Episode 343: David Denholtz & IFPA 17 at The Pinball Asylum
It's been years in the waiting, but it's here! IFPA 17 World Championships take place May 26-29, 2022 in Fort Myers, Florida. The founder/CEO of The Pinball Asylum talks about preparation, hosting the world, having a variety of machines, plus David discusses local legends Eric Stone and the late Norma Jennings.
Kineticist’s take
Pinball Asylum hosts IFPA 17 World Championships with diverse game lineup and tribute to late streaming pioneer.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews David Denholtz about hosting IFPA 17 World Championships at the Pinball Asylum in Fort Myers, Florida (May 27-29). Denholtz discusses the venue's selection, game curation across EM/solid state/modern eras, pre-tournament events (match play, pin golf, strikes), and the community's loss of Michelle Norma Jennings, a key streaming coordinator. The tournament features 64 top-ranked players competing on games spanning 1965-present, with streaming coverage planned.
Entities
- Free Play Florida· event
- IFPA 17· event
- Pinburgh· event
- College Queens· game
- Teacher's Pet· game
- Fort Myers, Florida· location
- Pinball Profile· media
- ifpa.com· organization
- Pinball Asylum· organization
- Carl D'Angelo· person
- Daniele Acari· person
- David Denholtz· person
- Eric Stone· person
- Jeff Palmer· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- Johannes Ostenmeier· person
- Josh Sharp· person
- Keith Elwin· person
- Michelle Norma Jennings· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Trent Augenstein· person
- Vince· person