The IFPA10 World Pinball Championship marked the return of the Charity Challenge at the championship. Through entry fees, player donations, and the gracious matching of funds raised from both Stern Pinball and Jersey Jack Pinball, and we were able to raise $1695 for Kids Fight Cancer.

Results from the Charity Challenge tournament can be found HERE. Players played one run through a set of 3 games, including an OLD, MID and NEW game. This year the games played included Dogies, Kings of Steel and Monster Bash, with 100-90-85-84-83-etc scoring. [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] emerged victorious with 256 points, besting IFPA8 runner up [player]Andreas Harre[/player] (242 points), new World Pinball Champion Jörgen Holm (227 points) and [player]Roy Wils[/player] (226 points). Showing he still has some gas left in the tank, PAPA Co-founder and IFPA Chairman [player]Steve Epstein[/player] finished 5th with 223 points.

Thanks to Stern Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball and to all the players that helped raise money for Kids Fight Cancer!

We look forward to continuing the tradition of the IFPA Charity Challenge at IFPA11 as the World Pinball Championship will be celebrated in Denver, Colorado at the Game Exchange of Colorado warehouse. Mark your calendars for what has become an annual tradition of IFPA World Championship Week starting Friday, May 16th, 2014. The week will start with the Lyons Spring Classic that opening weekend, which will also include the battle of the IFPA State Champions at the inaugural IFPA National Championship to be held on Sunday, May 18th at Lyons Classic Pinball. Pre-IFPA tournaments will be happening all week, with the Epstein Cup scheduled for Thursday, May 22nd. IFPA11 and the Charity Challenge will then kick off on Friday, May 23rd.

Last week we announced who will be representing Team Europe in the inaugural Epstein Cup. With IFPA10 registration now officially closed, we're excited to announce that the roster for Team USA has now also been finalized.

Representing Team USA at the 2013 Epstein Cup will be IFPA8 World Pinball Champion and team captain [player]Cayle George[/player] (ranked 3rd in the world), [player]Zach Sharpe[/player] (ranked 4th in the world), [player]Trent Augenstein[/player] (ranked 6th in the world), [player]Josh Sharpe[/player] (ranked 12th in the world), [player]Joshua Henderson[/player] (ranked 15th in the world), [player]Andrei Massenkoff[/player] (ranked 24th in the world), [player]Lyman Sheats[/player] (ranked 22nd in the world) and [player]Jason Werdrick[/player] (ranked 36th in the world).

There is less than one week left of open registration for the IFPA10 World Pinball Championship, but with the top 8 ranked players from Europe all having signed up to compete, the roster for Team Europe has been finalized. Representing Team Europe at the inaugural Epstein Cup is current World Pinball Champion and team captain [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player] (ranked 2nd in the world) from Italy, Jörgen Holm from Sweden (ranked 5th in the world), [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player] (ranked 8th in the world) from Sweden, [player]Franck Bona[/player] (ranked 9th in the world) from France, [player]Robert Sutter[/player] (ranked 13th in the world) from Switzerland, [player]Levente Tregova[/player] (ranked 17th in the world) from Switzerland, David Grémillet (ranked 14th in the world) from France, and [player]Julio Vicario Soriano[/player] (ranked 18th in the world) from Spain. The Epstein Cup will be held Thursday evening prior to the start of IFPA10.

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 September 2012 is [player]Johan Genberg[/player] from Sweden. Johan played in 6 tournaments during September, netting him a total of 111.80 WPPR points. An 11th place finish in the 2012 European Pinball Championship out in Spain, along with a 6th place finish in the Classics tournament resulted in over 50 WPPR points for Johan. He also had a top 4 finish at the Danish Pinball Open, Mangans Flipperfest, Lund Pinball Academy Månadstävling and the Gräfsnäs Pinball Battle during September.

The rest of the top 5 for the month of September included [player]Marcus Hugosson[/player] of Sweden with 98.49 WPPR points, [player]Jörgen Holm[/player] of Sweden with 93.29 WPPR points, [player]Levente Tregova[/player] of Switzerland with 82.10 WPPR points, and [player]Michel Dailly[/player] of France with 77.73 WPPR points.

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

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!

The IFPA is pleased to announce that our Player of the Month for February 2012 is current World Pinball Champion, [player]Cayle George[/player] from Seattle, WA. Cayle earned 55.83 WPPR points in February, finishing in 3rd place at the Pinbrew Tournament, along with a 3rd place and 2nd place finish at the Rose City Showdown in the Main Tournament and Classics Tournament respectively. 

The rest of the top 5 for the month of February included Jörgen Holm from Sweden with 53.52 WPPR points, [player]Michel Dailly[/player] of France with 49.51 WPPR points, [player]Robert Gagno[/player] of Canada with 48.00 WPPR points, and [player]Aaron Nelson[/player] of the US with 47.26 WPPR points.

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