Yahoo! Sports just released an article about competitive pinball, available HERE. Included in the article is the discussion of the nearly 50 IFPA Leagues held around the world, as well as the now over 12,000 players included in the World Pinball Player Rankings. The two World Pinball Championships that the sport has to offer are also discussed (IFPA which will be held in June outside Seattle, and PAPA which will be held in August outside Pittsburgh), as well as the National Pinball Museum which recently moved from Washington, D.C. to Baltimore.

In continuing coverage leading up to the 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open, WTOP 103.5FM interviewed Paul McGlone, the 223rd ranked pinball player in the world, and winner of the Classics A division at FPO9. They also have an article online with some additional coverage of the event. Other players featured include Chris Newsom(ranked 467th, and winner of the A division), Trent Augenstein(ranked 12th), Dave Stewart(ranked 303rd) and Catrina Enders(ranked 3003rd). The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Click HERE to listen to the audio portion, and HERE for the online article. 

In continuing coverage leading up to the 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open, the Fairfax City Patch interviewed Ken Van Pool, the 2268th ranked pinball player in the world. The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship.

Click HERE to see the article/video.

Click HERE for more information on the Fairfax Pinball Open, including LIVE results from the tournament as the action unfolds.

In continuing coverage leading up to the 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open, the Fairfax City Patch interviewed Colin Horner, the 134th ranked pinball player in the world. The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship.

Click HERE to see the article/video.

Click HERE for more information on the Fairfax Pinball Open.

In continuing coverage leading up to the 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open, the Fairfax City Patch interviewed Kevin Stone, the 5188th ranked pinball player in the world. The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Click HERE to see the article/video. Click HERE for more information on the Fairfax Pinball Open.

In continuing coverage leading up to the 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open, the Fairfax City Patch interviewed Rich Wickersham, the 3887th ranked pinball player in the world. The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Click HERE to see the article/video. Click HERE for more information on the Fairfax Pinball Open.

The Fairfax City Patch has an article and video promoting the upcoming 9th annual Fairfax Pinball Open which starts this Friday, February 24th. The Fairfax Pinball Open is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Featured in the video is Rob Wintler-Cox, currently ranked 397th in the world. Click HERE to see the article/video. Click HERE for more information on the Fairfax Pinball Open.

In the ongoing coverage of the Rose City Showdown out in the Portland, The Oregonian has an article that was released over the weekend. The Rose City Showdown is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship.

Featured in the article is 58th ranked Aaron Nelson, 43rd ranked Adam Lefkoff, 457th ranked Kevin Kerr and the world’s current #1 player Keith Elwin. Additional players mentioned in pictures from the article include 423rd ranked John Fujita and 34th ranked Eden Stamm. Aaron, Adam, Keith and Eden are 4 of the 64 qualifiers for the upcoming World Pinball Championship, June 8th-10th outside of Seattle, WA.

To read the entire article click HERE. To read more about the Rose City Showdown, including full results, click HERE.

KATU in Portland had some coverage of the 4th annual Rose City Showdown, one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points. Top ranked Portland player, and 58th ranked in the world Aaron Nelson and 43rd ranked Adam Lefkoff are both featured. Aaron and Adam both recently qualified for IFPA9 the upcoming World Pinball Championship held outside Seattle later in June.

Click HERE to see the video. Click HERE for more information on the Rose City Showdown, including full results of the event.

Current World's Greatest Pinball Player, Keith Elwin, and current World Pinball Champion, Cayle George were both featured in Willamette Week out in Portland, Oregon. Both players will be participating in the upcoming Rose City Showdown starting tomorrow.

For the full article click HERE.

For more details on the Rose City Showdown tournament, click HERE.