As one of the Biggest Movers in the World Pinball Player Rankings in November 2012, Bryan Broyles qualified himself for the IFPA's $tern Rewards Program. The $tern Rewards Program allows qualifiers to purchase a brand new Stern pinball machine at a special IFPA price. Bryan redeemed his reward for an AC/DC Premium, which came with a certificate of authenticity signed by Gary Stern himself.

Bryan's November 2012 performance boosted him to 2716th in the world rankings, and since then he has shown no signs of slowing down. He's earned an additional 15.83 WPPR points during 2013, boosting him to a rank of 1316th in the world.

Congratulations to Bryan, and remember if you're interested in qualifying for the $tern Rewards Program, check out the rules here.

The sport pinball tournament of Enada Rimini 2013 ends with the success of Mario Anzini. The player from Verona beats in the final heads up Mauro Spiga from Padua and also won the shirt of the Italian national team of pinball, the Technoplay Team, booking the first class flight to defend Italy at the World Cup in Frankfurt from May 29 to June 2.

Enada Spring Tournament this year was a very good event, with three days of pinball tournaments. Two sides tournaments the first two days, one on the new Jersey Jack product “Wizard of Oz”, and the other on the last Stern “The Avengers”. And the main tournament developed in two days.

On “Wizard of Oz” Alessandro Rea took the win, in front of Matteo Filippin, while the next day Nicola Pierobon took the win on “The Avengers” with Paolo Gogni in second place.

The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their February 2013 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2014 to exercise their reward option.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Devron Gibbon[/player]
Devron moved up 7805 spots by earning 6.26 WPPR points from his 1st place finish at the Sask Association of Pinball Players February tournament. This moved Devron up to the 2559th ranked player in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]James Daley[/player]
James moved up 5261 spots from his 13th place finish at the Virginia Stern Pinball Launch Party Tournament, 25th place finish at the National Pinball Museum Monthly Tournament, along with a 46th place finish in the Classics Division at the Fairfax Pinball Open. In total, James earned 2.99 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 3648th in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Ed Most[/player]
Ed moved up 1925 spots from his 7th and 37th place finishes in the Fairfax Pinball Open's Main and Classics tournaments respectively. This netted Ed 7.13 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 2015th ranked player in the world.

Detailed rules for the $tern Rewards Program, including an updated list of qualifiers, and updated list of rewards available can be found HERE.

The IFPA is pleased to announce that the following players saw the biggest jump in their world ranking based on their February 2013 tournament performance.

The biggest movers for February 2013 included [player]Devron Gibbon[/player] from Canada, who moved up 7805 spots by earning 6.26 WPPR points from his 1st place finish at the Sask Association of Pinball Players February tournament. This moved Devron up to the 2559th ranked player in the world.

[player]James Daley[/player] from Arlington, VA moved up 5261 spots from his 13th place finish at the Virginia Stern Pinball Launch Party Tournament, 25th place finish at the National Pinball Museum Monthly Tournament, along with a 46th place finish in the Classics Division at the Fairfax Pinball Open. In total, James earned 2.99 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 3648th in the world.

[player]Ed Most[/player] from Vienna, VA moved up 1925 spots from his 7th and 37th place finishes in the Fairfax Pinball Open's Main and Classics tournaments respectively. This netted Ed 7.13 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 2015th ranked player in the world.

Congratulations to Devron, James and Ed as well as the other players that saw a jump in their ranking from their February tournament performance!

With over 17,000 players in the World Pinball Player Rankings, only 12 players in the history of this sport have claimed the title of World Pinball Champion. With IFPA10 and PAPA16 on the schedule for 2013, this year marks the 25th and 26th opportunities that players have a chance to join this prestigious club. Will IFPA10 see the 13th World Pinball Champion crowned? Will previous World Pinball Champions [player]Andrei Massenkoff[/player], [player]Cayle George[/player], [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player], [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] or [player]Lyman Sheats[/player] keep that count at 12 and add to their own legacy? We will find out in a couple of months, as the illustrious Space Jet trophy is ready and waiting to be hoisted by the next World Pinball Champion.

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for February 2013 is Robert Sutter from Switzerland. Robert earned 101.42 WPPR points in February, including a 2nd place finish in both the Main and Classic tournaments at the Dutch Pinball Masters. In addition, Robert had a 3rd and 2nd place finish in the Main and Classic tournaments at the Nordwestschweizer-Flippermeisterschaft.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of February included Trent Augenstein from Delaware, OH with 101.41 WPPR points, PAPA 10 World Pinball Champion Jorian Engelbrektsson from Sweden with 97.63 WPPR points, 4-time World Pinball Champion Bowen Kerins from Salem, MA with 89.96 WPPR points, and Aaron Nelson of the US with 72.47 WPPR points.

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

The Exponent in Lafayette, IN published an article about the upcoming Main Street Amusements Monthly Tournament, which will be held the third Tuesday of every month. The Main Street Amusements Monthly Tournament is one of the nearly 450 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. This tournament is also part of the IFPA State Championship Series, being included in the qualifying for the IFPA Indiana State Championship. Featured in the article is tournament director [player]Travis Kearney[/player] (ranked 1298th in the world). Click HERE to read the article.

My Daily News in Australia recently had an article about [player]Peter Watt[/player] (ranked 2162nd in the world). Peter is a former two-time Australian champion of pool tables and has recently started competing in IFPA endorsed tournaments within Australia. Check out the article HERE.

The Courier-Journal in Louisville, KY published an article about the 3rd annual Lousiville Arcade Expo, which was recently held on March 8th-10th. The Louisville Arcade Expo tournament is one of the nearly 450 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Featured in the article is organizer [player]Jeremy Fleitz[/player] (ranked 4402nd in the world) and PAPA Co-founder and IFPA Co-director [player]Roger Sharpe[/player] (ranked 365th in the world). Click HERE to see the article. Click HERE for results from the tournament.

KOLR10 News in Springfield, MO recently covered the Ozark Pinball Syndicate tournament which was recently held on March 3rd. The Ozark Pinball Syndicate tournament is one of the nearly 450 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. This tournament is also part of the IFPA State Championship Series, being included in the qualifying for the IFPA Missouri State Championship. Featured in the article is [player]Dayvv Brooks[/player] (ranked 595th the world). Click HERE to see the video. Click HERE for results from the tournament.