PAPA 22 World Pinball Championships – September 4-7, 2025

Last year’s PAPA 21 event was a successful relaunch of the PAPA event, previously on hold since April 2017. During that interregnum, we have lost Lyman to suicide. The legendarily challenging format of the World Pinball Championships made this Lyman’s favorite tournament, which he won in 2004 and 2006 (he also won the earlier PAPA 3, which used a different format), while consistently reaching the finals in almost every year. This tournament now honors his legacy in the pinball world, as well as his memory as a person.

The event will be held September 4-7, 2025 at Enterrium in Schaumburg, Illinois, and operated by IFPA Pinball. This is a charity event we believe will be rewarding for players, while honoring Lyman’s memory and raising money for suicide awareness.

Tickets will be available on April 5 at noon Central time. Tickets purchased in the first week of availability will include a free raffle entry. There will also be Women’s and Classics divisions.

Full details are at https://lfs.papa.org/papa22/ and we encourage anyone interested to spread the link.