The IFPA19 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here!

BRACKET:
https://www.neverdrains.com/ifpa19/

Johannes Ostermeier d. Andy Bagwell (4-3)
Johannes won on  Surf N Safari, Joker Poker, Grand Lizard, Godzilla, Alice Cooper
Andy won Hokus Pokus, Iron Maiden, Jaws

Matthew Richardson d. Raymond Davidson (4-0)
Matthew won on Stargazer, Attack from Mars, Prospector, Dr Who

Arvid Flygare d. Jared August (4-1)
Arvid won on Bad Girls, Prospector, Godzilla (Stern), Ripley’s Believe it or Not
Jared won Medusa

Viggo Lowgren d. Karl DeAngelo (5-3)
Viggo won on Big Buck Hunter, Bow & Arrow, Jaws, Party Zone, Ironman
Karl won on High Speed, Attack from Mars, Hokus Pokus

Escher Lefkoff d. Colin MacAlpine (4-1)
Escher won on Jaws, Deadly Weapon, Alien Star, Medusa
Colin won on Stars

Zach McCarthy d. Paul Englert (4-1)
Zach won on Big Buck Hunter, Godzilla, Metallica, Stars
Paul won on Robowar

Jason Zahler d. Daniele Acciari (3-3)
Jason won on Viking, Car Hop, Mousin Around, Jaws, Party Zone
Daniele won on Bow & Arrow, Metallica, Godzilla (Stern)

Keith Elwin d. Derek Thomson (4-0)
Keith won on Stars, Centaur, Scared Stiff, High Speed

QUALIFYING STANDINGS:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/146162

STREAM:
https://www.twitch.tv/iepinball

GAME LIST:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa19/games/

The IFPA19 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here!

BRACKET:
https://www.neverdrains.com/ifpa19/

Andy Bagwell d. Neil Graf (4-0)
Andy won on Hokus Pokus, Grand Lizard, Godzilla (Sega), Tron

Matthew Richardson d. Tim Hansen (4-2)
Matthew won on Doctor Who, Godzilla (Stern), High Speed, Stargazer
Tim won on Car Hop, Supersonic

Jared August d. Gregory Kennedy (5-4)
Jared won on Surf N Safari, Godzilla (Stern), Ironman, Torpedo Alley, Godzilla (Sega)
Gregory won on Frontier, Cheetah, Scared Stiff, Alien Star

Karl DeAngelo d. Jim Belsito (4-1)
Karl won on Bow & Arrow, Big Buck Hunter, Stars, Alice Cooper
Jim won on Surf N Safari

Colin Macalpine d. Jordan Dechaine (4-1)
Colin won on Stars, Deadly Weapon, Theatre of Magic, Lost World
Jordan won on Hoops

Zach McCarthy d. Eric Stone (4-1)
Zach won on Big Buck Hunter, Godzilla (Stern), Wizard, Stars
Eric won on Munsters

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Jason Werdrick (4-0)
Daniele won on Car Hop, Metallica, Robo Cop, Viking

Derek Thomson d. Luke Nahorniak (5-4)
Derek on Hoops, Monopoly, The Flintstones, Harlem Globetrotters, Astronaut
Luke won on Supersonic, Stars, Surf N Safari, Big Buck Hunter

QUALIFYING STANDINGS:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/146162

STREAM:
https://www.twitch.tv/iepinball

GAME LIST:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa19/games/

The IFPA19 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here!

BRACKET:
https://www.neverdrains.com/ifpa19/

Neil Graf d. Andrei Massenkoff (4-0)
Neil won on Ironman, Grand Lizard, Doctor Who, Tron

Matthew Richardson d. Nate Grant (5-3)
Matthew won on Jaws, Grand Lizard, Stargazer, Ironman, High Speed
Nate won on Hokus Pokus, Car Hop, The Flintstones

Jared August d. Nico Wicke (4-0)
Jared won on Cheetah, Hot Doggin, The Munsters, Godzilla (Stern)

Karl DeAngelo d. Dalton Ely (5-4)
Karl won on High Roller Casino, Supersonic, Theatre of Magic, Eight Ball Champ, Jaws
Dalton won on Robocop, Party Zone, Hokus Pokus, Alice Cooper Nightmare Castle

Jordan Dechaine d. Germain Mariolle (5-4)
Jordan won on Torpedo Alley, Surf n Safari, Lost World, Hoops, Robo-war
Germain won on Wizard, Cheetah, Theatre of Magic, Godzilla (Stern)

Zach McCarthy d. Steven Bowden (4-2)
Zach won on Godzilla (Stern), Harlem Globetrotters, Prospector, Monopoly
Steven won on Surf N Safari, Robo-war

Jason Werdrick d. Joshua Iles (5-3)
Joshua won on Hoops, Iron Maiden, Jaws
Jason won on Wizard, Robocop, Supersonic, Godzilla (Stern), Mystery Castle

Derek Thomson d. Derek Price (4-1)
Derek T won on Stars, The Flintstones, Theatre of Magic, Surf N Safari
Derek P won on Robo-war

QUALIFYING STANDINGS:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/146162

STREAM:
https://www.twitch.tv/iepinball

GAME LIST:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa19/games/

The IFPA19 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here!

STANDINGS:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/146162

STREAM:
https://www.twitch.tv/iepinball

GAME LIST:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa19/games/

blog post courtesy of Tim Sexton

In summer 2023, I made the decision to retire from all competitive pinball tournaments. I did so because I had reached a conclusion: pinball tournaments were bad, and they were going to get worse.

In this video I take a look at everything wrong with pinball tournaments with examples and outlook on the current and future state of pinball tournament events. There are many issues in pinball tournaments today, especially match play tournaments which run for way too long.

Click HERE to watch the video.

Click HERE to learn more about the NYC Pinball Championships.

We’ve accumulated some shirts and towels from previous IFPA World Championships.

If you’re interested in purchasing any please contact us at ifpapinball@gmail.com.

Price is $20 each on the shirts, $10 each on the towels. Add $10 for shipping anywhere in the US.

Current inventory:

IFPA16 (Italy)
Qty 1 -XXL

IFPA17 (Florida)
Qty 5 – L
Qty 1 – XXL

IFPA18 (Germany)
Qty 15 – Towels

Massive news regarding PAPA 21! The Stern Pinball Family has generously donated a brand new Stern Pro pinball machine to the event! The machine will be raffled off live before the final four players begin their match in the main division of the PAPA 21 World Pinball Championship at Enterrium in Schaumburg, IL on the evening of Sunday, Sept 8th, 2024. The winner will get their choice of a NIB Stern Pro!

Everyone that purchases (or has purchased) a pass to PAPA 21 will receive one entry into the raffle.  PAPA 21 passes are $150 and can be purchased HERE. You do not need to be present to win! If you are not planning to attend but would still like to support the charitable efforts of this event and receive a raffle ticket that has been added as a separate option on the ticket page. Please use this option if you are not planning to play in PAPA 21 so that we do not mistakenly add you as a player to the event.

Raffle tickets are the same price as the PAPA 21 pass, $150, and you can buy as many as you’d like. A reminder that 20% of all PAPA 21 proceeds will go towards the 988 Foundation for Suicide Awareness in honor of Lyman F. Sheats Jr., and 100% of any “raffle only” entries will go towards this charity.

Click HERE for Finals bracket!

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In an effort to better estimate head count we will be offering three free main cards instead of two if you purchase a PAPA21 pass before 5:00pm CST on Friday, March 1st, 2024. Everyone that has already purchased a PAPA21 pass will also receive three free main cards instead of two.

Pre-registration is not required but is encouraged. Full details are at https://lfs.papa.org/ and we encourage anyone interested to spread the link.