Live world rankings for Defender (1982) across every variant — real scores from Scorbit-connected pinball machines, tracked across 13 machines worldwide.
| Rank | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DrRetro | 662,650 |
| 2 | PaladinArcade | 446,040 |
| 3 | awildchangeling | 416,860 |
| 4 | FatNicK | 385,220 |
| 5 | dan_fielding | 337,270 |
| 6 | jbeanis | 229,180 |
| 7 | Sorbeppe84 | 184,190 |
| 8 | JEG | 143,200 |