After some initial hurdles, the tournament is active! Our web access didn’t work out so we’ll be posting on the website the results after the rounds.

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IFPA 5 STANDINGS THROUGH SESSION 2 of 8:

Just a reminder that the IFPA 5 World Pinball Championship is on for March 28th out in Las Vegas. The field of 64 is set for our own competitive pinball version of March Madness. With 12 countries represented, we couldn’t be more excited about the turnout. Plans are already in place to hold IFPA 6 somewhere in Europe, so get out to your local tournaments, earn those WPPR points, and qualify yourself for next year’s event!

The 16 top qualifiers on Wheel of Fortune battled it out in a head-to-head best 2-out-of-3 double elimination bracket tournament. Josh Sharpe (inside left) defeated Trent Augenstein (right) in the final match to capture 1st place. Other finalists included Robert Byers (3rd – left) and Zach Sharpe (4th – inside right).

After a long five hours of finals play, Darren Kamnitzer emerged victorious over Josh Sharpe at this year’s Ohio Wizards Pinball Tournament. The qualifying round and initial match play rounds were all held on Sega’s Godzilla, with the final being held on Sega’s Lost World. Other finalists included Trent Augenstein (3rd place) and Andy Rosa (4th place).

Austin Quinty (2nd from left) defeated 4 other players and captured 1st place at this month’s 12th Man Sports Grill Touranment. Other finalists included (left to right) Adam Higgins (4th), Dan Gutchess (3rd) and Dan Nikolich (2nd).

57 players competed in this year’s Balacs Pinball Party. Karl Brostrom (second from left) took 1st place defeating current PAPA Champion Jorian Engelbrektsson (left) two games to none in the finals. Other finalists included Michael Lindstrom (3rd – second from right) and Mats Runsten (4th – right). Jorian was the only player to place in both the Main and Classics event winning the Classics.

Adam Higgins (second from left) beat out 20 other players to take 1st place. Other finalists included Donavan Stepp (2nd – right), Austin Quinty (3rd – second from right) and Dan Gutchess (4th – left). This is Adam’s first top place finish at Jason’s Billiards.

Dave Stewart (far left) prevailed over a field of 12 at the February edition of the Fairfax Monthly Pinball Tournament, defeating Scott Sidley (inner left) in the final on Demolition Man, 1.7 billion to 160 million. Other finalists included 3rd place Axel Freese (inner right) and 4th place Brian Blonder (far right).

While the rankings incorporate three years worth of weighted data to determine who is #1, the IFPA wanted to recognize the player with the most WPPR points received during the calendar year. In 2007, this player was Mats Runsten. Mats won 6 tournaments in 2007, including sweeping the Open and Classics divisions at the Stockholm Pinball Open. Mats will receive his award at the IFPA 5 World Pinball Championship this Spring. Join us in wishing Mats congratulations!

Just wanted to make an official announcement that the adjustments have been made to the rankings to incorporate the best 15 events for each player over the past rolling three year period. Any questions about it, please email the IFPA!