Award Winning Play

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Mar 29, 2007

Analysis

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TL;DR

Keith Elwin named first-ever IFPA World's Greatest Pinball Player for 2006.

Summary

Keith Elwin was crowned the IFPA's first-ever World's Greatest Pinball Player for 2006 based on WPPR rankings established in April 2005. The award was presented at the ASI show in Las Vegas in January 2007 by IFPA President Josh Sharpe and Directors Steve Epstein and Roger Sharpe. Elwin also held a substantial lead in early 2007 rankings with 482.75 points versus nearest challenger Trent Augenstein's 261.36 points.

Key Claims

Keith Elwin is the first recipient of the IFPA's 'World's Greatest Pinball Player' award for 2006
high confidence · Official IFPA announcement; award based on WPPR points at end of calendar year
IFPA rankings were formed in April 2005 (described as 'last year' in March 2007 article)
high confidence · Article states 'following the formation of the IFPA's rankings in April last year'
Keith Elwin had 482.75 WPPR points in early 2007, substantially ahead of second-place Trent Augenstein with 261.36 points
high confidence · Specific point totals cited in article
Award announcement took place at ASI (Amusement Showcase International) show in Las Vegas
high confidence · Article states 'The presentation took place at the recent Amusement Showcase International (ASI) show in Las Vegas'
IFPA President is Josh Sharpe; Directors include Steve Epstein and Roger Sharpe
high confidence · Named as presenters of award at ASI event

Notable Quotes

“The award is given to the player with the most WPPR points at the end of the calendar year”
Article — Establishes the objective criteria for the World's Greatest Pinball Player award

Entities

Keith Elwinperson IFPAorganization WPPRproduct Josh Sharpeperson Roger Sharpeperson Steve EpsteinpersonTrent Augensteinperson

Signals

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competitive_signal: Keith Elwin established as dominant competitive force in early IFPA era with overwhelming point lead over nearest competitor
high · 482.75 points vs. 261.36 for second place; 221+ point gap in early 2007

Topics

IFPA rankings and awardsprimaryKeith Elwin competitive dominanceprimaryWPPR point systemsecondaryIndustry events and showssecondary

Sentiment

positive(0.85)— Article celebrates Keith Elwin's achievement and the establishment of a prestigious competitive award; straightforward, factual tone with celebratory framing

Transcript

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Story dated: 29th March 2007 The IFPA have crowned Keith Elwin as World's Greatest Pinball Player for 2006, the first ever recipient of the " World's Greatest Pinball Player" accolade following the formation of the IFPA's rankings in April last year. The award is given to the player with the most WPPR points at the end of the calendar year and Keith's victory was officially announced at the beginning of January when the previous month's scores were entered into the system. The presentation took place at the recent Amusement Showcase International (ASI) show in Las Vegas where Keith was presented with a trophy by IFPA President Josh Sharpe and Directors Steve Epstein and Roger Sharpe. Keith receives his award from (L-R) Roger Sharpe, Josh Sharpe and Steve Epstein Keith is also has a substantial lead in the 2007 rankings so far, with 482.75 versus the nearest challenger Trent Augenstein with 261.36 points. Back to the news page Back to the front page