Stockholm Pinball

Stockholm Pinball is the organizer of the Stockholm Open pinball tournament. Stockholm Pinball is a non-profit organization that organizes the pinheads of Stockholm and the surrounding area.

Stockholm Pinball (STPB) was founded by some members of the Swedish Pinball Society during the spring of 2003. The idea was to give pinball enthusiasts in Stockholm opportunities to meet and participate in pinball competitions throughout the city.

Stockholm is probably one of the cities in the world with the most pinball machines per capita, so there was a lot of interest in the association from the very first beginning. In less than two years, about 400 members have played more than 17,000 pinball matches arranged by Stockholm Pinball.

Apart from the monthly competitions, were the members compete of the title "Stockholm's player of the month", the association also arranges pub nights and special competitions several times each year.

Stockholm Pinball has also developed a system in which its members can challenge each other in head-to-head games at any time, and register the results on the STPB webpage. All these spontaneously arranged duels (about 8,000 so far), as well as the other competitions arranged by STPB, are connected to a ranking system. This ranking system, built on the well-known ELO-ranking model, helps to make pinball playing even more fun than it already is.

In the beginning, STPB was only meant for Stockholm residents, but as the competitions and other arrangements have grown in popularity, STPB is now open for anyone who wishes to join.

STPB also challenge other Swedish cities in "City Battles" from time to time.

You are very welcome to visit Stockholm Pinball, but note that most pages are in Swedish.