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The 2022 Stern Pro Circuit Championship kicks off at 9:30am CST today at Enterrium in Schaumburg.

The top 32 qualifiers will be playing for over $30,000 in cash and prizes!

Follow the action on Stern’s YouTube channel HERE.

Follow the bracket HERE.

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The 2024 IFPA Pin-Masters: World Pin-Golf Championships are scheduled for March 8th-10th, 2024 at District 82 in De Pere, Wisconsin.

Registration is now available HERE!

Please take this opportunity to solidify your spot in next year’s IFPA Pin-Masters, which is limited to 144 players.

Entry fee is $350 per player. Any refunds will be paid back at 50% of the registration fee. The additional funds will be added to the prize pool.

Please note spots will be RESERVED for any player that qualifies for the IFPA North American Pinball Championship. Do NOT register if you only intend to participate should you qualify for the IFPA North American Pinball Championship.

Full details of the event are available here:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/tournament_pages/pinmasters/

Should you have any questions about our qualifying process or to find out more information about the tournament, please contact the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com.

We announced last month the opportunity for tournament organizers to add themselves to the eligibility list for inclusion on the Stern Pro Circuit for the 2024 season. Organizers have until October 31, 2023 to apply. Click HERE for those details.

Currently here is the top 5 list as it stands at the moment for events to be added to the Stern Pro Circuit next season:

1 The Amazing Pinball Race
2 California Extreme
3 Pincinnati
4 PSL & Enterrium: SSS Target Matchplay/PAPA Finals
5 THE BEAST: Main Tournament

Please note this list can change based on events that apply between now and the end of October.

Here are the August 2023 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Jason Zahler from New Jersey (544.10 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Sunshine Bon from Colmubia, MO (168.57 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Nathanael Callon from Knoxville, TN (+19,567 spots)
Philippe Bocquet from Paris, France (+18,704 spots)
Alyssa Bailey from Victoria, BC, Canada (+13,993 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2023. Congrats to everyone!

KTOO radio in Juneau, Alaska covered the expanding competitive pinball scene within their area. Click HERE to listen.

post courtesy of Greg Dunlap

Kane Macaniff, a beloved member of the Portland pinball community, died of a heart attack recently at the age of 40. Kane started playing pinball in 2010 at the Los Angeles Pinball League before moving to Portland in 2011, where he quickly became a fixture at local events. In that time he played over 600 IFPA certified events, and qualified for the Oregon State Championships four times. Kane was also the founder of Scoreboard With The Cool S, a team that played regularly in the Portland Pinball Team League at Scoreboard Sports Bar.

Kane was hard to miss. He was friendly and gregarious and had a huge personality. No matter what type of event, Kane was always sure to be there. Sanctioned or not, at a bar or a house party. Kane loved playing pinball and hanging out with pinball people. In a remembrance thread on Facebook, several local players expressed that meeting Kane was one of their first and fondest memories of the local pinball scene. One player remembered how friendly Kane was after they got paired up for split flipper at one of her first tournaments. Kane taught her how to aim and what to shoot for, making her laugh and helping to calm her nerves. His league teammates shared stories of epic comebacks to win as well as the after-parties that went long into the night. Kane did not organize many events, but when he did they were not to be forgotten. Most notable was the Taylor Swift themed tournament he ran with Zoe Vrabel in 2013, featuring only machines that had some connection to Taylor, as well as themed prizes.

Personally, I will always remember the time he dressed up as the backglass to Frontier for a Halloween party in 2013. Not only did he nail the costume perfectly, but it also fit his personality to a T. Gruff, scraggly, and larger than life. Kane will be dearly missed.