Triple Drain Pinball Podcast: PAPA's Got Some News…
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast: PAPA's Got Some News… Hosts: Joel Engelberth, Tom Graf, Travis Murie, Andy Bagwell & Penni Epstein. We've got some exciting news to share! Andy and Penni joined the show to share that PAPA 21 World Pinball Championships is happening. Tune in to hear all the details of how this came to be and what makes this tournament so special. Enjoy! PAPA 21 World Pinball Championships Sep 5th 2024 10:00am – Sep 8th 2024 10:00pm Enterrium, 2 Woodfield Mall Unit A, Schaumburg, IL 60173 PAPA 21 is four full days of open competitive pinball play welcoming players of all ages and skill levels. Enterrium will be hosting a total of 3 tournaments over the course of the 4 day event including the PAPA 21 World Pinball Championships. Enterrium will also be hosting the Women's Championships and Classics Championships. Event passes are available HERE.
Kineticist’s take
PAPA World Championships returns as Lyman F. Sheets memorial tournament in Chicago, Sept 5-8.
Synopsis
Triple Drain Pinball Podcast announces the return of PAPA World Championships (Papa 21) after a six-year hiatus, rebranded as a memorial tournament honoring Lyman F. Sheets, a renowned pinball code designer who died by suicide in January 2022. The event will be held September 5-8 at Antarium in Schaumburg, Illinois, combining competitive pinball with suicide awareness fundraising, with organizers Andy Bagwell and Penny Epstein detailing the tournament format, venue capabilities, and volunteer recruitment efforts.
Entities
- Antarium· company
- Fox City· company
- Replay Organization· company
- InDisc· event
- Pinball Super League· event
- 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline / Vibrant Health· organization
- IFPA (International Flipper Pinball Association)· organization
- NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)· organization
- PAPA (Professional and Amateur Pinball Association)· organization
- Triple Drain Pinball Podcast· organization
- Andy Bagwell· person
- Joel· person
- Josh Arp· person
- Kevin Martin· person
- Lyman F. Sheets· person
- Michael Benjamin (Benji)· person
- Penny Epstein· person
- Ray Litsky· person
- Tom Graff· person
- Travis· person