Continuing coverage of the upcoming IFPA9 World Pinball Championship takes us to San Diego, where UT San Diego talked with current #1 ranked player [player]Keith Elwin[/player]. Other IFPA9 qualifiers interviewed included [player]Todd MacCulloch[/player] (ranked 129th in the world) and reigning IFPA World Pinball Champion [player]Cayle George[/player] (ranked 2nd in the world).

Check out the article HERE.

Registration is now closed for IFPA9, and we couldn't be more excited about the field of participants!

12 countries will be represented at the World Championship this year, including the current IFPA World Pinball Champion, [player]Cayle George[/player], current PAPA World Pinball Champion, [player]Andrei Massenkoff[/player], as well as previous IFPA and PAPA World Pinball Champions [player]Keith Elwin[/player], [player]Jorian Engelbrektsson[/player], [player]Daniele Celestino Acciari[/player], [player]Bowen Kerins[/player] and [player]Lyman Sheats[/player]. No tournament in competitive pinball history has featured more World Pinball Champions under one roof, so the competition will be fierce. Will one of these 7 add to their respective legacies, or will a new World Pinball Champion be crowned? This answer will come in a few short months.

The full field of participants is available HERE.

A reminder that there are 1 more spot is still available at the IFPA Satellite Tournament, the 2012 NW Pinball Championship. Full details available HERE.

In the ongoing coverage of the Rose City Showdown out in the Portland, The Oregonian has an article that was released over the weekend. The Rose City Showdown is one of the nearly 350 annual IFPA endorsed tournaments where players can earn World Pinball Player Rankings points, and qualify for the IFPA World Pinball Championship.

Featured in the article is 58th ranked [player]Aaron Nelson[/player], 43rd ranked [player]Adam Lefkoff[/player], 457th ranked [player]Kevin Kerr[/player] and the world’s current #1 player [player]Keith Elwin[/player]. Additional players mentioned in pictures from the article include 423rd ranked [player]John Fujita[/player] and 34th ranked [player]Eden Stamm[/player]. Aaron, Adam, Keith and Eden are 4 of the 64 qualifiers for the upcoming World Pinball Championship, June 8th-10th outside of Seattle, WA.

To read the entire article click HERE. To read more about the Rose City Showdown, including full results, click HERE.

Current World's Greatest Pinball Player, [player]Keith Elwin[/player], and current World Pinball Champion, [player]Cayle George[/player] were both featured in Willamette Week out in Portland, Oregon. Both players will be participating in the upcoming Rose City Showdown starting tomorrow.

For the full article click HERE.

For more details on the Rose City Showdown tournament, click HERE.