The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for July 2014 is [player]Chris Tabaka[/player] from Jackson, MI. CHris earned a total of 139.72 WPPR points in July. This included victories in the Lansing Pinball League, Pinbowl Tournament and National Baby Food Festival Open Pinball Tournament. Chris is currently the top ranked player for the Michigan SCS, and is also currently qualified for Georgia(12th) and Wisconsin(13th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of July included [player]Kevin Birrell[/player] from Seattle, WA with 98.81 WPPR points, [player]Frank Romero[/player] from Rockland County, NY with 87.09 WPPR points, [player]Martin Ayub[/player] from London with 82.94 WPPR points, and [player]Steve Zahler[/player] from New York with 82.58 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for June 2014 is [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH. Trent earned a total of 104.39 WPPR points in June. This included a Buckeye Pinball Association victory, as well 5th/2nd/3rd place finished in the Pittsburgh Pinball Open's Main, Classics I and Classics II divisions respectivately. Trent also had a 2nd and 4th place finish at the 2014 Souther Fried Gameoom Expo's Main and Classics tournament. Trent is currently the top ranked player for the Ohio and Virginia SCS, and is qualified for Georgia(3rd), Pennsylvania(3rd), Maryland(4th) and Kentucky(15th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of June included [player]Dave Stewart[/player] from Carnation, WA with 86.10 WPPR points, [player]Cryss Stephens[/player] from Pittsburgh, PA with 86.08 WPPR points, [player]Per Ahlenius[/player] from Falun, Sweden with 85.95 WPPR points, and [player]Sergey Posrednikov[/player] from Seattle with 83.79 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for May 2014 is current World Pinball Champion, [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] from Stockholm, Sweden. Jorian earned a total of 313.27 WPPR points in May. This included wins at not only the IFPA11 World Pinball Championship, but also the Pre-IFPA tournament at 1Up Lodo and the Lyons Pinball Spring Classic. Jorian is currently the top ranked player for the Colorado SCS, and is qualified for Pennsylvania(5th) and Michigan(13th), as well as currently sitting in 19th place in the inaugural ECS season.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of May included [player]Keith Elwin[/player] from Carlsbad, CA with 204.88 WPPR points, [player]Cryss Stephens[/player] from Pittsburgh, PA with 201.70 WPPR points, [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Italy with 192.13 WPPR points, and [player]Jerry Bernard[/player] from Patterson, NY with 148.77 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for April 2014 is [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH. Trent earned a total of 134.17 WPPR points in April. This included top 4 finishes at the Doublewide Grill and Slovak Club Pre-Pinburgh tournaments, as well as at the Ohio Pinball & Gameroom Festival Main and Classics Divisions. Trent is currently the top ranked player for the Ohio and Virginia SCS, as well as being in the top 16 for Pennsylvania(2nd), Maryland(4th) and Kentucky(15th).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of April included [player]Fabio Francescato[/player] from Italy with 83.28 WPPR points, [player]Chris Tabaka[/player] from Jackson, MI with 81.46 WPPR points, [player]Dayvv Brooks[/player] from Ava, MO with 74.34 WPPR points, and [player]Eden Stamm[/player] from White Rock, BC with 70.04 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for March 2014 is [player]Jon Replogle[/player] from Pittsburgh, PA. Jon earned a total 262.17 WPPR points in March. This included wins at the IFPA Oursler Fundraiser in Pittsburgh for the Main Tournament (along with a 4th place finish in the Classics tournament), Pre-Pinburgh New Great Valley Lanes tournament, Louisville Arcade Expo's Classics Division (along with a 4th place finish in the main tournament) and at the Ohio Pinball & Gameroom Festival (along with a 2nd place finish in the Classics tournament). Jon's March performance boosted him into being the top ranked player for the Kentucky and Pennsylvania SCS based on the current standings.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of March included [player]Robert Gagno[/player] from Burnaby, BC with 259.70 WPPR points, [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Italy with 235.69 WPPR points, [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH with 212.15 WPPR points, and [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] from Sweden with 184.00 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for February 2014 is [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] from Delaware, OH. Trent earned a total 188.00 WPPR points in February, with the highlight being a victory at the Fairfax Pinball Open. Trent also finished in 12th in the Classics Division. During February Trent also had top 4 finishes at Cincinnati IFPA Oursler Fundraiser, Rowdy Bucks Rampfest Tournament, IFPA Ohio State Pinball Championship, Baltimore DC Championship Series and the Flippin With the Greats Grand Final.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of February included [player]Cryss Stephens[/player] from Pittsburgh, PA with 122.53 WPPR points, Jörgen Holm from Stockholm, Sweden with 103.01 WPPR points, [player]Brian Shepherd[/player] from Westerville, OH with 99.69 WPPR points, and [player]Jason Werdrick[/player] from Park Ridge, IL with 98.63 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for January 2014 is once again [player]Andrei Massenkoff[/player] from San Francsico, CA. This makes two months in a row for Andrei! Andrei earned a total 112.64 WPPR points in January, sweeping the Pacific Pinball Open Main and Side tournaments, as well as finishing in 3rd and 7th place respectively in the 2014 INDISC Main and Classics tournaments.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of January included [player]Keith Elwin[/player] from Carlsbad, CA with 81.64 WPPR points, [player]Al Thomka[/player] from Pittsburgh, PA with 70.62 WPPR points, [player]Kevin Birrell[/player] from Seattle, WA with 61.32 WPPR points, and [player]Robert Gagno[/player] from Burnaby, BC with 60.75 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is excited to announce that the following players have been now qualified for the $tern Rewards Program based on their January 2013 IFPA endorsed tournament performance! These players have until August 15th, 2014 to exercise their reward option.

PLAYER OF THE MONTH – [player]Steve Zahler[/player]
Steve earned 89.36 WPPR points in January, including a 2nd and 1st place finish in the Main and Classic tournaments at the Maryland Pinball Championship. In addition, Steve won the Middletown NY Pinball Open, and finished in 12th place at Pinferno.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Greg Matherly[/player]
Greg moved up 1487 spots by earning .66 WPPR points from his 56th place finish at the Pinferno tournament in New York. This moved Greg up to the 5341st ranked player in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Jake Peterson[/player]
Jake moved up 793 spots from his 31st place finish at the Maryland Pinball Championship, along with a 26th place finish in the Classics Division. In total, Jake earned 2.21 WPPR points, which has moved him up to a rank of 2701st in the world.

BIGGEST MOVER AWARD – [player]Keith Brown[/player]
Keith moved up 665 spots from his victory at the Lost Ark Monthly Pinball Tournament. This netted Keith 6.26 WPPR points and boosted him into now being the 1571st ranked player in the world.

Detailed rules for the $tern Rewards Program, including an updated list of qualifiers, and updated list of rewards available can be found HERE.

The Rocky Mountain Collegian from Cororado State University published an article about the Pinball Jones arcade in Fort Collins, CO. They run monthly tournaments as well as a league where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for both the IFPA Colorado State Championship as well as the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Featured in the article is [player]Barry Beck[/player] (ranked 10,007th in the world) and [player]Kim Jones[/player] (ranked 5091st in the world). Click HERE to see the article. Click HERE for more information on Pinball Jones.

Global News in Toronto reported on the Toronto Pinball League, one of the nearly 50 IFPA endorsed pinball leagues around the world where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Featured in the report is [player]Chris Bardon[/player] (ranked 1031st in the world), [player]Les Kowal[/player] (ranked 461st in the world) and IFPA Canada Country Director [player]Adam Becker[/player] (ranked 43rd in the world). Click HERE to watch the video. Click HERE for more information on the Toronto Pinball League.