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The Hop Herb Series #2

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Tournament Information

Director : David Riel
Location : Pittsburgh, PA
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :1.57
Ratings Strength :0.86
Base Value : 5.5
Rated Players :11
Total (before TGP) : 7.93
TGP :84.00%
Event Booster :100%
Tour Value :6.66
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Results for the Main Tournament event on December 13, 2015

Pos Player Rank Rating Points
1 David Riel 45 1666.52 6.66
2 Matt Schwab 219 1500.30 2.64
3 Aleksander Kaczmarczyk 1350 1401.77 1.32
4 Greg Galanter 311 1600.91 0.73
5 Jake Kolojejchick 643 1437.14 0.47
6 Ross Wilson 1572 1319.76 0.36
7 Tony Pierce 292 1585.20 0.30
8 Erin Kelly PA 1366 1341.65 0.24
9 James Kunz 2812 1219.86 0.18
10 Albert Kaczmarczyk 3350 1206.08 0.12
11 Lewis Bevans 3291 1288.44 0.06
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


952 Shadycrest Rd.

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format :
Finals Format : Unknown
Player Limit : Unknown
Unlimited Qualifying? : No

Tournament Overview


Tournament Date: December 13, 2015

The Hop "Herb" Pinball Tournament Series #2

Follow the stats live at: http://sh.steelcitysoul.org/

Pre-registration is available for $15 (entry + 1 ticket). Pre-Register via Paypal, Venmo, or Google Wallet to the following email address: djriel75@gmail.com. Or pre-register with cash in person.

Unique to this tournament, those who pre-register get to vote on the 9 machines used in the tournament! See tournament rule set for more info.

Voting closes on 12/6 at 11:59PM.

Doors open at 9 AM. Qualifying starts at 9 AM with last entry sold at 4 PM. All tickets must be played by 5 PM. No refunds on unused tickets. 1 "ticket" = 5 entries towards any qualifying game(s).

Scoring will be done in best game "Herb" format, best 5 of 9 games count towards your overall qualifying score. Only a player's best score on each machine will be counted. You will be ranked based on your best scores from all of the games.

The cost to enter the tournament is $5. All games will be on free play. Qualifying will be $10 for 1 ticket which includes 5 entries. Players may rebuy up to a maximum of 4 tickets (20 entries). All ticket sales go to the overall prize pool. All games will be on "Free Play" and non-tournament games will be available to play to tournament entrants only.

At the end of qualifying the top players (dependent on # of players) will make the 'A' playoffs. The next x number of players in qualifying with an IFPA rank of 1000 or lower (ex. 1975) will qualify for B Division.

Finals will be a Pinburgh Style 4 Games, 3-2-1-0 scoring. Top two from each group qualify to move to the next round. In non-multiples of 4 qualifiers, the top seed(s) will get a bye to the next round).

You may not pick any game more than 2 times throughout the playoffs.

This is approx. a TGP 92% Base Value + TVA participation WPPR value IFPA sanctioned event. We'll do our best to make sure you receive the highest quality, premium WPPR's.

Full Tournament Rule Set Here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H6Y5TxvgADTsM1KSqhlEJKq86W-U-2ThxqGfLSjeayg/edit?usp=sharing

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