Jason Zahler wins 4th Major Championship!

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on July 28, 2025

In the history of competitive pinball, very few (36 in fact) have had the chance to call themselves a Major Champion. Like professional golf or tennis, the opportunity to join this elite club only happens a handful of times every year. Pinburgh 2025 brought together one finalist looking to add their name to this list (David Riel) and three finalists looking to add to their already established legacies (Arvid Flygare, Zach McCarthy and Jason Zahler).

After qualifying as the #1 seed, Jason Zahler won 3 out of the 4 games in the final round to capture his 4th Major Championship, becoming only the 7th player in competitive pinball history to do so. In the last 413 days, Jason went from 0 Majors to 4 Majors with his back-to-back wins at both the IFPA World Pinball Championship and Pinburgh.

With his 2nd place finish, Zach McCarthy earned his sixth top 4 finish in Major Championships. 3rd place went to Arvid Flygare who earned his sixth top 4 finish in Major Championships. 4th place went to David Riel who earned his first top 4 finish in Major Championships.

To view the most current list of Major Championship stats, click HERE.

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2 responses to “Jason Zahler wins 4th Major Championship!”

  1. Lurker says:
    July 28, 2025 at 8:11 pm

    Jason’s # of Major wins is not updated on the linked list; nor on the Pinburgh Champions list 😛

  2. Josh Sharpe Josh Sharpe says:
    July 29, 2025 at 1:05 pm

    That will automatically update once the Pinburgh results are submitted and approved.