The IFPA is proud to announce it will be teaming up wtih GameWorks once again for the 2nd Pinball Tournament of Champions the weekend of February 13th through the 15th at the Columbus location (Easton Mall). This is one of the first tournaments of 2009 where players can earn world rankings points and a chance to compete in the IFPA 7 World Pinball Championship to be held in 2010. Email the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com for more details.

The IFPA is proud to announce it will be teaming up wtih GameWorks once again for the 2nd Pinball Tournament of Champions the weekend of February 13th through the 15th at the Columbus location (Easton Mall). This is one of the first tournaments of 2009 where players can earn world rankings points and a chance to compete in the IFPA 7 World Pinball Championship to be held in 2010. Email the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com for more details. 

In a year that saw Keith Elwin drop out of the #1 spot for the first time since the World Pinball Player Rankings began, Keith stepped it up at PAPA XI where him and then #1 player Bowen Kerins both battled it out in the finals. After claiming victory at PAPA XI, Keith solidified his 3-Peat in finishing the year as the World’s Greatest Pinball Player yet again. Highlights for Keith in 2008 included a top 4 finish in both World Championships (PAPA and IFPA), while also winning an unprecendented 6 tournaments in a row between April and September.Congratulations to Keith from the IFPA on another solid year! Keith will receive his award at the IFPA 6 World Pinball Championship in London held July 31 through August 2, 2009.

In a year that saw Keith Elwin drop out of the #1 spot for the first time since the World Pinball Player Rankings began, Keith stepped it up at PAPA XI where him and then #1 player Bowen Kerins both battled it out in the finals. After claiming victory at PAPA XI, Keith solidified his 3-Peat in finishing the year as the World’s Greatest Pinball Player yet again. Highlights for Keith in 2008 included a top 4 finish in both World Championships (PAPA and IFPA), while also winning an unprecendented 6 tournaments in a row between April and September.

Congratulations to Keith from the IFPA on another solid year! Keith will receive his award at the IFPA 6 World Pinball Championship in London held July 31 through August 2, 2009.

To all players interested in competing in the IFPA 6 World Pinball Championship, once the 2008 rankings are officially closed, the IFPA will be sending out invites to the tournament which will be held July 31st – August 2nd outside of London in the UK. It is very important that the IFPA has your email address on file if you are interested in receiving an invitation. Please update your player profile, or email the IFPA directly at ifpapinball@gmail.com to add your email address to our player database.

The first tournament hosted at GameWorks proved a huge success with 55 players battling for 16 qualifying positions on Stern’s Batman, Family Guy, NASCAR and Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Josh Sharpe defeated Jason Werdrick in the finals to capture 1st place. Other finalists included Trent Augenstein (3rd place) and Zach Sharpe (4th place).

The IFPA is proud to announce it will be hosting the Gameworks Pinball Tournament of Champions the weekend of December 12th through the 14th at the Chicago location (Schaumburg, Illinois). This is one of the last tournaments of 2008 where players can earn world rankings points and a chance to compete in the IFPA 6 World Pinball Championship to be held in July 2009. Email the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com for more details.

The IFPA is proud to announce it will be hosting the Gameworks Pinball Tournament of Champions the weekend of December 12th through the 14th at the Chicago location (Schaumburg, Illinois). This is one of the last tournaments of 2008 where players can earn world rankings points and a chance to compete in the IFPA 6 World Pinball Championship to be held in July 2009. Email the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com for more details.