$tern Rewards Program – April/May 2014 Update

The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their April and May 2014 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2015 to exercise their reward option.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH – [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] 
Jorian earned a total of 313.27 WPPR points in May. This included wins at not only the IFPA11 World Pinball Championship, but also the Pre-IFPA tournament at 1Up Lodo and the Lyons Pinball Spring Classic. Jorian is currently the top ranked player for the Colorado SCS, and is qualified for Pennsylvania(5th) and Michigan(13th), as well as currently sitting in 19th place in the inaugural ECS season.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Tapio Heilala[/player]
Tapio moved up 8481 spots by finishing in 14th and 10th place in the Oslo Pinheads Open Main and Classics divisions respectively. This netted Tapio 3.59 WPPR points and moved him up to a rank of 4684th in the world, as well as 372nd in the ECS.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Jeff Teolis[/player]
Jeff moved up 6999 spots from his 3rd place finish at the Total Man Show Pinball Tournament, and 13th place finish at the Stern Launch Party Tournament in Toronto. Jeff earned 2.44 WPPR points from these performances and moved him up to a rank of 5123rd in the world, as well as 45th in the PCS.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Dario Morlacchi[/player]
Dario moved up 6894 spots from his 17th place finish at the Stern Launch Party Tournament in Milano, along with a 21st and 20th place finish in the Italian Pinball Championship Main and Classics Divisions respectively. Dario earned a total of 4.48 WPPR points from these performances, which moved him into now being the 2728th ranked player in the world, as well as 355th in the ECS.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Tim Klaesson[/player]
Tapio moved up 8481 spots by finishing in 14th and 10th place in the Oslo Pinheads Open Main and Classics divisions respectively. This netted Tapio 3.59 WPPR points and moved him up to a rank of 4684th in the world, as well as 372nd in the ECS.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Mike Barry[/player]
Mike moved up 6942 spots from his 3rd place finish in the Capitol Corridor Pinball League West. Mike earned 4.71 WPPR points from this performance and moved him up to a rank of 3987th in the world, as well as 148th in the California SCS.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Christophe Stucki[/player]
Christophe moved up 5543 spots from his 2nd place finish at the Swiss Flipper Tour – Blandonnet tournament. Christophe earned a 21.95 WPPR points from this performances, which moved him into now being the 1354th 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.