The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for October 2016 is former IFPA World Pinball Champion Jörgen Holm from Sweden. Jörgen earned a total of 227.07 WPPR points in October. This included the following results:

Jörgen is currently sitting in 18th place in the 2016-17 ECS standings.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of October included Jorian Engelbrektsson from Sweden with 179.07 WPPR points, Cayle George from Seattle, WA with 159.54 WPPR points, Steven Bowden from Franklin Township, NJ with 152.37 WPPR points, and Johan Genberg from Sweden with 152.25 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Jörgen and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Congrats to David Pacileo….His Stern Harley Davidson Translite has been shipped!  And, David is also awarded an Invitation to the FWTG Cooper’stown Final Pinball Showdown to compete for a NEW Pinball Machine!

Next week’s FFC Giveaway is a highly collectible “Rob Zombie’s Spookshow International” Translite and T-shirt package, provided by our friends at Spooky Pinball, LLC.  This awesome Spooky package is sure to appreciate in value as time goes by, so join the FFC now to be eligible to win!

In addition to the Spooky / Rob Zombie package, next week’s drawing, (Thursday January 5Th 8 PM CST) will also include an Invitation to the FWTG Cooper’stown Final Pinball Party to compete for a Brand New Pinball Machine!

Check out Pictures from last season’s Cooper’stown party with Alice Cooper – Click HERE

Additional upcoming prizes to be awarded randomly to FFC Members include-

• 20 Invitations to Alice & Coach’s Final Super Bowl / Pinball Tournament Party Event at Cooper’stown Sports Bar (Phoenix, AZ) to compete for a Brand New Pinball Machine.
• Reconditioned Pinball Machine
• Alice Cooper Autographed “Hollywood Vampires” CD
• Limited Edition Alice Cooper & Coach Ditka Collector Medallions
• Vintage Casino Slot and/or Video Poker Machines (for home game room use only)
• Rock & Roll Memorabilia
• NOS Pinball Translites
• Autographed Football Collectibles

To join the Fantasy Football Club and become eligible for This and ALL upcoming giveaways – Click HERE

A quick reminder – There are TWO components of the Flippin’ With the Greats Campaign… Details at www.gridironsupport.org

1) The “Fantasy Football Club” – A club where Pinball Enthusiasts can support their favorite NFL teams (and win GREAT Stuff!) by simply buying and Creating a PERSONALIZED IFPA/FWTG Medallion to include the player’s name, IFPA #, and the NFL Team they support. Great prizes will be distributed to Club Members throughout the season. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – A Nationwide series of tournaments to be scheduled throughout the NFL season culminating in the SUPER BOWL Pinball Party at Alice Cooper’stown in Phoenix, AZ. Click HERE for more details.

Be sure to join the 2016 IFPA FWTG Series (Group) on Facebook. For more up to the minute information Click HERE

The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)3 organization, providing financial grants and “pro bono” medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions. Learn more at www.gridirongreats.org

Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, also. Solid Rock’s primary mission is to make an everlasting difference in the lives of teens by helping them meet their spiritual, economical, physical, and social need. Alice Cooper’s Rock Teen Center offers a safe, engaging environment during non-school hours –a time when they are most vulnerable to drugs, violence, and gangs. Maintaining a teen’s worst enemy is too much time on their hands Solid Rock provides the music, arts, vocational programs and fellowship that challenge teens to discover their passion through music, dance, self-expression, and creativity. Learn more at www.alicecoopersolidrock.com.

Support and Follow our 2016 Flippin’ With the Greats Pinball Campaign and please “Like” Gridiron Support on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org

Huck Magazine published an article on the location pinball scene up in Montreal, Canada. Adam Kiesler talks with Huck about the attempt to legalize pinball in Montreal, and the launch of his North Star barcade. Click HERE to read the article.

As we come to an end of another season, the 2017 season brings us some additional challenges with the changeover to our WPPR v5.3 system.

Up first is closing the books on 2016, and in order to do that we are asking that any organizer that has open tournament results submit those to us by Saturday, January 7th. Furthermore, any corrections to player misspellings, incorrect results, improper scoring issues, etc, all need to be addressed by January 7th as well. Please take some time to review your own personal results to see if anything looks out of place.

Our plan is to lock down 2016 on January 7th, and use the standings at that time for IFPA World Championship qualifying purposes, as well as the other Championship Series purposes (State Championship Series, European Championship Series, etc). Any errors caught after that point in time will NOT impact the 2016 standings, although those changes will be reflected in the 2017 rankings going forward.

Any questions please contact us at [email protected], and remember that if your profile doesn’t say ‘Registered’ with a green check mark, that we do NOT have your email address on file. This means we will not be able to contact you for any IFPA World Championship or other Championship Series qualifying issues.

blog post courtesy of Marc Bell

Due to some Sharpe family conflicts with Memorial Day weekend that have surfaced, we have been forced to move the dates of the IFPA14 World Pinball Championship to the following weeked.

Epstein Cup/Practice Session will be Thursday, June 1st, with IFPA14 taking place June 2nd-4th.

More details on the schedule for all the Pre-IFPA events will be posted soon.

blog post couresty of Playfield Protectors

We’re putting our money where our mouth is, not only as the manufacturer of products for protecting pinball machines, but mostly as passionate players.

We value the IFPA’s efforts in boosting the profile of competitive pinball so highly, that we are willing to support IFPA tournaments. In 2016, we already did this for the APO, BPO and HPO events of the European Championship Series.

If you are organizing a tournament that

• is registered with the IFPA, and
• has 25 or more participants

we will contribute

1. a prize voucher1 for the tournament winner worth
• € 25 for tournaments with 25 or more participants
• € 50 for tournaments with 50 or more participants
• € 100 for tournaments with 100 or more participants

In addition, if your tournament takes place before the next IFPA World Pinball Championship (May 22nd to 24th, 2017), we will also provide you with

2. a 10% discount code “IFPA14” for the players registered for your tournament.

If you are organizing a tournament, and are interested in getting a tournament package (including the voucher and an info card) please contact [email protected] by email. We look forward to getting your application.

The IFPA European Championship Series has completed the qualifying portion for the 2016-17 season. Featuring 16 events across 15 countries, the top 32 players have earned a right to play in the IFPA European Pinball Championship to be held in Germany on February 11th, 2017.

4-time Major Champion Daniele Celestino Acciari finished on top of the standings, 1.39 WPPR points ahead of 2-time Major Champion Cayle George. The final ECS standings are available HERE.

An incredible 746 players have participated in the 2016-17 ECS season, with the top 32 qualifiers representing 16 different countries.

Invitations will be going out soon to those that have qualified for the finals. Please be sure you have a registered account with the IFPA to make sure you are eligible to participate.

Congratulations to Greg Pitner….His Limited Edition, Serial numbered Gridiron Greats Medallion set is on the way!   And, Greg is also awarded an Invitation to the FWTG Cooper’stown Final Pinball Showdown to compete for a NEW Pinball Machine!

The next FFC giveaway will be for a NOS Stern Harley Davidson Third Edition Pinball Translite.

In addition to the HD Translite, next week’s drawing (Thursday December 15^th 8 PM CST) will include an Invitation to the FWTG Cooper’stown Final Pinball Party.

Check out Pictures from last season’s Cooper’stown party with Alice Cooper – Click HERE

Additional upcoming prizes to be awarded randomly to FFC Members include-

• 20 Invitations to Alice & Coach’s Final Super Bowl / Pinball Tournament Party Event at Cooper’stown Sports Bar (Phoenix, AZ) to compete for a Brand New Pinball Machine.
• Reconditioned Pinball Machine
• Alice Cooper Autographed “Hollywood Vampires” CD
• Limited Edition Alice Cooper & Coach Ditka Collector Medallions
• Vintage Casino Slot and/or Video Poker Machines (for home game room use only)
• Rock & Roll Memorabilia
• NOS Pinball Translites
• Autographed Football Collectibles

To join the Fantasy Football Club and become eligible for This and ALL upcoming giveaways – Click HERE

A quick reminder – There are TWO components of the Flippin’ With the Greats Campaign… Details at www.gridironsupport.org

1) The “Fantasy Football Club” – A club where Pinball Enthusiasts can support their favorite NFL teams (and win GREAT Stuff!) by simply buying and Creating a PERSONALIZED IFPA/FWTG Medallion to include the player’s name, IFPA #, and the NFL Team they support. Great prizes will be distributed to Club Members throughout the season. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – A Nationwide series of tournaments to be scheduled throughout the NFL season culminating in the SUPER BOWL Pinball Party at Alice Cooper’stown in Phoenix, AZ. Click HERE for more details.

Be sure to join the 2016 IFPA FWTG Series (Group) on Facebook. For more up to the minute information Click HERE

The Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund (GGAF) is a non-stock, non-profit 501(c)3 organization, providing financial grants and “pro bono” medical assistance to retired NFL players in dire need. The organization focuses on the humanitarian side of post-football related issues, which include coordination of social services to retired players who are in need due to a variety of reasons including inadequate disability and/or pensions. Learn more at www.gridirongreats.org

Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, also. Solid Rock’s primary mission is to make an everlasting difference in the lives of teens by helping them meet their spiritual, economical, physical, and social need. Alice Cooper’s Rock Teen Center offers a safe, engaging environment during non-school hours –a time when they are most vulnerable to drugs, violence, and gangs. Maintaining a teen’s worst enemy is too much time on their hands Solid Rock provides the music, arts, vocational programs and fellowship that challenge teens to discover their passion through music, dance, self-expression, and creativity. Learn more at www.alicecoopersolidrock.com.

Support and Follow our 2016 Flippin’ With the Greats Pinball Campaign and please “Like” Gridiron Support on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org