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Hosted in the fabulous global City of London tickets are now available for sale!

Please visit www.ukopen.net to find out more details about the event and to secure your ticket

£5000 First prize for the UK Open Main Tournament, £1500 for first prize in the Ladies UK Open tournament.

UK Open Main, UK Open Classics and Pinball Republic Championship are all IFPA certified+ tournaments!

Come and play pinball with some of the greatest pinball players in the world!

We are excited to announce that all 2024-25 IFPA State/Provincial/District Championships will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Additional details will be provided when we get closer to the end of the season. Players are encouraged to reach out to their IFPA State/Provincial/District Representative for any questions regarding your specific Championship. Women’s NACS will be held the day after, Sunday, January 19, 2025.

Details for the IFPA North American Pinball Championship and IFPA Pin-Masters have been finalized, while the IFPA Women’s North American Pinball Championship and IFPA Women’s World Pinball Championship details will be announced soon:
2024-25 IFPA North American Pinball Championship –> Thursday, March 6th, 2025 (Rochester Pinball Collective in Rochester, NY)
2025 IFPA Pin-Masters: World Pin-Golf Championships –> Friday-Sunday, March 7th-9th, 2025 (Rochester Pinball Collective in Rochester, NY)
2024-25 IFPA Women’s North American Pinball Championship –> TBD
2025 IFPA Women’s World Pinball Championship –> TBD

Registration for IFPA Pin-Masters will be later this fall. Details for the event are available HERE. We will have a follow up announcement once the date of registration is announced.

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We have some excess shirts and towels from the IFPA19 World Pinball Championship held earlier this month out in California.

If you’re interested in purchasing any please contact us at ifpapinball@gmail.com.

Price is $20 each on the shirts, $10 each on the towels. Add $10 for shipping anywhere in the US. International shipping please contact us for a quote.

Current inventory:

SMALL – Qty 1
MEDIUM – Qty 13
LARGE – Qty 31
X-LARGE – Qty 18
XX-LARGE – Qty 11
TOWELS – Qty 9

Here are the May 2024 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Jesse Baker from Cincinnati, OH (245.65 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Anna Neal from Chicago, IL (107.39 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Raphael Rondelli from West Point, UT (+21,371 spots)
Mitchell Aires from Cambridge, ON (+18,737 spots)
Alex Bishop from Australia (+16,376 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2024. Congrats to everyone!

Rick Brewster from Nudge Magazine shares his thoughts on what it was like to watch an insane amount of pinball on the final day of the IFPA19 World Pinball Championship. Click HERE to read the piece.

CBS8 news in San Diego covered the IFPA19 World Pinball Championship held last week. Click HERE to watch the piece.

In the history of competitive pinball, very few (34 in fact) have had the chance to call themselves a Major Champion. Like professional golf or tennis, the opportunity to join this elite club only happens a handful of times every year. The IFPA19 World Pinball Championship brought together one finalist looking to add their name to this list (Jason Zahler) and one of three finalists looking to add to their already established legacies (Arvid Flygare, Johannes Ostermeier and Escher Lefkoff).

After qualifying as the #3 seed, Jason Zahler defeated 4-time Major Champion Daniele Acciari (5-3), 11-time Major Champion Keith Elwin (4-2), 3-time Major Champion Escher Lefkoff (4-1) and 1-time Major Champion Arvid Flygare (5-3) to capture his 1st Major Championship, becoming only the 35th player in competitive pinball history to do so.

With his 2nd place finish, Arvid Flygare earned his second top 4 finish in Major Championships. 3rd place went to Johannes Ostermeier who earned his fifth top 4 finish in Major Championships. 4th place went to Escher Lefkoff who earned his fifth top 4 finish in Major Championships.

To view the most current list of Major Championship stats, click HERE.

The IFPA19 World Pinball Championship has begun. Follow along here!

BRACKET:
https://www.neverdrains.com/ifpa19/

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
Jason Zahler d. Arvid Flygare (5-3)
Jason won on Centaur, Bow & Arrow, Bad Girls, Scared Stiff, Godzilla
Arvid won on Car Hop, Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Tron

CONSOLATION FINAL
Johannes Ostermeier d. Escher Lefkoff (2-1)
Johannes won on Surf N Safari, Jaws
Escher won on Metallica

QUALIFYING STANDINGS:
https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/146162

STREAM:
https://www.twitch.tv/iepinball

GAME LIST:
https://www.ifpapinball.com/ifpa19/games/