The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their October 2014 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2015 to exercise their reward option.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Emma Jacobsen[/player]
BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Matt Peace[/player]
BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Marcus McKenzie[/player]

The $tern Rewards Program rewards dedicated players by providing them with the opportunity to use their rewards to purchase new Stern Premium games and other Stern merchandise at special IFPA prices.

In addition to AC/DC Premium, both Star Trek Premium and Metallic Monster Premium have been added to the lineup of eligible games available for purchase under the program. All games purchased through the $tern Rewards Program will include a custom certificate and t-shirt exclusive to the program.

Qualifying participants will also be eligible for discounts at the Stern online store which features a wide range of Stern and $tern Rewards Program merchandise exclusive to the IFPA rewards program.

Pinball players around the world can qualify for the program by participating and performing in IFPA-sanctioned pinball events. Top-ranked players, most-improved players, and player-of-the-month earn rewards points in the annual program.

The eligibility requirements for 2014 have been expanded to include players that finish in the top 1000 of the IFPA’s World Pinball Player Rankings at the end of the calendar year.

To learn more about the $tern Rewards Program, visit the IFPA website at www.ifpapinball.com/SternRewardsProgram

The IFPA is pleased to announce that the following players saw the biggest jump in their world ranking based on their November 2014 tournament performance. 

The biggest movers for November 2014 included [player]Emma Jacobsen[/player] from the US, who moved up 13,221 spots from the following results:

Southwest Michigan Food Pantry Charity Pinball Tournament
Main Tournament – Finished 11th – (1.92)
Classics – Finished 8th – (1.09)
Emma moved up to a rank of 5939th in the world, and 125th in the Michigan SCS.

[player]Matt Peace[/player] from the US moved up 12,656 spots from the following results:
Main Street Amusements Monthly Pinball Tournament
Main Tournament – Finished 7th – (0.06)
Flip Off Hunger – Lafayette
Main Tournament – Finished 12th – (1.50)
Classics – Finished 3rd – (5.94)

Matt moved up to a rank of 2322nd in the world, and 28th in the Indiana SCS.

[player]Marcus McKenzie[/player] from the US moved up 9356 spots from the following results:
G&S Lounge Tournament
Main Tournament – Finished 3rd – (2.66)
Marcus moved up to a rank of 6109th in the world, and 139th in the Texas SCS.

Congratulations to Emma, Matt and Marcus, as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their November tournament performance!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for November 2014 is [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH. Trent earned a total of 179.96 WPPR points in November. This included the following results:

Free Play Florida        
Main Tournament – Finished 1st – (49.93)        
Classics – Finished 13th – (3.77)    
    
Flip Off Hunger – Cleveland    
Main Tournament – Finished 3rd – (8.48)        
Side Tournament – Finished 2nd – (6.51)        

Flip Off Hunger – Columbus    
Main Tournament – Finished 1st – (28.10)        
Side Tournament – Finished 5th – (0.70)        

Fountain Square Pinball Classic    
Main Tournament – Finished 2nd – (20.70)        

IFPA POP Fundraiser – Columbus    
Main Tournament – Finished 4th – (7.95)        
Side Tournament – Finished 1st – (14.99)        

Columbus Ohio Pinball Association    
2014-11-08 – Finished 1st – (13.69)        
2014-11-09 – Finished 2nd – (8.97)        

CP Pinball Tournament    
2014-11-02 – Finished 4th – (13.34)        
2014-11-02 – Finished 7th – (2.83)        

Trent is currently leading in the Ohio SCS, and is also qualified in 9 other states including Virginia(2nd), Pennsylvania(4th), Colorado(5th), Georgia(6th), Maryland(8th), Illinois(9th), Florida(14th), Kentucky(15th) and Michicagn(16th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of November included [player]Frank Romero[/player] from Rockland County, NY with 171.69 WPPR points, [player]Martin Ayub[/player] from the UK with 110.72 WPPR points, [player]Roberto Pedroni[/player] from Italy with 110.72 WPPR points, and [player]Phil Grimaldi[/player] from Houston, TX with 109.40 WPPR points.

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

Brian Benway is the winner of the set of 6 NFL Star Medallions.  This 6 Medallion set features matching serial numbers and 2 color Epoxy Fill corresponding to each players' team colors.

The FWTG Tournament results are rolling in, with the Champions from each tournament qualifying for the Grand Final to be in Las Vegas at the end of March.

Thank you for supporting Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund.  Your participation in the IFPA / FWTG League directly benefits Coach's GGAF!

Please make sure to "Like" Gridiron Support and the IFPA on Facebook as well!

A quick reminder that there are TWO components of the Flippin' With the Greats campaign:

1) The LEAGUE – This is fantasy football meets pinball. Sign up and join the team of your choosing. All the WPPR points you have earned in 2014 will go towards helping that team in the standings. We will be raffling off prizes the rest of the year to league members, including NFL memorabilia, pinball memorabilia, spots into the Grand Final, and actual pinball machines. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – This will be the IFPA's December charity fundraiser campaign supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. There will be 32 tournaments held in the various NFL cities, along with Coach Ditka Wild Card tournaments available for cities outside of the NFL markets, where players can donate to the cause, and play for a chance to advance to the Grand Final and win other prizes. Click HERE for more details.

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.

Get behind Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and "LIKE" Gridiron Support on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org.

The new process for submitting tournament results into the WPPR database can be tricky for IFPA endorsed tournament directors. Big thanks to [player]Greg Dunlap[/player] (ranked 272nd in the world), who has taken the time to film a short tutorial video on how to submit results through the IFPA website. Click HERE to watch the video tutorial.

Submitting to both the IFPA Calendar, and submitting tournament results can be found in the Tournaments section at the top of the IFPA website.

Chris is the lucky new owner of the Strikes & Spares pinball Courtesy of Peters Billiards.

Next Prize for FWTG LEAGUE Participants is this beautiful set of 6 NFL Star Medallions.  This 6 Medallion set features matching serial numbers and 2 color Epoxy Fill corresponding to each players' team colors.

The drawing for this NFL STAR SET will be December 18th.  Buy your personalized IFPA / FWTG League Collector Medallion NOW to be eligible for this and future FWTG prize giveaways!

Thank you for supporting Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund.  Your participation in the IFPA / FWTG League directly benefits Coach's GGAF!

Please make sure to "Like" Gridiron Support and the IFPA on Facebook as well!

A quick reminder that there are TWO components of the Flippin' With the Greats campaign:

1) The LEAGUE – This is fantasy football meets pinball. Sign up and join the team of your choosing. All the WPPR points you have earned in 2014 will go towards helping that team in the standings. We will be raffling off prizes the rest of the year to league members, including NFL memorabilia, pinball memorabilia, spots into the Grand Final, and actual pinball machines. Click HERE for more details.

2) The TOURNAMENT SERIES – This will be the IFPA's December charity fundraiser campaign supporting the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund. There will be 32 tournaments held in the various NFL cities, along with Coach Ditka Wild Card tournaments available for cities outside of the NFL markets, where players can donate to the cause, and play for a chance to advance to the Grand Final and win other prizes. Click HERE for more details.

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.

Get behind Coach Ditka's Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund and "LIKE" Gridiron Support on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/gridironsupport.org.

With the help of [player]Garrett Hays[/player] (ranked 197st in the world) and his slick video editing skills, we’re excited to release the video of the World Championship match from the IFPA11 World Pinball Championship between [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] (ranked 3rd in the world going into IFPA11) representing Sweden, and [player]Keith Elwin[/player] (ranked 1st in the world going into IFPA11) representing the US. On the line was $1000 cash, a brand new pinball machine from Stern Pinball, the iconic Space Jet trophy and title of World Pinball Champion. Special thanks also to [player]Adam Lefkoff[/player] and [player]Adam Becker[/player] for providing the commentary. Click HERE to watch the video.

Mycentraljersey.com published an article on the Flip Off Hunger event held at Eight on the Breakin Dunellen. Click HERE to read the article.

CBS affiliate KOLR 10 in Springfield, MO covered the 2nd annual Flip Off Hunger event. Click HERE to watch the video.

The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their October 2014 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2015 to exercise their reward option.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD – [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player]
BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Dan Thompson[/player]
BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Doug Langs[/player]
BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Jeffrey Wirth[/player]

The $tern Rewards Program rewards dedicated players by providing them with the opportunity to use their rewards to purchase new Stern Premium games and other Stern merchandise at special IFPA prices.

In addition to AC/DC Premium, both Star Trek Premium and Metallic Monster Premium have been added to the lineup of eligible games available for purchase under the program. All games purchased through the $tern Rewards Program will include a custom certificate and t-shirt exclusive to the program.

Qualifying participants will also be eligible for discounts at the Stern online store which features a wide range of Stern and $tern Rewards Program merchandise exclusive to the IFPA rewards program.

Pinball players around the world can qualify for the program by participating and performing in IFPA-sanctioned pinball events. Top-ranked players, most-improved players, and player-of-the-month earn rewards points in the annual program.

The eligibility requirements for 2014 have been expanded to include players that finish in the top 1000 of the IFPA’s World Pinball Player Rankings at the end of the calendar year.

To learn more about the $tern Rewards Program, visit the IFPA website at www.ifpapinball.com/SternRewardsProgram