Episode 327: Peter Blakemore
Learn more about one of England's finest players, Peter Blakemore. He's not afraid to dance when playing pinball, especially when he's winning...which is a lot. Hear about his club near Stonehenge, playing on the big stage and whole lot more.
Kineticist’s take
Peter Blakemore interview: English competitive player, club owner, World Championship veteran.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Peter Blakemore, a veteran English competitive pinball player who has represented England at multiple World Championships since 2008. They discuss his journey from casual judo player to league winner, his ownership of Special Unlit Club (a 25-29 machine pinball arcade in Salisbury with machines spanning from 1962 to modern), his tournament successes including a major win at Finland's EPC Classics event with 300 competitors, and his perspectives on the evolving competitive scene and rules complexity in modern pinball.
Entities
- Flip· company
- Bainbridge Island· event
- Bulls and Balls· event
- EPC Classics· event
- World Championship· event
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Salisbury· organization
- Special Unlit Club· organization
- Dave Rolfe· person
- Frank Bona· person
- Greg Mott· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Martin· person
- Peter Blakemore· person
- Dark Shadow· product
- Medieval Madness· product
- Metallica LE· product
- Scared Stiff· product
- Star Wars LE· product