Jorian Engelbrektsson

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Jorian Engelbrektsson (born May 15, 1982, Falun, Sweden) became the first non-American to take the Pinball World Champion title, which he did on October 14, 2007 at the PAPA 10 contest (The 10th World Championship organized by the Professional & Amateur Pinball Association, which took place at 101 Keystone Dr Scott Township, PA 15106, USA)[ clarification needed ] in Scott Township, Pennsylvania. [1]

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Less than a month later, on November 11, 2007 he also won the Swedish pinball championship. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Results on PAPA website Archived 2007-11-17 at the Wayback Machine .[ clarification needed ]
  2. ↑ Swedish championship results Archived 2008-05-07 at the Wayback Machine .[ clarification needed ]


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