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

PLAYER OF THE MONTH – [player]Steve Zahler[/player]
Steve earned 89.36 WPPR points in January, including a 2nd and 1st place finish in the Main and Classic tournaments at the Maryland Pinball Championship. In addition, Steve won the Middletown NY Pinball Open, and finished in 12th place at Pinferno.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Greg Matherly[/player]
Greg moved up 1487 spots by earning .66 WPPR points from his 56th place finish at the Pinferno tournament in New York. This moved Greg up to the 5341st ranked player in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Jake Peterson[/player]
Jake moved up 793 spots from his 31st place finish at the Maryland Pinball Championship, along with a 26th place finish in the Classics Division. In total, Jake earned 2.21 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 2701st in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Keith Brown[/player]
Keith moved up 665 spots from his victory at the Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This netted Keith 6.26 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 1571st 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 January 2013 tournament performance.

The biggest movers for January 2013 included [player]Greg Matherly[/player] from the US, who moved up 1487 spots by earning .66 WPPR points from his 56th place finish at the Pinferno tournament in New York. This moved Greg up to the 5341st ranked player in the world.

[player]Jake Peterson[/player] from Baltimore, MD moved up 793 spots from his 31st place finish at the Maryland Pinball Championship, along with a 26th place finish in the Classics Division. In total, Jake earned 2.21 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 2701st in the world.

[player]Keith Brown[/player] from High Points, NC moved up 665 spots from his victory at the Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This netted Keith 6.26 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 1571st ranked player in the world.

Congratulations to Greg, Jake and Keith as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their January tournament performance!

The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their December 2012 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2013 to exercise their reward option.

TOP 250 RANKED PLAYERS
Any eligible players that finished in the top 250 for the end of the year World Pinball Player Rankings.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Usama Farage[/player]
Usama moved up 5928 spots from his 7th and 9th place finishes in the Nutcracker Duel Main and Classics Tournament respectively. Usama also finished in 19th place in the latest season of the BAPA Pinball League. In total, Usama earned 9.20 WPPR points during December, which moved him up to a rank of 1728th in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Gene X Hwang[/player]
Gene moved up 2345 spots from his 25th place finish at the City Champ tournament. This netted Gene 1.19 WPPR points during December, which has moved him up to a rank of 4211th 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 December 2012 tournament performance.

The biggest movers for December 2012 included [player]Usama Farage[/player] from the US, who moved up 5928 spots from his 7th and 9th place finishes in the Nutcracker Duel Main and Classics Tournament respectively. Usama also finished in 19th place in the latest season of the BAPA Pinball League. In total, Usama earned 9.20 WPPR points during December, which moved him up to a rank of 1728th in the world.

[player]Gene X Hwang[/player] from San Francisco moved up 2345 spots from his 25th place finish at the City Champ tournament. This netted Gene 1.19 WPPR points during December, which has moved him up to a rank of 4211th in the world.

[player]Sean Lind[/player] from Vancouver moved up 2190 spots from his 4th place finish at the Shots on Main Pin-Bar League. This netted Sean 8.46 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 1636th ranked player in the world.

Congratulations to Usama, Gene and Sean as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their December tournament performance!

The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their October 2012 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2013 to exercise their reward option.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]David Spake[/player]
David moved up 1604 spots from his 14th place finish in the Atlanta Pinball League earning him .44 WPPR points. This moved David up to a rank of 5993rd in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Jon Polfer[/player]
Jon moved up 1590 spots from his 71st and 38th place finish at the Pinball Expo Flip Out Main and Classics Tournament respectively. This netted him 4.25 WPPR points, which now puts him at a rank of 2148th in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Iure Gomes[/player]
Iure moved up 1315 spots from his 23rd place finish in the Gameworks Pinball Tournament of Champions in Chicago. This netted Iure .69 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 6810th 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 October 2012 tournament performance.

The biggest movers for October 2012 included [player]David Spake[/player] from the US, who moved up 1604 spots from his 14th place finish in the Atlanta Pinball League earning him .44 WPPR points. This moved David up to a rank of 5993rd in the world.

[player]Jon Polfer[/player] from the US, who moved up 1590 spots from his 71st and 38th place finish at the Pinball Expo Flip Out Main and Classics Tournament respectively. This netted him 4.25 WPPR points, which now puts him at a rank of 2148th in the world.

[player]Iure Gomes[/player] from Brazil moved up 1315 spots from his 23rd place finish in the Gameworks Pinball Tournament of Champions in Chicago. This netted Iure .69 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 6810th ranked player in the world.

Congratulations to David, Jon and Iure, as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their October tournament performance!