More press for back-to-back World Pinball Champion Raymond Davidson. KING5 News out in Seattle checks it his growing collection of WWE LE machines. Click HERE to watch the piece.

Here are the May 2018 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Julio Vicario Soriano (251.38 WPPR’s)

Biggest Movers:
Lauren Hockemeyer (+17,692 spots), Mark Walz (+13,779 spots) and Garrett Meekin (+9,322 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2018. Congrats to everyone!

Safe to say Raymond Davidson is now Mukilteo’s most popular celebrity. Click HERE to read the piece by the Mukilteo Beacon.

blog post courtesy of Elizabeth Cromwell

Like H.B. Reese bringing chocolate and peanut butter together, Replay Foundation is bringing together two great causes for a common (delicious) goal. 50% of all money donated will benefit the Women’s International Pinball Tournament (WIPT) prize pool. The other 50% will benefit our friends at Path of Play, helping children and families touched by autism.

Click HERE to find out more information.

64 of the world’s greatest players traveled from 18 countries to compete in the 15th Annual International Flipper Pinball Association’s World Pinball Championship, June 1-3, 2018, in Keswick, Ontario, Canada. After nearly 3 days of intense competitive pinball, the tournament came down to Raymond Davidson vs Daniele Acciari, who battled it out for the title of World Pinball Champion. Watch video of the final round HERE.

Games played: Cheetah, The Shadow, Attack from Mars and Surf ‘n Safari. Commentary by Levi Nayman, Jack Tadman, Tim Sexton and Greg Povarelli.

— Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball

64 of the World’s greatest players traveled from 18 countries to compete in the 15th Annual International Flipper Pinball Association’s World Pinball Championship out in Keswick, Ontario, Canada. After nearly 3 days of the most intense competitive pinball experience the world has to offer, there could only be one World Pinball Champion.

After defeating Johan Genberg from Sweden (4-2), Eric Stone from the USA (4-0) and Trent Augenstein from the USA (4-2), Raymond went on to defeat Daniele Acciari from Italy (4-0) to retain his World Pinball Champion title. Trent Augenstein defeated Adam Becker for 3rd place.

This is Raymond’s second Major Championship, making him the 9th player in competitive pinball history to do so.

Bracket for finals available here:
https://tinyurl.com/ifpa15playoffs

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Raymond Davidson d. Daniele Acciari (4-0)
Raymond won on Cheetah, The Shadow, Attack from Mars, Surf n Safari

CONSOLATION FINAL
Trent Augenstein d. Adam Becker (2-1)
Trent won on Harlem Globetrotters, Space Station
Adam won on Jack*bot

Qualifying results available here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/world_championships/results/

LIVE Streaming will be here when available:
https://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball 

Bracket for finals available here:
https://tinyurl.com/ifpa15playoffs

Daniele Acciari d. Adam Becker (4-2)
Daniele won on The Shadow, Space Station, Viking, Jack*bot
Adam won on Arena, Stargazer

Raymond Davidson d. Trent Augenstein (4-2)
Raymond won on Cheetah, Iron Maiden, Funhouse, Harlem Globetrotters
Trent won on Whirlwind, Family Guy

5th through 8th place match
Eric Stone – 17 POINTS
Julio Vicario Soriano – 11 POINTS
Colin Macalpine – 11 POINTS
Cayle George – 9 POINTS

Qualifying results available here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/world_championships/results/

LIVE Streaming will be here when available:
https://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball 

Bracket for finals available here:
https://tinyurl.com/ifpa15playoffs

Raymond Davidson d. Eric Stone (4-0)
Raymond won on Cheetah, Harlem Globetrotters, Attack from Mars, The Addams Family

Trent Augenstein d. Cayle George (5-4)
Trent won on Attack from Mars, Iron Maiden, Harlem Globetrotters, The Shadow, Arena
Cayle won on Mousin’ Around, Funhouse, Mars Trek, Jack*bot

Adam Becker d. Colin Macalpine (4-0)
Adam won on Dialed In, Jack*bot, Funhouse, Space Station

Daniele Acciari d. Julio Vicario Soriano (4-1)
Daniele won on Arena, The Shadow, Iron Maiden, Big Game
Julio won on Meteor

Qualifying results available here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/world_championships/results/

LIVE Streaming will be here when available:
https://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball 

Bracket for finals available here:
https://tinyurl.com/ifpa15playoffs

Raymond Davidson d. Johan Genberg (4-2)
Raymond won on Monaco, Attack from Mars, Whirlwind, Congo
Johan won on Strikes n Spares, Quicksilver

Daniele Acciari d. Karl DeAngelo (4-0)
Daniele won on Viking, The Shadow, Surf N Safari, Meteor

Eric Stone d. Tim Sexton (4-1)
Eric won on Robowar, Monaco, The Addams Family, Iron Maiden
Tim won on Stargazer

Trent Augenstein d. Zach Sharpe (5-4)
Trent won on Jack*bot, Funhouse, Seawitch, The Walking Dead, Arena
Zach won on Whirlwind, Family Guy, 4 Square, Congo

Cayle George d. Lyman Sheats (5-4)
Cayle won on Mousin’ Around, Surf n Safari, The Shadow, Attack from Mars, Congo
Lyman won on Jack*bot, Mars Trek, Dracula, Viking

Adam Becker d. Adam Lefkoff (5-3)
Adam L won on Countdown, Stargazer, Iron Maiden
Adam B won on Attack from Mars, Class of 1812, Space Station, Jack*bot, Metallica

Julio Vicario Soriano d. Kyoichi Miyaura (4-1)
Julio won on Surf n Safari, Butterfly, Radical, Viking
Kyoichi won on Dialed In

Colin Macalpine vs. Andrei Massenkoff (4-2)
Colin won on Funhouse, Dialed In, Butterfly, Harlem Globetrotters
Andrei won on Twilight Zone, Arena

Qualifying results available here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/world_championships/results/

LIVE Streaming will be here when available:
https://www.twitch.tv/buffalo