The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their May 2013 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2014 to exercise their reward option.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Franck Bona
Franck earned 91.87 WPPR points in May, including a victory at the Tilt-Up Warehouse tournament. In addition, Franck had a top 10 finish in both the LNJF League and the Rodenbach Pre-IFPA Tournament.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Richard Anderson
Richard moved up 4504 spots by earning 3.08 WPPR points from his 18th place finish at the Hattersheim Pre-IFPA Tournament, as well as 1.88 WPPR points from his 64th place finish at the Rodenbach Pre-IFPA Tournament. This moved Richard up to the 2889th ranked player in the world..

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – John Bengry
John moved up 4154 spots from his 3rd place finish at the Vancouver Metallica Launch Party. John earned 8.63 WPPR points from this performance, which has moved him up to a rank of 2159th in the world. Currently John is sitting in 9th place in the IFPA British Columbia Province Championship standings.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Emma Oliver
Emma moved up 1789 spots from her 20th place finish at the May meeting of the UK Pinball South West league. This netted Emma .26 WPPR points and boosted her into now being the 9732nd ranked player in the world.

Detailed rules for the $tern Rewards Program, including an updated list of qualifiers, and updated list of rewards available can be found HERE.

The IFPA is pleased to announce that the following players saw the biggest jump in their world ranking based on their May 2013 tournament performance. Since movement is tracked between the first of each month, this month did see some results from June 1st included.

The biggest movers for May 2013 included Richard Anderson from Australia, who moved up 4504 spots by earning 3.08 WPPR points from his 18th place finish at the Hattersheim Pre-IFPA Tournament, as well as 1.88 WPPR points from his 64th place finish at the Rodenbach Pre-IFPA Tournament. This moved Richard up to the 2889th ranked player in the world.

John Bengry from Vancouver, BC, Canada moved up 4154 spots from his 3rd place finish at the Vancouver Metallica Launch Party. John earned 8.63 WPPR points from this performance, which has moved him up to a rank of 2159th in the world. Currently John is sitting in 9th place in the IFPA British Columbia Province Championship standings.

Emma Oliver from Bristol, UK moved up 1789 spots from her 20th place finish at the May meeting of the UK Pinball South West league. This netted Emma .26 WPPR points and boosted her into now being the 9732nd ranked player in the world.

Congratulations to Richard, John and Emma, as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their May tournament performance!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for May 2013 is Franck Bona from France. Franck earned 91.87 WPPR points in May, including a victory at the Tilt-Up Warehouse tournament. In addition, Franck had a top 10 finish in both the LNJF League and the Rodenbach Pre-IFPA Tournament.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of May included Jan Anders Nilsson from Sweden with 85.48 WPPR points, Trent Augenstein from Delaware, OH with 65.39 WPPR points, David Grémillet from France with 64.12 WPPR points, and Zach Sharpe from Chicago, IL with 63.73 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Franck and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

The IFPA State Championship Series has taken the competitive pinball world by storm here in the US. We currently have 28 states included in the SCS, which will all culminate in the IFPA State Championship finals. These finals will all be held simultaneously on February 8th, 2014, with 448 finalists competing for not only a State Championship title, but also a spot in the first IFPA US National Championship.

Nearly halfway through the 2013 season, and there are currently an astounding 2773 players included in the various IFPA State Championship standings (view current standings HERE).

With plenty of time left to qualify in the top 16, and plenty of time left to get more events started, we're excited to see how the second half of 2013 will shake up the various standings.

For those players north of the US border, the IFPA Canada Province Championship Series is also currently in progress. Current standings for the Canada PCS are available HERE.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jorgen Holm d. Zach Sharpe (5-4)
Jorgen wins on Avatar, Earthshaker, Fireball, Farfalla, Harlem Globetrotters
Zach wins on Xenon, Indianapolis 500, Bow & Arrow, Pool Sharks

CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP
Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Nico Wicke (2-0)
Daniele won on Farfalla, Alligator

Zach Sharpe d. Daniele Celestino Acciari (4-1)
Zach won on Funhouse, Avatar, Earthshaker, Wizard
Daniele won on Spiderman

Jorgen Holm d. Nico Wicke (4-1)
Jorgen won on Xenon, Alligator, Farfalla, Indianapolis 500
Nico won on Harlem Globetrotters

5th through 8th match
5TH PLACE – Tim Hulin Bouard – 17 points
6TH PLACE – Paul Jongma – 13 points *won tiebreaker
7TH PLACE – Julio Vicario Soriano – 13 points
8TH PLACE – Jeremy Reynaud – 5 points

Zach Sharpe d. Julio Vicario Soriano (4-2)
Zach won on Congo, Earthshaker, Avatar, Bow & Arrow
Julio won on Champ, Whirlwind

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Jeremy Reynaud (4-1)
Daniele won on Spiderman, Paragon, Funhouse, Wizard
Jeremy won on Xenon

Jorgen Holm d. Paul Jongma (4-1)
Jorgen won on Xenon, Ironman, Road Kings, Indianapolis 500
Paul won on Fireball

Nico Wicke d. Tim Hulin Bouard (5-4)
Nico won on Farfalla, Shrek, Avatar, Harlem Globetrotters, Fireball
Tim won on Air Aces, Fathom, KISS, Spiderman

Julio Vicario Soriano d. Cayle George (4-1)
Julio won on Champ, F-14 Tomcat, Whirlwind, Fireball
Cayle won on Dirty Harry

Jorgen Holm d. Olli-Mikko Ojamies (4-2)
Jorgen won on Xenon, Cosmic Gunfight, Jackbot, Harlem Globetrotters
Olli-Mikko won on KISS, Spiderman

Tim Bouard d. Franck Bona (4-1)
Tim won on Cyclone, Spiderman, KISS, Harlem Globetrotters
Franck won on Cosmic Gunfight

Jeremy Reynaud d. Taco Wouters (5-4)
Jeremy won on Centaur, AC/DC, Alien Poker, Spiderman, Congo
Taco won on Cosmic Gunfight, Mystic, Avatar, Jackbot

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Roy Wils (5-3)
Daniele won on Jackbot, Funhouse, Mystic, Tron, Transformers
Roy won on AC/DC, Jokerz, Wizard

Nico Wicke d. Erwin Deutschländer (4-2)
Nico won on Champ, Farfalla, Transformers, Harlem Globetrotters
Erwin won on F-14 Tomcat, Dracula

Paul Jongma d. Krisztian Szalai (4-0)
Paul won on Ironman, Supersonic, Road Kings, Earthshaker

Zach Sharpe d. Jorian Engelbrektsson (4-2)
Zach won on Cosmic Gunfight, Corvette, Bow and Arrow, Avatar
Jorian won on Earthshaker, Alien Poker

Zach Sharpe d. Michael Trepp (4-1)
Zach won on Earthshaker, Blackout, Bow and Arrow, Xenon
Michael won on Dirty Harry

Erwin Deutschländer d. Andreas Harre (4-1)
Erwin won on AC/DC, Fireball, Transformers, Road Kings
Andreas won on Dolly Parton

Tim Hulin Bouard d. Steve Edwards (4-2)
Tim won on Avatar, Transformers, Wizard, Mystic
Steve won on Funhouse, F-14 Tomcat

Julio Vicario Soriano d. Albert Nomden (4-2)
Julio won on Congo, Harlem Globetrotters, Champ, Ironman
Albert won on Pool Sharks, Centaur

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Markus Stix (4-2)
Daniele won on Funhouse, Cyclone, Paragon, Congo
Markus won on Jackbot, Supersonic

Olli-Mikko Ojamies d. Robert Sutter (4-2)
Olli-Mikko won on Xenon, Barracora, Harlem Globetrotters, Wizard
Robert won on Jackbot, Doctor Who

Paul Jongma d. Patrik Bodin (5-4)
Paul won on Ironman, Road Kings, Alien Poker, Jokerz, Indianapolis 500
Patrik won on F-14 Tomcat, Spiderman, Harlem Globetrotters, Dirty Harry

Jérémy Reynaud d. Lieven Engelbeen (4-2)
Jérémy won on Cosmic Gunfight, Comet, AC/DC, Spiderman
Lieven won on Mystic, Dolly Parton