In about 7 hours the players and spectators will enter PAPA HQ to watch the PAPA Circuit Final, the culmination of a year-long series of tournaments held around North America.

At stake is $100 every game, an additional $2,500 to the champion, and a fantastic freaking belt. Also at stake: elimination. In every game until the final four, the last-place finisher is eliminated immediately.

Can defending champion Daniele Acciari of Italy repeat his run from last year, from the first game to the last? Or will #1 seed Keith Elwin add another banner to the PAPA rafters?

All of it will be live on PAPAtv, with camera angles and commentary geared for beginners and experts. The broadcast starts at 9:30am ET (1:30pm UTC): http://twitch.tv/papatvpinball

Join us for a great day of pinball, and spread the word.

For More Information

Contact Bowen Kerins here on Pinside, or on Twitter @bowenkerins
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Who’s Playing

#1 seed Keith Elwin won three Circuit events and finished second in three others.
#2 seed Zach Sharpe won three Circuit events and finished second in two others.
#3 seed Joshua Henderson, age 16, finished 3rd at the PAPA 16 World Championships.
#4 seed Trent Augenstein won the Fairfax Pinball Open in February.
#5 seed Jim Belsito won California Extreme in July.
#6 seed Adam Lefkoff finished 2nd at the Pinballz Arcade tournament in December.
#7 seed Steven Bowden finished 2nd at Pinballz and 3rd at Southern Pinball Festival.
#8 seed Donavan Stepp won Pinballz and finished 4th at the World Championships.
#9 seed Josh Sharpe won the Louisville Arcade Expo in March to advance.
#10 seed Andrei Massenkoff was the World Pinball Champion in 2011.
#11 seed Robert Gagno was featured on the Science Channel’s “Ingenious Minds”.
#12 seed Raymond Davidson, age 21, is one of the top players in Seattle.
#13 seed Dean Grover took 3rd at Lyons Pinball Classic and Louisville Arcade Expo.
#14 seed Dave Stewart finished 2nd at PAPA in 1994 and 3rd in 2007.
#15 seed Jason Werdrick finished 5th at PAPA 16 and 2nd at Pinburgh 2011.
#16 seed Cayle George made the PAPA final round three consecutive years, 2010-12.
#17 seed Bob Matthews is the Arizona state champion.
#18 seed Brian Shepherd took 3rd at Fairfax and edged out other players in Louisville.
#19 seed Tim Hansen took 2nd at Cascadia and two other top-16 finishes.
#20 seed Andy Rosa finished in the top 8 at the last two Circuit events to qualify.
#21 seed Daniele Acciari is the defending champion, and won both IFPA7 and IFPA9.

The Machines

Indiana Jones
Mousin’ Around
Big Game
Grand Prix
Metallica
Harlem Globetrotters
Creature from the Black Lagoon