# DUTCH PINBALL OPEN EXPO 2019

**Source:** Pinball News Website  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2019-11-14  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2019/11/14/dutch-pinball-open-expo-2019

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## Analysis

The Dutch Pinball Open Expo 2019 was held November 9-10 at IJsselhallen in Zwolle, Netherlands, marking the first time the event moved from its previous home in Drunen. The two-hall venue featured 96 machines in the first hall and 49 free-play plus 63 tournament machines in the second, along with multiple vendor stands selling parts, mods, and accessories. The event included various tournament divisions (main DPO, Ladies, Classic, Kids, and Swiss-style) with entry fees ranging from free to €20.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The DPO Expo moved to IJsselhallen in Zwolle after staying in Drunen since 2013 — _After several years occupying the De Vene Voorst in Drunen, for 2019 the annual Dutch Pinball Open Expo (DPO Expo) moved to a new location in the north-east of the country._
- [HIGH] Elvira's House of Horrors Limited Edition became the most popular game immediately upon opening — _The *Elvira's House of Horrors* Limited Edition was right next to the entrance to the first hall and – with it being the first chance for many to play the game – it soon became the most popular game in the room._
- [HIGH] Daily entry was €15, with advance two-day packages at €50 including T-shirt and poster — _The cost to enter the DPO Expo was €15 ($16.55/£12.88) per day, although advance packs could be purchased giving entry for both days, a special T-shirt and a poster for €50._
- [HIGH] The Willy Wonka Limited Edition featured a glitter layer under the clearcoat on its playfield — _The glitter layer under the clearcoat on the Willy Wonka Limited Edition's playfield_

### Notable Quotes

> "The original intention of the Dutch Pinball Association (Nederlandse Flipper Vereniging) was to move the DPO around the country so that most areas would have it hosted somewhere close to them every few years."
> — **Article author**, N/A
> _Explains the venue rotation strategy and context for the 2019 move to Zwolle_

> "Elvira's House of Horrors was especially popular"
> — **Article author (caption)**, N/A
> _Documents the strong debut reception for the newest release at the show_

> "The machines were busy all weekend but you could usually find one to play easily enough"
> — **Article author (caption)**, N/A
> _Indicates good venue layout and adequate machine density despite popularity_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Dutch Pinball Open Expo 2019 | event | Annual pinball tournament and expo held in Zwolle, Netherlands on November 9-10, 2019 |
| IJsselhallen | organization | Exhibition and conference complex in Zwolle, Netherlands hosting the 2019 DPO Expo |
| Nederlandse Flipper Vereniging (Dutch Pinball Association) | organization | Organization hosting the Dutch Pinball Open Expo |
| Christophe Lienard | person | Vendor at DPO Expo representing Pinball Pleasure, selling Jersey Jack Pinball machines and accessories |
| Pinball Pleasure | organization | Vendor stand selling new Jersey Jack machines and custom glass covers, T-shirts, and accessories |
| Pinball Universe | organization | Largest vendor stand at DPO Expo, brought machines for tournaments and free play |
| PU-parts | organization | Parts division of Pinball Universe offering replacement components and game mods |
| The Pinwitch | organization | Vendor stand run by Karin Kolbe selling pinball parts |
| Chrome Pinball | organization | Vendor offering chrome plating service for metal pinball parts |
| PinSound | organization | Sound upgrade system vendor with stand at DPO Expo, Nicolas Manaud operator |
| Nicolas Manaud | person | PinSound stand operator at DPO Expo, demonstrating audio upgrades |
| LED4PIN | organization | Vendor selling replacement LEDs and flipper/playfield rubbers at DPO Expo |
| Mirco Playfields | organization | Vendor run by Mirco Steffen selling game-specific pinball parts, artwork, and new playfields |
| Jonathan Joosten | person | Publisher of Pinball Magazine with stand at DPO Expo |
| Pinball Magazine | organization | Publication by Jonathan Joosten with vendor stand at DPO Expo |
| Eric Boes | person | Vendor selling posters, flyers, manuals, and pinball paperwork at DPO Expo |
| Elvira's House of Horrors | game | Newest release at DPO Expo, most popular machine due to limited playability before the event |
| Total Nuclear Annihilation | game | Machine brought by Jonathan Joosten for visitors to play at DPO Expo |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | game | Recently released Stern title featured at DPO Expo with glitter playfield enhancement visible |
| Spinner | organization | Dutch Pinball Association members' magazine available for purchase at DPO Expo |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Event logistics and venue management, Pinball machine collection and variety, Vendor ecosystem and parts suppliers, Tournament organization and structure
- **Secondary:** New game releases and reception, Pinball customization and upgrades, Community engagement and accessibility

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.82) — The article presents the DPO Expo 2019 as a well-organized, successful event with positive community engagement. Coverage emphasizes good venue logistics, machine variety, vendor quality, and visitor enjoyment. No criticisms or negative incidents are mentioned.

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** DPO Expo maintains diverse tournament offerings including Ladies, Kids, Classic, and Swiss-style divisions alongside main championship (confidence: high) — Multiple tournament divisions with varying entry fees (€0-€20) and dedicated machine sets accommodating different skill levels and interests
- **[event_signal]** Dutch Pinball Open Expo successfully relocates to new venue in Zwolle after 6-year tenure in Drunen (confidence: high) — Explicit statement that the 2019 event moved from De Vene Voorst in Drunen to IJsselhallen in Zwolle after staying in Drunen since 2013
- **[announcement]** Elvira's House of Horrors Limited Edition received strong debut reception at DPO Expo (confidence: high) — Machine positioned at entrance to first hall and immediately became most popular game due to being first playable instance for many attendees
- **[product_strategy]** Willy Wonka Limited Edition features playfield glitter enhancement as premium differentiator (confidence: high) — Photo documentation showing glitter layer under clearcoat on Willy Wonka LE playfield, displayed at Mirco Playfields vendor stand
- **[technology_signal]** Aftermarket audio and lighting upgrades prominently featured at DPO Expo with dedicated vendor stands (confidence: high) — PinSound sound system demonstrated on six machines; LED4PIN and other vendors selling replacement LEDs and playfield rubbers as primary offerings

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## Transcript

**Date:**
9th & 10th November, 2019

**Location:** IJsselhallen Zwolle, Rieteweg 4, 8011AB Zwolle, Netherlands

After several years occupying the De Vene Voorst in Drunen, for 2019 the annual Dutch Pinball Open Expo (DPO Expo) moved to a new location in the north-east of the country. The venue was IJsselhallen, a large exhibition and conference complex in the city of Zwolle.

[![IJsselhallen Zwolle](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/001-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/001-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

IJsselhallen Zwolle

The original intention of the [Dutch Pinball Association (Nederlandse Flipper Vereniging)](https://www.nfvpinball.nl/) was to move the DPO around the country so that most areas would have it hosted somewhere close to them every few years. However, apart from the anniversary show in Eindhoven in 2017, the DPO (or latterly the DPO Expo) has stayed in Drunen since the show was held there in 2013.

The IJsselhallen complex is far larger than the DPO Expo could fill, so the show only occupied the western end of the building, taking over two halls and the entrance lobby.

[![The rest of the IJsselhallen Zwolle building](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/002-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/002-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The rest of the IJsselhallen Zwolle building

There was plenty of parking on-site, although there was a €6 charge per in/out session. Limited catering facilities were available inside, but there was a Jumbo supermarket a short walk away, while the city centre and a variety of restaurants, shops and bars was around 15 minutes away on foot.

Inside the IJsselhallen entrance hall were two screens giving information about the show schedule in Dutch and English, and a guide to the venue’s layout.

[![Information screens in the lobby](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/020-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/020-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Information screens in the lobby

There were two game halls packed full of machines and vendors. The nearest one to the entrance was called the Suyderseezaal so let’s start our tour of the show in there.

[![The Suycerseezaal](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/018-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/018-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Suycerseezaal

We got to the venue late on Friday afternoon (due to flight delays) while games and stands were still being set up.

[![Setting up machines in the first hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/005-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/005-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Setting up machines in the first hall

[![There was a lot of work done setting everything up in time for the opening on Saturday morning](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/006-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/006-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

There was a lot of work done setting everything up in time for the opening on Saturday morning

Meanwhile more hard work was taking place in the second hall – Hanzezaal.

[![The Hanzezaal](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/017-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/017-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Hanzezaal

[![Machines waiting to be set up](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/007-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/007-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Machines waiting to be set up

[![Lots of pinballs in this second hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/008-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/008-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Lots of pinballs in this second hall

Those who volunteered to help set up games were rewarded with dinner in the venue’s canteen on Friday evening.

[![A hot dinner for the workers](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/009-dpo-expo-2019-1024x726.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/009-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

A hot dinner for the workers

[![Enjoying their well-earned dinner](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/010-dpo-expo-2019-1024x684.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/010-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Enjoying their well-earned dinner

It wasn’t too long before the machines were all on their legs and the show really began to take shape.

[![The first hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/016-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/016-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The first hall

[![The second hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/015-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/015-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The second hall

[![Some of the DPO tournament machines in the second hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/012-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/012-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the DPO tournament machines in the second hall

[![More DPO tournament machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/011-dpo-expo-2019-1024x659.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/011-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

More DPO tournament machines

[![Some of the Classic Tournament machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/014-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/014-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the Classic Tournament machines

The entry desks were positioned in the lobby to the left of the information screens. Pre-purchased entry packages could be collected at one table while on-the-day entry was purchased at the other. These were still being set up on Friday evening too.

[![The two entry desks](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/019-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/019-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The two entry desks

To the right of the entry desk were three additional areas. One was for game repairs where non-working pinballs could be taken to be worked on in peace away from the show floor. Outside that room was a desk staffed by medical staff in case of any human emergencies, while next to that was the seminar area where talks would be given on Saturday.

[![The seminars area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/021-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/021-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The seminars area

We left for the night, returning early on Saturday morning before the doors opened to the public at 10am. There was still a little work to do before visitors could enter, but the large team of volunteers was working hard to make it all ready in time.

[![The final few machines arrived on Saturday morning](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/022-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/022-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The final few machines arrived on Saturday morning

[![A little glass-cleaning and the show is ready to open](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/023-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/023-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

A little glass-cleaning and the show is ready to open

The cost to enter the DPO Expo was €15 ($16.55/£12.88) per day, although advance packs could be purchased giving entry for both days, a special T-shirt and a poster for €50.

[![Guests received a different-coloured wristband each day](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/003-dpo-expo-2019-776x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/003-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Guests received a different-coloured wristband each day

Additional entry fees applied if you wanted to participate in the various tournaments. They were €20 for the DPO, €10 for the Ladies Tournament, and €3 per entry for the Classic Tournament (with multiple entries allowed). The Kids Tournament was free to enter, while Sunday’s Swiss Tournament for those not involved in the DPO play-offs cost €5 to enter.

[![Some of the first visitors are welcomed by NFV members](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/025-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/025-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the first visitors are welcomed by NFV members

Once past the entry desk, visitors could buy posters, reprinted flyers or back copies of the Dutch Pinball Association (NFV) members’ magazine, *Spinner*.

[![Spinner magazine, flyers, posters and more](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/026-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/026-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Spinner magazine, flyers, posters and more

Additional posters were displayed on a line in the corridor beyond.

[![Game flyer posters were displayed and available to buy](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/078-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/078-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Game flyer posters were displayed and available to buy for €5

[![Some of the flyer posters](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/027-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/027-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the flyer posters, with a discount if you bought five

Also in the corridor was the stand for Jonathan Joosten’s *[Pinball Magazine](http://www.pinball-magazine.com/)*.

[![The Pinball Magazine stand in the corridor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/029-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/029-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Pinball Magazine stand in the corridor

He was selling copies of the current and previous issues along with the book *Pinball* and photographic posters. He was also giving away free flyers for recent titles from Stern Pinball, American Pinball and Chicago Gaming, and brought along his *Total Nuclear Annihilation* machine for visitors to play.

[![Some of the Pinball Magazine posters available to buy](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/028-dpo-expo-2019-1024x662.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/028-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the Pinball Magazine posters available to buy

As soon as the show opened, the newest titles were predictably the most popular, with lines quickly forming to play them. The *Elvira’s House of Horrors* Limited Edition was right next to the entrance to the first hall and – with it being the first chance for many to play the game – it soon became the most popular game in the room.

[![Some of the newest titles](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/031-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/031-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the newest titles

[![Elvira's House of Horrors was especially popular](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/030-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/030-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Elvira’s House of Horrors was especially popular

[![Not all the machines were the latest release though, as there were plenty of classics](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/032-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/032-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Not all the machines were the latest release though, as there were plenty of classics

There were several vendors in the first hall. Christophe Lienard of [*Pinball Pleasure*](http://www.jjp-pinball.com) had his stand selling new Jersey Jack machines as well as custom glass covers, T-shirts, cabinet artwork and other accessories.

[![Christophe Lienard of Pinball Pleasure](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/043-dpo-expo-2019-1024x745.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/043-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Christophe Lienard of Pinball Pleasure

[![Glass covers to keep the dust of your JJP game](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/044-dpo-expo-2019-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/044-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Glass covers to keep the dust of your JJP game

In the left-corner of the room were four video pinballs. Building your own video pinball would be discussed at length in three of the four seminars held in the lobby later on Saturday.

[![Two full-size video pinballs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/045-dpo-expo-2019-1024x698.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/045-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Two full-size video pinballs

[![Two mini video pinballs with DPO Expo branding](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/046-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/046-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Two mini video pinballs with DPO Expo branding

The vendor with the largest stand was *[Pinball Universe](https://pinball-universe.de/)* who also brought along a large number of machines for free play or to be used in the tournaments. They also had two of the new Atari *Pong* sit-down arcade games.

[![Atari Pong games on the Pinball Universe stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/047-dpo-expo-2019-1024x697.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/047-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Atari Pong games on the Pinball Universe stand

Pinball Universe had a big selection of parts on their stand from their parts division [PU-parts](https://pu-parts.com/) which included many reductions and special show prices. If we’d had more luggage space on our flight home we would have happily bought a lot more of these than we did.

[![Some of the parts packs from PU-parts](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/048-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/048-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the parts packs from PU-parts

[![Along with pinball basics such as balls and posts, PU-parts had lots of game mods](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/049-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/049-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Along with pinball basics such as balls and posts, PU-parts had lots of game mods

[![A stack of game manuals you could buy at the Pinball Universe stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/050-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/050-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

A stack of game manuals you could buy at the Pinball Universe stand

[![Some of the machines brought by Pinball Universe](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/051-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/051-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Some of the machines brought by Pinball Universe

Two more vendors occupied the back corner of the hall. Karin Kolbe’s [The Pinwitch](https://shop.thepinwitch.com/?language=en) had a varied selection of pinball parts, while Chrome Pinball offered a plating service for metal pinball parts.

[![Karin's The Pinwitch stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/053-dpo-expo-2019-1024x682.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/053-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Karin’s The Pinwitch stand

[![Chrome Pinball had some sample pieces on display at their stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/054-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/054-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Chrome Pinball had some sample pieces on display at their stand

Opposite those two stands was Nicolas Manaud who was running his [PinSound](https://www.pinsound.org/) stand. As well as selling PinSound boards, speaker kits and shaker motors, Nicolas had six machines with the PinSound system installed so visitors could experience the sonic improvements for themselves.

[![Nicolas Manaud at his PinSound stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/052-dpo-expo-2019-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/052-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Nicolas Manaud at his PinSound stand

[![Three of the six PinSound-equipped machines at the DPO Expo](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/055-dpo-expo-2019-1024x687.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/055-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Three of the six PinSound-equipped machines at the DPO Expo

The final vendor in the first hall was [Eric Boes](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#43262e6d212c2630032b2c372e222a2f6d2d2f) who had a range of posters, flyers, manuals and assorted paperwork for sale on his stand.

[![Eric Boes' stand in the first hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/056-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/056-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Eric Boes’ stand in the first hall

Here are the 96 machines in the first game hall, the Suyderseezaal, with an asterisk indicating the game was not playable for one reason or another.

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| --- |
| **SUYDERSEEZAAL** |
| AC/DC |
| Addams Family, The |
| Addams Family, The |
| Alien |
| Alien Poker |
| Attack from Mars |
| Back to the Future |
| Batman (Data East) |
| Batman 66 |
| Batman: The Dark Knight |
| Baywatch |
| Big Guns |
| Black Knight |
| Black Knight 2000 |
| Black Knight: Sword of Rage |
| Black Rose |
| Cactus Jack |
| Capt. Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy |
| Class of 1812 |
| Corvette |
| Dolly Parton |
| Elvira & the Party Monsters |
| Elvira’s House of Horrors |
| Fire! |
| Fireball |
| Fireball II |
| Flash |
| Getaway, The: High Speed 2 |
| Gladiators |
| Gorgar |
| Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Haunted House |
| Hobbit, The |
| Hobbit, The |
| Hot Shots |
| Houdini |
| Indiana Hilton Jones (Williams) |
| Indiana Hilton Jones (Williams) |
| Iron Man |
| Johnny Mnemonic |
| Judge Dredd\* |
| Junkyard |
| Jurassic Park (Data East) |
| Jurassic Park (Stern) |
| Jurassic Park (Stern) |
| Kiss (Bally) |
| Laser War |
| Lord of the Rings, The |
| Lord of the Rings, The |
| Matrix, The |
| Medieval Madness |
| Medusa |
| Munsters, The |
| Mustang |
| NBA Fastbreak |
| No Fear |
| Oktoberfest |
| Oktoberfest |
| Paragon |
| Party Animal |
| Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) |
| Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) |
| Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) |
| Police Force |
| Power Play, Bobby Orr\* |
| Radical! |
| Ready, Aim, Fire! |
| Revenge from Mars |
| Rollercoaster Tycoon |
| Rollergames |
| Scared Stiff |
| Shaq Attaq |
| Silver Slugger |
| Sopranos, The |
| Space Shuttle |
| Spider-Man |
| Spider-Man |
| Spring Break |
| Star Trek (Bally) |
| Stargate |
| Tales from the Crypt |
| Tales of the Arabian Nights |
| Target Alpha |
| Terminator 2 |
| Terminator 3 |
| Theatre of Magic |
| Theatre of Magic |
| Time Machine |
| Title Fight |
| Torpedo Alley |
| Total Nuclear Annihilation |
| Twilight Zone |
| Twilight Zone |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory |
| World Poker Tour |
|  |

[![The long row of machines along the front wall of the first hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/057-dpo-expo-2019-1024x682.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/057-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The long row of machines along the front wall of the first hall

[![Several machines featured toppers - both official and unofficial](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/059-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/059-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Several machines featured toppers – both official and unofficial

[![An Alien LE was here too](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/058-dpo-expo-2019-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/058-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

An Alien LE was here too

[![A mix of machines from the newest Willy Wonka to Bally's Star Trek and Medusa](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/060-dpo-expo-2019-1024x673.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/060-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

A mix of machines from the newest Willy Wonka to Bally’s Star Trek and Medusa

Between the two halls was the bar where coffee, tea, soft drinks, beer, wine and various snack dishes could be purchased.

[![The bar area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/033-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/033-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The bar area

Prices were not excessive, although the choice was quite limited. There were other drinks in the under-counter fridges but the bar staff were not permitted to sell them.

Moving along to the second hall and there were 49 free play machines available, along with the 63 tournament machines. The free play machines were:

|  |
| --- |
| **HANZEZAAL** |
| Apollo |
| Back to the Future |
| Bally Hoo |
| Black Knight 2000 |
| Bone Busters |
| Buck Rogers |
| Car Hop |
| Charlie’s Angels |
| Checkpoint |
| Comet |
| Cue Ball Wizard |
| Dispy Doodle |
| Dolly Parton |
| Doodle Bug |
| Dr. Dude |
| Dracula, Bram Stoker’s |
| Earthshaker! |
| Elektra |
| Ghostbusters |
| Grand Lizard |
| High Speed |
| Hot Shots |
| Indiana Hilton Jones (Williams) |
| Judge Dredd |
| Jungle Lord |
| Jurassic Park (Data East) |
| Jurassic Park: Lost World |
| Operation Thunder |
| Party Zone, The |
| Pinbot |
| Police Force |
| Pool Sharks |
| Robocop |
| Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends |
| Secret Service |
| Shadow, The |
| Shaq Attaq |
| Star Trek (Data East) |
| Star Wars (Data East) |
| Stargate |
| Surf N’ Safari |
| Tales from the Crypt |
| Taxi |
| Taxi |
| Terminator 2 |
| Time Fantasy |
| Time Machine |
| Tommy, The Who’s |
| Waterworld |
| World Cup Soccer |
|  |

[![Players enjoying the free-play machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/066-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/066-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Players enjoying the free-play machines

[![More free-play games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/067-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/067-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

More free-play games

[![More free-play games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/073-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/073-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

More free-play games

[![The Black Knight find a new challenger](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/072-dpo-expo-2019-1024x681.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/072-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Black Knight finds a new challenger

[![There are always new details to spot](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/074-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/074-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

There are always new details to spot

[![The machines were busy all weekend but you could usually find one to play easily enough](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/076-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/076-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The machines were busy all weekend but you could usually find one to play easily enough

There were also two vendors in the Hanzezaal.

[LED4PIN](https://www.led4pin.eu/en/) had a stand next to the entrance where they were selling replacement LEDs as well as flipper and playfield rubbers.

[![The LED4PIN stand in the second hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/040-dpo-expo-2019-1024x666.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/040-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The LED4PIN stand in the second hall

[![Flipper and playfield rubber replacements](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/042-dpo-expo-2019-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/042-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Flipper and playfield rubber replacements

Next to LED4PIN was Mirco Steffen with his Mirco Playfields stand selling numerous game-specific pinball parts and artwork, along with a very impressive display of new playfields.

[![The Mirco Plaayfields stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/038-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/038-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Mirco Playfields stand

[![The new Willy Wonka Limited Edition playfield alongside the ill-fated Cosmic Carnival playfield from Suncoast Pinball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/036-dpo-expo-2019-704x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/036-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The new Willy Wonka Limited Edition playfield alongside the Cosmic Carnival playfield from the ill-fated Suncoast Pinball

[![The glitter layer under the clearcoat on the Willy Wonka Limited Edition's playfield](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/037-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/037-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The glitter layer under the clearcoat on the Willy Wonka Limited Edition’s playfield

[![Artwork for Willy Wonka which was rejected before the panels were cut](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/035-dpo-expo-2019-662x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/035-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Artwork for Willy Wonka’s back panel which was changed before the panels could be cut

[![Checking a playfield before purchasing it](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/041-dpo-expo-2019-1024x675.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/041-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Checking a new Scared Stiff playfield

You can take a look around the whole DPO Expo for yourself in our exclusive Sixteen Minute Tour video, exploring the two game halls, all the vendor stands, the tournament area and even a sneek peek inside the game repair room.

VIDEO

Our Sixteen Minute Tour of the Dutch Pinball Open Expo 2019

Don’t forget, you can watch this and any of our other 300 videos on the [Pinball News YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/PinballNewsVideos).

The Hanzezaal contained all the tournament pinballs, from the Dutch Pinball Open and the Classic Tournament to the Women’s, the Kids’ and Sunday’s Swiss-style tournaments.

[![Trophies for the tournaments](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/064-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/064-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Trophies for the tournaments

The DPO used twenty-four pinballs, with a spare World Cup Soccer in case of a machine failure which couldn’t be fixed quickly. These were arranged along the right-hand wall of the hall.

Qualifying on these began on Saturday morning and continued until near the close on Saturday evening. Players could choose any eight machines on which to put up qualifying scores. The scores were ranked and ranking points awarded, with 100 points for the top score.

[![The qualifying round of the Dutch Pinball Open](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/069-dpo-expo-2019-1024x671.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/069-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The qualifying round of the Dutch Pinball Open

Players also had a joker which they could use to try to improve their ranking on one of the eight machines they already played, or put up a score on a ninth if they preferred, with the best eight games counting towards qualification.

[![Victor Stulemeijer and Koen Martens headed up the DPO team](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/068-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/068-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Victor Stulemeijer and Koen Martens headed up the DPO team

Each machine had a column on a peg board with a machine card at the top. When a player wanted to play a machine they put their badge in the next free position under the machine name. When a player was next to play a game they took the machine card along with their badge to an official who scanned both to register their game.

[![Players put their player badge on the peg board against the machine they wished to play](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/024-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/024-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Players put their player badge on the peg board against the machine they wished to play

[![When their badge rose to the top they were next to play the machine](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/071-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/071-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

When their badge rose to the top they were next to play the machine

When the game was over and the score recorded, the player returned to machine card to the peg board so the next player in line could take it.

The machines used were:

|  |
| --- |
| **DUTCH PINBALL OPEN** |
| Fish Tales |
| Getaway, The: High Speed 2 |
| Indianapolis 500 |
| Doctor Who |
| Whirlwind |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon |
| Avatar |
| Spider-Man |
| Dirty Harry |
| Congo |
| Dracula, Bram Stoker’s |
| Demolition Man |
| F-14 Tomcat |
| Terminator 2 |
| Metallica |
| Comet |
| Space Station |
| Iron Man |
| Jurassic Park (Stern) |
| Jackbot |
| Black Knight: Sword of Rage |
| Star Wars (Stern) |
| The Munsters |
| Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast |
| World Cup Soccer (standby) |

Scores were recorded on tablets using a pair of QR codes – one on the player’s badge and one on the machine’s apron – to ensure scores were recorded against the correct player and machine.

[![One of the QR codes on the DPO machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/013-dpo-expo-2019-1024x696.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/013-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

One of the QR codes on the DPO machines

[![Standings could be checked online](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/070-dpo-expo-2019-1024x671.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/070-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Standings could be checked online

Qualification continued until thirty minutes before the show closed on Saturday evening at 11pm, with the top 56 players out of the 157 entrants making it into Sunday’s play-off rounds.

The qualification rankings were as follows (\* indicates a joker was used):

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Pos** | **Name** | **Score** | **Played** |
| 1 | Korben Van Wonterghem | 700 | 8 |
| 2 | Taco Wouters | 650 | 9 \* |
| 3 | Franck Bul Bona | 647 | 9 \* |
| 4 | Thomas van Clapdorp | 620 | 9 \* |
| 5 | Roy Wils | 608 | 9 \* |
| 6 | Paul Jongma | 590 | 8 |
| 7 | Michel van den Elzen | 577 | 8 |
| 8 | Bart Volman | 568 | 9 \* |
| 9 | Andreas Hedstrom | 564 | 9 \* |
| 10 | Albert Nomden | 562 | 9 \* |
| 11 | Rob Overdijk | 528 | 9 \* |
| 12 | Kirk Sadler | 514 | 9 \* |
| 13 | Stefan Wittenberg | 506 | 9 \* |
| 14 | François A de Wrangel | 502 | 9 \* |
| 15 | Jilles Eijking | 501 | 9 \* |
| 16 | Sylvain Grevin | 485 | 9 \* |
| 17 | Wilbert der Kinderen | 484 | 9 \* |
| 18 | Klaas Oenema | 482 | 9 \* |
| 19 | Ivan Geentjens | 480 | 9 \* |
| 20 | Jim Lindsay | 472 | 8 |
| 21 | de cock dominique | 469 | 9 \* |
| 22 | Edwin Nijs | 468 | 8 |
| 23 | Julian Legind | 464 | 9 \* |
| 24 | Maximilian Bösel | 463 | 9 \* |
| 25 | Sebastian Poetschke | 460 | 8 |
| 26 | Dennis Slagboom | 459 | 9 \* |
| 27 | Matt Frank van Woesik | 457 | 9 \* |
| 28 | John van der Wulp | 451 | 9 \* |
| 29 | Martijn van Amsterdam | 449 | 9 \* |
| 30 | Jan Hop | 443 | 9 \* |
| 31 | Norman Heikamp | 439 | 9 \* |
| 32 | Paul Englert | 438 | 9 \* |
| 33 | Sylvain CARRE | 437 | 9 \* |
| 34 | Bas Vis | 436 | 9 \* |
| 35 | Helen de Haan-Verbeek | 427 | 9 \* |
| 36 | Norbert Broman | 426 | 9 \* |
| 37 | Bas van Doorn | 424 | 9 \* |
| 38 | Dirk Klaver | 421 | 9 \* |
| 39 | Martijn van Aken | 419 | 9 \* |
| 40 | Marcel Diks | 418 | 9 \* |
| 41 | Bob Reijs | 415 | 9 \* |
| 42 | Vincent Slaat | 412 | 9 \* |
| 43 | Lars Mr Mattsson | 412 | 9 \* |
| 44 | Patrick Van Hout | 409 | 9 \* |
| 45 | Jürgen Schmitz | 408 | 9 \* |
| 46 | Ralph Beckers | 407 | 9 \* |
| 47 | Michel van Elk | 403 | 9 \* |
| 48 | Mart Oenema | 397 | 9 \* |
| 49 | Joachim Reniers | 397 | 9 \* |
| 50 | Peter Zeeman | 395 | 8 |
| 51 | renders olivier | 394 | 9 \* |
| 52 | Lefman Kan | 394 | 9 \* |
| 53 | Ronald Oenema | 394 | 9 \* |
| 54 | Lutz Hammer | 389 | 9 \* |
| 55 | Jan Houtteman | 389 | 9 \* |
| 56 | Steven De Maer | 386 | 9 \* |
| 57 | Louis Leurs | 382 | 9 \* |
| 58 | Eric Houtteman | 380 | 9 \* |
| 59 | victor-francois ZOB machart | 372 | 9 \* |
| 60 | Daniel Kruzinski | 371 | 9 \* |
| 61 | Matt Frank Linden | 366 | 9 \* |
| 62 | Mark van der Gugten | 364 | 9 \* |
| 63 | Marc Steinmeier | 362 | 9 \* |
| 64 | Kevin Roelants | 360 | 9 \* |
| 65 | Robin Koning | 355 | 9 \* |
| 66 | Peter Muis | 355 | 9 \* |
| 67 | Jeroen Boiten | 354 | 9 \* |
| 68 | Barry Hoeben | 348 | 9 \* |
| 69 | Florian Thomas | 344 | 9 \* |
| 70 | Stefan Hänsch | 338 | 9 \* |
| 71 | Joris Van Neijenhof | 335 | 9 \* |
| 72 | Mads Stentoft | 332 | 9 \* |
| 73 | Dirk Elzholz | 331 | 9 \* |
| 74 | Jesse Walker | 331 | 9 \* |
| 75 | Joris de Wilde | 330 | 9 \* |
| 76 | Fabian Kretschmer | 329 | 9 \* |
| 77 | Nate Shivers | 329 | 9 \* |
| 78 | David CARLIER | 329 | 9 \* |
| 79 | Coen Dunnink | 322 | 9 \* |
| 80 | Pascal Van Wonterghem | 319 | 9 \* |
| 81 | Thomas Doepelheuer | 319 | 9 \* |
| 82 | Arthur de Jong | 318 | 9 \* |
| 83 | Theo De Reuver | 318 | 9 \* |
| 84 | Jeremy Dorling | 316 | 9 \* |
| 85 | Michael Trozzo | 313 | 9 \* |
| 86 | Joel WOZNIAK | 308 | 9 \* |
| 87 | Hans Bijsterveld | 308 | 9 \* |
| 88 | freddy Van den Bosch | 306 | 9 \* |
| 89 | Guido Christiansen | 305 | 9 \* |
| 90 | Dirk De Groote | 302 | 9 \* |
| 91 | Evelyne desot | 300 | 9 \* |
| 92 | Gabi Schmeichel | 299 | 9 \* |
| 93 | Mario KER Kertels | 292 | 9 \* |
| 94 | Rakesh Kanhai | 290 | 9 \* |
| 95 | Bjorn Brand | 289 | 9 \* |
| 96 | Pelle Wållberg | 288 | 9 \* |
| 97 | Koen Simoens | 282 | 9 \* |
| 98 | Didier Dujardin | 276 | 9 \* |
| 99 | Denise Clemens | 272 | 9 \* |
| 100 | Pieter van Leijen | 271 | 9 \* |
| 101 | Christian Hammer | 271 | 9 \* |
| 102 | Olivier Eggermont | 271 | 7 |
| 103 | Nils de Kleine | 269 | 9 \* |
| 104 | Stefan PL | 265 | 9 \* |
| 105 | Gerard Paapen | 265 | 9 \* |
| 106 | Bernd Gottwald | 263 | 9 \* |
| 107 | Sebastian Zehe | 261 | 9 \* |
| 108 | E4 \_ \_ | 261 | 8 \* |
| 109 | Tom Peeters | 260 | 9 \* |
| 110 | Nico Baak | 258 | 9 \* |
| 111 | Jan-Christian Kiwus | 254 | 9 \* |
| 112 | Dave van den Akker | 253 | 9 \* |
| 113 | Peter van Kan | 248 | 9 \* |
| 114 | Daniela Thomas | 247 | 9 \* |
| 115 | Rahiel Karamali | 245 | 9 \* |
| 116 | Jaap Valent | 240 | 9 \* |
| 117 | Stefan Granberg | 236 | 9 \* |
| 118 | Thomas Arentsen | 236 | 9 \* |
| 119 | Carsten Wieske | 235 | 9 \* |
| 120 | Carlo Vijn | 231 | 9 \* |
| 121 | jim jansen | 231 | 9 \* |
| 122 | Jan PL | 230 | 9 \* |
| 123 | Drolf Hollestelle | 228 | 9 \* |
| 124 | Jan Krijnen | 216 | 9 \* |
| 125 | Kevin Sultana | 215 | 9 \* |
| 126 | Jessica De Mercurio | 212 | 9 \* |
| 127 | Marcel van den Boogert | 208 | 9 \* |
| 128 | Marcel van der Zouwen | 200 | 9 \* |
| 129 | Tiny De bie | 185 | 9 \* |
| 130 | Willem van der Meij | 185 | 9 \* |
| 131 | Rolf Geissberger | 174 | 7 |
| 132 | Antoine van der Klaauw | 172 | 9 \* |
| 133 | Fabrice Paquet | 170 | 9 \* |
| 134 | Daan Kloosterboer | 167 | 9 \* |
| 135 | Pelle Gerritsen | 163 | 9 \* |
| 136 | Joran van Kan | 163 | 9 \* |
| 137 | Pat Struwer | 162 | 7 \* |
| 138 | Olivier Lebeau | 160 | 8 \* |
| 139 | Ritchie Cicilia | 159 | 8 \* |
| 140 | Mark Heneka | 157 | 9 \* |
| 141 | Patrick Kamp | 154 | 9 \* |
| 142 | Ralf Behr | 153 | 9 \* |
| 143 | Fabio Villanueva | 148 | 9 \* |
| 144 | Lilly Hänsch | 131 | 9 \* |
| 145 | Maik Wiltfang | 124 | 9 \* |
| 146 | Annette Klooster | 115 | 9 \* |
| 147 | E50 \_ \_ | 115 | 9 \* |
| 148 | Christian Hagemann | 98 | 9 \* |
| 149 | Stephen van Elk | 98 | 9 \* |
| 150 | Edo PL | 91 | 9 \* |
| 151 | Tom Vandenpanhuyzen | 90 | 9 \* |
| 152 | Vanessa Neufeld | 89 | 9 \* |
| 153 | Maarten Berkers | 75 | 9 \* |
| 154 | Tony Jansen | 65 | 9 \* |
| 155 | Norbert PL | 60 | 9 \* |
| 156 | Richard Van der Zee | 54 | 9 \* |
| 157 | Katharina Hagemann | 39 | 9 \* |

A similar number of machines were used for the Ladies Tournament which was held on Saturday and for Sunday’s Swiss-style tournament, both of which utilised two rows of machines adjacent to the DPO area.

[![The Ladies Tournament took place on Saturday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/061-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/061-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Ladies Tournament took place on Saturday

[![Players could sign up at the tournament desk](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/062-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/062-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Players could sign up at the tournament desk

The Ladies Tournament split the nineteen entrants into two groups of nine and ten. The players in each group then played a single game against everyone else in their group (eight or nine games).

[![The Ladies Tournament qualifying matches](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/063-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/063-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Ladies Tournament qualifying matches

The four players with the most wins in each group progressed into three head-to-head rounds to reduce the field from eight to four, and then a final two. These were the machines they played:

|  |
| --- |
| **LADIES/SWISS TOURNAMENTS** |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| Whitewater |
| Pinball Magic |
| Roadshow |
| Spider-Man Vault Edition |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon |
| Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s |
| Flintstones, The |
| High Speed |
| Vegas |
| Monopoly |
| Jackbot |
| Hoops |
| Rescue 911 |
| Star Trek (Data East) |
| Surf ‘N Safari |
| Junkyard |
| Scared Stiff |
| Lethal Weapon |
| Earthshaker! |
| Batman Forever |
| Time Machine |
| Attack from Mars |
| Twister |
| Monster Bash |
| Secret Service |
|  |

Sadly, when the final rounds were taking place we were busy at the opposite end of the building hosting a seminar, but we’ll bring you the results of the Ladies Tournament as soon as we have them.

The back of the hall was home for the Classics Tournament which took place on Saturday and the Kids Tournaments held on Sunday, although the machines were changed to newer models for the Kids Tournaments.

[![Qualifying in the Classic Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/065-dpo-expo-2019-1024x673.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/065-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Qualifying in the Classic Tournament

Here are the Classics Tournament machines:

|  |
| --- |
| **CLASSICS TOURNAMENT** |
| Eight Ball Champ |
| Viking |
| Nine Ball |
| Fathom |
| Mata Hari |
| Flash Gordon |
| Xenon |
| Eight Ball |
| Nitro Groundshaker |
| Dolly Parton |
| Centaur |
| Harlem Globetrotters |
|  |

The Classic Tournament used an unlimited buy-in qualification method, with each €3 entry consisting of one game on any three Classic machines. The scores on each machine were ranked and the total ranking points for the three games made up the score for that entry.

Qualification ran through Saturday until 7pm when the play-offs began, with the top sixteen players qualifying.

Those sixteen were:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | Dirk Elzholz |
| 2 | Albert Nomden |
| 3 | Bart Volman |
| 4 | John van der Wulp |
| 5 | Ralf Beckers |
| 6 | Taco Wouters |
| 7 | Matt Frank Linden |
| 8 | Roy Wils |
| 9 | Arthur de Jong |
| 10 | Mark van der Gugten |
| 11 | Stefan Hänsch |
| 12 | Paul Jongma |
| 13 | Paul Englert |
| 14 | Helen de Haan-Verbeek |
| 15 | Florian Thomas |
| 16 | Franck Bona |

These sixteen then paired up to play best-of-three single-elimination rounds until a final two remained.

[![Classic Tournament play-offs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/080-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/080-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Classic Tournament play-offs

[![The Classic Tournament semi-finals](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/081-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/081-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The Classic Tournament semi-finals between (L-R) Bart Volman, Mark van der Gugten, Paul Englert and Dirk Elzholz

The final was a best-of-five match between top qualifier Dirk Elzholz and third-placed qualifier Bart Volman. The first machine to be played was Harlem Globetrotters and Dirk had a good first ball, scoring 175K to Bart’s 17K.

[![Bart chases Dirk's good first ball score](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/082-dpo-expo-2019-1024x697.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/082-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Bart chases Dirk’s good first ball score

That was actually enough to win the game, as Bart only got up to 128K with his three balls.

So, play moved on to Centaur and it was a similar story as Dirk scored 977K on his first ball to Bart’s 32K.

[![Dirk has another good first ball to establish a strong lead](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/083-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/083-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Dirk has another good first ball to establish a strong lead

Bart pulled it back somewhat with his second ball total of 519K, while Dirk only added a little to make 1.065M.

Dirk had a quick third ball to end on 1.085K giving Bart an opportunity if he could get another ball like his second.

[![Bart needs a good final ball to save game two](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/084-dpo-expo-2019-1024x681.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/084-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Bart needs a good final ball to save game two

Sadly though it wasn’t to be, and he ended on 732K making it 2-0 to Dirk in the best-of-five final.

Flash Gordon was next with Bart starting.

[![Bart begins game three](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/085-dpo-expo-2019-649x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/085-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Bart begins game three

It was a quick first ball though, racking-up just 45K. Dirk did better, establishing that familiar first ball lead with his 331K score.

[![Dirk on Flash Gordon](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/086-dpo-expo-2019-1024x700.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/086-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Dirk on Flash Gordon

Bart’s next two balls were similar to his first, ending his game with 108K, giving Dirk a 3-0 victory in the final.

In the play-off for third place, Paul Englert beat Mark van der Gugten 2-1 in the best-of-three match.

[![Third place in the DPO Classic Tournament, Paul Englert](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/087-dpo-expo-2019-1024x677.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/087-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Third place in the DPO Classic Tournament, Paul Englert

[![Second place, Bart Volman](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/088-dpo-expo-2019-1024x779.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/088-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Second place, Bart Volman

[![Winner of the Classic Tournament, Dirk Elzholz](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/089-dpo-expo-2019-1024x714.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/089-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Winner of the Classic Tournament, Dirk Elzholz

[![The top three in the Classic Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/090-dpo-expo-2019-1024x697.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/090-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The top three in the Classic Tournament

Before we wrap up Saturday’s action though, we should mention that there were four talks taking place in the seminars area at the far end of the entrance lobby.

[![One of the talks](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/075-dpo-expo-2019-1024x669.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/075-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

One of the digital pinball talks

The main theme of the first three talks was digital pinball, with Erik and Mark Klootwijk demonstrating the Digital Midi Pinball Machine, Gert Jan de Haan showing how Zen Pinball allows you to play against an opponent over the internet, and Richard Weijts recounting how he built his own V-Pinball game.

[![Richard Weijts talking about internet digital pinball resources](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/079-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/079-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Richard Weijts talking about internet digital pinball resources

The final session was presented by podcast co-hosts Pinball Magazine’s Jonathan Joosten and Pinball News’s Martin Ayub who held another edition of their popular *So You Think You Know Pinball?* prize quiz.

![Martin Ayub and Jonathan Joosten hold their quiz](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/147-dpo-expo-2019-1024x706.jpg)

Martin Ayub and Jonathan Joosten hold their quiz
(picture: Winfred de Ruijter)

The format was the familiar question followed by two possible answers. Those who chose the first answer stood on one side of the room and the others on the opposite side. When the correct answer was revealed, those who got it right continued while those with the wrong answer sat down to await the next round.

The questions continued until only a few players remained, at which point they all won prizes from the prize table. Prizes were generously donated by Jersey Jack Pinball, American Pinball, SS Billiards, Stern Pinball, Gameroom Magazine, ColorDMD, Chicago Street Pinball, Pinball Magazine and Pinball News.

With the Classic Tournament decided we called it a day and prepared for Sunday’s busy schedule of tournament.

The DPO Expo opened to the public at 9am on Sunday and although there was a steady stream of visitors through the entrance, the halls took some time to fill up, with games available to play most of the day.

[![Sunday morning in the second hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/097-dpo-expo-2019-1024x694.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/097-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Sunday morning in the second hall

![It took a little while but the first hall got busy by lunchtime](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/096-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)

It took a little while but the first hall got busy by lunchtime

[![The newest titles were always popular though](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/106-dpo-expo-2019-1024x653.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/106-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The newest titles were always popular though

[![Elvira had a steady stream of admirers](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/107-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/107-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Elvira had a steady stream of admirers

In the tournaments area, three events were taking place.

The fifty-four players who qualified for the DPO play-offs gathered to find out the format and who they would be playing.

[![DPO qualifiers await the start of the play-offs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/091-dpo-expo-2019-1024x668.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/091-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

DPO qualifiers await the start of the play-offs

The play-offs consisted of a seven-strike system, where players were split into groups of four and played a single game on a nominated machine. The winner of the game received zero strikes, second place got one strike, third place two strikes, and last place got three strikes.

[![Checking the groupings for the first round of play-offs in the DPO](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/102-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/102-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Checking the groupings for the first round of play-offs in the DPO

[![Players await the start of the play-off games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/093-dpo-expo-2019-1024x676.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/093-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Players await the start of the play-off games

The players and machines were then mixed up again, and another round played with the same format. The machines and groupings were shown on a monitor or could be checked online.

[![Once everyone was ready, the games could begin](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/094-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/094-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Once everyone was ready, the games could begin

[![The DPO play-offs are underway](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/103-dpo-expo-2019-1024x673.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/103-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The DPO play-offs are underway

This continued until a player had seven strikes or more against them, at which point they were eliminated from the tournament. When there were just twelve players remaining that phase of the play-offs ended and a new format was used.

While the DPO play-offs were starting, registrations were taking place for the Swiss Tournament.

[![Players who wanted to play in the Swiss Tournament signed up and paid their €5 entry fee](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/092-dpo-expo-2019-1024x660.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/092-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Players who wanted to play in the Swiss Tournament signed up and paid their €5 entry fee

All players played a single random pairing game after which the winner had one point and the Kevin Loza zero. The players were then ranked by points and were paired to play another game against someone on the same score.

This kept going through several rounds, with those who kept winning and moving to the top of the rankings playing against similarly successful opponents, while those who lost many games played others in a similar situation.

[![Play in the Swiss Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/095-dpo-expo-2019-1024x693.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/095-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Play in the Swiss Tournament

Play in the Swiss Tournament continued until 1:30pm when the eight highest-ranked players played in best-of-three head-to-head pairs to reduce the number to four and then a final two who contested the final.

Because the Swiss Tournament ran alongside the DPO play-offs, those still in the DPO couldn’t take part in the Swiss Tournament.

We’ll bring you the final results of the Swiss Tournament shortly, just as soon as we have them.

The third tournament event was the Kids Tournament which was split into two divisions – Under 12s and 12-15s. In each division the contestants played games against each other to determine who would make it to the quarter- and semi-finals, and then into the finals.

[![Trophies for the Kids Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/112-dpo-expo-2019-1024x676.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/112-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Trophies for the Kids Tournament

In the Under 12s division there were three finalists – Lisa Breijer, Pascal Schellen and Lars Vreuls. They contested the final with a single game on *World Cup Soccer*.

[![Lisa started the final on World Cup Soccer](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/113-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/113-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Lisa started the final on World Cup Soccer

[![Pascal was player two](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/114-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/114-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Pascal was player two

Lisa scored a creditable 190M with her three balls, but was narrowly overtaken by Pascal who racked-up 195M.

[![Lars plays the last ball of the final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/115-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/115-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Lars plays the last ball of the final

Lars then played. His ball drained with his score almost tied with Pascal’s, but his bonus of 20M made all the difference as he ended in first place on 205M.

![The final scores in the Under-12s division](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/116-dpo-expo-2019-1024x685.jpg)

The final scores in the Under-12s division

Trophies were then awarded to all three finalists.

[![Third place, Lisa Breijer](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/117-dpo-expo-2019-661x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/117-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Third place, Lisa Breijer

![Second place, Pascal Schellen](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/118-dpo-expo-2019-659x1024.jpg)

Second place, Pascal Schellen

[![Winner of the Under-12s division, Lars Vreuls](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/119-dpo-expo-2019-694x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/119-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Winner of the Under-12s division, Lars Vreuls

The final of the 12-15s then took place. This involved four players – Simon Piloo, Daan Rosvelds, Niek van der Vorden and Kim vann Geest. They played a single game on a Stern *Star Wars*.

[![Kim played first in the 12-15s final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/121-dpo-expo-2019-1024x707.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/121-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Kim played first in the 12-15s final

As in the previous final, the scores were all very close, with Kim finishing on 56.7M and Daan in the player two position ending with 84.1M.

[![Daan plays next as player two](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/122-dpo-expo-2019-1024x684.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/122-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Daan plays next as player two

Niek pushes the bar higher still with a nice 95M total after his three balls, leaving Simon with the challenge beating that to win the final.

He didn’t quite make it, but his consolation was just edging ahead of Daan’s score of 84.1M with his 84.2M total to take second place.

[![The end-of-game scores in the 12-15s division](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/124-dpo-expo-2019-1024x710.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/124-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The end-of-game scores in the 12-15s division

So, Niek was first, Simon second, Daan third and Kim fourth.

[![Third place, Daan Rosvelds](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/125-dpo-expo-2019-710x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/125-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Third place, Daan Rosvelds

[![Second place, Simon Piloo](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/126-dpo-expo-2019-673x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/126-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Second place, Simon Piloo

[![The winner of the 12-15s division, Niek van der Vorden](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/127-dpo-expo-2019-605x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/127-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The winner of the 12-15s division, Niek van der Vorden

[![The top three in the 12-15s division](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/128-dpo-expo-2019-1024x697.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/128-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The top three in the 12-15s division

Returning to the main DPO tournament, the last twelve players were split into three groups of four. Each group then played three pre-determined machines with nine points for the winner, five points for second place, two points for third and no points for coming fourth. After the three games, the top two from each group went into the semi-finals.

[![The final twelve play for a place in the semi-finals](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/108-dpo-expo-2019-1024x664.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/108-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The final twelve play for a place in the semi-finals

Paul Jongma, Andreas Headström, Marcel Diks, Bart Volman, Roy Wils and Martijn van Amsterdam were the six who contested the semi-finals which were again three games on pre-selected machines. The first player to win two games went through to the final.

[![The semi-finals](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/129-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/129-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The semi-finals

Andreas beat Paul, Bart beat Marcel and Roy beat Martijn to give us our three finalsts for the DPO 2019.

The final was also played on three pre-selected games, but with 4-2-1 scoring. These were chosen as Fish Tales, F-14 Tomcat and Iron Maiden, and those machines were brought into the centre of the DPO area so that the remaining machines could be played by show visitors.

As with many other matches throughout the weekend, South Side Pinball were streaming and commentating on the final games on [their Twitch channel](https://www.twitch.tv/southsidepinball/) using their camera rig which was moved from machine to machine as the final progressed.

[![The camera rig used to stream the tournament games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/101-dpo-expo-2019-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/101-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

The camera rig used to stream the tournament games

F-14 was the first game to be played with Andreas starting first.

None of the three had a good first ball, but Roy really got going on his second ball to take his score up to 3.4M, compared to 57K for Andreas and 130K for Bart.

![Andreas was player one on F-14 Tomcat](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/132-dpo-expo-2019-650x1024.jpg)

Andreas was player one on F-14 Tomcat

![Roy had a decent first ball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/131-dpo-expo-2019-684x1024.jpg)

Roy had a decent second ball

It was always going to be a challenge for either of the other two to match Roy’s score and in reality neither got close.

![Bart tries on his last ball to catch Roy's score](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/133-dpo-expo-2019-1024x701.jpg)

Bart tries on his last ball to catch Roy’s score

Bart took second place with 630K to Andreas’s 159K, giving Roy 4 points, Bart 2 points and Andreas 1 point.

Game two was Fish Tales where Bart played first.

[![Bart begins game two - Fish Tales](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/134-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/134-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Bart begins game two – Fish Tales

It was a familiar story, with Roy establishing a solid ball one lead with his 52M versus 1M each for Bart and Andreas.

[![Andreas was player three on Fish Tales](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/135-dpo-expo-2019-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/135-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Andreas was player three on Fish Tales

The situation didn’t improve after ball two where Roy got a couple of super jackpots to build his score up to 390M. Bart had an even worse second ball for a 1.6M total while Andreas did only slightly better with his 4.2M total.

Bart finally got a decent ball with his third, but his game-end total of 58M was still way short of Roy who actually had a bad third ball and only added one million to his total to end on 391M.

[![Bart gets multiball, but it isn't enough](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/136-dpo-expo-2019-1024x671.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/136-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Bart gets multiball, but it isn’t enough

Andreas also had a bad third ball and came third with his 4.9M score.

So, Roy was in first place with eight points and couldn’t be caught with just one game left to play. Bart had four points and Andreas had two points. The last game of the final would only decide who got second and third.

[![Roy, having already won the final, starts on Iron Maiden](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/138-dpo-expo-2019-1024x663.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/138-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Roy, having already won the final, starts on Iron Maiden

Despite not needing to win, Roy still played a great game with a three-ball total of 278M. Going into their third balls Andreas and Bart had 6M and 20M respectively.

[![Neither Andreas nor Bart could catch Roy's score](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/139-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/139-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Neither Andreas nor Bart could catch Roy’s score

Neither of them could catch Roy, so Bart took second place in the game and overall, while Andreas was third.

[![Third place, Andreas Hedström](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/140-dpo-expo-2019-1024x730.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/140-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Third place, Andreas Hedström

[![Second place, Bart Volman](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/141-dpo-expo-2019-1024x720.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/141-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Second place, Bart Volman

[![Winner of the Dutch Pinball Open 2019, Roy Wils](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/142-dpo-expo-2019-1024x715.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/142-dpo-expo-2019-1024x715.jpg)

Winner of the Dutch Pinball Open 2019, Roy Wils

[![Roy, Bart and Andreas with DPO organiser Victor Stulemeijer](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/144-dpo-expo-2019-1024x673.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/144-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Roy, Bart and Andreas with DPO organiser Victor Stulemeijer

The end of the DPO also marked the end of the DPO Expo, right on time at 6pm. All the machines were depowered and the packing-up began.

[![Time to pack the machines away and start clearing the hall](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/146-dpo-expo-2019-1024x692.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/146-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Time to pack the machines away and start clearing the hall

[![Show's over, folks!](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/145-dpo-expo-2019-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2019/145-dpo-expo-2019.jpg)

Show’s over, folks!

We quickly grabbed our belongings and headed for the station to get the train to Amsterdam and a flight back home.

This was almost like a ‘back-to-basics’ DPO Expo with the concentration very much on the two game halls and the tournaments. There were no special guests and only limited seminars. However, that meant extra effort could be put into the 209 machines, getting valuable support from the vendors, and running the numerous tournaments.

The move to a new venue will always cause a certain amount of disruption, but the detailed planning by the team of volunteers in the year prior meant everything fitted nicely into the space available, the machines were kept running very efficiently, and the tournaments all appeared to run smoothly and to schedule.

The plan is to move the DPO Expo to somewhere in the west of the country next year, with work underway now to locate a suitable venue. We’ll put the details in the Pinball News Diary just as soon as we have them, and we plan to be there once again to bring you all the news and action from the DPO Expo 2020.

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