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IFPA Heads-Up Pinball Championship

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Mar 10, 2019
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Director
Josh Sharpe
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Nick Zendejas 20.76 121 1730.17 121 -> 119 1730.17 -> 1789.96 29.19 -> 29.49 105 -> 102
2 Cayle George 14.98 5 1722.36 1722.36 -> 1791.94 52.97 -> 53.06
3 Escher Lefkoff 12.03 12 1983.34 1983.34 -> 2017.51 47.22 -> 47.29
4 Jack Tadman 9.88 27 1928.53 27 -> 28 1928.53 -> 1963.29 41.2 -> 41.24
4 Andy Rosa 9.88 23 1989.41 23 -> 22 1989.41 -> 2020.86 48.2 -> 48.19
7 David Riel 5.77 18 1800.78 1800.78 -> 1843.51 34.08 -> 34.06 35 -> 33
7 Chris Basler 5.77 168 1834.49 1834.49 -> 1874.68 38.75 -> 38.63
7 Derek Price 5.77 108 1799.07 108 -> 107 1799.07 -> 1846.48 30.17 -> 30.15
10 Greg Poverelli 3.53 122 1766.37 1766.37 -> 1806.49 23.16 -> 23.15 155 -> 156
10 Raymond Davidson 3.53 1 2032.60 2032.60 -> 2038.31 63.57 -> 63.38
10 Jason Werdrick 3.53 29 1782.75 1782.75 -> 1820.4 34.78 -> 34.72
13 Karl DeAngelo 2.28 30 1896.75 1896.75 -> 1906.91 50.58 -> 50.23
13 Aleksander Kaczmarczyk 2.28 39 1938.53 1938.53 -> 1944.35 41.65 -> 41.51 33 -> 34
13 Josh Sharpe 2.28 15 1933.08 1933.08 -> 1939.34 44.7 -> 44.44
13 Fred Richardson 2.28 49 1756.17 49 -> 51 1756.17 -> 1786.55 30.03 -> 29.96
19 Sunshine Bon 1.27 307 1534.43 307 -> 310 1534.43 -> 1581.45 13.78 -> 13.75
19 Luke Nahorniak 1.27 62 1777.73 62 -> 63 1777.73 -> 1791.29 42.15 -> 41.94 52 -> 54
19 Andrew Rosa II 1.27 66 1795.24 1795.24 -> 1802.42 33.79 -> 33.6
19 Zachary Parks IL 1.27 264 1753.64 264 -> 265 1753.64 -> 1767.71 23.71 -> 23.49
19 Adam Lefkoff 1.27 64 1912.56 1912.56 -> 1902.47 30.69 -> 30.54 75 -> 73
19 Andy Bagwell 1.27 1208 1651.59 1208 -> 1216 1651.59 -> 1682.32 27.02 -> 26.06
19 Steven Bowden 1.27 14 1733.76 1733.76 -> 1750.99 44.85 -> 44.73 20 -> 21
26 Robert Gagno 0.90 9 1886.51 1886.51 -> 1853.38 51.65 -> 51.36
26 Stanley Sowa Jr 0.90 1165 1678.06 1165 -> 1174 1678.06 -> 1675.99 11.05 -> 10.95
26 Jim Belsito 0.90 13 1878.32 1878.32 -> 1846.36 45.95 -> 45.64
26 Ben Granger 0.90 123 1759.15 123 -> 125 1759.15 -> 1744.44 33.77 -> 33.61 103 -> 104
26 Jane Verwys 0.90 995 1546.85 995 -> 1001 1546.85 -> 1565.23 8.42 -> 8.37
26 Sanjay Shah 0.90 164 1617.06 164 -> 165 1617.06 -> 1625.05 17.63 -> 17.57 240 -> 241
26 Mark van der Gugten 0.90 41 1641.02 1641.02 -> 1644.47 23.83 -> 23.72
26 Eric Stone 0.90 3 2002.84 2002.84 -> 1946.96 55.26 -> 54.99
34 Erik Swedlund 0.52 1715 1425.96 1715 -> 1722 1425.96 -> 1429.64 6.23 -> 6.2
34 Zach Sharpe 0.52 6 1897.98 1897.98 -> 1835.19 58.16 -> 57.85
34 Jeff Teolis 0.52 126 1818.50 126 -> 129 1818.50 -> 1768.21 24.28 -> 24.19 147 -> 146
34 Trent Augenstein 0.52 4 1878.77 1878.77 -> 1809.47 49.06 -> 48.95
34 Tony Pierce 0.52 215 1656.71 215 -> 219 1656.71 -> 1630.53 16.94 -> 16.86
34 Adam McKinnie 0.52 40 1721.61 1721.61 -> 1685.83 37.13 -> 36.92 42 -> 43
34 Drew Cedolia 0.52 74 1822.73 1822.73 -> 1763.11 35.37 -> 35.09
34 Paul Caras 0.52 505 1556.84 505 -> 512 1556.84 -> 1545.34 11.1 -> 11.06
41 Anna Neal 0.19 1513 1384.10 1513 -> 1520 1384.10 -> 1368.01 5.87 -> 5.8
41 Deborah Tahlman 0.19 492 1541.76 492 -> 500 1541.76 -> 1508.49 7.55 -> 7.52
41 Alysa Parks 0.19 1175 1460.78 1175 -> 1185 1460.78 -> 1436.64 7.68 -> 7.62
41 Phil Birnbaum 0.19 21 1846.60 1846.60 -> 1775.65 35.52 -> 35.38
41 Tom Knorst 0.19 1148 1465.57 1148 -> 1157 1465.57 -> 1441.8 9.77 -> 9.62
41 Jacob Wolff 0.19 3923 1447.41 3923 -> 3935 1447.41 -> 1425.54 7.8 -> 7.25
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
1375 W Lake St Chicago, IL 60607
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Overall

WHERE IS THE IFPA HEADS-UP PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GOING TO BE HELD?

Bottom Lounge
1375 W Lake St
Chicago, IL 60607
HOW DO YOU QUALIFY TO PLAY IN THE IFPA HEADS-UP PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP?
The tournament is open for anyone to participate in. Registration will be open through March 1, 2019 at a fee of $100 per player.

WHAT GAMES WILL BE USED IN THE TOURNAMENT?

TBD

FORMAT

The event will be a 3-strike event made up of head-to-head matches. Each match will be a best-of-3 match on the machine drawn at random.

The matches will consist of Head-to-Head Challenges being played out simultaneously on two different machines of the same title. Whichever player completes the challenge first is declared the winner for that game. Matches will be played on games chosen at random by tournament directors.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Entry fee is $100 per player. All entry fees will be paid back in cash, trophies and additional prizes. Cancellations are refunded 50% of their registration fee. Any excess funds from player refunds will be added to the prize pool.

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 22
  • Total (before TGP) 57.65
  • TGP 36%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 20.76
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 24.48
  • Ratings Strength 11.17
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 44
  • Rated Players 44
Player Locations
  • United States 38
  • Canada 4
  • Australia 1
  • Netherlands 1
Age Distribution
  • 19-25 4
  • 26-35 3
  • 35-45 8
  • 45-55 12
  • 56-65 2
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament March 25, 2018 MAIN Zach Sharpe
Main Tournament October 28, 2017 MAIN Raymond Davidson

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