Episode 353: Josh Sharpe and the 2023 IFPA changes
The “president” of the IFPA discusses how receiving 100% just isn’t enough. Josh explains the many changes to the IFPA rankings and tourneys moving forward in 2023. These should improve leagues, events and even Flip Frenzies!
Kineticist’s take
IFPA 5.8 scoring changes expand event values to 200%, revamp Flip Frenzy, and address competitive opportunity disparities.
Synopsis
Josh Sharpe, IFPA president, discusses major scoring system changes for 2023 (version 5.8) including expanded tournament grading percentages (up to 200%), new certified event tiers, adjustments to multi-match play and Flip Frenzy formats, and international entry fee standardization. The conversation also covers personal topics including his son's cubing competition and the impact of opportunity disparity on competitive pinball rankings.
Entities
- European Pinball Championships· event
- InDisc· event
- Papa World Championships· event
- Pimberg· event
- Pinball Expo· event
- Texas Pinball Festival· event
- World Championships (IFPA)· event
- IFPA· organization
- Pinball Profile· organization
- Amanda Sharpe· person
- Andreas Mellström· person
- Becker· person
- Brian Shepard· person
- Colin Sharpe· person
- Eric (District 82 operator)· person
- Jeff Teels· person
- Josh Sharpe· person
- Zach Sharpe· person
- District 82· venue
- Kickback· venue
- The Dojo· venue