🎉 DUPL SEASON 16 IS UNDERWAY! 🎉

Four Years of Flippers, Friends & Questionable Pinball Decisions

And just like that… Season 16 of the Dayton Underground Pinball League is officially underway!

This one felt a little extra special.

August 11 marked the FOUR-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of DUPL! 🥳

Four years ago, we started this crazy little pinball league. Since then we've played thousands of games, visited some incredible collections, crowned champions, made friendships, talked entirely too much trash, and watched more balls drain straight down the middle than any of us would care to admit.

And four years later?

We're still here. We're still growing. And we're still having a blast.

Season 16 kicked off Thursday night at Mike's House of Pinball, and it was awesome seeing a mix of familiar faces, returning players, and new blood joining the madness.

Twenty players.
Six rounds.
A ridiculous lineup of games.
And one player who apparently decided losing wasn't going to be part of his Season 16 experience.

🧹 AARON K. SAID "NOPE" TO LOSING

Ladies and gentlemen, we already have our first perfect night of Season 16!

Aaron K went 6-0 and finished Week 1 with a PERFECT 24 POINTS! 🔥🔥🔥

While everyone else was apparently still knocking the offseason rust off, Aaron showed up like he'd been secretly training in a pinball monastery for the last month.

Six matches.

Six wins.

24 out of 24 points.

That's one heck of a way to start a season.

Enjoy that target on your back next week, Aaron. 😂

👀 RIGHT BEHIND HIM...

Aaron may have grabbed the spotlight, but he has a whole pack of players already breathing down his neck.

Brian S, Matt J, Mitch R, and William B all went 5-1, finishing the night with 21 points apiece.

That's FIVE players already sitting at 21 points or better after opening night.

And right behind them at 18 points are:

Diane S, Rob A, and Tom B

So after just one week, we've already got the beginnings of what could be a VERY interesting Season 16 standings battle.

🏆 WEEK 1 STANDINGS

🥇 Aaron K — 24
🥈 Brian S — 21
🥈 Matt J — 21
🥈 Mitch R — 21
🥈 William B — 21
Diane S — 18
Rob A — 18
Tom B — 18
Dan S — 15
Daniel G — 15
Tony B — 15
Zach S — 15
Michael S — 12
Shannon F — 12
Teresa R — 12
Tom L — 12
Andrew "Muffins" S — 9
Greg T — 9
Brendon T — 6
Jeremy P — 6

And remember…

IT'S WEEK ONE.

Nobody has won anything yet, nobody is out of anything, and we've got a LOT of pinball left to play.

🎂 FOUR YEARS OF DUPL

The biggest takeaway from tonight wasn't really the standings.

It was looking around Mike's house and seeing new players and longtime DUPL players all together kicking off another season.

That's what has kept this thing going for four years.

DUPL has always been about competitive pinball, but it's also about getting together every week, visiting some incredible home collections, meeting new people, giving each other a hard time, and having a damn good time playing pinball.

Some people have been with us for years. Some are returning after time away. Some are just beginning their DUPL journey.

All of you are what makes this league what it is.

And somehow, after 16 seasons and four years, this crazy thing just keeps getting better.

❤️ THANK YOU, MIKE!

A HUGE thank you to Mike Harris for opening up the House of Pinball and hosting our Season 16 opener.

We got to battle across Tron, Attack From Mars, Revenge From Mars, Foo Fighters, Rush, Star Wars, Medieval Madness, Iron Maiden, Avatar, T2, Whirlwind, Arabian Nights, TNA, Taxi, Getaway, Harry Potter and even a little Godzilla action.

Not exactly a bad way to spend a Thursday night. 😎

Thank you for letting 20 pinball degenerates invade your house for an evening, Mike. We appreciate you!