International Flipper Pinball Association!

The Ultimate Pinball Challenge

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Dec 19, 2021

Location
Denver, CO, United States

Director
Dan Gutchess

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Walt Wood	17.18	188	2045.99	188 -> 169	2045.99 -> 2059.63	71.19 -> 72.22	165 -> 148
2	Zach McCarthy	10.31	89	1992.89	89 -> 88	1992.89 -> 1998.57	53.29 -> 53.38	75 -> 74
3	Jackson Fry	7.22	998	1502.22	998 -> 917	1502.22 -> 1537.1	21.12 -> 21.62
4	Tai Tran	5.21	1523	1560.61	1523 -> 1385	1560.61 -> 1585.31	8.53 -> 9.05
5	Trent Augenstein	3.83	40	1709.64		1709.64 -> 1719.41	38.41 -> 38.34
6	Justin Hinman	2.86	1670	1576.96	1670 -> 1612	1576.96 -> 1593.97	9.25 -> 9.35
7	Ryan Altermatt	2.19	475	1648.41		1648.41 -> 1656	24.02 -> 23.86
8	Cassie Begay	1.72	3682	1336.52	3682 -> 3452	1336.52 -> 1369.38	5.08 -> 5.28
9	Aaron Moore	1.40	2670	1413.89	2670 -> 2592	1413.89 -> 1434.26	7 -> 7.03
9	Adam Higgins	1.40	874	1522.63	874 -> 875	1522.63 -> 1531.78	12.51 -> 12.46
12	Snow Galvin	0.96	657	1585.83	657 -> 659	1585.83 -> 1578.69	14.59 -> 14.52
12	Will Schlatmann	0.96	1367	1567.66	1367 -> 1353	1567.66 -> 1563.05	18.83 -> 18.13
12	Deborah Tahlman	0.96	462	1603.74	462 -> 464	1603.74 -> 1594.9	10.98 -> 10.95
14	Brian Wonderly	0.82	3232	1399.17	3232 -> 3182	1399.17 -> 1401.5	6.47 -> 6.38
14	Cindy Grote	0.82	2997	1447.08	2997 -> 2948	1447.08 -> 1444.27	4.96 -> 4.96
16	Nathan Hart	0.69	1154	1541.47		1541.47 -> 1521.73	11.92 -> 11.83
18	Helena Walter Higgins	0.55	718	1547.32	718 -> 719	1547.32 -> 1517.3	15.86 -> 15.71
18	David Klausa	0.55	10445	1221.60	10445 -> 9280	1221.60 -> 1229.72	2.89 -> 2.96
18	Mark Blehm	0.55	1238	1460.64		1460.64 -> 1440.48	6.89 -> 6.85
18	Laura McCarthy	0.55	3523	1350.44	3523 -> 3485	1350.44 -> 1341.36	7.1 -> 6.92
21	Tim Bruner	0.34	4893	1314.28	4893 -> 4857	1314.28 -> 1297.39	5.85 -> 5.53
22	MJ Smith	0.27	9293	1166.59	9293 -> 8834	1166.59 -> 1152.91	2.37 -> 2.28
22	Paul Kardell	0.27	2862	1294.47	2862 -> 2857	1294.47 -> 1269.24	8.12 -> 7.84
22	Nathan Haas	0.27	1392	1607.18	1392 -> 1398	1607.18 -> 1549.53	18.52 -> 18.08
22	Brittanie Stepp	0.27	10656	1139.13	10656 -> 10005	1139.13 -> 1121.77	2.95 -> 2.62

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

Additional Details

Address

The 1up Arcade Bar - LoDo 1925 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Format
Progressive Strike Knockout

Player Limit

64

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

The Ultimate Pinball Challenge. Sunday December 19th, 2021 at The 1up Arcade Bar - Lodo.
Doors open at 11am, Tournament starts at 1pm sharp.
$20 entry fee. Plus cost of games.
The format is 12 strike group knockout. Players are paired against each other in groups of four. In that group, 1st place gets no strikes.. 2nd place gets 1 strike, 3rd place gets 2 strikes, 4th place gets 3 strikes. Once a player gets 12 strikes, that player is eliminated. Last person standing is the winner.
$200 added to the pot from the bar.
100% payback to the top 6 players. WPPR points and cash.
All WPPR fees will be paid by The 1up and not taken from the pot.
This will be an all ages tournament but if you under 21, or bringing someone under 21, let me know in advance.
Parking at street meters is free all day. There are also $5-$10 lots in the area.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 12
Total (before TGP) 16.67
TGP 100%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 17.18

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 2.04
Ratings Strength 2.63
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 25
Rated Players 24

Player Locations

United States 23
Sweden 2

Age Distribution

19-25 1
26-35 1
35-45 9
45-55 5

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	December 21, 2025	MAIN	Undecided
Main Tournament	December 15, 2024	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 17, 2023	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 18, 2022	MAIN	Walt Wood
Main Tournament	December 15, 2019	MAIN	Zach McCarthy
Main Tournament	December 16, 2018	MAIN	Trent Augenstein
Main Tournament	December 11, 2016	MAIN	Levi Fels