Famous pinball designer Barry Oursler is seeking donations to raise money for treatment for himself and his wife Donna. In February 2013, Barry was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. The treatments and prescriptions are not covered 100% by insurance, so the bills are piling up. Last July, Donna was diagnosed with kidney failure. As a result, she must receive dialysis 3 times per week. Please read his story and donate HERE.

The IFPA would like to help by offering all tournament orgnaizers a chance to run an event to help raise funds for the Oursler's. Similar to the Flip Off Hunger campaign, the IFPA plans on treating each of these Oursler tournaments as a unique event, worth full value WPPR points, even if a particular location is already hosting another annual event in 2014. Get in touch with the IFPA at [email protected] if you're interested in setting up an event and we'll work with you on getting it added to the IFPA calendar. We hope to set up events nationwide and use competitive pinball as a way to help Barry and his wife out in this unfortunate situation.

This is a reminder that IFPA11 registration closes February 1st. Invitations went out to anyone in the top 100 of World Pinball Player Rankings as of 1/1/14. If you are in the top 100, and we have not received your payment for registration by 6pm EST on February 1st, you will be ineligible to compete in IFPA11.

Currently 55 spots have been reserved out of the 63 available, so there is a chance we will open up registration to players ranked #101-150. This will happen following the close of registration for those in the top 100. The IFPA11 registration page can be found HERE, which includes a live cut line.

Should you have any questions about our qualifying process or to find out more information about the tournament, please contact the IFPA at [email protected].

The Lincolnshire Review recently visited the host of the first ever IFPA Illinois State Pinball Championship, [player]Jeff Hooper[/player] (ranked 449th in the world, 2013 Illinois State qualifier). Jeff's collection of 14 machines is where 16 of Illinois' best pinball players will do battle to crown the first IFPA Illinois State Champion. The field of participants for the Illinois State Pinball Championship can be found HERE. All State Championships included in the IFPA State Championship Series (SCS) will be held Saturday, February 8th. Also featured in the article is local pinball tech [player]Dan Caschetto[/player] (ranked 1589th in the world). Click HERE to read the article.

KBOO radio 90.7FM in Portland, OR recently discussed the Rose City Pinball Championships on their Bring Back Reality! show, Episode 3. Click HERE to listen to the episode. Full results from the 2013 RCP Championship can be found HERE. [player]Aaron Nelson[/player] (ranked 60th in the world) repeated as the champion for the 2nd year in a row.

Week #2 of 4 of the month long Flippin' With the Greats tournaments has ended and we have our next batch of qualifiers that will advance to the Grand Final to be held Super Bowl weekend at Modern Pinball NYC.

Congrats to [player]Alberto Santana[/player], [player]Joshua Senzer[/player] and [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] who each emerged victorious at the three tournament locations.

Qualifying for the Novice finals were [player]Paul Sundue[/player], [player]Keven Mckee[/player] and Wes Hollis.

Total money raised for Grdiron Support is now at $2520!

Best of luck to all the competitors on Week #3 which starts up today, where will be looking for the next 3 players to join the winners circle at the Grand Final in the playoff for a brand new pinball machine!

For details on the tournament including registration fees, format, prizes and more, click HERE.

CBS affiliate WLFI Channel 18 in Indiana recently covered the Lafayette Pinball League at Main Street Amusements. The Lafayette Pinball League is one of the over 100 IFPA endorsed leagues held around the world. Players mentioned include [player]Tom Vandenberg[/player] (ranked 631st in the world) and [player]Bob Skinner[/player] (ranked 178th in the world). Click HERE to read the article and see the video. For more details on Main Street Amusements, click HERE.

Week #1 of 4 of the month long Flippin' With the Greats tournaments has ended and we have our first qualifiers that will advance to the Grand Final to be held Super Bowl weekend at Modern Pinball NYC.

Congrats to [player]Sean Grant[/player], [player]Dominic Nardini[/player] and [player]Steve Zahler[/player] who each emerged victorious at the three tournament locations.

Qualifying for the Novice finals were [player]Josh Boerman[/player], [player]Dave Plaisted[/player] and Tim Sexton.

40 players participated in the first week of the tournament series, raising a total of $1520 for Gridiron Support!

Best of luck to all the competitors on Week #2 which starts up today, where will be looking for the next 3 players to join the winners circle at the Grand Final in the playoff for a brand new pinball machine!

For details on the tournament including registration fees, format, prizes and more, click HERE.

A reminder to all interested players that registration for the SCS closes tonight at 7pm CST. If you are interested and qualified to play in one of the IFPA State Pinball Championships, please contact the IFPA to make sure you are registered in a state before the deadline.

We have created a registration page where players can view the status of each state HERE.

Week #1 of the month long Flippin' With the Greats tournaments is ending tomorrow where the Grand Champion from each of the 3 locations will win spots into the Grand Final and a chance to win a brand new pinball machine.

Here is a current breakdown of the standings at each location:

Modern Pinball NYC – 362 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10016 – (646) 415-8440
featuring: Star Trek, Metallica, Family Guy, Batman, 24
1ST PLACE – Sean Grant – 612,388,280 points
2ND PLACE – Alberto Santana – 589,201,380 points
3RD PLACE – Steven Zahler – 480,862,360 points
NOVICE LEADER – Anna Wolk – 148,418,410 points

Silverball Museum – 1000 Ocean Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 – (732) 774-4994
featuring: Slick Chick, Central Park, Soccer (Wms 1964), Alpine Club, North Star.  Alternate – World Fair
1ST PLACE – Joshua Senzer – 4,829 points
2ND PLACE – Dave Plaisted – 4,695 points
3RD PLACE – Jody Jodon – 4,249 points
NOVICE LEADER – Dave Plaisted – 4,695 points

Pinball Gallery – 131 Mill Alley, Downingtown, PA 19335 – (484) 693-0693
featuring: Eight Ball, Joker Poker, Galaxy, Eight Ball Deluxe, Wizard of Oz
1ST PLACE – Dominic Nardini – 2,098,745 points
2ND PLACE – Tim Sexton – 1,728,275 points
3RD PLACE – Wes Hollis – 1,339,531 points
NOVICE LEADER – Tim Sexton – 1,728,275 points

For details on the tournament including registration fees, format, prizes and more, click HERE.