The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Year for 2021 is 13 year old Arvid Flygare from Lund, Sweden. In the shortened 2021 season, Arvid was still able to rack up an incredible 665.14 WPPR points during 2021. Arvid currently sits as the #6 ranked player in the world having moved up from the #155 ranking at the start of the year.

Arvid was the IFPA Player of the Month in November and likely December 2021 after all results are finalized, having won 14 of the 42 tournaments he played in during 2021, while finishing in the top 4 in 62% of them.

Arvid’s highlights during 2021 included a sweep in both the Main and Classics tournaments from the Matchstick Pinball Open along with a top 4 finish at all five events at the Borås Pinball Classic Open, four of which were 1st place finishes.

The IFPA wishes to congratulate Arvid on all of his success throughout this shortened 2021 season!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Rookie of the Year for the 2021 season is Mike Weyenberg from Manitowoc, WI. This award is given to the player that earns the most WPPR points in their first year of active play.

With the shortened 5 month season of 2021, Mike was still able to play in 30 events. Michael earned 167.32 WPPR points from these 30 events. Mike participated in his first IFPA sanctioned tournament on August 7th at the D82 Pinball Lucky 13 Tournament. Since entering the World Pinball Player Rankings at that time, Mike has seen his rank increase to 344th in the world.

Mike’s greatest achievement of 2021 was his 3rd place finish in the District 82 Pinball December 2021 League, out of 63 players. Overall, Mike placed in the top 4 at 20% of the 2021 events he played in, a truly remarkable achievement.

Congratulations to Mike, our 2021 IFPA Rookie of the Year!

Here are the November 2021 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Arvid Flygare from Sweden (153.45 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Kelli Raisler from Austin, TX (37.18 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
David Oneil from Boston, MA (+21,033 spots)
Sam Keogh from Malden, MA (+12,481 spots)
Jeremy Smith from Evansville, IN (+10,602 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2021. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the October 2021 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Raymond Davidson from Everett, WA. Raymond continues to not update his IFPA profile now that he’s moved to Chicago. It makes me wonder if he ever reads. (263.29 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Holly Koskinen from Columbus, OH (21.12 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Paul Budko from Madison, WI (+15,434 spots)
Danny Beveridge from Gold Coast, Australia (+12,962 spots)
Rachel Villarreal from Garland, TX (+11,361 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2021. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the September 2021 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Raymond Davidson from Everett, WA, although he should probably update his IFPA profile now that he’s moved to Chicago (139.09 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Kassidy Milanowski from Appleton, WI (14.72 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Liz Pruchnicki from College Park, MD (+13,369 spots)
Brian Keillor from Lansing, MI (+10,357 spots)
Jared Ferree from Bartlesville, OK (+10,139 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2021. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the August 2021 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Derek Price from San Diego, CA (103.20 WPPR’s – MAIN)
Annabeth Dronet from Houston, TX (11.70 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S)

Biggest Movers:
Matt Deibert from Philadelphia, PA (+8,108 spots)
Jared Lemankiewicz from Buffalo, NY (+7,709 spots)
Philippe Craul from Mülheim, Germany (+7,368 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2021. Congrats to everyone!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Rookie of the Year for the 2020 season is Michael Bair from North, Canton, OH. This award is given to the player that earns the most WPPR points in their first year of active play.

With the shortened 3 month season of 2020, Michael was still able to play in 12 events. Michael earned 23.56 WPPR points from these 12 events. Michael participated in his first IFPA sanctioned tournament on January 10th at the Kidforce Friday Knockout. Since entering the World Pinball Player Rankings at that time, Michael has seen his rank increase to 3305th in the world.

Michael’s greatest achievement of 2020 was his 27th place finish in the Kidforce Collectibles Pinball League Winter Season, out of 165 players. Overall, Michael placed in the top 4 at 42% of his 2020 events, a truly remarkable achievement.

Congratulations to Michael, our 2020 IFPA Rookie of the Year!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Year for 2020 is Eric Stone from Fort Myers, FL. In the shortened 2020 season, Eric was still able to rack up an incredible 458.24 WPPR points during 2020 (which would put him in the top 50 in the world based on ONLY these 3 months of play). Eric currently sits as the #2 ranked player in the world having moved up from the #12 ranking at the start of the year.

Eric played in 10 events during the 2020 season, winning 6 of them, while finishing in the top 4 in 7 of them. Eric also finished as the IFPA Player of the Month for January 2020.

Eric’s highlights during 2020 included his first Major Championship title, taking 1st place at The Open – IFPA World Championship back in January. He also won the Classics II division at INDISC while finishing in 2nd place in the Classics I division.

The IFPA wishes to congratulate Eric on all of his success throughout this shortened 2020 season!

Here are the February and March 2020 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
February –> Jason Lambert (134.13 WPPR’s)
March –> Levente Tregova (242.87 WPPR’s)

Biggest Movers:
February –> Michael Bair (+12,630 spots), Dutchy van Steeg (+12,571 spots) and Alijoscha Heppner (+11,683 spots)
March –> Chris Blake (+7517 spots), Phil Nguyen (+6507 spots), Jean-Michel Ferland (+6060 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2020. Congrats to everyone!

Here are the January 2020 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers:

Player of the Month:
Eric Stone (325.53 WPPR’s)

Biggest Movers:
Seth Rummel (+19,946 spots), Jake Webb (+18,317 spots) and Austin Goodrich (+14,724 spots)

These players have now all qualified for the Stern Rewards Program for 2020. Congrats to everyone!