Pictured: Roger Sharpe, Dante Oliva (2026 The Open, and Pin-Masters Grand Finalist), and SSB at commentary

IFPA Pin-Masters – a tradition unlike any other. This year, the tradition was held at ORD Pinball near Chicago, Illinois. A site where many pinball Players, including State Pinball Champions, dared to navigate the most sensitive slingshots known to mankind and the toughest PinGolf target scores. Among them was legendary Pinball Ambassador Roger Sharpe. I had the pleasure of being in the same group with him while we challenged the Front 9 of the Pin-Masters course.

As Roger was making quick work of the electromechanical game Wild Card, it malfunctioned. That gave us the opportunity to have a conversation with him about Pin-Masters and competitive pinball in general while the game was being repaired.

The video is set to start at the beginning of that conversation.