Tournament overview

Basel Open, September 5–6, 2026

Grabenackerstrasse 8, 4142 Münchenstein (Basel), Switzerland

100-player cap

IFPA Certified Tournament and TGP 250% (200% + booster 125%) with 48+ players

Day 1 – Qualification

20 group matchplay rounds in (3-)4-player groups. Scoring: 4-player groups: 7–5–3–1, 3-player groups: 7–4–1. If necessary, a tiebreaker for 24th place will be played on one randomly selected machine. The top 24 players advance to the playoffs. Seeds 1–8 receive a first-round bye.

Day 2 – Playoffs

The playoffs are played in 4-player groups. The highest-seeded player in each group selects a machine bank (Old / Mid / New). Scoring: 4–2–1–0. The top two players from each group advance to the next round. If necessary, tiebreakers will be played on one machine choosen by the players.

Basel Open PinGolf, September 4–6, 2026

Grabenackerstrasse 8, 4142 Münchenstein (Basel), Switzerland

100-player cap

Qualification

The qualification stage is played in Pin-Master style on a 12-hole PinGolf course. Each machine is set to five balls with a predefined target score. The top 16 players advance to the playoffs. If necessary, a tiebreaker for 16th place will be played on one randomly selected machine.

Playoffs

The playoffs are played in groups of four on three randomly selected machines. Scoring: 4–2–1–0. The top two players from each group advance to the next round. If necessary, tiebreakers will be played on one randomly selected machine.

Basel Open Warm-up, September 4, 2026

Grabenackerstrasse 8, 4142 Münchenstein (Basel), Switzerland

100-player cap

Kick off the Basel Open weekend with our Friday warm-up tournament!

Qualification

The qualification stage consists of group matchplay rounds. The final qualifying round will begin no later than 21:45. The top 8 players advance to the playoffs. If necessary, a tiebreaker for 8th place will be played on one randomly selected machine.

Playoffs

The playoffs are played in 4-player groups on three machines. Scoring: 4–2–1–0. The top two players from each group advance to the next round. If necessary, tiebreakers will be played on one randomly selected machine.

Timetable

Friday September 4, 2026:

14.00-17.45 Pingolf qualification

till 17.40 Registration for the Warm-Up possible at the venue

17:45 Information Warm-Up

18.00 Start Warm-Up, Group Match Play

21.45 latest start last round of qualification, after that Tie-Breaker if necessary

22.15 ca. 0.00 Top 8 in groups of 4, Group Match Play, 3 rounds

22.15 ca. 0.00 Pingolf qualification

Saturday: September 5, 2026

09.30 Opening doors, Pingolf qualification till 10.15

10.15 Information Main, you have to be present

10.30 Start Basel Open (Main)

till 17.00 aprox. 13 rounds

17.00-18.00 Break (Dinner)

18.00-21.00 rounds 14-20

from 21.00 possibly catching up on any outstanding rounds (e.g. tech issues), Tie-Breaker

from 21.00 - 23.00 Pingolf qualification

Sunday, September 6, 2026

08:30 – Doors open

Playoffs Basel Open / PinGolf

08:45-10:15 1st round Basel Open (Qualifiers 9-24)

10:15-11:45 2nd round Basel Open

11:45-12:45 1st round PinGolf

12:45-14:00 2nd round PinGolf

14:00-18:30 semifinal and final Basel Open & PinGolf

14:30-16:30 Pinball-Kids-Tournament (Check-in 14:00)

18:30-19:30 Reserve time / announcement of the rankings and prize-giving ceremony

Qualification Basel PinGolf

08:30 – 11:30

Check-in-times for Sunday-Playoffs

There are three mandatory check-in times for Sunday’s play-offs:

08:30 – Basel Open, qualifying places 9–24

10:00 – Basel Open, qualifying places 1–8

11:45 – Basel PinGolf