Episode 422: Michael Trepp
If you've ever played in an IFPA event, good chance Michael approved your submission. Hear from the long time IFPA/Country Director as he talks about pinball in his home country of Switzerland, some of its players and locations, giving back to pinball, and what it takes to run BIG events like the EPC and the IFPA World Championship.
Kineticist’s take
IFPA director Michael Trepp discusses tournament administration, European pinball, and competitive infrastructure.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Michael Trepp, an IFPA director from Switzerland responsible for validating tournament submissions and results. The conversation covers Trepp's role in competitive pinball administration, the Swiss pinball scene and top players, tournament submission best practices, the European Championship Series (ECS) and European Pinball Championship (EPC), and the bidding process for hosting the IFPA World Championship.
Entities
- European Championship Series (ECS)· event
- European Pinball Championship (EPC)· event
- Lund Pinball Academy· location
- Pin City· location
- Pinball Profile· media
- IFPA· organization
- Andrea Salate· person
- Arno· person
- Arvid· person
- Ben Moser· person
- Bob Matthews· person
- Dave Christensen· person
- Hugo Ritter· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Jermaine· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Levente· person
- Michael Trepp· person
- Robert Suter· person
- Stefan Riedler· person
- Timber· person
- Vigo· person
- IFPA dollar fee· policy
- Matchplay· product