This year, PAPA (The Professional and Amateur Pinball Association) broadcast and recorded all of the action of PAPA 16 on twitch.tv with live commentary! For those not familiar with PAPA, the organization organizes and hosts the world’s top pinball player talent every year at their incredible facility located in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The PAPA finals, numbered by year since their inception are the result of a series of PAPA circuit events around the world.  If you’ve never had a chance to get into competitive pinball as a player or spectator, this is a great organization to get started with. They read more…

Watching professional pinball players going head to head is always a treat.  These are the semi-finals, played at California Extreme 2013. The game is Cirqus Voltaire (Bally 1997). Players and final scores: Tim Hansen – 29 million Per Schwarzenberger 3 million Bob Matthews 19 million Jim Belsito 4 million