The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for August 2013 is 6-Time "World's Greatest Pinball Player" [player]Keith Elwin[/player] from Carlsbad, CA. Keith earned a total 136.11 WPPR points in August, over 107 of which came from his PAPA 16 2nd place finish in the A division, along with an 11th, 10th and 6th place finishes in the Classics tournaments.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of August included 5-time World Pinball Champion [player]Bowen Kerins[/player] from Salem, MA with 119.78 WPPR points, current World #1 [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] from Chicago, IL with 107.75 WPPR points, [player]Donavan Stepp[/player] from Lakewood, CO with 101.00 WPPR points, and 2-time World Pinball Champion [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Italy with 81.39 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for February 2013 is Robert Sutter from Switzerland. Robert earned 101.42 WPPR points in February, including a 2nd place finish in both the Main and Classic tournaments at the Dutch Pinball Masters. In addition, Robert had a 3rd and 2nd place finish in the Main and Classic tournaments at the Nordwestschweizer-Flippermeisterschaft.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of February included Trent Augenstein from Delaware, OH with 101.41 WPPR points, PAPA 10 World Pinball Champion Jorian Engelbrektsson from Sweden with 97.63 WPPR points, 4-time World Pinball Champion Bowen Kerins from Salem, MA with 89.96 WPPR points, and Aaron Nelson of the US with 72.47 WPPR points.

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

Registration is now closed for IFPA10, and we couldn't be more excited about the field of participants!

IFPA10 will set a new record for most countries represented in the history of any pinball tournament with 19. Included in the field are the two previous IFPA World Pinball Champions, [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] (IFPA7 and IFPA9 World Pinball Champion), and [player]Cayle George[/player] (IFPA8 World Pinball Champion). Both Daniele and Cayle will be serving as team captains for the inaugural Epstein Cup battle between Europe and the USA.

Another IFPA record that has been set is the cut line for at-large bids into an IFPA World Championship. At rank #66, [player]Alain Boulieu[/player] from France become the last player above the cut line, destroying the previous record of rank #126 set at IFPA8 in Sweden.

The full field of participants is available HERE.

A reminder that 1 more IFPA10 spot is still available at the IFPA Satellite Tournament in Rodenbach the weekend before IFPA10. Full details for that tournament will be available soon.

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for January 2013 is [player]Steve Zahler[/player] from the US. 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.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of January included Stéphane Pinck from France with 59.88 WPPR points, [player]Steven Bowden[/player] from Somerset, NJ with 54.16 WPPR points, IFPA8 World Pinball Champion [player]Cayle George[/player] from Seattle, WA with 48.30 WPPR points, and [player]Tim Tournay[/player] of the US with 46.87 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for December 2012 is [player]Beat Kuhn[/player] from Switzerland. Beat earned 124.34 WPPR points in December, winning both the Main and Classics tournaments at Pins and Pints and Pinballz Metal Tournaments. In addition, Beat also won the Offene Frankenmeisterschaft tournament along with a 2nd place finish at the Pinballroom Tournament open division.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of November included [player]Robert Gagno[/player] from Canada with 93.62 WPPR points, [player]Eden Stamm[/player] from Canada with 81.88 WPPR points, [player]Richard Rhodes[/player] from Australia with 75.00 WPPR points, and [player]John Kremmer[/player] of Canada with 72.66 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Year for 2012 is [player]Trent Augenstein[/player]. Trent racked up an incredible 760.58 WPPR points during 2012 moving him from 11th to 6th in the world during the year.

Trent was the IFPA Player of the Month in January, April and May of 2012 having won 23% of the tournaments he played in during 2012, and finished in the top 4 in 60% of the tournaments he played in. Trent's highlights during 2012 included a 2nd place finish at Pinburgh 2012, along with victories at this year's Pinball at the Zoo, Pinbowl Tournament and Pinnesota National Championship.

Trent will be given his award at the IFPA10 World Pinball Championship, scheduled for May 31-June 2, 2013 in Germany. The IFPA wishes to congralute Trent on all of his success throughout 2012.

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for October 2012 is current IFPA World Pinball Champion, [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Italy. Daniele earned 113.57 WPPR points in October, winning the Swiss Open Main Tournament, Stern Launch Party Tournament and Rome Pinball Tournament. In addition, Daniele finished in the top 4 of the Zelgi Main and Side Tournament in Switzerland.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of October included [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] of the US with 109.11 WPPR points, [player]Albert Nomden[/player] of the Netherlands with 86.01 WPPR points, [player]Bowen Kerins[/player] of the US with 77.43 WPPR points, and [player]Jérémy Reynaud[/player] of France with 73.17 WPPR points.

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

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for August 2012 is [player]Keith Elwin[/player] from the US. Keith earned all 123.17 WPPR points during the PAPA 15 World Pinball Championships. His 7th/2nd/2nd finises in the three Classics tournaments combined with his 4th PAPA title in the last 5 years netted him the second highest WPPR point total for a single tournament in the history of the World Pinball Player Rankings (second to Keith's previous performance at PAPA 13).

The rest of the top 5 for the month of August included [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] of the US with 114.79 WPPR points, [player]Cayle George[/player] of the US with 95.97 WPPR points, [player]Bowen Kerins[/player] of the US with 78.21 WPPR points, and [player]Joshua Henderson [/player] of the US with 77.09 WPPR points.

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

After publishing a story leading up to the IFPA9 World Pinball Championship a month ago, RedEye Chicago just released a follow up piece on the growing popularity of the sport. Featured in the article is [player]George Gomez[/player] (ranked 4321st in the world), Vice President of Game Design at Stern Pinball. Also featured is [player]Bowen Kerins[/player] (ranked 4th in the world), [player]Josh Sharpe[/player] (ranked 12th in the world), and [player]Mike Miller[/player] (ranked 2156th in the world). Click HERE to check out the article.

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for June 2012 is current IFPA World Pinball Champion, [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] from Italy. Daniele earned an incredible 251.33 WPPR points in June, winning not only the IFPA9 World Pinball Championship, but also the NW Pinball Championships Open Division. He also finished in 4th place in the Classics Division at the NW Pinball Championships, and earned a 2nd place finish at the Pre-IFPA tournament at Full Tilt.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of June included [player]Bowen Kerins[/player] of the US with 226.35 WPPR points, [player]Cayle George[/player] of the US with 187.41 WPPR points, Jorgen Holm of Sweden with 161.55 WPPR points, and Lyman Sheats of the US with 154.34 WPPR points.

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