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Pinball at Mean Max January IFPA Tournament

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jan 20, 2026

Location
Troy, NY, United States

Director
Jesse Ryan

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Jesse Ryan	3.39	2506	1607.96	2506 -> 2504	1607.96 -> 1627.12	39.47 -> 39.93
2	Mike McGough	1.64	3125	1617.08	3125 -> 3126	1617.08 -> 1629.77	26.59 -> 26.72
3	Chris Wood	0.97	1591	1649.29		1649.29 -> 1653.9	28.31 -> 28.45
4	Michael Jones NY	0.60	11830	1516.16	11830 -> 11544	1516.16 -> 1529.74	18.72 -> 18.66
6	Bill Schaefer NY	0.29	30562	1225.39	30562 -> 27410	1225.39 -> 1284.36	4.73 -> 5.45
6	Alice Bruso	0.29	11075	1372.92	11075 -> 11042	1372.92 -> 1385.4	6.01 -> 6.05
6	Tom Roland	0.29	61103	Not Rated	61103 -> 39873	Not Rated -> 1415.13	0 -> 8.55
8	Dan Crampton	0.21	7175	1438.19	7175 -> 7172	1438.19 -> 1434.24	14.35 -> 14.25
9	Mike Varney	0.19	4410	1420.08	4410 -> 4409	1420.08 -> 1412.69	13.52 -> 13.48
10	Alex Vargas	0.17	23949	1368.28	23949 -> 23089	1368.28 -> 1356.78	8.46 -> 7.91
11	Samantha St.Germain	0.15	10210	1211.48	10210 -> 10211	1211.48 -> 1215.56	1.83 -> 1.84
12	Sharif Wilborn	0.13	20267	1294.62	20267 -> 19982	1294.62 -> 1285.31	4.67 -> 4.62
13	Will Schaefer	0.11	42511	948.45	42511 -> 37958	948.45 -> 990.8	1.43 -> 1.74
14	Ben Fruchter	0.09	16190	1120.45	16190 -> 16185	1120.45 -> 1117.49	4.43 -> 4.38
15	Michael Schaefer NY	0.08	22274	1354.77	22274 -> 21952	1354.77 -> 1305.64	8.03 -> 7.32
16	Malinda Nelson	0.06	7242	1245.86		1245.86 -> 1222.55	4.21 -> 4.2
17	Nancy O'Brien	0.04	28775	1048.57	28775 -> 28368	1048.57 -> 1032.09	3.22 -> 2.99
18	George Kotsonis	0.02	27627	1131.41	27627 -> 27460	1131.41 -> 1098.76	3.34 -> 3.07

Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.

Additional Details

Address

251 River St Troy NY 12180

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Max Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

24

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

January pinball tournament at Mean Max Brewery in beautiful downtown Troy NY. New players encouraged to join.

$6 entry if you want to opt into IFPA rankings, $5 entry if you want to opt out.

Cash prizes for top 4 and for the "Caboose!", Mean Max prizes for top 3. Games are coin drop.

IFPA Max Matchplay event. 8 rounds of head to head matchplay with a finals for Top 4.

Tourney starts 7pm sharp. Arrive 15 mins early please!

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 7.5
Total (before TGP) 8.47
TGP 40%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 3.39

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 0.97
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 18
Rated Players 15

Player Locations

United States 18

Age Distribution

26-35 2
35-45 2
45-55 1