IFPA Women’s European Pinball Championship Recap

IFPA·article·analyzed·Apr 11, 2026

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TL;DR

Kate Rothwell-Jackson wins inaugural IFPA Women's European Pinball Championship at Lund.

Summary

The inaugural IFPA Women's European Pinball Championship was held at Lund Pinball Academy in Sweden, featuring 16 of Europe's top women competitors. Kate Rothwell-Jackson from the UK won the championship, defeating Karyn Kiser from Sweden 4-2 in the finals, earning €500 and a spot at the IFPA European Pinball Championships. Claire Lickman (UK) and Nora Sommerfeldt (Norway) placed 3rd and 4th respectively.

Key Claims

The inaugural IFPA Women's European Pinball Championship was held at Lund Pinball Academy
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16 women competitors participated in the championship
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Kate Rothwell-Jackson defeated Karyn Kiser 4-2 in the finals
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Kate Rothwell-Jackson was top seed after qualifying
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Winners earned a spot to compete in the IFPA European Pinball Championships at the same venue and weekend
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Redstone Pinball in Gothenburg contributed €670 to the prize pool
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Notable Quotes

“Congratulations to Kate Rothwell-Jackson from the UK, our 2026 IFPA Women's European Champion!”
IFPA (official recap) — Official announcement of the inaugural champion
“she and her finals opponent Karyn Kiser from Sweden delivered a great final round, ending with a 4-2 victory for Kate”
IFPA (official recap) — Final match result confirmation
“We're so grateful to all the players who traveled to compete – you helped make this first year of the IFPA WEPC a success.”
IFPA (official recap) — Official appreciation for participant support at inaugural event

Entities

Kate Rothwell-JacksonpersonKaryn KiserpersonClaire LickmanpersonNora SommerfeldtpersonLund Pinball AcademyvenueIFPAorganizationRedstone PinballcompanyIFPA Women's European Pinball ChampionshipeventIFPA European Pinball Championshipsevent

Signals

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community_signal: Inaugural IFPA Women's European Pinball Championship demonstrates expansion of organized women's competitive play at regional championship level in Europe
high · First-year championship with 16 competitors and official IFPA sanction; position winners advance to open European championship
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event_signal: New continental-level women's pinball championship established by IFPA, representing formalization of regional women's competitive infrastructure
high · Inaugural IFPA Women's European Pinball Championship; official IFPA recap; winners receive qualification for IFPA European Pinball Championships
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venue_signal: Lund Pinball Academy established as major European tournament venue capable of hosting multi-event championship weekends with streaming capability
high · Hosted inaugural Women's European Championship and concurrent IFPA European Pinball Championships; provided streaming; received official commendation
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competitive_signal: Women's European qualification criteria established through women's events in 2025 qualifying year; 16 top-ranked players qualified for inaugural championship
high · Championship field based on 'women's events in the 2025 qualifying year'; 16 competitors selected as Europe's top women players

Topics

Women's pinball competition and championshipprimaryEuropean pinball tournament infrastructureprimaryCompetitive pinball rankings and qualificationsecondaryVenue hosting and sponsorshipsecondary

Sentiment

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Transcript

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This past Friday, the inaugural IFPA Women’s European Pinball Championship was held at Lund Pinball Academy. A field of 16 of Europe’s top women competitors based on women’s events in the 2025 qualifying year traveled to Lund, Sweden, to crown the first IFPA Women’s European Pinball Champion. After a long and spirited afternoon of round-robin qualifying, the top 8 players moved on to compete in a single-elimination best-of-7 bracket. Congratulations to Kate Rothwell-Jackson from the UK, our 2026 IFPA Women’s European Champion! She went into the playoffs as top seed after a stellar performance throughout qualifying, and she and her finals opponent Karyn Kiser from Sweden delivered a great final round, ending with a 4-2 victory for Kate. She won €500, and she and Karyn both won a spot to compete in the IFPA European Pinball Championships, held at Lund Pinball Academy the same weekend. Claire Lickman from the UK and Nora Sommerfeldt from Norway placed 3rd and 4th respectively, decided in a best-of-3 bronze match where Claire won 2-1. Congrats to our amazing top 4 finalists, who are all taking home LP-sized picture vinyls as trophies. We’re so grateful to all the players who traveled to compete – you helped make this first year of the IFPA WEPC a success. Warm thanks to the whole team at Lund Pinball Academy for hosting and streaming this inaugural championship. And of course none of this would be possible without the support of our sponsors, including a €670 contribution to the prize pool from Redstone Pinball in Gothenburg, Sweden. We look forward to next year’s event! Location and date information to come.