Episode 318: Paul Englert
This teenager from Germany is already one of the world's best players. Expect big things for this champion as he continues to get better and better. Enjoy this conversation as he dominates the many tournaments at Bulls & Balls in Fulda, Germany.
Kineticist’s take
Pinball Profile interviews 14-year-old German prodigy Paul Englert about his rapid rise in competitive pinball.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews 14-year-old Paul Englert, a rising competitive pinball player from Germany who is climbing the IFPA rankings with exceptional skill despite his age. The conversation covers Paul's rapid development since age 6, his tournament performance, his preferences for games like Guns N' Roses and Swords of Fury, his skepticism of achievement-based systems like Stern Connected, and his goals to compete at the World Championship and IFP18 in Germany. Teolis discusses the challenge of attracting younger players to pinball and explores what themes might appeal to the next generation.
Entities
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- IFP18· event
- World Championship· event
- Guns N' Roses· game
- Swords of Fury· game
- The Walking Dead· game
- Bulls and Bulls· organization
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Escher Lefkoff· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Johannes Ostermeyer· person
- Paul Englert· person
- Tobias Wagner· person