Here are the April 2026 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Viggo Löwgren from Furulund, Skå, Sweden (550.70 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Terri Morton from Chesterbrook, PA (63.01 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Oliver Nemet from Flensburg, SWH, Germany (+36,324 spots)
Mackenzie Campbell from Denver, CO (+32,872 spots)
Dakota Roundtree-Swain from Watertown, MA (+25,977 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2026. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the March 2026 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Escher Lefkoff from Australia (702.50 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Emily Reilhan from Port Moody, BC, Canada (297.17 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Stefan Folkesson from Oskarshamn, Sweden (+35,972 spots)
Mitchell Joy from Australia (+30,774 spots)
Jaims Gillis from Long Beach, CA (+28,087 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2026. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the February 2026 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Viggo Löwgren from Furulund, Skå, Sweden (379.25 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Elyza Brillantes from Denver, CO (235.55 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Alex Ballou from Virginia Beach, VA (+43,141 spots)
Amanda Case from Cleveland, OH (+35,631 spots)
Stephanie Mason from Wellington, New Zealand (+22,172 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2026. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the January 2026 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Dustin Goldbarg from Sunnyvale, CA (404.74 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Sunshine Bon from Columbia, MO (114.60 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Kali Blanchard from San Antonio , TX (+42,413 spots)
Sacha Lhermitte from France (+26,250 spots)
Craig Halicki from Kansas City, MO (+23,674 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2026. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the November 2026 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Sterling Mitoska from Brooklyn, MI (352.81 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Ripley Kalyn Smith from Louisville, KY (81.03 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Sydni Purvis from Los Angeles, CA (+38,494 spots)
Stephanie Diaz from Anaheim, CA (+30,960 spots)
Don Getz from Langley, BC (+25,660 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2025. Congrats to everyone!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Year for 2025 is 17 year old Arvid Flygare from Lund, Sweden. Arvid competed in 45 events during the 2025 season racking up an incredible 4243.41 WPPR points. Arvid currently sits as the #4 ranked player in the world.

Arvid was the IFPA Player of the Month in January and November, having won 10 of the 45 tournaments he played in during 2025, while finishing in the top 4 in 53% of them.

Arvid’s highlights during 2025 included earning three more Top 4 finishes in Major Championships, finishing 3rd place at the Pinburgh Match Play Championships, 3rd place at the 2025 European Pinball Championship, along with a 3rd place finish at the IFPA20 World Pinball Championship.

The IFPA wishes to congratulate Arvid on all of his success throughout this 2025 season!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Rookie of the Year for the 2025 season is James Chalki from Australia. This award is given to the player that earns the most WPPR points in their first year of active play.

James played in 36 events during the 2025 season earning a total of 376.99 WPPR points. James participated in his first IFPA sanctioned tournament on March 1st at the  Beercade 5. Since entering the World Pinball Player Rankings at that time, James has seen his rank increase to 758th in the world.

James’ greatest achievement of 2025 was finishing in 7th place at the Australian Pinball Open Main Tournament, netting himself 61.26 WPPR points from that finish. Overall, James placed in the top 4 at 58% of the 2025 events he played in, a truly remarkable achievement.

Congratulations to James, our 2025 IFPA Rookie of the Year!

Here are the November 2025 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Arvid Flygare from Sweden (401.18 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Ariel Dutton from Louisiana (53.39 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Jim McGee from The Villages, FL (+41,553 spots)
Adam Lee from St. Augustine , FL (+35,154 spots)
David Johnston from Sherwood, OR (+29,012 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2025. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the October 2025 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Viggo Löwgren from Sweden (911.41 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Jackie Olson from San Francisco, CA (278.46 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Wilson Casanova from Chile (+52,457 spots)
Corey Anco from Cody, WY (+46,211 spots)
Kim Westfall from Champaign, IL (+43,915 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2025. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the September 2025 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Jack Slovacek from California (804.50 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Brianna Weber from Ohio (94.59 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Kathleen Winona Hyslop from Toronto, ON, Canada (+28,939 spots)
Erin Reinders from Anchorage, AK (+23,807 spots)
Brad Nichols from Sorell, TAS, Australia (+21,604 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2025. Congrats to everyone!