# DPO EXPO 2017 **Source:** Pinball News Website **Type:** article **Published:** 2017-11-21 **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2017/11/21/dpo-expo-2017 --- ## Analysis Comprehensive coverage of the Dutch Pinball Open (DPO) Expo 2017, held November 11-12 at the Evoluon in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The event featured a 25th anniversary celebration for the NFV (Dutch Pinball Association) with extensive free-play machines across five floors, vendor exhibitions, tournament play, and homebrew pinball displays. Key highlights include 200+ machines on display across multiple rings, vendor sections selling parts and mods, competitive tournaments, and Wil Angenent's Star Wars: Death Star One homebrew winning Best Machine in Show. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] After taking a year off to prepare for the 25th anniversary of the NFV (Dutch Pinball Association), the DPO Expo 2017 was an extra-special show — _Opening paragraph describing the event context_ - [HIGH] Evoluon has been a conference and concert venue since 1998 after previously being home to a science museum — _Venue description section_ - [HIGH] Dutch Pinball was using Xytech as their new contract manufacturer — _Image caption noting 'Two The Big Lebowski games – one was from Dutch Pinball's new contract manufacturer Xytech'_ - [HIGH] Star Wars: Death Star One (homebrew by Wil Angenent) won the Best Game in Show award as chosen by special guest Kevin O'Connor — _Image caption and award section on Ring 4_ - [HIGH] The show utilized all five floors of the Evoluon (ground floor, three circular rings, and basement conference room) to display and organize machines by category — _Venue layout and floor allocation descriptions throughout article_ ### Notable Quotes > "After taking a year off to prepare for the 25th anniversary of the NFV (Dutch Pinball Association) this was always going to be an extra-special show" > — **Pinball News (author)**, Opening section > _Contextualizes the significance of DPO 2017 as a milestone event for the Dutch pinball community_ > "Fortunately, nobody shot the snack bar" > — **Pinball News (photo caption)**, Ground floor snack bar section > _Humorous reference to pinball machine themes and gameplay, indicating presence of violent-themed machines at the show_ > "No DPO Expo would be complete without The Matrix" > — **Pinball News (photo caption)**, Ring 4 homebrew section > _Indicates The Matrix homebrew is a signature/expected fixture at DPO Expo events_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Dutch Pinball Open (DPO) Expo | event | Major annual European pinball tournament and exhibition event held in November 2017 in Eindhoven, Netherlands | | NFV (Dutch Pinball Association) | organization | Dutch pinball governing body celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2017; organizers of DPO Expo | | Evoluon | venue | 1960s spaceship-style building in Eindhoven, Netherlands; formerly a science museum, now a conference and concert venue hosting DPO 2017 | | Wil Angenent | person | Homebrew pinball designer; created Star Wars: Death Star One which won Best Machine in Show award at DPO 2017 | | Kevin O'Connor | person | Special guest at DPO 2017 who selected the Best Machine in Show award winner | | Dutch Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer using Xytech as new contract manufacturer; had The Big Lebowski machines displayed at the show | | Xytech | company | Contract manufacturer for Dutch Pinball, producing The Big Lebowski machines | | Pinball Amigos | company | Homebrew pinball developer with custom games on display including in-development Crazy Mansion game at Ring 4 | | Jonathan Joosten | person | Operator of Pinball Magazine stand at DPO 2017 | | Pinball Magazine | company | Pinball publication with vendor booth at DPO 2017 | | Pascal Janin / Flippp.fr | person/company | Vendor at DPO 2017 selling replacement pinball boards | | Mirco Playfields | company | Vendor at DPO 2017 selling new playfields and pinball parts | | PinSound | company | Pinball audio upgrade manufacturer with booth at DPO 2017 demonstrating sound boards in three machines | | Pinball Universe | company | Vendor at DPO 2017 promoting machine and parts sales | | LED4Pin | company | LED upgrade vendor at DPO 2017 | | Pinballshop.nl | company | Pinball modification vendor at DPO 2017 selling mods, buttons, speakers | | Carl Jacobs / Stern Pinball Parts EU | person/company | Vendor selling pinball backglasses at DPO 2017 | | Ministry of Pinball | company | Dutch pinball operator with free-play machine selection on Ring 1 at DPO 2017 | | iPinball.nl | company | Dutch pinball operator with free-play machine selection on Ring 1 at DPO 2017 | | Kirk Sadler | person | Photographer credited with Minions Pinball homebrew image at DPO 2017 | ### Topics - **Primary:** Event organization and venue setup, Free-play machine availability and selection, Tournament structure and competition, Homebrew pinball games and custom machines, Vendor ecosystem and aftermarket products - **Secondary:** Dutch Pinball manufacturing partnership with Xytech, NFV 25th anniversary milestone, Pinball audio and LED upgrade technology ### Sentiment **Positive** (0.85) — Comprehensive, detailed coverage highlighting successful event execution, impressive machine variety, well-organized layout, strong vendor participation, and celebratory tone regarding 25th anniversary milestone. No negative commentary detected; focus is entirely on documenting the event's scale and success. ### Signals - **[business_signal]** Dutch Pinball transitioning to Xytech as new contract manufacturer (confidence: high) — Image caption explicitly states 'Two The Big Lebowski games – one was from Dutch Pinball's new contract manufacturer Xytech' - **[event_signal]** NFV celebrating 25th anniversary with expanded, all-floor DPO Expo as signature community celebration (confidence: high) — Opening states 'After taking a year off to prepare for the 25th anniversary of the NFV (Dutch Pinball Association) this was always going to be an extra-special show' - **[event_signal]** Major European pinball event featuring 200+ machines, comprehensive tournament structure, and significant vendor participation (confidence: high) — DPO Expo 2017 held at Evoluon with machines distributed across five floors, multiple tournament areas, and extensive vendor booths - **[community_signal]** Kevin O'Connor's presence as special guest judge at DPO Expo 2017 indicates continued engagement with European pinball community (confidence: medium) — Kevin O'Connor listed as special guest who selected Best Machine in Show award - **[technology_signal]** Aftermarket pinball upgrade ecosystem thriving with audio (PinSound), LED (LED4Pin), parts, and mod vendors actively selling at major European events (confidence: high) — Multiple vendor booths dedicated to sound boards, LED upgrades, replacement playfields, custom mods at DPO 2017 --- ## Transcript **Date:** 11th & 12th November, 2017 **Location:** Evoluon, Noord Brabantlaan 1A, 5652 LA Eindhoven, Netherlands After taking a year off to prepare for the 25th anniversary of the [NFV (Dutch Pinball Association)](https://www.nfvpinball.nl/) this was always going to be an extra-special show, and the setting of the Evoluon in the city of Eindhoven looked like the perfect venue for the [DPO (Dutch Pinball Open) Expo](https://www.nfvpinball.nl/dpo/). [![Evoluon in Eindhoven](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/001-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/001-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Evoluon in Eindhoven The distinctive 1960s spaceship-style building was once home to a science museum, but since 1998 Evoluon (pronounced ‘*a-voo-lon’*) has been a conference and concert venue.  The interior consists of a ground floor with three circular floors above plus a partial fourth floor and a basement conference room.  Utilising all this floor space would be something of a challenge, but one the NFV organisers and their supporters managed with aplomb. Entry to the show cost €15 per day ($17.50/£13.36) with entry to the main Dutch Pinball Open tournament another €20. [![Guests pay for entry or collect their pre-paid entry packages](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/005-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/005-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Guests pay for entry or collect their pre-paid entry packages The DPO Expo can be split into four main activities – vendors, free play machines, tournaments and seminars. **Ground Floor** The ground floor was where almost all the vendors could be found, whether they were selling machines, parts, mods, publications, posters, clothing, or videos. At the entry desk, the NFV had posters, branded clothing, books, magazines, plastics, mugs and all their usual range of merchandise.  There was also free coat storage here and a large cafeteria nearby. [![The NFV desk](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/003-dpo-expo-2017-1024x652.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/003-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The NFV desk [![Pinball posters at the NFV desk](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/007-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/007-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Pinball posters at the NFV desk [![DPO Expo 2017 T-shirts](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/004-dpo-expo-2017-1024x672.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/004-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) DPO Expo 2017 T-shirts As you walked past the entry desk there was a mechanical ball rolling sculpture on the left which both fascinated and delighted visitors. [![The rolling ball sculpture](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/008-dpo-expo-2017-1024x734.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/008-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The rolling ball sculpture Just beyond that were message boards for guests to make their mark, with the first of the vendor stands on the right. [![Into the DPO Expo](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/009-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/009-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Into the DPO Expo [![Jonathan Joosten at the Pinball Magazine stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/002-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/002-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Jonathan Joosten at the [Pinball Magazine](https://www.pinball-magazine.com/) stand – this was originally in the entrance lobby but later moved to the main corridor [![Pascal Janin's Flippp.fr stand with details of his replacement boards](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/010-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/010-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Pascal Janin’s [Flippp.fr](http://flippp.fr/) stand with details of his replacement boards [![Mirco Playfields had new playfields for sale but also lots of parts](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/011-dpo-expo-2017-1024x690.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/011-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) [Mirco Playfields](https://www.facebook.com/mircoplayfields/) had new playfields for sale but also lots of parts [![Pinsound had their speakers and sound boards available](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/059-dpo-expo-2017-675x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/059-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) [PinSound](https://www.pinsound.org/) had their speakers and sound boards available [![They also had three games fitted with their sound board](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/058-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/058-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) They also had three games fitted with their sound board [![Pinball Universe were promoting their machine and parts sales](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/012-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/012-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) [Pinball Universe](http://pinball-universe.de/) were promoting their machine and parts sales [![The last few Same Player Shoots Again DVDs were on sale](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/014-dpo-expo-2017-1024x695.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/014-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The last few Same Player Shoots Again DVDs were on sale – you can buy them at [www.pinball-dvd.com](http://www.pinball-dvd.com/) as well for just €5 [![LED4Pin had a nice display of LEDs and illuminated pinball products](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/015-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/015-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) [LED4Pin](http://www.led4pin.eu/en/) had a nice display of LEDs and illuminated pinball products [![Pinballshop.nl had plenty of mods for your games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/016-dpo-expo-2017-1024x652.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/016-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) [Pinballshop.nl](https://www.pinballshop.nl/) had plenty of mods for your games [![Illuminated buttons and other pinball mods from Pinballshop.nl](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/019-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/019-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Illuminated buttons, speakers and other pinball mods from Pinballshop.nl [![Miniature pinballs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/018-dpo-expo-2017-1024x731.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/018-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Miniature pinballs [![Posters, flyers, manuals and more](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/017-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/017-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Posters, flyers, manuals and more [![Pinball backglasses for sale](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/020-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/020-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Pinball backglasses for sale by [Carl Jacobs](http://sternpinballparts.eu/) The first sets of free play machines were also here, with some of the newest and most sought-after titles set up for visitors to play. [![Free play machines on the ground floor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/013-dpo-expo-2017-1024x674.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/013-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Free play machines on the ground floor [![Fortunately, nobody shot the snack bar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/023-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/023-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Fortunately, nobody shot the snack bar [![Popular licensed games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/021-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/021-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Popular licensed games [![I'm not putting you off, am I?](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/062-dpo-expo-2017-1024x679.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/062-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) I’m not putting you off, am I? [![Large character models accompanied several machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/063-dpo-expo-2017-1024x666.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/063-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Large character models accompanied several machines [![Star Wars and Tron](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/064-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/064-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Star Wars and Tron [![Another row of quality pinballs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/060-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/060-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Another row of quality pinballs [![A trio of toppers](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/061-dpo-expo-2017-1024x759.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/061-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) A trio of toppers [![More of the latest games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/065-dpo-expo-2017-1024x684.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/065-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) More of the latest games including Dialed In! [![Two The Big Lebowski games - one was from Dutch Pinball's new contract manufacturer Xytech](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/067-dpo-expo-2017-1024x756.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/067-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Two The Big Lebowski games – one was from [Dutch Pinball’s](http://www.dutchpinball.com/) new contract manufacturer Xytech [![More new games such as Aerosmith and Star Wars](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/066-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/066-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) More new games such as Aerosmith and Star Wars Here are all the machines set up on the ground floor as recorded at the busiest point of the show on Saturday afternoon: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Aerosmith Aerosmith Avatar Avengers, The Banzai Run Batman 66 Big Lebowski, The Big Lebowski, The Black Rose Bride of Pinbot, The Machine\* Creature from the Black Lagoon Dialed In! Dirty Harry Doctor Who Domino’s Dr. Dude Elvis F-14 Tomcat Fire! Firepower Fish Tales Fish Tales Flintstones, The | Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s Game Show, The Bally Grand Prix Hook Incredible Hulk, The Iron Man Iron Man Junkyard Laser War Lord of the Rings, The Medieval Madness Metallica Metallica Metallica Mousin’ Around Party Zone, The Pharaoh Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) Playboy (Stern) Pool Sharks Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Shrek Shrek | Sopranos, The Sopranos, The Sorcerer Space Shuttle Spider-Man Vault Edition Spider-Man Vault Edition Spooky Star Trek (Data East) Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Wars (Stern) Star Wars (Stern) Star Wars (Stern) Star Wars (Stern) Star Wars (Stern) Takes of the Arabian Nights Taxi Terminator 3 Transformers Tron Twilight Zone Twilight Zone Walking Dead, The Wheel of Fortune | | \* indicates machine was not working or available to play | | | | | | | A short climb up the staircase or a ride in the lift brings you to Ring 1, the first of the three circular floors which run around the edge of the ‘saucer’ and allow you to look down on the floors below. [![Looking up at the ceiling](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/022-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/022-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Looking up at the ceiling However we wanted to go straight to the top, so we took the lift to Ring 4 which is more like a platform than a ring but that’s what it’s called. [![Going up!](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/024-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/024-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Going up! [![The multiple floors of pinball machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/025-dpo-expo-2017-1024x707.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/025-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The multiple floors of pinball machines **Ring 4** [![Ring 4 - the top floor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/041-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/041-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 4 – the top floor It was on this partial ring that the home-brew pinballs were to be found sitting alongside more free-play machines.  There was also a cafe/bar and seating area for those all pinballed-out by the sheer number of machines to play.  As you exit the lift you walk out onto a shiny floor which mirrors the ceiling and gives a disorientated feeling as though you are about to step into thin air. [![Ring 4's floor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/042-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/042-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 4’s floor [![Top floor pinballs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/028-dpo-expo-2017-1024x673.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/028-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Top floor pinballs [![Homebrew machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/029-dpo-expo-2017-1024x667.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/029-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Homebrew machines [![Wil Angenent's two custom games](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/031-dpo-expo-2017-1024x695.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/031-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Wil Angenent’s two custom games [![Wil's new Star Wars: Death Star One](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/030-dpo-expo-2017-678x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/030-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Wil’s new Star Wars: Death Star One Star Wars: Death Star One went on to win the Best Game in Show award as chosen by special guest Kevin O’Connor. [![Best Machine in Show award](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/072-dpo-expo-2017-1024x743.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/072-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Best Machine in Show award (picture: Wil Angenent) [![Medieval Castle and Captain Nemo Dives Again](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/033-dpo-expo-2017-1024x707.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/033-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Medieval Castle and Captain Nemo Dives Again [![No DPO Expo would be complete without The Matrix](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/032-dpo-expo-2017-688x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/032-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) No DPO Expo would be complete without The Matrix [![This Mr & Mrs Pac-Man had a robotic ball-lifter which raised it to the top of the backbox and dropped it into a clear tube back to the playfield](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/035-dpo-expo-2017-635x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/035-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) This Mr & Mrs Pac-Man had a robotic lifter which raised the ball to the top of the backbox and dropped it into a clear tube back to the playfield [![The arm holding the ball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/036-dpo-expo-2017-1024x736.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/036-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The arm holding the ball [![There were two custom games from Pinball Amigos](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/034-dpo-expo-2017-1024x689.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/034-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) There were two custom games from Pinball Amigos [![Pinball Amigos had this in-development Crazy Mansion game to show](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/076-dpo-expo-2017-1024x627.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/076-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Pinball Amigos had this in-development Crazy Mansion game to show [![Minions Pinball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/078-dpo-expo-2017-768x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/078-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Minions Pinball (picture: Kirk Sadler) [![Hercules was joined by a work-in-progress customised Fish Tales](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/037-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/037-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Hercules was joined by a work-in-progress customised Fish Tales [![There was also a seating area on Ring 4](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/043-dpo-expo-2017-1024x643.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/043-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) There was also a seating area on Ring 4 [![Also a nice cafe bar with some tasty-looking cakes](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/040-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/040-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Also a nice cafe bar with some tasty-looking cakes Here’s a list of all Ring 4’s machines: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | 24 Black Rose Captain Nemo Dives Again Centaur Centaur II Crazy Mansion Doctor Who Dr. Dude Dracula, Bram Stoker’s\* Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition Fish Tales | Frontier Grand Prix (Stern) Grand Prix (Williams) Guns ‘N Roses Haunted House\* Hercules Jokerz!\* Lady Luck\* Last Action Hero Lost in Space Matrix, The | Medieval Castle Minions Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man NBA Party Zone, The Party Zone, The Pinbot Robocop Star Wars: Death Star One Terminator 2 | | | | | [![Having covered Ring 4, let's drop down to Ring 3 and see what was on that floor](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/044-dpo-expo-2017-675x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/044-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Having covered Ring 4, let’s drop down to Ring 3 and see what was on that floor **Ring 3** Ring 3 was home to the tournament areas. There were three zones in the tournament area; one for the main Dutch Pinball Open (DPO) machines, one for the Classics Tournament machines, and the third with machines for the side competitions such as the Ladies’, Youth and Swiss-Style tournaments.  The tournament desk where DPO players signed-in and reported results was also here. [![The main DPO tournament area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/079-dpo-expo-2017-1024x669.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/079-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The main DPO tournament area [![The main DPO tournament area](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/081-dpo-expo-2017-1024x674.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/081-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The main DPO tournament area [![The Classics Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/048-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/048-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The Classics Tournament [![The second tournament area's machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/046-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/046-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The second tournament area’s machines [![Trophies for the tournament winners](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/049-dpo-expo-2017-1024x699.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/049-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Trophies for the tournament winners Although the tournaments took up much of Ring 3, there was still room for some free play machines to be slotted-in. [![Free play games on Ring 3](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/083-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/083-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Free play games on Ring 3 Ring 3’s free-play machines: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | 4 Aces Andromeda\* Batman Batman Forever Big Guns Black Hole Black Knight Black Knight 2000 Bow and Arrow Bride of Pinbot, The Machine Capt. Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy Car Hop Catacomb Centaur Charlie’s Angels Corvette Deadly Weapon Dealers Choice Demolition Man Dirty Harry\* Dolly Parton\* Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Eight Ball Eight Ball Champ | Embryon Fathom Fish Tales Flash Gordon Flintstones, The Four Million B.C. Funhouse Harlem Globetrotters Hoops Indianapolis 500 Jackpot Johnny Mnemonic Junkyard Jurassic Park Lady Luck Lights, Camera, Action Lord of the Rings, The Mata Hari Monday Night Football NBA Fastbreak Operation Thunder Paragon\* Pinball Magic Rescue 911 | Revenge from Mars Roadshow Rocky Rocky & Bullwinkle & Friends Rollergames Safari\* Scorpion Shadow, The Soccer Kings Sopranos, The\* Star Trek (Data East) Stargate Surf ‘n Safari Takes from the Crypt Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Terminator 2 Title Fight Tommy, The Who’s Twister Vegas Whitewater Wizard! World Cup Soccer | | | | | [![The DPO tournament machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/114-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/114-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The DPO tournament machines Ring 3’s DPO Machines: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Aerosmith Batman: Dark Knight Big Buck Hunter Pro Cirqus Voltaire Creature from the Black Lagoon Dirty Harry Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Earthshaker! | Evel Knievel Fish Tales Indianapolis 500 Jackbot Judge Dredd Kiss (Stern) Power Play, Bobby Orr Rollercoaster Tycoon | Scared Stiff Space Station Star Trek: The Next Generation Tommy, The Who’s Whirlwind Whitewater World Cup Soccer WWE Wrestlemania | | | | | [![The Classics Tournament machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/115-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/115-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The Classics Tournament machines Ring 3’s Classics Tournament Machines: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Comet Dolly Parton Fathom Gorgar High Speed | Mata Hari Medusa Nitro Groundshaker Secret Service Space Shuttle | Star Trek (Bally)\* Time Machine (Data East) Viking | | | | | Ring 3’s Other Tournament Machines: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Addams Family, The Attack from Mars Avatar Congo Creature from the Black Lagoon Doctor Who Elvira & the Party Monsters | Getaway, The: High Speed 2 Gilligan’s Island Goldeneye Indiana Jones (Stern) Indiana Jones (Williams) Jackbot Medieval Madness | Monopoly Monster Bash No Fear Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) Spider-Man Theatre of Magic Transformers | | | | | **Ring 2** Ring 2 was the most full-on as far as free play machines went.  They were split into several blocks of back-to-back machines with enough room for guests to pass on their way to more machines or to the staircases. [![Ring 2's machines with Ring 3 above](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/027-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/027-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 2’s machines with Ring 3 above [![Ring 2's machines with Ring 3 above](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/070-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/070-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 2’s machines with Ring 3 above [![Ring 2](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/050-dpo-expo-2017-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/050-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 2 Ring 2’s machines | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Addams Family, The Addams Family, The Air Aces Amigo Aztec Back to the Future Back to the Future Bad Girls Batman Baywatch Big Buck Hunter Pro Big Hurt, Frank Thomas’ Big Hurt, Frank Thomas’ Black Knight 2000 Black Pyramid Bone Busters Bow and Arrow Buck Rogers Capt. Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy Casanova Checkpoint Checkpoint Comet Corvette Corvette Cosmic Gunfight Cosmos Counterforce Crack the Bank Cue Ball Wizard Cue Ball Wizard\* Cyclone Dogies Dr. Dude Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Earthshaker! Elvis Even Knievel Excalibur Expo\* F14 Tomcat Far Out Fire! Fire! Firepower Fish Tales Flash Flash Gordon\* Four Million B.C. Freddy: A Nightmare on Elm Street Freedom Freedom (EM) Freedom (solid-state) Fun-Fest\* Galahad Getaway, The: High Speed 2 | Ghostbusters Gladiators Godzilla Gold Rush (Williams) Goldeneye\* Gorgar Grand Lizard Grand Lizard Harlem Globetrotters High Roller Casino High Speed Hook Hot Doggin’ Hot Shots Independence Day Independence Day Indiana Jones (Williams) Jive Time Judge Dredd Judge Dredd Jurassic Park Jurassic Park: The Lost World Kings of Steel Kiss (Bally) Laser War Lethal Weapon 3 Lethal Weapon 3 Magnotron Mario Andretti Mario Andretti Mars: God of War Mata Hari Mata Hari\* Mustang Night Rider (EM) Night Rider (solid state) No Good Gofers Nugent Old Chicago Operation Thunder Party Animal Party Zone, The Phantom of the Opera\* Phoenix Pinball Pinball Magic Pinbot Pinbot Playboy (Bally) Playboy (Stern) Police Force Pool Sharks Power Play, Bobby Orr\* Punk Radical! Ready Aim Fire | Rescue 911 Rescue 911 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Riverboat Gambler Robocop Robo-War Scared Stiff Seawitch Secret Service Shadow, The\* Shaq Attaq Silverball Mania Simpsons, The Sky Divers Sopranos, The Space Shuttle Spider-Man Spirit of 76 Spirit of 76 Spring Break Star Gazer Star God Star Race Star Trek (Data East) Star Wars (Data East) Stargate Stellar Wars Stop Go Street Fighter II Street Fighter II Strikes and Spares Strikes and Spares Sun Valley Super Mario Bros. Superman Surf ‘n Safari Tales of the Arabian Nights\* Target Alpha Taxi Terminator 2 Terminator 3 Time Fantasy Time Warp Title Fight Tommy, The Who’s Tommy, The Who’s Torpedo Alley Transformers TX-Sector Vampire Waterworld Whirlwind Whirlwind Wipe Out World Cup Soccer World Fair | | | | | **Ring 1** Ring 1 played host to the companies [Ministry of Pinball](http://www.ministryofpinball.nl/) and [iPinball.nl](http://ipinball.nl/), both of which had nice selections of games on free play. [![Ring 1, with Rings 2 & 3 behind](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/091-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/091-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 1, with Rings 2 & 3 behind [![Ring 1's machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/092-dpo-expo-2017-697x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/092-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 1’s machines [![Ring 1's machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/084-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/084-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 1’s machines [![Ring 1's machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/085-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/085-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 1’s machines [![Ring 1's machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/090-dpo-expo-2017-1024x696.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/090-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 1’s machines [![Ring 1's machines](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/087-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/087-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ring 1’s machines [![iPinball.nl's stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/086-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/086-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) iPinball.nl’s stand [![Dialed In! gets a lot of attention on the Ministry of Pinball stand](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/089-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/089-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Dialed In! gets a lot of attention on the Ministry of Pinball stand Ring 1’s machines | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Addams Family, The Airborne Alien Alien Attack from Mars Batman: Dark Knight Bride of Pinbot: The Machine Bride of Pinbot: The Machine Casbah Champion Pub, The Cirqus Voltaire Cirqus Voltaire Congo Congo Creature from the Black Lagoon Creature from the Black Lagoon Dialed In! Doctor Who Dracula, Bram Stoker’s Elektra Elvis Fish Tales Flintstones, The Frankenstein, Mary Shelley’s | Full Throttle Full Throttle Funhouse Game of Thrones Ghostbusters Hobbit, The Indiana Jones (Williams) Indiana Jones (Williams) Indianapolis 500 Iron Man Iron Man Johnny Mnemonic Johnny Mnemonic Junkyard Kiss (Bally)\* Last Action Hero Lord of the Rings, The Medieval Madness Remake Monster Bash Nitro Groundshaker\* No Good Gofers Pinbot Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) | Pirates of the Caribbean (Stern) Pistol Poker Playboy (Stern) Revenge from Mars Road Kings Rolling Stones, The Scared Stiff Scared Stiff Shadow, The Shaq Attaq Silverball Mania Spider-Man Star Wars (Stern) Star Wars Trilogy Stargate Starship Troopers Theatre of Magic Theatre of Magic Twilight Zone Twilight Zone Viper Night Drivin’ Whirlwind Wizard of Oz, The\* | | | | | In total we counted 468 pinballs over the five levels, including tournament games. Additional machines may have arrived later while others may have been removed, but 468 was the number we counted when the greatest number of visitors were in the Evoluon. **Seminars** Along with the machines, tournaments and vendors there was also a full schedule of seminars run by Jonathan Joosten, starting at midday on Saturday with Nicolas from PinSound talking about the various replacement soundtracks available for games using the PinSound board. [![Nicolas Manaud from PinSound](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/093-dpo-expo-2017-1024x742.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/093-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Nicolas Manaud from PinSound Most of the seminars were recorded by Peter Homan and we have added them all below. [![Peter recording Nicolas's seminar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/094-dpo-expo-2017-1024x730.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/094-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Peter recording Nicolas’s seminar VIDEO At 1pm Wil Angenent spoke about his latest custom game creation, *Star Wars: Death Star One*, which he built from an original Star Wars game by Data East, but modified the playfield to add extra shots, new ways to start the features and added an LCD display. [![Wil Angenent talks about Star Wars: Death Star One](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/095-dpo-expo-2017-1024x812.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/095-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Wil Angenent talks about Star Wars: Death Star One VIDEO Following Wil was Kevin O’Connor who recounted his early years in the pinball business creating art for many famous Bally games. [![Kevin O'Connor with some of his artwork](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/096-dpo-expo-2017-1024x692.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/096-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Kevin O’Connor with some of his artwork VIDEO At 3:30pm there was a special presentation marking the 25th anniversary of the Dutch Pinball Association (NFV).  Former heads of the association joined current board members to talk about how the NFV was founded, the notable events in its history and to unveil the new NFV logo. [![Remembering the NFV's history](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/098-dpo-expo-2017-1024x740.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/098-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Remembering the NFV’s history [![This was probably the best attended seminar](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/097-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/097-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) This was probably the best attended seminar with a packed room [![NFV's Spinner magazine's editorial team](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/099-dpo-expo-2017-1024x714.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/099-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) NFV’s Spinner magazine’s editorial team Note that this seminar was presented in Dutch. VIDEO At 5pm it was time for Barry Oursler to talk about his time designing games such as *Gorgar*, *Pinbot*, *Comet*, *Cyclone*, *Doctor Who*, *Dirty Harry* and many more while working at Williams. [![Barry Oursler talks game design](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/101-dpo-expo-2017-1024x722.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/101-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Barry Oursler talks game design VIDEO Following Barry, Pinball News Editor Martin Ayub and Pinball Magazine Editor Jonathan Joosten held their popular *So You Think You Know Pinball?* quiz where the audience go to win great prizes from Jersey Jack Pinball, Stern Pinball, Dutch Pinball, Pinball Magazine, Pinball News and many others in return for answering pinball questions correctly. Kevin O’Connor continued his seminar on Sunday at noon, looking at his artwork on more recent titles for Data East, Sega and Stern Pinball. VIDEO Then at 1pm, Dennis van de Pas spoke about the creation of his most recent custom game, *Kill Bill*, based on the Quentin Tarantino movie. [![Dennis van de Pas](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/102-dpo-expo-2017-1024x707.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/102-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Dennis van de Pas VIDEO 2pm was the time for Dutch Pinball’s Jaap Nauta and Barry Driessen to update the audience on their progress towards resumption of production of their company’s *The Big Lebowski* game. [![Jaap Nauta and Barry Driessen from Dutch Pinball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/103-dpo-expo-2017-1024x681.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/103-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Jaap Nauta and Barry Driessen from Dutch Pinball VIDEO Jean-Paul Jean-Paul de Win was the next speaker.  He talked about his work on Jersey Jack Pinball’s Dialed In! game, creating the Quantum City model and all the in-game display animations. [![Jean-Paul Jean-Paul de Win](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/104-dpo-expo-2017-1024x720.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/104-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Jean-Paul Jean-Paul de Win In the final seminar, Barry Oursler concluded his talk from Saturday to look at his most recent work and his current job designing pinballs for Heighway Pinball. With so many machines, stands and seminars spread out around the building, seeing the whole show takes some time.  So, here’s our exclusive Thirty-One Minute Tour video showing you all around DPO Expo 2017. **Tournaments** The name of the event was the DPO Expo, so the main Dutch Pinball Open tournament was a major part of the weekend. 244 players took part in the DPO, with play split between a set of qualifying rounds on Saturday and the play-offs on Sunday. [![Qualifying in the DPO](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/055-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/055-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Qualifying in the DPO Qualifying was held in five two-hour sessions spread across Saturday.  In qualifying each player could choose six of the twenty-four available machines to play and record a score.  Scores on each machine were ranked and points awarded.  The total of all six games’ ranking points gave the player their total points and determined their qualifying position. [![Recording DPO qualifying scores](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/053-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/053-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Recording DPO qualifying scores To select a game, players put their badge under the game name on one of two peg boards (one board for machines 1-12 and another for machines 13-24).  When their name moved up to the top position, it was their turn to play next. [![The queuing system](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/054-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/054-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The queuing system [![With players waiting for their machine to become available, the entry/exit area became crowded](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/108-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/108-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) With players waiting for their machine to become available, the entry/exit area became crowded In addition to their six games, each player had one joker which allowed them to replay one of their chosen machines.  This was a ‘hard’ joker, in that the score would be replaced even if it was lower than their original score.  The joker game could be played during the regular qualifying period, or in a separate joker round right at the end of qualifying.  It could also not be played at all if a player was happy with all six of their scores or didn’t want to gamble on improving one of them. The top 48 players qualified for Sunday’s play-offs, with the top 16 getting a bye through the first round. [![The main tournament's scores and standings](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/051-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/051-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The main tournament’s scores and standings The play-offs on Sunday were a standard double-elimination format, with the winners bracket being the best-of-three games on machines chosen at random while the loser bracket was only a single game. Progress was shown on a spreadsheet. [![The play-offs on Sunday](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/109-dpo-expo-2017-1024x694.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/109-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The play-offs on Sunday [![The DPO play-offs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/110-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/110-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The DPO play-offs Meanwhile, over in the Classics Tournament area qualifying began on Saturday morning and continued until lunchtime on Sunday. [![Trophies and cash awards for the Classics Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/106-dpo-expo-2017-683x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/106-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Trophies and cash awards for the Classics Tournament The format allowed unlimited entries at a cost of €3 each.  Each entry consisted of a single game on three of the Classics Tournament machines.  As with the DPO, scores were ranked on each machine and the total ranking points from the three scores were used to rank that entry.  Only a player’s best entry could qualify, but all entries counted in determining ranking points. [![Qualifying in the Classics Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/126-dpo-expo-2017-1024x668.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/126-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Qualifying in the Classics Tournament Scoring for the Classics Tournament was done on paper and manually entered in to the computer system. [![Entering scores for the Classics Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/105-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/105-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Entering scores for the Classics Tournament When all qualifying was over on Sunday lunchtime, the top 16 from the 151 entrants made it through to the play-offs. They were (in alphabetical order): Albert Nomden, Benjamin Gräbeldinger, Cayle George, Craig Pullen, David Mainwaring, Evert Brochez, Greg Mott,John van der Wulp, Kirsten Adam,Mark van der Gugten, Michel Rorive, Peter Andersen, Ralph Beckers, Rich Mallett, Roy Wils & Stefan Herold. The Classics Tournament play-offs were a simple best-of-three single-elimination format played as eight pairs in the first round, four pairs in the quarter finals, two pairs in the semis and then the final pairing of Ralph Beckers and Roy Wils. [![Ralph begins the best-of-three final on Mata Hari](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/119-dpo-expo-2017-1024x707.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/119-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Ralph begins the best-of-three final on Mata Hari After the first ball on *Mata Hari* it was close, with Roy ahead on 149,300 to Ralph’s 103,600.  Ball two wasn’t so good for Ralph and he only added 20k to his score compared to Roy who more than tripled his score to 383,980.  Ralph’s third ball was even worse, ending on 127,760 to give Roy the first game without needing to play his third ball. The second game was *Nitro Groundshaker*. [![Nitro Groundshaker was the second game of the final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/120-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/120-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Nitro Groundshaker was the second game of the final Again, Roy was in charge scoring more than 500,000 on his first ball compared to Ralph’s 19,890.  Balls two and three were no better for Ralph and he finished his game on 40,410.  That gave Roy a 2-0 win in the final and first place in the tournament.  In the play-off for third place, Albert Nomden beat Stefan Herold. [![First place in the Classics Tournament, Roy Wils](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/127-dpo-expo-2017-1024x749.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/127-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) First place in the Classics Tournament, Roy Wils [![Second place, Ralph Beckers](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/128-dpo-expo-2017-1024x699.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/128-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Second place, Ralph Beckers | | | --- | | **Classics Tournament** | | | | | | --- | --- | | Pos | Name | | 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 24 24 26 27 28 29 31 31 31 33 34 34 36 37 38 40 40 40 42 43 43 45 46 47 48 48 50 50 52 53 53 55 56 57 57 59 61 61 61 64 64 64 67 67 67 69 69 71 71 73 74 75 76 76 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 92 92 94 95 96 96 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 105 107 107 109 109 111 111 113 115 115 115 117 119 119 119 121 122 123 123 125 126 126 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 136 136 136 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 148 148 148 148 151 | Roy Wils Ralph Beckers Albert Nomden Stefan Herold Cayle George Craig Pullen Benjamin Gräbeldinger Kirsten Adam Greg Mott Evert Brochez Rich Mallett Peter Andersen John van der Wulp Michel Rorive David Mainwaring Mark van der Gugten Nils De Kleine Erwin Deutschländer Lutz Hammer Stefan Hänsch Bas van Doorn Albert Medaillon Dirk Elzholz Tom Fletcher UK Jochen Ludwig Bart Volman Raphael Duez Thomas Doepelheuer Jürgen Schmitz Dina Fukson John Gimera Taco Wouters Philipp Unger Eric Houtteman Peter Blakemore Torsten Jacob Martin Ayub Lieven Engelbeen Mario Kertels Norman Heikamp Kjell Erik Husom Willem van der Meij David Deturck Kevin Roelants Eko Elens Fabian Kretschmer Bert Penning Ralf De Kleine Bernd Gottwald Paul Englert Thomas van Clapdorp Patrick Gelbarth Stefan Judmann Edwin Rooijens Alex Reihle Julie Gray Mike Parkins Rob Sagasser Roman Kunovic Søren Worre Glenn Verhoosele Joël Wozniak Christian Hammer Ivan Geentjens Norbert Broman Steven Demets Erol saydam Anthony Rorive Coen Dunnink Theo de Reuver Gerard Vos Torsten Eid Jeroen Wieringa Jim Lindsay UK Barry Hoeben Vincent Chardome Jeroen Boiten Fred van den Bosch Frank van Vleuten Stefan Schichtl Marc Steinmeier Nick Baxter-Sibley Dominique De Cock Lefman kan Frank Menzler Helen de Haan-Verbeek Bob Thissen Ronald Klappe Jeremy Dorling Jasmijn de Jong Louis Hänsch Rob Fransen Arjan Neet Steven de Maer Marcel van der Zouwen Simone Fontana Didier Dujardin Mark Heneka Carl Bierkens Francois De Wrangel Florian Thomas Ralf Wasser Evelyne Desot Claudia Chelius Sebastian Zehe Ben Zaad Sascha Maria Lyck Heinz Berges Joeri Stroobants Jörn Runge Dennis Verleyen Pascal Claessens Tom Geneyn David Carlier Babs Negelen Patrick Struwer Kevin Sultana Mirko Carton Denis Cuypers Tiny de Bie Willy Sachet Marijke Kool Dirk Engler Jonas Doepelheuer Esther Carton Don Kraper Nicky de Milde Marnix Goethals Gerard Paapen Bjorn Brand Hans Harte Tina Reil Stephan Luhn Steven Smith Rob Elens Kelly Lembrechts Robin Koning Peter Roos Stefan Nussbaum Joris van Neijenhof Mary van der Putten Richard Garbutt Roel Franck Daniela Oymann Joris de Wilde Nadine Felgentreu Noralie Carton Mathias Leurs Amie Carton Sam van Vleuten Martin Blok | | | | The main DPO reach its final after the Classics Tournament had concluded.  Roy Wils was playing in both so they needed to be held consecutively. Roy was joined by Peter Andersen and Taco Wouters to play the best-of-three final.  Each chose a machine to play and took the player one position on their choice.  Roy chose *Rollercoaster Tycoon*, Peter chose *Aerosmith* and Taco chose *Whitewater*.  Points would be awarded for position in each game using a 5-2-0 system. [![Roy, Peter and Taco before the final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/137-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/137-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Roy, Peter and Taco before the final Roy began first on *Rollercoaster Tycoon*. [![The final begins](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/123-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/123-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The final begins Roy’s 692,910 on ball one was a disappointing start, but Taco only managed 305,890 on his ball. [![Taco starts his game](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/124-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/124-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Taco starts his game Meanwhile, Peter’s first ball didn’t go so well either. [![Oops!](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/125-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/125-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Oops! Taco started multiball on his second ball to take the lead. [![Taco gets multiball](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/138-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/138-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Taco gets multiball His 5,229,380 was more than double Peter’s 2,448,650, while Roy was third on 1,178,290. Roy wasn’t able to get a grip on the game on his third ball either, ending his game on 1,352,900 for third place.  Taco likewise had a bad third ball and only raised his score to 5,505,780.  Only Peter could prevent Taco winning game one, and to do that he really needed to start multiball. [![That should do nicely](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/139-dpo-expo-2017-1024x704.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/139-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) That should do nicely Peter’s score soon passed Taco’s and he stopped playing with 5,783,420 racked-up.  So Peter had 5 points, Taco 2 points and Roy 0 points going into game two – *Whitewater*. [![Taco starts game two of the three-game final](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/140-dpo-expo-2017-1024x704.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/140-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Taco starts game two of the three-game final As with *Rollercoaster Tycoon*, the player picking the game didn’t get off to a great start.  In fact, Taco’s first ball only netted him 3,030,440 points.  Peter meanwhile scored 20,580,770 to take the lead with Roy having another bad ball, scoring only 1, 650,000. All three did rather better on their second balls thanks to starting multiball.  Taco raised his score to 55, 701,120 and Roy to 41,721,100, but again it was Peter who did best of all which his 189,078,870 second ball total. The pressure was on Taco and Roy to stop Peter taking another 5 points and wrapping up the win. Taco couldn’t beat Peter’s score, ending his game on 74,961,230.  Peter used his third ball to extend his lead further and ended with 257,089,420. Only Roy could stop him, and he did thanks to some great multiball jackpots. [![Roy wins on Whitewater](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/141-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/141-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Roy wins on Whitewater Roy stopped with a score of 266, 231,560 to make the overall points total Peter: 7, Roy: 5, Taco: 2. For Taco only a win would do to keep his championship hopes alive, and then it would require Roy to be second and Peter third to get a three-way play-off.  If either Peter or Roy won the third game then they would win overall. It was Peter’s choice of *Aerosmith* and the curse of player one continued. [![Peter played first on Aerosmith](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/142-dpo-expo-2017-1024x688.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/142-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Peter played first on Aerosmith His first ball score of 513,960 was third, behind Taco in first with 2,108,600 and Roy on 1,518,890. All three did better on their second balls but Peter was still third with his 3, 098,000.  Roy overtook Taco by 6,773,180 to 4,045,010, but going into the third ball it was still anybody’s game. Peter did much better on his third ball thanks to a nice multiball.  He ended his game with 19,252,370. Roy looked set to catch him when… [![Danger... Danger... Tilt!](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/143-dpo-expo-2017-1024x228.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/143-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Danger… Danger… Tilt! Roy’s score of 11,084,090 meant Peter had gained at least 2 points and so had safely won the final regardless of how Taco did on his last ball. As it transpired, Taco only had a quick ball and ended with 5,291,390 points, putting him in third place in the game and third overall.  With the DPO running behind schedule, presentation of the trophies and cash prizes followed immediately the result was known. [![Bas shows DPO winner Peter his custom trophy](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/132-dpo-expo-2017-1024x681.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/132-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Bas shows DPO winner Peter his custom trophy [![Winner of the DPO 2017, Peter Andersen, with his trophy and €500 prize](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/133-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/133-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Winner of the DPO 2017, Peter Andersen, with his trophy and €500 prize [![Second place, Roy Wils](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/131-dpo-expo-2017-1024x698.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/131-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Second place, Roy Wils [![Third place, Taco Wouters](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/130-dpo-expo-2017-1024x695.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/130-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Third place, Taco Wouters [![The top three in the DPO 2017](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/134-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/134-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The top three in the DPO 2017 | | | --- | | **Main DPO Tournament** | | | | | | --- | --- | | Pos | Name | | 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 7 10 10 10 10 14 14 14 14 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 49 50 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 62 62 62 64 65 66 66 68 69 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 78 78 78 81 81 81 83 83 85 86 86 88 88 90 91 92 92 94 95 97 97 97 99 100 100 102 103 104 105 105 107 107 109 110 110 112 113 114 114 116 117 118 118 120 121 122 122 124 125 126 127 127 129 130 130 132 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van der Wulp Dirk Elzholz Bart Volman Helen de Haan-Verbeek Michel Rorive Roman Kunovic Simone Fontana Christian Hammer Wilbert der Kinderen Rich Mallett Gerard Vos Fabian Kretschmer Rob Overdijk Nils de Kleine Martijn Ewalds Claudia Chelius Joris de Wilde Mathias Leurs Ollivier Francq Machteld Decloedt Jean-Paul de Win Hans Bijsterveld Kirsten Adam Eko Elens Philipp Unger Ralph Beckers Stefan Hänsch Torsten Jacob Rahiel Karamali Greg Mott Marc Steinmeier Torsten Eid Jaap Valent Jules Reivers Joris van Neijenhof Glenn Verhoosele Florian Thomas Craig Pullen Vincent Chardome Dennis Verleyen Stefan Poland Sylvain Carre Evert Brochez Raphaël Duez Jasmijn de Jong Olivier Calimet Sebastian Zehe Bjorn Brand Stefan Nussbaum Louis Hänsch Steven de Maer Peter Muis Norbert Broman Didier Dujardin Thomas Doepelheuer Leo Stelloo Kevin Sultana Stefan Schichtl Francois de Wrangel Derrick Bergman Dennis Cuypers Tim Peeters Frederik Bioly Martijn van Amsterdam Kirk Sadler Carl Bierkens Laurens Leemans van der Donk Koen Heltzel Joris Stulemeijer Arthur Vissers Dina Fukson Tom van den Panhuyzen Carlo Vijn Peter Popp Ronald Klappe Ivan Geentjens Sylvain Grévin Jim Lindsay Ralf Behr Enrico Douwens Alex Reihle Frank Menzler Bart Bartholomeus Fred van den Bosch Leandro Goethals Coen Dunnink Timo Hendriks Kelly Lembrechts Jos Deboosere Bart Evers Anthony Rorive Pascal Leroy Jim Jansen Koen Simoens Paul Englert Fabio Villanueva Mark Heine Tom Vis Dominique de Cock Theo de Reuver Stefan van Duyn Evelyne Desot Jeremy Dorling Robin Koning Tom Geneyn Jasper van Eeden Peter van Vliet Roel Franck Jos van Rixel Don Kraper Jeroen Boiten Jens Buck Daniel Luijnenburg Bernd Gottwald Tom Fiers Mario Vandermeulen Bert Penning Jürgen Schmitz Jilles Eijking Willy Sachet Rob Sagasser Kjell Erik Husom Frank List Stefan Vesterling Kevin Roelants Peter Roos Joeri Stroobants Stefan Toonders Bram Smeets Lene Andersen Søren Worre Ralf de Kleine Hendrik Morskate Rob Elens Koenraad de Nolf Steven Smith Wim Nolmans Rob Fransen Edwin Nijs Sascha Maria Lyck Ralf Wasser Helen van de Wulp Stefan Judmann Heinz Berges Lefman Kan Stephane Swaenepoel Christian Vijn Roy Smith Tiny de Bie Jörn Runge Patrick Karl Gelbarth Ritchie Cicilia Arjan Neet Lola Vissers Erol Saydam Tina Reil Arjan Bakker Nick Baxter-Sibley David Carlier Mark Heneka Axel Werner-Schulz Babs Negelen Steven Demets Jan Poland Kyoo Barbaix Julie Gray Thomas Motzet Ben Zaad Ben de Jongh Malte von Stein Daniel Harzenmoser Stefan Riedler Yuri Verhoeks Maarten Berkers Tom Fletcher Kai Veerman Marcel Diks Barry Hoeben Dereck Breuning Nicky de Milde Teun Jonas Bas van Doorn Marnix Goethals Pelle Gerritsen Hauke Hirsinger Peter Schotvanger Martin Blok Bertie Oude Bennink Jeroen Wieringa Jan Hop Daniela Oymann Gerard Paapen Mary van der Putten Roel van Bueren Nadine Felgentreu Dolf Hollestelle Felix Schon Vincent Hendrikx Richard Garbutt Jerome Jean-Paul de Win Ronald Vonk Bob Thissen Felix Hüsken Julien Catena Paul Cobben Stijn Teurlings Daan Kloosterboer Ferrie van Wortel Willem van der Meij | | | | In the Ladies Tournament held in the second tournament area it was a win for Evelyne Desot. [![The Ladies Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/144-dpo-expo-2017-1024x678.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/144-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The Ladies Tournament [![The Ladies Tournament](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/145-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/145-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The Ladies Tournament Evelyne beat Jasmijn de Jong who was second, with Julie Gray in third. [![Winner of the Ladies Tournament, Evelyne Desot](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/135-dpo-expo-2017-1024x690.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/135-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Winner of the Ladies Tournament, Evelyne Desot Jasmijn had already left by the time of the trophy presentation. [![Third place, Julie Gray](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/136-dpo-expo-2017-1024x686.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/136-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Third place, Julie Gray | | | --- | | **Ladies Tournament** | | | | | | --- | --- | | Pos | Name | | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | Evelyne Desot Jasmijn de Jong Julie Gray Peggy Thijs Dina Fukson Helen de Haan-Verbeek Daniela Oymann Tina Reil Lene Andersen Tiny de Bie Kelly Lembrechts Linda Alpstad Machteld Decloedt Ingrid Babs Negelen Marianne Winkel Alicia Juniet | | | | In addition there was a Youth Tournament held in the same second tournament area on Sunday. [![The Youth Tournament in progress](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/113-dpo-expo-2017-1024x683.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/113-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) The Youth Tournament in progress We will bring you the results of this just as soon as we get them. The tournament results bring our report from the DPO Expo 2017 to a close. This was certainly a landmark event and almost certainly the largest European pinball show to date in terms of number of machines and the floor space available.  The venue was as impressive as the organisation, and given how much work must have gone into setting everything up it was a shame the event was only two days long; we could have spent a week there and still not played every machine. Eindhoven was a great host city too – lots of nearby hotels, good train and air connections, and plenty of late-night entertainment for a post-Expo wind-down.  The show coincided with the Glow festival of light and colour which added an extra element to the weekend’s fun. [![Catharina Church in Eindhoven during the Glow festival](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/146-dpo-expo-2017-576x1024.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/146-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Catharina Church in Eindhoven during the Glow festival So, congratulations to the organisers and everyone who brought games, staffed the desks and tournament areas, helped with the seminars, repaired machines, set up and ran the scoring systems, assisted guests and generally made sure everyone had a great time.  How they will top this show in the future is anyone’s guess. [![Some of the current and former NFV board members](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/100-dpo-expo-2017-1024x678.jpg)](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/shows/dpo-expo-2017/100-dpo-expo-2017.jpg) Some of the current and former NFV board members _(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_ --- *Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: fd4226d9-902a-455b-8ed6-16fa702a21cf*