As one of the top 250 players in the World Pinball Player Rankings as of the end of 2012, Tim Hansen from Sunnyvale, CA qualified himself for the IFPA's $tern Rewards Program. The $tern Rewards Program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Tim redeemed his reward for an AC/DC Premium, which came with a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Stern himself.

Tim finished ranked 49th in the world at the end of 2012, and has since moved himself up four spots to 45th with a victory at the Thirteen Thirteen Tournament back in January. With that performance along with a top 10 performance at the Battle of the Beach, Tim currently sits in 8th place in the IFPA California State Championship standings.

Congratulations to Tim, and remember if you're interested in qualifying for the $tern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

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

PLAYER OF THE MONTH – Trent Augenstein
Trent earned 164.32 WPPR points in March, including a victory at the Ohio Pinball & Gameroom Festival and the Texas Pinball Festival (both the Main and Classics tournament). In addition, Trent had a 4th and 2nd place finish in the Main and Classic tournaments at the Louisville Arcade Expo, the final stop of the 2012 PAPA Circuit.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Debra Sea
Debra moved up 4980 spots by earning 1.21 WPPR points from her 4th place finish at the ACME Comics Monthly Pinball Tournament, as well as .40 WPPR points from her 7th place finish at the March Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This moved Debra up to the 5095th ranked player in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Joey Stroman
Joey moved up 4452 spots from his victory at the DFW Pinball and Arcade Club Tournament, 70th place, 31st place and 117th place finish in the Texas Pinball Festival's Main Tournament, EM Tournament and Modern Tournament respectively. In total, Joey earned 32.24 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 879th in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Chad Hyatt
Chad moved up 3186 spots from his 33rd and 25th place finishes in the Louisville Arcade Expo's Main and Classics tournaments respectively. Chad also finished in 13th place in the March Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This netted Chad 10.29 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 1817th 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 March 2013 tournament performance.

The biggest movers for March 2013 included Debra Sea from Greensboro, NC, who moved up 4980 spots by earning 1.21 WPPR points from her 4th place finish at the ACME Comics Monthly Pinball Tournament, as well as .40 WPPR points from her 7th place finish at the March Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This moved Debra up to the 5095th ranked player in the world. Currently Debra is sitting in 16th place in the IFPA North Carolina State Championship standings.

Joey Stroman from Longview, TX moved up 4452 spots from his victory at the DFW Pinball and Arcade Club Tournament, 70th place, 31st place and 117th place finish in the Texas Pinball Festival's Main Tournament, EM Tournament and Modern Tournament respectively. In total, Joey earned 32.24 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 879th in the world. Currently Joey is sitting in 13th place in the IFPA Texas State Championship standings.

Chad Hyatt from Morganton, NC moved up 3186 spots from his 33rd and 25th place finishes in the Louisville Arcade Expo's Main and Classics tournaments respectively. Chad also finished in 13th place in the March Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This netted Chad 10.29 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 1817th ranked player in the world. Currently Chad is sitting in 14th place in the IFPA North Carolina State Championship standings.

Congratulations to Debra, Joey and Chad as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their March tournament performance!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for March 2013 is Trent Augenstein from Delaware, OH. Trent earned 164.32 WPPR points in March, including a victory at the Ohio Pinball & Gameroom Festival and the Texas Pinball Festival (both the Main and Classics tournament). In addition, Trent had a 4th and 2nd place finish in the Main and Classic tournaments at the Louisville Pinball Expo, the final stop of the 2012 PAPA Circuit.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of March included Bob Matthews from Thousand Oaks, CA with 110.28 WPPR points, Joshua Henderson from Plainfield, IL with 108.51 WPPR points, Jason Werdrick from Park Ridge, IL with 91.21 WPPR points, and Zach Sharpe from Chicago, IL with 87.76 WPPR points.

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

Our brothers at PAPA are creating an online programming channel dedicated to pinball. PAPA TV will broadcast live coverage of pinball tournaments with the professional quality of other sports, including multiple camera angles, live commentary, and interviews. With PAPA TV, they will create a highly visible and entertaining production, bringing pinball to a new and substantial audience worldwide. While the project has already been funded, we strongly encourage players to continue to donate as best they can. The more stretch goals reached, the more resources PAPA will have at their disposal to make PAPA TV a true game changer for competitive pinball. The IFPA is proud to be a backer of the campaign and wish our brothers the best of luck at taking competitive pinball to the next level. For details on the Kickstarter, click HERE.

As one of the Biggest Movers in the World Pinball Player Rankings in March 2012, Kevin Stone qualified himself for the IFPA's $tern Rewards Program. The $tern Rewards Program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Kevin redeemed his reward for an AC/DC Premium, which came with a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Stern himself.

Kevin's journey up the WPPR charts has been incredible. Having played in his first tournament August 2011, which put him at a rank of 7857th in the world, Kevin has since moved himself up to 238th in the world in just over 20 months.

Congratulations to Kevin, and remember if you're interested in qualifying for the $tern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

As one of the Biggest Movers in the World Pinball Player Rankings in November 2012, Bryan Broyles qualified himself for the IFPA's $tern Rewards Program. The $tern Rewards Program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Bryan redeemed his reward for an AC/DC Premium, which came with a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Stern himself.

Bryan's November 2012 performance boosted him to 2716th in the world rankings, and since then he has shown no signs of slowing down. He's earned an additional 15.83 WPPR points during 2013, boosting him to a rank of 1316th in the world.

Congratulations to Bryan, and remember if you're interested in qualifying for the $tern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

The sport pinball tournament of Enada Rimini 2013 ends with the success of Mario Anzini. The player from Verona beats in the final heads up Mauro Spiga from Padua and also won the shirt of the Italian national team of pinball, the Technoplay Team, booking the first class flight to defend Italy at the World Cup in Frankfurt from May 29 to June 2.

Enada Spring Tournament this year was a very good event, with three days of pinball tournaments. Two sides tournaments the first two days, one on the new Jersey Jack product “Wizard of Oz”, and the other on the last Stern “The Avengers”. And the main tournament developed in two days.

On “Wizard of Oz” Alessandro Rea took the win, in front of Matteo Filippin, while the next day Nicola Pierobon took the win on “The Avengers” with Paolo Gogni in second place.

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

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Devron Gibbon
Devron moved up 7805 spots by earning 6.26 WPPR points from his 1st place finish at the Sask Association of Pinball Players February tournament. This moved Devron up to the 2559th ranked player in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – James Daley
James moved up 5261 spots from his 13th place finish at the Virginia Stern Pinball Launch Party Tournament, 25th place finish at the National Pinball Museum Monthly Tournament, along with a 46th place finish in the Classics Division at the Fairfax Pinball Open. In total, James earned 2.99 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 3648th in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – Ed Most
Ed moved up 1925 spots from his 7th and 37th place finishes in the Fairfax Pinball Open's Main and Classics tournaments respectively. This netted Ed 7.13 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 2015th 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 February 2013 tournament performance.

The biggest movers for February 2013 included Devron Gibbon from Canada, who moved up 7805 spots by earning 6.26 WPPR points from his 1st place finish at the Sask Association of Pinball Players February tournament. This moved Devron up to the 2559th ranked player in the world.

James Daley from Arlington, VA moved up 5261 spots from his 13th place finish at the Virginia Stern Pinball Launch Party Tournament, 25th place finish at the National Pinball Museum Monthly Tournament, along with a 46th place finish in the Classics Division at the Fairfax Pinball Open. In total, James earned 2.99 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 3648th in the world.

Ed Most from Vienna, VA moved up 1925 spots from his 7th and 37th place finishes in the Fairfax Pinball Open's Main and Classics tournaments respectively. This netted Ed 7.13 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 2015th ranked player in the world.

Congratulations to Devron, James and Ed as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their February tournament performance!