Daniele Celestino Acciari – IFPA’s Player of the Month for November 2015!

acciariThe IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for November 2015 is [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Rocca di Papa, Italy. Daniele earned a total of 149.13 WPPR points in November. This included the following results:

Hungarian Pinball Open Pin-Golf 1st Nov 15, 2015 53.8
Hungarian Pinball Open Main Tournament 4th Nov 14, 2015 43.6
Hungarian Pinball Open Classics 23rd Nov 14, 2015 12.73
Limited Edition Pinball Tournament Main Tournament 1st Nov 8, 2015 25.14
K15 Open Main Tournament 20th Nov 1, 2015 5.15
K15 Open Pin-Golf 10th Nov 1, 2015 8.71

Daniele is currently ranked 3rd in the world and is in the top qualifying position for the 2015-16 European Championship Series, as well as sitting in 4th place in the Kentucky SCS.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of November included [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Franklin Township, NJ with 131.44 WPPR points, [player]Peter Andersen[/player] from Waterloo, Denmark with 128.35 WPPR points, [player]Laszlo Horn[/player] from Budapest, Hungary with 116.07 WPPR points, and [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH with 104.55 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Daniele and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Steven Bowden – IFPA’s Player of the Month for October 2015!

bowdenThe IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for October 2015 is [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Franklin Township, NJ. Steven earned a total of 252.63 WPPR points in September. This included the following results:

Modern Pinball NYC Super League Main Tournament 1st Oct 31, 2015 67.18
24 Hour Final Battle at The Sanctum Main Tournament 1st Oct 25, 2015 52.33
Flipout Main Tournament 1st Oct 18, 2015 78.22
Expo classics Classics 7th Oct 18, 2015 40.57
Halloween Pingolf Spooktacular Pin-Golf 1st Oct 31, 2015 13.19
24 Hour Final Battle at The Sanctum Pin-Golf 11th Oct 23, 2015 1.14

Steven is currently ranked 4th in the world and is in the top qualifying position for both the New Jersey and New York SCS, as well as in the top 16 for Pennsylvania, Illinois and Connecticut.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of October included [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] from Stockholm, Sweden with 190.35 WPPR points, [player]Paul Jongma[/player] from the Netherlands with 145.67 WPPR points, [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH with 133.28 WPPR points, and [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Italy with 129.73 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Steven and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Jörgen Holm – IFPA’s Player of the Month for September 2015!

11The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for September 2015 is IFPA10 World Pinball Champion, Jörgen Holm from Stockholm, Sweden. Kevin earned a total of 174.16 WPPR points in September. This included the following results:

Borås Pinball Open 2015 (Quickie) Classics 2nd 20-Sep-15 42.94
Borås Pinball Open 2015 (High Jump Pinball) Main Tournament 1st 20-Sep-15 55.43
Borås Pinball Open 2015 (Pin-Golf) Pin-Golf 1st 20-Sep-15 52.61
Mellan Svenska Flipper Touren Main Tournament 1st 12-Sep-15 23.18

Jörgen is currently ranked 6th in the world and is in the 21st qualifying position for the 2015-16 IFPA European Championship Series.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of September included [player]Helena Walter[/player] from Stockholm, Sweden with 142.30 WPPR points, [player]Mats Runsten[/player] from the Stockholm, Sweden with 119.62 WPPR points, [player]Martin Ayub[/player] from London with 107.38 WPPR points, and [player]Olli-Mikko Ojamies[/player] from Espoo, Finland with 96.97 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Jörgen and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Kevin Birrell – IFPA’s Player of the Month for August 2015!

birrellThe IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for August 2015 is [player]Kevin Birrell[/player] from Seattle, WA. Kevin earned a total of 240.44 WPPR points in August. This included the following results:

NW Pinball Championships Classics Tournament 3rd Aug 28, 2015 21.76
Addaball Weekly Wednesday Flip Off Main Tournament 1st Aug 26, 2015 23.27
Addaball Weekly Wednesday Flip Off Main Tournament 1st Aug 12, 2015 21.22
Pinburgh Match-Play Championship Main Tournament 4th Aug 2, 2015 104.09
NW Pinball Championships Main Tournament 9th Aug 28, 2015 15.99
NWPC Pre-Tourney – Shortys Main Tournament 3rd Aug 23, 2015 4.29
8-Bit Arcade BBQ Annual Pinball Extravaganza! Main Tournament 7th Aug 22, 2015 10.60
Addaball Weekly Wednesday Flip Off Main Tournament 4th Aug 19, 2015 11.50
NWPC Pre-Tourney – Olafs Main Tournament 1st Aug 16, 2015 12.33
NWPC Pre-Tourney – FFDD Main Tournament 9th Aug 13, 2015 1.02
NWPC Pre-Tourney – 8Bit Main Tournament 11th Aug 9, 2015 0.90
Addaball Weekly Wednesday Flip Off Main Tournament 4th Aug 5, 2015 13.47

Kevin is currently leading in the Washington SCS and also moved himself up from 29th in the world to 18th.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of August included [player]Raymond Davidson[/player] from Mukilteo, WA with 240.02 WPPR points, [player]Keith Elwin[/player] from the Carlsbad, CA with 187.29 WPPR points, [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Franklin Township, NJ with 155.48 WPPR points, and [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] from Chicago, IL with 144.91 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Kevin and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

IFPA’s Player of the Month for May, June and July 2015

world_pinball_player_rankings_wppr1The IFPA is pleased to announce our Player of the Month for May 2015 through July 2015:

May 2015 –> [player]Steven Bowden[/player] (255.14 WPPR points)
June 2015 –> [player]Francesco La Rocca[/player] (111.83 WPPR points)
July 2015 –> [player]Germain Mariolle[/player] (122.92 WPPR points)

Congratulations to Steve, Francesco and Germain, along with the other top WPPR point earners over these months!

IFPA’s Player of the Month for December 2014 – April 2015

world_pinball_player_rankings_wppr1Our apologies for falling a bit behind on these announcements. We're going to do a quick catch up and then plan on staying current going forward.

The IFPA is pleased to announce our Player of the Month for December 2014 through April 2015.

December 2014 –> [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] (168.33 WPPR points)
January 2015 –> [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] (79.34 WPPR points)
February 2015 –> [player]Robert Sutter[/player] (98.39 WPPR points)
March 2015 –> [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] (294.61 WPPR points)
April 2015 –> [player]Kevin Birrell[/player] (142.68 WPPR points)

Congratulations to Trent, Zach, Robert and Kevin, along with the other top WPPR point earners over these months!

Trent Augenstein – IFPA’s Player of the Month for November 2014!

10The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for November 2014 is [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH. Trent earned a total of 179.96 WPPR points in November. This included the following results:

Free Play Florida        
Main Tournament – Finished 1st – (49.93)        
Classics – Finished 13th – (3.77)    
    
Flip Off Hunger – Cleveland    
Main Tournament – Finished 3rd – (8.48)        
Side Tournament – Finished 2nd – (6.51)        

Flip Off Hunger – Columbus    
Main Tournament – Finished 1st – (28.10)        
Side Tournament – Finished 5th – (0.70)        

Fountain Square Pinball Classic    
Main Tournament – Finished 2nd – (20.70)        

IFPA POP Fundraiser – Columbus    
Main Tournament – Finished 4th – (7.95)        
Side Tournament – Finished 1st – (14.99)        

Columbus Ohio Pinball Association    
2014-11-08 – Finished 1st – (13.69)        
2014-11-09 – Finished 2nd – (8.97)        

CP Pinball Tournament    
2014-11-02 – Finished 4th – (13.34)        
2014-11-02 – Finished 7th – (2.83)        

Trent is currently leading in the Ohio SCS, and is also qualified in 9 other states including Virginia(2nd), Pennsylvania(4th), Colorado(5th), Georgia(6th), Maryland(8th), Illinois(9th), Florida(14th), Kentucky(15th) and Michicagn(16th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of November included [player]Frank Romero[/player] from Rockland County, NY with 171.69 WPPR points, [player]Martin Ayub[/player] from the UK with 110.72 WPPR points, [player]Roberto Pedroni[/player] from Italy with 110.72 WPPR points, and [player]Phil Grimaldi[/player] from Houston, TX with 109.40 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Trent and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Daniele Celestino Acciari – IFPA’s Player of the Month for October 2014!

1256The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for October 2014 is [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Rocca di Papa, Italy. Daniele earned a total of 166.52 WPPR points in October. This included the following results:

Danish Pinball Open
Main Tournament – Finished 2nd – (37.36)
Side Tournament – Finished 1st – (23.94)

Pinball Expo Flip Out Tournament
Main Tournament – Finished 7th – (41.04)
Side Tournament – Finished 4th – (25.10)

Stern Launch Party Tournament – Chicago
Main Tournament – Finished 8th – (6.42)

Country House Tournament
Main Tournament – Finished 1st – (31.82)
Classics – Finished 13th – (0.86)

 

Daniele is currently in 3rd place in the European Championship Series, and is also qualified for the Colorado (3rd) and Illinois (14th) SCS.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of October included [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] from Stockholm, Sweden with 153.08 WPPR points, [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Franklin Township, NJ with 150.51 WPPR points, [player]Chris Basler[/player] from Illinois with 145.71 WPPR points, and [player]Frank Romero[/player] from Rockland County, NY with 137.00 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Daniele and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Frank Romero – IFPA’s Player of the Month for September 2014!

8208The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for September 2014 is [player]Frank Romero[/player] from Rockland County, NY. Frank earned a total of 96.59 WPPR points in September. This included the following results:

Super Pingolf Summer At Yestercades
Finishing Position (original point value)
Main Tournament – Finished 1st – (30.90)
Side Tournament – Finished 1st – (15.46)

NYCFSA Bi-Borough Pin-Golf Classic
Finishing Position (original point value)
Main Tournament – Finished 3rd – (6.70)
Side Tournament – Finished 1st – (15.06)

PRE-Rock Fantasy League Periodics
Finishing Position (original point value)
2014-09-25 – Finished 1st – (7.50)

Super Pingolf Fall at DBA
Finishing Position (original point value)
Main Tournament – Finished 3rd – (2.92)
Side Tournament – Finished 5th – (0.61)

Super Pingolf Summer at Upright Brew House
Finishing Position (original point value)
Main Tournament – Finished 2nd – (8.66)
Side Tournament – Finished 2nd – (4.33)

Super Pingolf Summer at Raccoon Lounge
Finishing Position (original point value)
Main Tournament – Finished 4th – (1.95)
Side Tournament – Finished 2nd – (2.50)

Frank is currently the top ranked player for both the New Jersey and New York SCS, and is also currently qualified for Connecticut (8th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of September included [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH with 93.93 WPPR points, [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Franklin Township, NJ with 70.36 WPPR points, [player]Lukasz Romanowski[/player] from Poland with 68.43 WPPR points, and [player]Dave Stewart[/player] from Carnation, WA with 67.35 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Frank and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!

Roy Wils – IFPA’s Player of the Month for August 2014!

5The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for August 2014 is [player]Roy Wils[/player] from the Netherlands. Roy earned a total of 205.76 WPPR points in August. This included victories at the Pre-PAPA Kickback Tournament (Main and Classics) and Pre-PAPA Slovak Club Main Tournament. Roy also had a top 4 finish in both the Main and Classics tournaments at the Pre-PAPA New Great Valley Lanes Tournament, and a 10th place finish in the PAPA 17 World Pinball Championships A division, along with a 7th place finish in the Classics III division. Roy is currently the 5th ranked player for the Pennsylvania SCS, and is also currently qualified for Ohio(12th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of August included [player]Cayle George[/player] from Seattle, WA with 139.64 WPPR points, [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Franklin Township, NJ with 136.28 WPPR points, [player]Cryss Stephens[/player] from Pittsburgh, PA with 134.03 WPPR points, and [player]Chris Basler[/player] from Illinois with 119.79 WPPR points.

Congratulations to Roy and the other top WPPR point earners of the month!