Keith Elwin wins 2008 NW Pinball Show in Seattle

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on June 16, 2008

NWPS_Finalists.JPGKeith Elwin (inside right) defeated 79 other players to win the first NW Pinball Show tournament in Seattle. All four finalists entered the final game on Stern’s Spider-Man with a chance to win the tournament. Cayle George (left) took second with 33 million points, Eden Stamm (inside left) finished in third place with 13.9 million points and James Furdell (right) took fourth with 7.3 million points in the final game. Keith did not have to play his last ball, finishing with 70.8 million points to win the tournament.

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June 2008 Update

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on June 10, 2008

WPPR_monthly_release__Jun2008___Large_.jpgApril saw another increase (4%) in our player base from 2448 players on May 1st to 2537 players on May 1st.
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Biggest movers during May included John Oliver moving up 1569 spots from his 4th place finish at the UK Pinball Cup. Roni Valkonen moved up 1230 spots by qualifying for the finals of the Sorkka Open in Finland. Chris Benn jumped 1162 spots from his 3rd place finish at the TOPL Tournament in Toronto, Canada.
 
Upcoming events in June include the NW Pinball & Gameroom Show in Seattle, Pin-Maine-ia 2 in Maine and the Stockholm Open, the 2nd international major championship of 2008.

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Kevin McCarthy wins April 2008 12th Man Sports Grill Tournament

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on May 23, 2008
April200812thMan.jpgKevin McCarthy (right) defeated 9 other players and captured 1st place at this month’s 12th Man Sports Grill Tournament. Other finalists included (left to right) Adam Higgins (4th), Doug Maisells (3rd) and Marco Anisimow (2nd).
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May 2008 update

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on May 13, 2008

WPPR_monthly_release__May2008___Large_.jpgIt was two years ago this month that the IFPA was resurrected, and our goal of getting competitive pinball back out into the mainstream is definitely heading in the right direction. Media opportunities continue to pour in following the IFPA 5 World Pinball Championship, and we are taking full advantage to spread the word.
 
April saw another increase (9%) in our player base from 2256 players on April 1st to 2448 players on May 1st.
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Biggest movers during April included Darin Nowak moving up 1123 spots from his 1st place finish at the Polish Pinball Championships. Jochen Schumacher moved up 1019 spots from his victory at the Burgstaller Pinball Tournament in Germany. Dorian Exner also jumped 869 spots by qualifying for the finals at this year’s German Pinball Open.

Upcoming events in May include the Pinball Wizards Convention in Pennsylvania, I Campeonato de Pinballs Ciudad de Silla in Spain, the Pinballers Anonymous Monster Meet in the UK, and the Funspot Classic Video and Pinball Tournament in New Hampshire. 

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Bowen Kerins wins 2008 P3 Tournament at Allentown

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on May 05, 2008

15.jpgFresh off his World Championship victory last month, Bowen Kerins (left) captured another victory besting out Jory Rabinovitz (middle) in the finals of the P3 Tournament at Allentown. Other finalists included Steve Bowden (right – 3rd) and Ed Zeltmann (4th).

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2008 Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown ends in 4-way tie

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on April 28, 2008

rmps.jpgBetween players needing to make flights and the show needing to close down, Neil Shatz, Josh Sharpe, Keith Elwin and Donavan Stepp decided to call it a draw at this year’s Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown. Players qualified on both Spider-Man and Wheel of Fortune with the top 16 players advancing to the final round. Neil defeated Josh in the finals of the winner’s bracket, while Keith and Donavan advanced to the semifinals of the loser’s bracket. To determine who took what trophy home, one 4-player game of Wheel of Fortune was played. Neil finished 1st, with Josh 2nd, Keith 3rd and Donavan 4th.

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Sean O’Neill wins 2008 Rochester Gameroom Show

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on April 23, 2008

2008R_ADiv.jpgSean O’Neill (inside left) defeated 37 other players, capturing first place at this year’s Rochester Gameroom Show P3 tournament. Other finalists included Sean Grant (2nd – inside right), Trent Augenstein (3rd – right) and Ed Zeltmann (4th – left).

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Trent Augenstein wins 2008 Pinball at the Zoo

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on April 23, 2008

IMG_0782_1.jpgThe top 8 qualifiers on Stern’s Wheel of Fortune battled in a best of 5 single elimination tournament with Trent Augenstein (middle) defeating Josh Sharpe (right) three games to one. Zach Sharpe (left) finished 3rd, but also took 1st place in the Classics division.

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Northwest Pinball Show

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on April 13, 2008

More info here: http://www.nwpinballshow.com/stern.jpg

Featuring the following Stern machines:
Elvis

WPPR Points available:
1st place – 25 points
2nd place – 15 points
3rd place – 10 points
4th place – 5 points
Qualify for finals (top 50%) – 1 point
Participated in tournament – .25 points

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April 2008 update

Posted By Josh Sharpe, on April 12, 2008

WPPR_monthly_release__Apr2008___Large_.jpgIFPA 5 is now behind us, and we have our first IFPA World Champion in 14 years, Bowen Kerins. With the victory, Bowen also moved into the #1 spot, knocking Keith Elwin out of it for the first time in the history of the World Pinball Player Rankings. The 2008 season is definitely now in full swing, so look for the top 25 to change throughout the upcoming months. March saw another increase in our player base from 2105 players in March to 2256 players in April

Biggest movers during March included Jason Helton moving up 1210 spots from his 2nd place finish in the Fairfax Pinball Open in Virginia. Luiz Serpa moved up 919 spots based on his 3rd place finish at the Brazilian Pinball Tournament. Henrik Niinimäki also jumped 919 spots from his performance at the IFPA 5 World Pinball Championship in Las Vegas.

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