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The IFPA is proud to announce two new members to the team: Christina Capra and Emily Cosson! Christina Capra Christina Capra started playing competitive pinball 6 years ago in Wilmington, NC with the Cape Fear Flipper club before moving to Charlotte, NC and joining the Abari league. Christina is the IFPA state representative for women’s […]

Click HERE to see Qualifying results! Click HERE to see Finals results! Click HERE to watch the stream! Finals start at 8pm Tonight! NOVICE FINAL Erik Graciosa (87) –> 16 strokes – NOVICE CHAMPION Glenn Krause (89) –> 22 strokes Bob Twichell (96) –> 23 strokes Michael Kolman (100) –> 17 strokes

Follow along with the action for the 2025-26 IFPA North American Championship where players will be battling for their share of over $57,000 in cash and prizes. LIVE STREAM – Click HERE BRACKET – Click HERE

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In the history of competitive pinball, very few (36 in fact) have had the chance to call themselves a Major Champion. Like professional golf or tennis, the opportunity to join this elite club only happens a handful of times every year. THE OPEN 2026 brought together one finalist looking to add their name to this […]

Welcome to the IFPA Quarter Drop This is the first edition of the IFPA Quarter Drop, a new quarterly update intended to give the community more visibility into the work happening behind the scenes at IFPA. Most people naturally see the public facing side of IFPA through rankings, events, and results. But there is also […]

sponsored blog post It Never Drains in Southern California™ and The Open IFPA World Championship™ pinball tournament series will be held at the Murrieta Hot Springs Resort in Murrieta California from February 26th – March 1st, 2026. We’ll hope you’ll join us for 4 days of competitive pinball or to experience our free play machines available for […]

This upcoming Friday, February 27th marks the 20 year anniversary since the rebirth of the International Flipper Pinball Association. On February 27th, 2006 the AMOA assigned the rights of the then defunct IFPA over to Steve Epstein and Roger Sharpe to see if they could elevate the awareness and visibility of pinball across the globe. […]

The IFPA has been monitoring the impact of opt-outs on competition results and on TD feedback about pressure from players. Given those impacts and the IFPA’s focus on competitive result integrity, the IFPA has decided to no longer allow opt-outs. Any IFPA sanctioned events with an end date of March 1st, 2026 or later will […]

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