Date: March 12th - 15th, 2013
Location: Rimini Expo Centre, Via Emilia, 155 47921 Rimini, Italy.

Report by Alessio Crisantemi of IFPA Italia

Mario Anzini: a double success at Enada
as he wins the tournament and the national team shirt

The pinball tournament held at the spring Enada Spring show in Rimini ended with the success for Mario Anzini. The player from Verona beat Mauro Spiga from Padua in the head-to-head final and also won a place in the Italian national pinball team - the Tecnoplay Team - booking himself a first class flight to represent Italy at the World Cup held in Frankfurt from May 29th to June 2nd.

The Enada Spring Tournament this year was a very good event, with three days of competitive pinball. There were two sides tournaments over the first two days - one on the new Jersey Jack Pinball game The Wizard of Oz, and another on the last Stern Pinball game, The Avengers. In addition, the main tournament developed over both days.

On The Wizard of Oz, Alessandro Rea took the win ahead of Matteo Filippin, while the next day Nicola Pierobon took the win on The Avengers with Paolo Gogni in second place.

Alessandro Rea wins the side tournament on The Wizard of Oz

Nicola Pierobon wins the side tournament on The Avengers

The main tournament was played on five Stern machines: The Avengers Pro, Iron Man, Avatar, X-Men Magneto LE and AC-DC Pro.

The main tournament

The last four players contending the victory were Anzini, Spiga, Pierobon and Trere’, with Anzini prevailing over Pierobon, and Spiga over Trere’.

Mario Anzini during the final match

Mauro Spiga during the final match

The final match was played on the latest Stern pinball machine based on The Avengers where Mario Anzini won, overcoming Spiga by less than 100,000 points. Nicola Pierobon took the third place.

The two finalist

Obviously Mauro Zaccaria of Tecnoplay - the company that supports the Italian national team and leader in pinball machines in Italy - Gary Stern - a true prophet of the game, and president and founder of the legendary Stern Pinball - and Alessio Crisantemi - skilled journalist and president of IFPA Italy - attended the award ceremony, with trophies and AC/DC translites signed by Gary Stern.

Gary Stern signs AC/DC translites

Fourth place for Valentino Trere’

Third place for Nicola Pierobon

Second place for Mauro Spiga

First place for Mario Anzini

Good moments, especially when Tecnoplay gave Mario Anzini the Italian national team T-shirt for the upcoming IFPA World Championship in Frankfurt, where Mario will represent Italy along with the former champion Daniele Acciari.

Mario Anzini gets the Italian national team T-shirt

Players, sponsors and organisers at the Spring Enada show 2013

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