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

Player of the Month:
Julio Vicario Soriano from Valencia, Spain (599.92 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Alice Young from San Antonio, TX (87.64 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Ryan Heath from Munster, IN (+19,042 spots)
Meredith Morgan from Acworth, GA (+14,377 spots)
Cat Hills from Lincoln, NE (+13,908 spots)

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

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

Player of the Month:
Viggo Löwgren from Furulund, Skå, Sweden (390.58 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Alice Young from San Antonio, TX (57.84 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Colton Chalkley from Canada (+24,363 spots)
Peter Spivak from Detroit, MI (+22,240 spots)
Kyle MacDonald from Cambridge, MN (+17,361 spots)

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

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

Player of the Month:
Escher Lefkoff from Colorado (352.98 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Keri Wing from Overland Park, KS (191.95 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Katie Moran from Pittsburgh, PA (+17,148 spots)
Korey Burns from Arizona (+16,985 spots)
Chris Clarkson from Fort Wayne, IN (+15,278 spots)

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

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

Player of the Month:
Raymond Davidson from Elk Grove Village, IL (325.97 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Dani Spagnoli from New York, NY (49.28 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Mike Swope from North Canton, OH (+16,580 spots)
Wayne Michaud from Concord, CA (+15,902 spots)
Liam Kostusik from Winnipeg, MB Canada (+14,219 spots)

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

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

Player of the Month:
Escher Lefkoff from Colorado (485.58 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Ashley Weaver from Renton, WA (68.49 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Per Bryne from Oslo, Norway (+15,141 spots)
Dave Ponce from Kihei, HI  (+12,921 spots)
Tim Alexander from Duluth, MN (+11,145 spots)

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

Here are the December 2022 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Arvid Flygare from Lund, Sweden (342.08 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Jen Ruper from Cuyahoga Falls, OH (34.51 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Greg Bosco from Idaho (+13,491 spots)
Mike Brown TN from Memphis, TN  (+11,237 spots)
David Weil from Centennial, CO (+9,870 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2022. Congrats to everyone!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Year for 2022 is 16 year old Viggo Löwgren from Furulund, Sweden. Viggo competed in 104 events during the 2022 season racking up an incredible 2293.68 WPPR points. Viggo currently sits as the #7 ranked player in the world having moved up from the #17 ranking at the start of the year.

Viggo was the IFPA Player of the Month in January, March and November, having won 28 of the 104 tournaments he played in during 2022, while finishing in the top 4 in 59% of them.

Viggo’s highlights during 2022 included victories at The Swedish Championships and Borås Pinball Open main tournaments, netting him 138.78 WPPR points for those two first place finishes.

The IFPA wishes to congratulate Viggo on all of his success throughout this 2022 season!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Rookie of the Year for the 2022 season is Matthew Harjo from Seattle, WA. This award is given to the player that earns the most WPPR points in their first year of active play.

Matthew played in 72 events during the 2022 season earning a total of 217.68 WPPR points. Matthew participated in his first IFPA sanctioned tournament on January 21st at the Ice Box Friday Night Live. Since entering the World Pinball Player Rankings at that time, Matthew has seen his rank increase to 625th in the world.

Matthew’s greatest achievement of 2022 was his 23rd place finish in the NW Pinball Championships Classics tournament, out of 115 players, netting himself 12.97 WPPR points. Overall, Matthew placed in the top 4 at 14% of the 2022 events he played in, a truly remarkable achievement.

Congratulations to Matthew, our 2022 IFPA Rookie of the Year!

Here are the November 2022 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Viggo Löwgren from Furulund, Sweden (270.71 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Jane Verwys from Chicago, IL (53.74 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Eric Price from Chicago, IL (+23,033 spots)
Tim Knowles from United Kingdom  (+17,493 spots)
Jack Benson from Chicago, IL (+16,114 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2022. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the October 2022 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Karl DeAngelo from Fontana, CA (420.38 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Kassidy Milanowski from Appleton, WI (46.62 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Ryan Dunn from Sacramento, CA (+22,314 spots)
Brian Woodard from Champaign, IL  (+18,468 spots)
Dan Costello from Boise, ID (+16,636 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2022. Congrats to everyone!