victor Machart | 8 | 220 | | 191 | Agatho Schrans | 8 | 219 | | 192 | Kevin Sultana | 8 | 219 | | 193 | Manuela Krieger | 8 | 214 | | 194 | Kristof Hanssens | 8 | 211 | | 195 | Sharis Dewulf | 8 | 206 | | 196 | Denis Cuypers | 8 | 197 | | 197 | Helsen Yuri | 8 | 197 | | 198 | D’Hanens Dave Christensen | 8 | 192 | | 199 | Evelyne Desot | 8 | 187 | | 200 | Guy Wilem | 8 | 187 | | 201 | David Vanhoutteghem | 8 | 184 | | 202 | Luc Castiglione | 8 | 184 | | 203 | Sander Debaere | 8 | 183 | | 204 | Peter Verlinden | 8 | 172 | | 205 | Pieter Bouckaert | 8 | 170 | | 206 | Ralf Wittwer | 8 | 164 | | 207 | Nils De Kleine | 8 | 158 | | 208 | Anthony Croes-Lacroix | 8 | 155 | | 209 | Timmy De Meeter | 8 | 154 | | 210 | Alberto Pedone | 8 | 146 | | 211 | Mario Schröder | 8 | 143 | | 212 | Mieke De Smet | 8 | 133 | | 213 | Koen Willocx | 8 | 131 | | 214 | Dubelloy Ruben | 8 | 121 | | 215 | Steven Demets | 8 | 120 | | 216 | Ann Verberckt | 8 | 119 | | 217 | Machteld Decloedt | 8 | 107 | | 218 | Lieven Meys | 8 | 100 | | 219 | Pascal Janssens | 8 | 95 | | 220 | Hans Rappé | 8 | 94 | | 221 | Bart Vanderpijpen | 8 | 62 | | 222 | Evelien Crevits | 8 | 50 | | 223 | Wim Immesoete | 2 | 35 | | 224 | Mary Van Der Putten | 8 | 25 | | 225 | Steven Quintijn | 5 | 15 | |

Sunday morning began at 9am as the 56 qualifiers from Saturday’s BOP qualifying session turned up to register and start the first rounds of play-offs.

[![Players register for the BoP play-offs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/37.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/37.jpg)

Players register for the BOP play-offs

Several qualifiers didn’t turn up for the play-off rounds, so they were replaced by players in positions 57+ who were present at the time.

The top eight qualifiers skipped the first two rounds of the play-offs, and the remaining players in the top twenty-four got a bye through the first round. That left thirty-two to play in round one.

The play-offs were head-to-head best-of-three three-ball games played on randomly selected machines. Several machines from the previous day’s qualifying had been replaced with machines from the Team Tournament or elsewhere in the hall. *Pinball Magic*, *Kiss* and *The Walking Dead* replaced *Funhouse*, *Jack in the Box* and *Skateball*.

[![The play-offs for the BoP begin](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/38.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/38.jpg)

The play-offs for the BOP begin

[![More play-off matches](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/39.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/39.jpg)

More play-off matches

The winner of each best-of-three match moved on to the next winner’s bracket round, while the loser bracket awaited the loser of the match. Results and matches were shown with a spreadsheet on the projector screen.

[![The first rounds](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/40.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/40.jpg)

The first rounds

Those who lost a match played their loser bracket match as a four-ball single game. The winner continued, while the loser was out of the tournament.

Meanwhile, down at the area used for the Team Tournament on Saturday there was a Youth Tournament on Sunday.

[![The Youth Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/42.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/42.jpg)

The Youth Tournament

Six machines were used for the Youth Tournament and entry was free:

|  |
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| **Youth Tournament Machines** |
| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | |  | | --- | | Hook | | Metallica Pro | | Revenge from Mars | | |  | | --- | | Star Wars | | Walking Dead LE, The | | World Cup Soccer | | |

Youngsters aged 15 and under could take part, with a high score qualifying round played on all six machines from midday until 3:45pm. They also had a joker they could use to replay one of the six.

[![Score taking in the Youth Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/41.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/41.jpg)

Score taking in the Youth Tournament

Here are the qualifying results:

|  |
| --- |
| **Youth Tournament Qualifying** |
| |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Pos** | **Name** | **Played** | **Points** | | 1 | Thomas Van Clapdorp | 6 | 460 | | 2 | Korben Van Wonterghem | 6 | 421 | | 3 | Arnaud Van Balen | 6 | 420 | | 4 | Emile Quintijn | 6 | 420 | | 5 | Sander Van Wonterghem | 6 | 399 | | 6 | Timber Engelbeen | 6 | 389 | | 7 | Jorn Dujardin | 6 | 383 | | 8 | Joren Engelbeen | 6 | 355 | | 9 | Mathis Deturck | 6 | 284 | | 10 | Daan Rosvelds | 6 | 279 | | 11 | Milan Verhoosele | 6 | 259 | | 12 | Lotte Van Wonterghem | 6 | 241 | | 13 | Louis Deturck | 6 | 216 | | 14 | Lotte Dujardin | 6 | 209 | | 15 | Louis Quintijn | 6 | 208 | | 16 | Siebe Dubelloy | 6 | 196 | | 17 | Indy Vanhoutteghem | 6 | 179 | | 18 | Robbe Goeminne | 6 | 161 | | 19 | Sisto Meulewaeter | 6 | 154 | | 20 | Cinta Vanhoutteghem | 6 | 150 | | 21 | Renzo Meulewaeter | 6 | 119 | | 22 | Peeke Van Den Bergh | 6 | 76 | | 23 | Bram Van Den Bergh | 6 | 64 | | 24 | Loeke Dubelloy | 6 | 18 | |

Once qualification was over, the top eight played off using BOP machines to decide the final places.

[![The Youth Tournament play-offs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/51.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/51.jpg)

The Youth Tournament play-offs

At 2pm the qualification for the Classic Tournament ended. The top 32 scorers made it into the play-offs, although there were no byes for the top qualifiers.

Here are the qualifying results:

|  |
| --- |
| **Classics Tournament Qualifying** |
| |  |  |  |  | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Pos** | **Name** | **Entry#** | **Points** | | 1 | Julio Vicario Soriano | 75 | 284 | | 2 | Colin Colin MacAlpine | 180 | 250 | | 3 | Rich Mallett | 189 | 248 | | 4 | Van Der Gugten Mark | 652 | 240 | | 5 | Albert Nomden | 42 | 239 | | 6 | Dirk Elzholz | 588 | 236 | | 7 | Cayle George | 135 | 233 | | 8 | Mads Kristensen | 473 | 233 | | 9 | Archibald Lefevre | 815 | 230 | | 10 | Franck Bona | 7 | 228 | | 11 | Paul Jongma | 823 | 228 | | 12 | Carlos Javier Parra Moracho | 618 | 226 | | 13 | Daniele Acciari | 192 | 226 | | 14 | Michael Trepp | 416 | 226 | | 15 | Erwin Deutschländer | 12 | 220 | | 16 | Andrew Foster | 347 | 218 | | 17 | David Mainwaring | 760 | 213 | | 18 | John Van Der Wulp | 584 | 212 | | 19 | Michel Rorive | 678 | 211 | | 20 | Peter Andersen | 629 | 204 | | 21 | Giuseppe Violante | 43 | 202 | | 22 | Bo Mertins | 437 | 200 | | 23 | Andrés Elices Cereceda | 22 | 199 | | 24 | Philippe Bocquet | 317 | 199 | | 25 | Maarten Lemey | 846 | 195 | | 26 | Vin Jauhal | 351 | 195 | | 27 | Kim G. Hansen | 862 | 190 | | 28 | Ollivier Francq | 919 | 188 | | 29 | José Gabriel Ortiz Llonis | 56 | 182 | | 30 | Jasmijn De Jong | 261 | 180 | | 31 | Pablo Crespo García | 687 | 179 | | 32 | Tim Thornton | 292 | 178 | | 33 | Jonas Heide | 274 | 174 | | 34 | Martin Ayub | 278 | 174 | | 35 | Tobias Wagemann | 339 | 173 | | 36 | Kirsten Adam | 87 | 171 | | 37 | Jorge Villoria Aparicio | 505 | 169 | | 38 | Christian Skov | 534 | 162 | | 39 | Robert Lau | 228 | 162 | | 40 | Olivier Leurs | 1006 | 161 | | 41 | Oscar Evrenos | 178 | 161 | | 42 | Frank Goeltl | 530 | 160 | | 43 | Henning Lescher | 354 | 159 | | 44 | Joska Keunekamp | 859 | 155 | | 45 | Kevin Roelants | 920 | 155 | | 46 | Pieter Bouckaert | 696 | 155 | | 47 | Alain Boulieu | 211 | 152 | | 48 | Ramon Richard | 125 | 148 | | 49 | Rob Breyne | 955 | 148 | | 50 | Mathias Jäger | 478 | 146 | | 51 | Kate Rothwell Jackson | 95 | 145 | | 52 | Jakob Bonne Weisbjerg | 701 | 143 | | 53 | Nina Vestmark Christiansen | 570 | 143 | | 54 | D’Hanens Dave Christensen | 645 | 142 | | 55 | Kristof Hanssens | 716 | 141 | | 56 | Thomas Evrenos | 758 | 141 | | 57 | Greg Mott | 328 | 140 | | 58 | Jim Lindsay | 719 | 140 | | 59 | Sverker Nordqvist | 435 | 139 | | 60 | Laurence Boulieu | 770 | 138 | | 61 | Alain Müller | 676 | 137 | | 62 | Joel Wozniak | 603 | 137 | | 63 | Vincent Chardome | 462 | 136 | | 64 | Kevin Van Rossem | 653 | 134 | | 65 | Mario Kertels | 759 | 133 | | 66 | Nils De Kleine | 460 | 129 | | 67 | Norbert Broman | 954 | 129 | | 68 | Romain Wilem | 998 | 128 | | 69 | Thomas Reichenstein | 796 | 127 | | 70 | Bjorn Brand | 96 | 126 | | 71 | Andreas Salathe | 715 | 124 | | 72 | Mik Dahl-Nielsen | 142 | 124 | | 73 | Axel Bouet | 474 | 123 | | 74 | Didier Dujardin | 1020 | 122 | | 75 | Dubelloy Ruben | 654 | 122 | | 76 | Taco Wouters | 714 | 122 | | 77 | Peter Blakemore | 120 | 121 | | 78 | Denis Cuypers | 574 | 119 | | 79 | Jochen Jaspers | 174 | 119 | | 80 | Christophe Leroy | 300 | 118 | | 81 | Olivier Renders | 374 | 118 | | 82 | Ralph Beckers | 683 | 118 | | 83 | Armin Kress | 160 | 117 | | 84 | Bart Vyvey | 957 | 117 | | 85 | Mario Schröder | 941 | 116 | | 86 | Stan Simpson | 320 | 115 | | 87 | Magnus Lindström | 154 | 114 | | 88 | Thomas Van Clapdorp | 816 | 113 | | 89 | Tim Kreukels | 681 | 113 | | 90 | Fred Van Den Bosch | 942 | 112 | | 91 | Marc Steinmeier | 617 | 112 | | 92 | Mike Kindler | 269 | 111 | | 93 | Philipp Unger | 601 | 111 | | 94 | Roald Nielsen | 362 | 110 | | 95 | Theo De Reuver | 309 | 108 | | 96 | Arjan Neet | 108 | 107 | | 97 | Clara Boulieu | 767 | 106 | | 98 | Rob Overdijk | 731 | 106 | | 99 | Helen De Haan-Verbeek | 272 | 105 | | 100 | Lieven Engelbeen | 138 | 105 | | 101 | Pascal Leroy | 299 | 100 | | 102 | Martijn Van Amsterdam | 259 | 99 | | 103 | Ralf Wittwer | 191 | 99 | | 104 | Mieke De Smet | 392 | 98 | | 105 | Lars Ørskov Jensen | 396 | 97 | | 106 | Sylvain Carre | 445 | 97 | | 107 | Dirk De Groote | 297 | 94 | | 108 | Kevin Sultana | 595 | 94 | | 109 | Mathias Leurs | 325 | 94 | | 110 | Nick Marshal | 688 | 94 | | 111 | Heinz Berges | 252 | 91 | | 112 | Mike Parkins | 424 | 90 | | 113 | Gert Houthaeve | 386 | 89 | | 114 | Benjamin Gräbeldinger | 349 | 88 | | 115 | Francis Pott | 720 | 88 | | 116 | Hans Skov | 486 | 87 | | 117 | Geert Versieck | 53 | 86 | | 118 | Adam Bona | 453 | 85 | | 119 | Martijn Van Aken | 268 | 85 | | 120 | Patrice Luwel | 930 | 84 | | 121 | Herve Grenier | 481 | 83 | | 122 | Jean-Philippe Congnard | 713 | 82 | | 123 | Thomas Doepelheuer | 468 | 82 | | 124 | Martin Christiansen | 230 | 81 | | 125 | Heiler Michael | 76 | 80 | | 126 | Nick Dick Hamill | 890 | 80 | | 127 | Peter Van Den Bergh | 561 | 80 | | 128 | Roy Smith | 583 | 80 | | 129 | Wayne Johns | 666 | 80 | | 130 | Jochen Krieger | 206 | 76 | | 131 | Pascal Janssens | 114 | 76 | | 132 | Evert Brochez | 888 | 73 | | 133 | Pascal Van Wonterghem | 706 | 73 | | 134 | David Deturck | 763 | 72 | | 135 | Fabrice Spronck | 423 | 72 | | 136 | Geert Vanderpijpen | 281 | 72 | | 137 | Steven Smith | 916 | 71 | | 138 | Nico Rosvelds | 65 | 70 | | 139 | Tim Peeters | 532 | 70 | | 140 | Evelien Crevits | 959 | 68 | | 141 | Jens Vercruyssen | 704 | 67 | | 142 | Dina Fukson | 367 | 66 | | 143 | Mario Vercauteren | 9 | 66 | | 144 | Richard Rothwell Jackson | 97 | 65 | | 145 | Guy Wilem | 550 | 62 | | 146 | Wozniak Christophe | 540 | 61 | | 147 | Kirk Sadler | 397 | 60 | | 148 | Richard Garbutt | 571 | 60 | | 149 | Dimitri Van Hove | 516 | 59 | | 150 | Ann Verberckt | 84 | 58 | | 151 | Kyoo Barbaix | 774 | 54 | | 152 | Dieter Bouckaert | 693 | 51 | | 153 | Sander Debaere | 177 | 51 | | 154 | Alberto Pedone | 427 | 49 | | 155 | Tom Loomans | 980 | 49 | | 156 | Joachim Reniers | 458 | 48 | | 157 | Jean-Marc Paul | 729 | 45 | | 158 | Mary Van Der Putten | 308 | 45 | | 159 | Sharis Dewulf | 870 | 45 | | 160 | Tim Slow | 101 | 45 | | 161 | John O’Sullivan | 111 | 44 | | 162 | Luc Castiglione | 477 | 44 | | 163 | Steven Quintijn | 510 | 44 | | 164 | Florian Thomas | 613 | 42 | | 165 | Rapael Gangi | 575 | 42 | | 166 | Daniela Oymann | 647 | 41 | | 167 | Glenn Verhoosele | 263 | 38 | | 168 | Hans Rappé | 393 | 38 | | 169 | Geert Raes | 341 | 37 | | 170 | Damien Dumont | 757 | 36 | | 171 | Jonas Nib Groes | 289 | 35 | | 172 | Luc Goovaerts | 992 | 35 | | 173 | Joeri Stroobants | 560 | 34 | | 174 | Tom Geneyn | 217 | 34 | | 175 | Tommy Machado | 987 | 34 | | 176 | Benny De Clercq | 266 | 32 | | 177 | David Carlier | 450 | 30 | | 178 | Bart Vanderpijpen | 355 | 29 | | 179 | David Van Balen | 295 | 29 | | 180 | David Vanhoutteghem | 756 | 28 | | 181 | Gilberte Bollaert | 573 | 26 | | 182 | Jos Deboosere | 197 | 24 | | 183 | Kevin Van Weyenberg | 497 | 24 | | 184 | Sébastien Sébastien Muller | 718 | 23 | | 185 | Steven Demets | 912 | 23 | | 186 | Victor Machart | 459 | 21 | | 187 | Giancarlo Rossetti | 412 | 19 | | 188 | Manuela Krieger | 188 | 19 | | 189 | Tim Brouns | 169 | 19 | | 190 | Maarten Tavernier | 1019 | 17 | | 191 | Victor Stulemeijer | 271 | 16 | | 192 | Arnaud Van Balen | 790 | 11 | | 193 | Ergun Erdemir | 18 | 11 | | 194 | Ivan Geentjes | 944 | 11 | | 195 | Machteld Decloedt | 635 | 9 | | 196 | Laurent Mahé | 590 | 2 | | 197 | Maurice Ney | 103 | 1 | | 198 | Andreas Tilt Borella | 287 | 0 | | 199 | Anthony Streulens | 634 | 0 | | 200 | Ben Zaad | 237 | 0 | | 201 | Cinthya Messiaen | 775 | 0 | | 202 | Daan Rosvelds | 819 | 0 | | 203 | Kelly Lembrechts | 563 | 0 | | 204 | Kevin Claeys | 210 | 0 | | 205 | Koen Simoens | 526 | 0 | | 206 | Koen Willocx | 431 | 0 | | 207 | Lieven Meys | 340 | 0 | | 208 | Nick Van Vossel | 572 | 0 | | 209 | Raphaël Duez | 449 | 0 | | 210 | Stanislas Chabior | 593 | 0 | | 211 | Timmy De Meeter | 128 | 0 | | 212 | Tom Van Den Panhuyzen | 527 | 0 | |

Instead, eight groups of four were formed with each group playing a single game on one machine. The top two scorers continued to the last sixteen while the bottom two dropped out.

[![The Classics Tournament play-offs order](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/44.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/44.jpg)

The Classics Tournament play-offs order

[![The thirty-two qualifiers were put in groups of four](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/46.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/46.jpg)

The thirty-two qualifiers were put in groups of four

[![The Classics Tournament play-offs begin](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/47.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/47.jpg)

The Classics Tournament play-offs begin

There was a little overlap between players in the Classic Tournament and the BOP play-offs, but it didn’t cause too much delay as the BOP headed towards deciding the four finalists.

[![Cayle George plays for a place in the final of the BoP](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/49.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/49.jpg)

Cayle George plays for a place in the final of the BOP

[![The competitors in the final are decided](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/50.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/50.jpg)

The competitors in the BOP final are decided

Outside the main hall, the finals of the Winner Takes It All tournament was also about to begin, with the top scorers on each machine playing them again to decide the overall Winner who would indeed Take It All.

[![Players in the WTIA tournament final are briefed](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/58.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/58.jpg)

Players in the WTIA tournament final are briefed

[![The final is under way](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/68.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/68.jpg)

The final is under way

The Classics Tournament has also reached its final stage back in the main hall.

[![Players and spectators for the Classics Tournament final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/54.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/54.jpg)

Players and spectators gather for the Classics Tournament final

[![The four finalists in the Classic Tournament:](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/53.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/53.jpg)

The four finalists in the Classic Tournament: Cayle George, David Mainwaring, Julio Vicario Soriano & John van der Wulp

As in the play-offs, this was a one game final, although the number of balls was increased from three to five on the selected machine, *Evel Knievel*.

[![Julio playing in the final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/55.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/55.jpg)

Julio playing in the final

It was a very tight final, with no player having a breakaway ball. Julio was in the lead going into the fifth and final ball with his 125,450 score. David was second on 70,910, with John close behind on 66,780 and Cayle just 10K further back on 56,640.

Once again none of the four had a great ball, which meant Julio retained the top score with 132,010 to take first place. John had the best ball to boost his score up to 96,310 which gave him second place ahead of David on 76,390, with Calye close in fourth on 70,560.

[![Julio with his winning score](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/56.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/56.jpg)

Julio with his winning score

All eyes then turned to the final of the Belgian Open Pinball tournament. The three winner bracket finalists were Franck Bona, Daniele Acciari and Erwin Deutschländer. They were joined by the winner of the loser bracket, Cayle George.

[![The four BOP finalists: Franck Bona, Cayle George, Daniele Acciari and Erwin Deutschländer](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/59.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/59.jpg)

The four BOP finalists: Franck Bona, Cayle George, Daniele Acciari and Erwin Deutschländer

[![Organiser Lieven Engelbeen explains the format of the final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/60.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/60.jpg)

Organiser Lieven Engelbeen explains the format of the final

Each of the winner bracket finalists got to choose a machine to be played in the final. Cayle then got to choose play order for the first game which was *Roadshow*.

[![Erwin begins on Roadshow](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/61.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/61.jpg)

Erwin begins the final on Roadshow

[![Franck plays second](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/62.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/62.jpg)

Franck plays second

[![Cayle is player three](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/63.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/63.jpg)

Cayle is player three

[![Daniele is last to play](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/64.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/64.jpg)

Daniele is last to play

Going into the third ball, Erwin was in fourth on 21M, Daniele was in third with 48M, Cayle was second on 103M, but Franck was leading with 198M.

Franck extended that lead on his last ball with another multiball to give him a game total of 303M. Cayle added another 100M to his score, but his 200M total fell short and looked good for second place after Erwin only boosted his score to 83M. But never discount Daniele’s comeback skills, as he started multiball on his last ball and took his 51M starting score up to 316M to take the win.

Points were awarded for position on each of the three games, with four points for a win, two for second, one for third and none for fourth.

|  |
| --- |
| **BOP Final – After 1 Game** |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | Daniele Acciari | 4 | | Franck Bona | 2 | | Cayle George | 1 | | Erwin Deutschländer | 0 | |

The second game was *Tales from the Crypt* and this time Daniele started well with 63M, double his nearest rival which was Franck on 32M. Erwin was narrowly ahead of Cayle in third by 10M to 8M.

[![Erwin was in third place after the first ball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/98.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/98.jpg)

Erwin was in third place after the first ball

Both Franck and then Cayle then scored big on their second balls. Franck managed a total of 244M, but Cayle went further and ended his second ball on 289M. These followed a poor second ball from Daniele which only gave him 75M, and was followed by Erwin’s equally lacklustre ball which gave him a total of 22M.

Although Daniele did better on his last ball, it still only gave him a game total of 145M. Franck needed to set Cayle a challenge but his ball drained quickly with 265M on the board. Cayle then just had to make sure his score was out of reach of Erwin which it seemed he had, ending on 298M, a lead of almost 270M.

However, Erwin had a great final ball and only very narrowly failed to overtake Cayle, finally draining with a score of 286M, just 12M points away from victory.

[![Final scores on Tales from the Crypt](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/70.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/70.jpg)

Final scores on Tales from the Crypt

So Cayle took the four points, Erwin two points and Franck the one point.

|  |
| --- |
| **BOP Final – After 2 Games** |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | Cayle George | 5 | | Daniele Acciari | 4 | | Franck Bona | 3 | | Erwin Deutschländer | 2 | |

The last game of the final was *Game of Thrones* and Franck led off this time.

[![The third and last game of the BoP final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/71.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/71.jpg)

The third and last game of the BOP final

It was a short ball, only scoring 9M before Cayle took over.

[![Cayle was player two](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/72.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/72.jpg)

Cayle was player two

He racked up an impressive 2.051B on ball one, staking and early claim to the Iron Throne.

[![Erwin was player three](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/73.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/73.jpg)

Erwin was player three

Erwin didn’t shed much blood with his first ball and only managed 2.6M, while Daniele in the player four spot did the best of the following pack with a 62M opener.

[![Daniele has the player four position](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/74.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/74.jpg)

Daniele has the player four position

Franck had another disappointing ball as his grip on the crown started to slip with just 11.9M after two balls.

Despite starting Hand of the King, Cayle didn’t add much to his score and walked away with 2.7B racked up. Erwin started to ramp-up his game and managed 398M, but it was Daniele who looked as though he could be a genuine challenger, ending his second ball with just over 1B points.

Franck’s game finally found some traction as he ended his final ball on 494M.

Cayle was already looking pretty comfortable with his huge score, so he wasn’t too worried when his last ball did the same as his second ball, adding 100M to end on 2.836M.

Erwin’s promise with his second ball wasn’t fulfilled as he only added 15M on his final ball for a total of 413M and fourth place.

Daniele needed a ball as good as Cayle’s first if he was to win this game, and although he got Hand of the King as well, it wasn’t enough and he finished on 1.7B for second place.

The four points guaranteed Cayle’s win, while second place in the last game gave Daniele second overall as well. Franck’s close third place ensured he remained third, while Erwin scored no points in this game and stayed fourth.

|  |
| --- |
| **BOP Final – After All Games** |
| |  |  | | --- | --- | | Cayle George | 9 | | Daniele Acciari | 6 | | Franck Bona | 4 | | Erwin Deutschländer | 2 | |

Then it was out into the lobby for the awards presentations from Lieven.

[![Lieven makes the announcements as the trophies are presented](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/76.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/76.jpg)

Lieven makes the announcements as the trophies are presented

First of all, the Youth Tournament was an all-Belgian top four, and was won by Thomas van Clapdorp. Second was Timber Engelbeen, while third and fourth went to siblings Korben Van Wonterghem and Sander Van Wonterghem.

[![Top four in the Youth Tournament (L-R): Korben Van Wonterghem (3rd), Thomas van Clapdorp (1st), Timber Engelbeen (2nd) and Sander Van Wonterghem (4th)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/65.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/65.jpg)

Top four in the Youth Tournament (L-R): Korben Van Wonterghem (3rd), Thomas van Clapdorp (1st), Timber Engelbeen (2nd) and Sander Van Wonterghem (4th)

Each of the top three got to choose a prize to go with their trophies, with the remaining prize going to Sander.

[![The prizes](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/66.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/66.jpg)

The prizes

[![Everyone seemed happy with their spoils](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/67.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/67.jpg)

Everyone seemed happy with their spoils

Then came the awards to the top three in the Team Tournament. The winners were KDIT from Belgium.

[![First place, KDIT](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/79.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/79.jpg)

First place, KDIT

Second were De Boertjes, also from Belgium.

[![Second place, De Boertjes](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/78.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/78.jpg)

Second place, De Boertjes

And in third place was the French team of The Insiders.

[![Third place, The Insiders](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/77.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/77.jpg)

Third place, The Insiders

After the final play-off, the winner of the Winner Takes It All tournament was Mads Kristensen from Denmark.

[![The Winner Who Took It All, Mads Kristensen](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/81.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/81.jpg)

The Winner Who Took It All, Mads Kristensen

In fact Mads didn’t quite Take It All, as there were runner-up prizes for the other finalists.

[![The top four in the Winner Takes It All tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/80.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/80.jpg)

The top four in the Winner Takes It All tournament

Sadly the winner of the Classic Tournament, Julio, had to leave before the trophy presentation but the other three were there to collect their awards.

[![Cayle George (4th), David Mainwaring (3rd) & John van der Wulp (2nd)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/82.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/82.jpg)

Cayle George (4th), David Mainwaring (3rd) & John van der Wulp (2nd)

Then, finally, the main Belgian Open Tournament awards were given out.

In fourth place, as we just saw, was Erwin Deutschländer from Germany.

[![Fourth place, Erwin Deutschländer](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/99.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/99.jpg)

Fourth place, Erwin Deutschländer

In third was Franck Bona from France.

[![Third place, Franck Bona](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/84.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/84.jpg)

Third place, Franck Bona

The runner-up was Daniele Acciari from Italy.

[![Second place, Daniele Acciari](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/85.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/85.jpg)

Second place, Daniele Acciari

And the winner was Cayle George from the USA.

[![First place, Cayle George](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/86.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/86.jpg)

First place, Cayle George

[![The top four in the Belgian Open Pinball tournament 2016:](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/87.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/87.jpg)

The top four in the Belgian Open Pinball tournament 2016: Erwin Deutschländer, Franck Bona, Cayle George and Daniele Acciari

Finally, Lieven told the audience about Wayne John’s [upcoming charity attempt](https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Wayne-Johns?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=Wayne-Johns&utm_campaign=pfp-share) to beat the current Guinness World Record for the longest continuous pinball playing. Everyone wished him well in his attempt which will take place on 22nd/23rd October 2016.

[![Wayne Johns gets a round of applause from the audience](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/88.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/88.jpg)

Wayne Johns gets a round of applause from the audience

And with that the Belgian Open Pinball weekend drew to a close. The players were invited to leave as the breakdown of the machines, desks and systems began.

[![Show's over folks!](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/89.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/89.jpg)

Show’s over folks!

[![The Funhouse is closed.](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/90.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/bop-2016/90.jpg)

The Funhouse is closed

Everyone agreed that the facilities at the new venue for the BOP were a great improvement over those at the previous location. The air conditioning in particular was very welcome, and there was a much more spacious feel. It may have lacked some of the intimacy and charm of the multi-room nightclub, but the multiple entrances and numerous ways to check scores and standings without blocking the aisles more than made up for it.

It’s also amazing how many people work on the tournament weekend. We reckoned there must have been around twenty helpers at the tournament entry points, registration desk, doing the scoring, running the bar, looking after the computer systems and fixing games.

A big “thanks” to them and to all the competitors. No doubt we shall be back in ‘St. Nick’s’ again next October.

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