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DUPL Season 14 – Final Night at Dave’s House of Pinball
That’s a wrap.
Season 14 of the Dayton Underground Pinball League closed out exactly how it should—packed house, stacked lineup, and absolute chaos across six rounds of head-to-head battles at Dave’s place. If you wanted drama, upsets, and just enough heartbreak to keep things interesting… this was it.
From the jump, the energy was different. You could feel it. Every match mattered, every flip had weight, and nobody was taking their foot off the gas.
Let’s start with the near-perfection club—because wow.
William B – 21 points
Brian S – 21 points
Matt J – 21 points
Mike H – 21 points
Shannon F – 21 points
Five players flirting with perfection on the final night. That’s not normal. That’s “everyone decided to go super saiyan at the same time” territory.
William B in particular came in locked. Clean, consistent, and just didn’t give anything away. When the pressure hit, he answered every time.
Brian S and Matt J kept it tight all night, refusing to let things get comfortable at the top. Mike H and Shannon F? Absolute heaters—making statements and ruining brackets along the way.
William B – 159
Tom B – 156
Brian S – 144
Dana S – 138
Tony B – 135
And there it is…
William B takes the Season 14 crown.
(…yeah yeah, congrats… I guess.)
In all seriousness—well earned. Strong all season, clutch when it counted, and capped it off with a monster final night. That’s how you close.
Right behind him, Tom B made a serious push, finishing just 3 points back. Close enough to taste it… which somehow makes it worse. There’s always next season.
Brian S rounds out the podium with a huge final week performance, jumping into third and making sure nobody forgot his name.
This season was something different.
The new 1v1 format delivered exactly what we hoped—more intensity, more meaningful matchups, and way more moments where everything came down to a single ball.
Big shoutout to Dave for hosting the finale and giving everyone a killer lineup to battle on. And to everyone who showed up week after week—this league keeps getting better because of you.
Season 14 is in the books.
Season 15… is already looming.