![]() ![]() Since the release of WPPR v5.8 for the 2023 season, the IFPA has continued investigating ways to make the World Pinball Player Rankings more accurate for how we rank players across the globe.Īccuracy has been a topic of hot debate ever since the first World Pinball Player Rankings were posted back in February 2006, with many complaints about the fairness of trying to compare players from around the globe where the access and opportunity to compete in IFPA sanctioned events vary so greatly. ![]() In March 1998, that #1 position was overtaken by one Keith Elwin thanks to a victory at the PAPA6 World Pinball Championships.īelow is the complete archived list of players who have been ranked #1 in the world, along with the number of months they finished in that top spot: Rick Stetta finished 19 of the following 21 months in the top spot before Paul Madison began a #1 run that lasted for 36 straight months. Rick Stetta had earned 2.12 WPPR points from his Pinathon victory, along with 2.12 WPPR points from his IFPA3 World Championship victory, putting him at 4.24 WPPR points earned. Taking a quick trip into our historical records, the first month on record with a #1 ranked pinball player was June 1993. This netted Jason 791.41 WPPR’s which pushed him ahead of Escher by 23.27 WPPR points. Jason posted 3 results to his resume during the trip to Germany, with a 2nd place finish at the European Pinball Championship, 2nd place finish at the IFPA Olympics 23 Group Matchplay and 3rd place finish at the IFPA18 World Pinball Championship. It just so happened that Jason was one of the two players to actually do better than that during this period. This netted Escher 661.69 WPPR’s which was the 3rd most of all players in the world over this 11-day span. Escher posted 4 results to his resume during his time in Germany, with a victory at the European Pinball Championship, a 4th place finish in the Classics Division of the EPC, a 2nd place finish at the IFPA Olympics 2023 Pingolf and a 12th place finish at the IFPA18 World Pinball Championship. Going into the Germany weekend the #1 spot was definitely up for grabs between Jason and Escher Lefkoff. ![]() Congrats to Jason Zahler!įor historical purposes, the IFPA snapshots the rankings as of the 1st of each month in our database, with Jason becoming the 17th player in the history of competitive pinball to be sitting at the top of the World Pinball Player Rankings at the start of a month. With the European Pinball Championships, IFPA Pinball Olympics and IFPA18 World Pinball Championship all being held across an 11-day period out in Germany, we saw a new player move into the top spot of the World Pinball Player Rankings. Keep up with the latest updates, weekly challenges and grand tournaments by visiting following the team on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. The launch also touts, not one, but three pinball tables available for free to download: Williams Pinball: Fish Tales™, and Zen originals Sorcerer’s Lair, and Wild West Rampage. ![]() Pinball FX is launching day one with 24 amazing premium pinball tables, 21 of them never before released on Nintendo Switch including fan-favorites such as Star Wars™ Pinball: The Mandalorian ™, Williams Pinball: The Addams Family™, DreamWorks Trolls Pinball and more. Whether playing in handheld mode or while docked at home on the big screen, you’ll be flipping and bumping your way to high scores and endless fun with the ever growing pinball tables library of Pinball FX. With Pinball FX now available on Nintendo Switch, fans can take the love of pinball everywhere. Are you ready for the ultimate pinball experience on the go? Zen Studios is happy to announce that Pinball FX pops into the playfield on Nintendo Switch TODAY! Pinball FX is free-to-play with additional in-app purchases, offering three free pinball tables and an extensive library of pinball tables available for purchase to enhance your pinball collection. ![]()
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