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) in Scott Township, Pennsylvania.[1]
Less than a month later, on November 11, 2007 he also won the Swedish pinball championship.[2]