Jorian Engelbrektsson (born May 15, 1982,
Falun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabit ...
,
Sweden
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) became the first non-
American
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to take the
Pinball
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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) in
Scott Township,
Pennsylvania
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.
Less than a month later, on November 11, 2007 he also won the Swedish pinball championship.
As of 2025 he is still playing in European pinball tournaments.
References
1982 births
Living people
Pinball players
Sportspeople from Falun
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