Greg Pavarelli is a prominent NYC-based competitive pinball player and tournament organizer who has been active in the pinball community since at least 2017. He is best known as the director of the Scrapple League (multiple seasons 2025-present) and organizer of major NYC tournaments including the NYC Pinball Championships and Brooklyn Pinball Open. Beyond tournament organization, Pavarelli is a skilled competitor who has placed well in major tournaments (Pinburgh, IFPA events, Stern Pro Circuit), served as Team USA captain for the European Pinball Championships, and was NY State Pinball Champion. He is also a musician (band: The Knobs) and has been involved in pinball media including commentary and podcast appearances.
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Greg Pavarelli is in first seed position for Scrapple League season 2 finals with 112 points across 4 visits
Greg Pavarelli won Scrapple League Season 4 A division finals with 8 competitors in three-game playoff format
Greg Pavarelli is leading Scrapple League Season 4 standings with 85 points after three meetings
Greg Pavarelli won the first Sunday Strikes tournament at Solid State on September 12th with zero strikes
Tournament director for Barcade Fi-Di Monthly and Scrapple League, leading Scrapple League season 2 finals with 112 points
Pinball player finishing second at Scrapple Land tournament, co-director of Scrapple League with Benjamin Fioriga
Tournament director for Scrapple League and host of Barcade Fi-Di Monthly
Scrapple League director (Season 2, 2026), tournament organizer, top scorer (31 points) in March 11 Scrapple League qualifying
Competitive pinball player, placed third in Mandalorian Launch Party Flip Frenzy with +6 win differential
Tournament director for Stern Army NYC Match Play League, competed in November 17th event, finished tied for first with 20 points
Returning guest on Slam Tilt Podcast; now ranked in top 100 WPPR players; NYC-based competitive player; filling in for Tim Sexton's absence on the show
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Iron Man is an undesirable machine for tournament play due to its restrictive gameplay mechanics
New York City lacked major pinball championships between the early Papa days and 2019, relying on Sunshine Laundromat Wednesday play and team leagues
New York City pinball scene is growing with expanding casual and competitive venues
NYCPC will be twice as big this year with new show and entertainment elements
Sean the Storm Grant will appear as commentator at NYCPC 2.0
NYCPC 2.0 will use professional streaming setup with dedicated commentary booth operated by Boston streamer Mark Petronod
Greg Pavarelli defeated Tim Sexton in Connecticut State Championship and other tournament matchups
Pinball is progressing with increased competitive depth at major tournaments
Greg Pavarelli is ranked 108th in the world IFPA rankings at age 26
Greg Pavarelli finished second in upstate New York IFPA rankings, behind Steve Bowden who rarely plays in New York
Greg Pavarelli is traveling to Copenhagen Sunday night for the Danish Pinball Open, then possibly to Amsterdam and the Netherlands
Greg Pavarelli dropped from 23rd to 98th in WPPR rankings after Super League point purge but expressed satisfaction with the change because it highlights his non-Super League tournament results
Pinball tournament director, directs Barcade Fidei Monthly and Scrapple League, competitive player
Community member who raised the 'Do or Die on Iron Man' rule question
Tournament director; competitive pinball player; winner of first Sunday Strikes event at Solid State
First-time guest on Slam Tilt, IFPA ranked 108th at age 26, second in upstate NY championship, owns Buck Rogers machine
Director of inaugural Stern Army NYC Match Play Pinball League at Jack Bar
Directed Stern Army NYC Match Play finals at Jack Bar on November 24th
Pinball enthusiast; first-time drinking game participant; winner of second tournament round
Rock Fantasy tournament organizer; placed 3rd/4th in his own tournament
Tournament organizer who ran the Sunshine League (at Sunshine Laundromat in New York). Now involved with Scrapple League at Scrapple Land in Brooklyn.
Director of Scrapple League Season 2, tournament organizer, also serves as commentator for streamed matches
Pinball player who posted high Game of Thrones score ($13 billion) with glass on
Brooklyn, NY-based player; staple at Sunshine Laundromat; ranked among top players in world
Director of Scrapple League, assists with multiple tournament organizations.
Pinball tournament director, organizes NYC Match Play League, top player (33 points week 6, seeded 3rd in A finals with 108 points), plays for The Mutants
Competitive pinball player, tournament director, won Silver Ball Sunday on October 8
Competitive pinball player, tournament organizer; directs NYC Match Play league at Scrapple Land
Tournament director and assistant for Scrapple League/NYC Match Play Pinball League, competitive player with 102 points
Pinball player and Slam Tilt Podcast guest, just missed qualifying for Cameron Silver Ball Rumble (tied with Joe Lemire at 233 points but Joe ate instead of playing tiebreaker)
Provincial/state championship winner, won poker tournament at the Borgata, met Orby at Pinburgh after-party
Tournament organizer running Fantasy Summer Bash with Mr. Keeler and Tim Sexton
Highly ranked IFPA player (40th nationally) with 305 points for New York State as of episode recording
Pinball player from Buffalo area; did commentary at SCS tournament and Amazonian Finals; competing in Upstate NY Open
Broadcast commentator for IE Pinball's Pin-Masters coverage
Pinball commentator and analyst providing game strategy commentary during tournament coverage
Pinball enthusiast with obsessive personality; joined Pinball NYC team early; involved in organizing leagues; mentioned as fixture in community
Competitive pinball player; dropped from 23rd to 98th after ranking recalculation; positive about change as it highlights non-Super League tournament results (Pittsburgh Pinball Open, Pinmania)
Director of Stern Army NYC Match Play Pinball League at Jack Bar
Tournament competitor playing on Batman 66 and The Munsters machines
Tournament director for Scrapple League, Barcade Fi-Di Monthly, Valentine's Day tournament assistant director; competitive pinball player
Connected to Solid State Bar in New York; his wife works there.
Pinball competitive player featured in Just Pinball Zine #2 centerfold; Pittsburgh-area tournament organizer
Appeared with Lyman Sheets on Slam Tilt Podcast interview
Tournament director/organizer in New York Scrapple League where Ron Richards plays
INDISC participant; frequently competes in Deep Pockets Award category with Jim and Bob Matthews
Lead tournament director for Scrapple League; placed third in Read'em and Flip tournament
Tournament director of Scrapple League, competitive player (scored 25 points in round 4), organizes events
Super Series commentator for Sunday tournament coverage.
Prominent pinball player and tournament organizer; competed at IFPA 15 in Toronto; known as competitive elite player; inspired Joe's 'degenerate' terminology through post-tournament partying incident.
Winner of NY State Pinball Championship Series; multiple-time tournament winner; tested positive for COVID after tournament victory
Allentown tournament organizer alongside Levy
New York State champion; competed against Robert Byers at NACS in epic battle that went to 3-3 before Byers won 4-3; strong modern game player.
League organizer at Scrapple Laundromat in Brooklyn; worked with Epstein on recent charity tournaments
New York-based pinball player and organizer; team captain for USA at European Pinball Championships in Denmark; hosts events at Sunshine Laundromat in New York; recruited Jeff to play internationally.
Convinced Jeff Teolis to play on Team America for European Pinball Championships
Competitive pinball player from New York area; frequents Rock Fantasy for tournaments; mentioned as top-tier competitor
Traveled via overnight bus after flight cancellation; made top-4 in finals with Zach Sharp, Levy Naiman, Alexander; semi-finalist
Top-ten finisher at circuit finals, won two rounds, associated with Slamtail Podcast as Darth Balls
New York competitive player; attended IFPA 15 as second alternate; helped with streaming coverage; last year fell short in final round
Mentioned as strong competitive player in New York City pinball scene; appears at Sunshine Laundromat
Competitive pinball player; interviewed at Pinburgh discussing tournament performance
Pinball community figure; invited Kevin to MAGFest; involved in tournament organization
NYCPC organizer; tournament director praising Never Beef crew and Papa legacy
Pinball tournament player from New York City who battled cancer in 2018. Met David Taylor at tournaments over several years. David provided personal support and encouragement during Greg's illness at Buffalo tournament.
Director of Scrapple League Season 4; participant in qualifying sessions; leading standings at 110 points
Placed third in Harvest main division; directs Scrapple League
Tournament director for Scrapple League; placed 4th at The Ocho tournament; seeded 1st in Scrapple League finals
Director of Scrapple League; won Season 4 A Division finals
NYC competitive pinball player; tournament director; led Brooklyn Pinball Open qualifying; also directs Scrapple League
Director of Scrapple League Season 4, leading standings with 85 points after three meetings
Tournament director for Barcade Fidei monthly and Scrapple League; second place finisher in Scrapple Shine Selfie League
Tournament director for Scrapple League 2025 Season 4
Director of Scrapple League's fifth season; placed second in first qualifying week with 29 points
Scrapple League Season 5 director; leading scorer with 87 points after three weeks
Scrapple League tournament director; competitor (29 points week 4, 31 points week 5); top seed A finals with 118 points
NYC pinball community organizer, tournament director for NYC Pinball Championships, band member (The Knobs), player who has competed at multiple major tournaments
Attendee at TPF, flew with Ryan C. and Charles Thomas