The IFPA State Championship Series has taken the competitive pinball world by storm here in the US. We currently have 28 states included in the SCS, which will all culminate in the IFPA State Championship finals. These finals will all be held simultaneously on February 8th, 2014, with 448 finalists competing for not only a State Championship title, but also a spot in the first IFPA US National Championship.

Nearly halfway through the 2013 season, and there are currently an astounding 2773 players included in the various IFPA State Championship standings (view current standings HERE).

With plenty of time left to qualify in the top 16, and plenty of time left to get more events started, we're excited to see how the second half of 2013 will shake up the various standings.

For those players north of the US border, the IFPA Canada Province Championship Series is also currently in progress. Current standings for the Canada PCS are available HERE.

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Jorgen Holm d. Zach Sharpe (5-4)
Jorgen wins on Avatar, Earthshaker, Fireball, Farfalla, Harlem Globetrotters
Zach wins on Xenon, Indianapolis 500, Bow & Arrow, Pool Sharks

CONSOLATION CHAMPIONSHIP
Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Nico Wicke (2-0)
Daniele won on Farfalla, Alligator

Zach Sharpe d. Daniele Celestino Acciari (4-1)
Zach won on Funhouse, Avatar, Earthshaker, Wizard
Daniele won on Spiderman

Jorgen Holm d. Nico Wicke (4-1)
Jorgen won on Xenon, Alligator, Farfalla, Indianapolis 500
Nico won on Harlem Globetrotters

5th through 8th match
5TH PLACE – Tim Hulin Bouard – 17 points
6TH PLACE – Paul Jongma – 13 points *won tiebreaker
7TH PLACE – Julio Vicario Soriano – 13 points
8TH PLACE – Jeremy Reynaud – 5 points

Zach Sharpe d. Julio Vicario Soriano (4-2)
Zach won on Congo, Earthshaker, Avatar, Bow & Arrow
Julio won on Champ, Whirlwind

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Jeremy Reynaud (4-1)
Daniele won on Spiderman, Paragon, Funhouse, Wizard
Jeremy won on Xenon

Jorgen Holm d. Paul Jongma (4-1)
Jorgen won on Xenon, Ironman, Road Kings, Indianapolis 500
Paul won on Fireball

Nico Wicke d. Tim Hulin Bouard (5-4)
Nico won on Farfalla, Shrek, Avatar, Harlem Globetrotters, Fireball
Tim won on Air Aces, Fathom, KISS, Spiderman

Julio Vicario Soriano d. Cayle George (4-1)
Julio won on Champ, F-14 Tomcat, Whirlwind, Fireball
Cayle won on Dirty Harry

Jorgen Holm d. Olli-Mikko Ojamies (4-2)
Jorgen won on Xenon, Cosmic Gunfight, Jackbot, Harlem Globetrotters
Olli-Mikko won on KISS, Spiderman

Tim Bouard d. Franck Bona (4-1)
Tim won on Cyclone, Spiderman, KISS, Harlem Globetrotters
Franck won on Cosmic Gunfight

Jeremy Reynaud d. Taco Wouters (5-4)
Jeremy won on Centaur, AC/DC, Alien Poker, Spiderman, Congo
Taco won on Cosmic Gunfight, Mystic, Avatar, Jackbot

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Roy Wils (5-3)
Daniele won on Jackbot, Funhouse, Mystic, Tron, Transformers
Roy won on AC/DC, Jokerz, Wizard

Nico Wicke d. Erwin Deutschländer (4-2)
Nico won on Champ, Farfalla, Transformers, Harlem Globetrotters
Erwin won on F-14 Tomcat, Dracula

Paul Jongma d. Krisztian Szalai (4-0)
Paul won on Ironman, Supersonic, Road Kings, Earthshaker

Zach Sharpe d. Jorian Engelbrektsson (4-2)
Zach won on Cosmic Gunfight, Corvette, Bow and Arrow, Avatar
Jorian won on Earthshaker, Alien Poker

Zach Sharpe d. Michael Trepp (4-1)
Zach won on Earthshaker, Blackout, Bow and Arrow, Xenon
Michael won on Dirty Harry

Erwin Deutschländer d. Andreas Harre (4-1)
Erwin won on AC/DC, Fireball, Transformers, Road Kings
Andreas won on Dolly Parton

Tim Hulin Bouard d. Steve Edwards (4-2)
Tim won on Avatar, Transformers, Wizard, Mystic
Steve won on Funhouse, F-14 Tomcat

Julio Vicario Soriano d. Albert Nomden (4-2)
Julio won on Congo, Harlem Globetrotters, Champ, Ironman
Albert won on Pool Sharks, Centaur

Daniele Celestino Acciari d. Markus Stix (4-2)
Daniele won on Funhouse, Cyclone, Paragon, Congo
Markus won on Jackbot, Supersonic

Olli-Mikko Ojamies d. Robert Sutter (4-2)
Olli-Mikko won on Xenon, Barracora, Harlem Globetrotters, Wizard
Robert won on Jackbot, Doctor Who

Paul Jongma d. Patrik Bodin (5-4)
Paul won on Ironman, Road Kings, Alien Poker, Jokerz, Indianapolis 500
Patrik won on F-14 Tomcat, Spiderman, Harlem Globetrotters, Dirty Harry

Jérémy Reynaud d. Lieven Engelbeen (4-2)
Jérémy won on Cosmic Gunfight, Comet, AC/DC, Spiderman
Lieven won on Mystic, Dolly Parton
 

Julio Vicario Soriano d. David Gremillet (4-2)
Julio won on Comsic Gunfight, KISS, Champ, Congo
David won on AC/DC, Jokerz

Robert Sutter d. Martin Hotze (4-2)
Robert won on Earthshaker, Corvette, Blackout, Harlem Globetrotters
Martin won on Centaur

Steve Edwards d. Erno Rotter (4-1)
Steve won on Comet, Mystic, Earthshaker, Dirty Harry
Erno won on Corvette

Lieven Engelbeen d. Daniel Nowak (4-1)
Lieven won on Dolly Parton, Funhouse, Comet, AC/DC
Daniel won on Dirty Harry

Markus Stix d. Mikkel Sjolin (4-1)
Markus won on Whirlwind, Cyclone, Supersonic, Congo
Mikkel won on Wizard

Andreas Harre d. Adam Becker (4-1)
Andreas won on Ironman, Cosmic Gunfight, Centaur, Transformers
Adam won on Fireball

Patrik Bodin d. Jochen Ludwig (4-1)
Patrik won on Shrek, Alien Poker, Barracora, F-14 Tomcat
Jochen won on Congo

Michael Trepp  d. Janne Toukkari (4-2)
Michael won on Xenon, Dirty Harry, Shrek, Centaur
Janne won on Monte Carlo, Champ
 

Standings through session #8:

1.  Cayle George 126 points [17-19-15-13-19-13-21-9]
2.  Jörgen Holm 122 points [17-9-13-19-15-17-17-15]
3.  Franck Bona 118 points [21-19-11-17-11-17-11-11]
4.  Taco Wouters 118 points [15-15-15-15-19-15-11-13]
5.  Roy Wils 116 points [13-15-15-19-15-19-5-15]
6.  Nico Wicke 114 points [19-13-9-15-19-11-13-15]
7.  Krisztián Szalai 112 points [17-13-15-7-17-11-15-17]
8.  Zach Sharpe 110 points [19-17-9-15-5-19-13-13]
9.  Jorian Engelbrektsson 110 points [17-9-7-21-3-15-19-19]
10. Paul Jongma 108 points [13-11-15-15-15-19-15-5]
11. Erwin Deutschländer 108 points [9-13-11-17-17-15-9-17]
12. Jérémy Reynaud 108 points [15-5-21-15-17-5-11-19]
13. Daniele Celestino Acciari 108 points [17-9-11-9-21-19-9-13]
14. Olli-Mikko Ojamies 106 points [9-15-13-13-21-15-7-13]
15. Tim Hulin Bouard 106 points [17-17-9-15-11-7-15-15]
16. Albert Nomden 104 points [11-15-9-9-19-15-9-17]
17. David Grémillet 104 points [11-13-7-15-15-11-15-17]
18. Ernö Rotter 102 points [11-13-17-17-5-17-9-13]
19. Markus Stix 102 points [11-19-15-9-7-3-19-19]
20. Daniel Nowak 102 points [11-11-15-11-5-15-15-19]
21. Martin Hotze 102 points [11-13-11-19-15-9-11-13]
22. Andreas Harre 100 points [15-11-13-11-15-13-17-5]
23. Adam Becker 100 points [11-11-15-15-15-7-15-11]
24. Michael Trepp 100 points [13-11-15-7-21-9-11-13]
25. Janne Toukkari 100 points [15-11-19-13-11-7-13-11]
26. Patrik Bodin 100 points [9-17-15-9-17-13-13-7]
27. Jochen Ludwig 100 points [5-21-9-5-13-17-11-19]
28. Lieven Engelbeen 98 points [11-19-9-13-13-11-11-11]
29. Steve Edwards 98 points [15-9-11-17-7-15-17-7]
30. Mikkel Sjølin 98 points [9-5-13-15-19-15-15-7]
31. Levente Tregova 96 points [13-15-9-5-17-11-13-13]
32. Julio Vicario Soriano 96 points [13-13-13-15-15-7-15-5]
33. Trent Augenstein 96 points [11-7-17-13-11-11-15-11]
34. Craig Pullen 96 points [9-13-9-9-13-19-13-11]
35. Robert Sutter 96 points [15-9-9-11-13-15-9-15]
36. Mats Runsten 94 points [21-9-5-19-3-17-13-7]
37. Marcus Hugosson 94 points [13-17-15-9-17-7-7-9]
38. Kyoichi Miyaura 94 points [7-13-15-13-7-15-13-11]
39. Albert Medaillon 92 points [11-15-15-11-7-15-9-9]
40. Mads Kristensen 92 points [11-13-19-11-7-13-7-11]
41. Greg Mott 92 points [9-11-5-13-9-19-13-13]
42. Josh Sharpe 92 points [13-13-15-13-5-11-13-9]
43. Joey Springer 92 points [17-9-11-13-13-5-9-15]
44. Glenn Pellis 92 points [3-11-11-11-19-15-13-9]
45. Martin Ayub 92 points [11-11-11-13-13-15-5-13]
46. Andrei Massenkoff 90 points [21-11-15-9-3-13-11-7]
47. Fredrik Malmqvist 90 points [5-13-9-15-9-13-15-11]
48. Eric Fisher 90 points [15-13-13-5-15-9-5-15]
49. Dirk Meckes 88 points [15-11-13-5-11-7-11-15]
50. Juan Escuder Miquel 88 points [11-7-15-11-7-13-13-11]
51. Alain Boulieu 88 points [11-19-9-9-3-17-5-15]
52. Laszlo Horn 88 points [11-9-9-9-15-7-15-13]
53. Mario Anzini 84 points [9-11-13-11-11-7-13-9]
54. Beat Kuhn 84 points [9-5-17-17-7-11-15-3]
55. Takashi Ito 82 points [7-11-9-15-11-7-9-13]
56. Stefan Karlhuber 80 points [7-7-7-11-9-9-15-15]
57. Jason Werdrick 80 points [9-17-9-11-9-7-13-5]
58. Johan Genberg 78 points [11-13-11-5-15-3-11-9]
59. Steve Zahler 78 points [13-7-7-9-7-7-15-13]
60. David Peck 76 points [7-9-11-11-9-5-13-11]
61. Martin Janczyk 76 points [11-11-7-3-11-9-13-11]
62. Andreas Gräber 74 points [7-9-13-7-9-17-3-9]
63. Daniel Robar 70 points [5-3-13-11-9-7-9-13]
64. BJ Wilson 54 points [3-5-7-5-7-11-5-11]

EUROPE – 127 points
USA – 107 points

It takes 117.5 points to win the Epstein Cup

Team Europe game choices –> GORGAR, COSMIC GUNFIGHT, CONGO

Team USA game choices –> HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, POOL SHARKS, AVATAR