Rob Macauley – Competitive Gamer (Australia)

Rob Macauley is regarded as one of Australia’s greatest ever gamers, having amassed an incredible resume across classic arcade gaming and pinball respectively. Rob has been winning tournaments among the pinball scene in Australia since its inception and has always been willing to travel to events across Australia, New Zealand and the world. Rob represented Australia at both the 2015 IFPA World Pinball Championship in Sweden and 2016 Worlds in Pennsylvania, USA. Rob has also taken out some major events with a 1st place at the 2017 Brisbane Masters, Kiwi Pincade 2014 and the Australian Timezone Supanova Pinball Championship – National Grand Final also in 2014.

But what is even more impressive, is that Rob currently holds 35 arcade world records and 362 other records across various gaming platforms. Rob is regarded as Australia’s best video game player, and has been ranked as the number 2 MAME player in the world. Rob has been prevalent across the classic arcade and MAME world record and competitive scene for many years and is highly regarded all around the world.

This and many other reasons are why Rob is one of Australia’s greatest gamers and a worthy ANZAP recipient.