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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Jan 21, 2023
Location
Bünde, Nor, Germany
Director
Dirk Elzholz
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Kirsten Adam 31.63 1469 1555.60 1469 -> 942 1555.60 -> 1608.21 28.61 -> 36.77
2 Sascha Klenke 22.17 923 1475.14 923 -> 769 1475.14 -> 1525.46 7.18 -> 7.98
3 Julian Zahs 17.45 1802 1506.24 1802 -> 1399 1506.24 -> 1531.95 11.61 -> 14.29
4 Jim Lindsay UK 14.07 559 1546.09 559 -> 526 1546.09 -> 1575.68 8.39 -> 8.7
5 Dirk Elzholz 11.49 147 1590.52 147 -> 149 1590.52 -> 1572.8 23.33 -> 23.41
7 Carsten Wieske 7.85 969 1528.48 969 -> 924 1528.48 -> 1536.32 5.93 -> 6.13
7 Jochen März 7.85 2716 1338.98 2716 -> 2312 1338.98 -> 1386.86 8.11 -> 9.28
7 Mario Kertels 7.85 136 1614.63 136 -> 138 1614.63 -> 1627.86 21.08 -> 21.1 156 -> 157
9 Dirk Witteweg 5.52 9026 1366.15 9026 -> 5569 1366.15 -> 1433.77 5.9 -> 10.18
10 Martin Langenau 4.70 6902 1407.10 6902 -> 5120 1407.10 -> 1416.91 5.62 -> 7.43
11 Timo Dräger 4.04 4043 1309.74 4043 -> 3547 1309.74 -> 1368.41 4.04 -> 4.54
12 Holger Petersen 3.52 18202 1313.41 18202 -> 7798 1313.41 -> 1411.49 5.31 -> 9.19
13 Michael von Vopelius 3.11 9838 1411.22 9838 -> 7110 1411.22 -> 1469.49 7.5 -> 8.65
14 Sebastian Eiselin 2.80 651 1497.18 651 -> 653 1497.18 -> 1506.67 12.67 -> 12.59
15 Sebastian Pötschke 2.56 17631 1374.92 17631 -> 9063 1374.92 -> 1408.1 5.83 -> 7.65
16 Patrick Pehrs 2.38 548 1437.88 548 -> 550 1437.88 -> 1474.16 10.28 -> 10.33
17 Frank Heidekrüger 2.25 27997 Not Rated 27997 -> 10203 Not Rated -> 1464.18 0 -> 7.11
18 Philippe Craul 2.15 143 1525.32 143 -> 145 1525.32 -> 1532.49 19.72 -> 19.54 178 -> 179
19 Philipp Unger 2.07 387 1643.49 387 -> 386 1643.49 -> 1627.48 13.84 -> 14.03
20 Christian Meyer 2.01 8165 1075.99 8165 -> 6934 1075.99 -> 1177.45 0.88 -> 1.25
21 Guido Christiansen 1.95 741 1467.37 741 -> 746 1467.37 -> 1489.45 7.27 -> 7.3
22 Guido Ehrmann 1.89 2771 1315.86 2771 -> 2503 1315.86 -> 1383.52 6.7 -> 7.26
23 Kay Wolters 1.83 2270 1320.60 2270 -> 2200 1320.60 -> 1354.31 10.39 -> 9.95
24 Sascha Elsner 1.76 3681 1359.29 3681 -> 3482 1359.29 -> 1370.59 6.71 -> 6.53
25 Maik Rog 1.70 12911 1114.58 12911 -> 9018 1114.58 -> 1205.86 2.3 -> 3.38
26 Marcel Langner 1.64 6990 1337.76 6990 -> 6033 1337.76 -> 1383.13 25.67 -> 12.68
27 Helge Zörner 1.58 2977 1245.63 2977 -> 2943 1245.63 -> 1271.48 2.41 -> 2.46
28 Ralf Behr 1.52 2898 1425.23 2898 -> 2812 1425.23 -> 1402 7.31 -> 7.13
29 Nils Langemann 1.46 9491 1338.07 9491 -> 7972 1338.07 -> 1332.02 6.08 -> 5.47
30 Fabian Kretschmer 1.40 25864 1329.93 25864 -> 11837 1329.93 -> 1324.36 1.02 -> 3.69
31 Philipp Segler 1.34 5812 1383.91 5812 -> 5033 1383.91 -> 1402.33 3.84 -> 4.27
32 Eckhard Zahs 1.28 2616 1409.33 2616 -> 2506 1409.33 -> 1408.02 6.65 -> 6.52
32 Gordon Billy 1.28 7423 1399.62 7423 -> 6694 1399.62 -> 1331.61 7.97 -> 6.19
34 Gabi Schmeichel 1.16 6748 1175.59 6748 -> 6257 1175.59 -> 1188.11 1.08 -> 1.21
35 Jens Schmidt 1.10 2691 1303.24 2691 -> 2681 1303.24 -> 1284.54 3.64 -> 3.63
36 Helmar Oels 1.03 6809 1114.37 6809 -> 6420 1114.37 -> 1135.27 1.96 -> 2.06
37 Wolfgang Szymanski 0.97 3579 1368.18 3579 -> 3541 1368.18 -> 1346.67 5.86 -> 5.64
38 Jens Knobloch 0.91 1300 1337.08 1300 -> 1308 1337.08 -> 1335.08 4.75 -> 4.73
39 Jürgen Schmitz 0.85 758 1497.31 758 -> 765 1497.31 -> 1419.07 16.33 -> 15.87
40 Dina Lindsay 0.79 875 1474.19 875 -> 880 1474.19 -> 1418.85 6.85 -> 6.81
41 Olaf Schumann 0.73 3887 1450.82 3887 -> 3744 1450.82 -> 1392.44 28.3 -> 20.95
42 Jörg Bremer 0.67 11096 1019.10 11096 -> 9570 1019.10 -> 1069.41 1.31 -> 1.5
43 Nicole Billy 0.61 11513 1103.53 11513 -> 9860 1103.53 -> 1126.93 2.43 -> 2.29
44 Robert Paul 0.55 20171 1184.15 20171 -> 14469 1184.15 -> 1142.61 3.76 -> 2.13
45 Lars Erdmann 0.49 5982 1305.41 5982 -> 5825 1305.41 -> 1259.12 5.67 -> 4.92
46 Andrea Ehrmann 0.43 6052 1160.23 6052 -> 5948 1160.23 -> 1162.65 2.02 -> 2
47 Thomas Ferocino 0.37 6584 1297.04 6584 -> 6452 1297.04 -> 1246.29 5.05 -> 4.31
48 Oliver van de Flierdt 0.30 7579 1414.22 7579 -> 7448 1414.22 -> 1307.18 7.95 -> 5.65
49 Marc David Leipold 0.24 27997 Not Rated 27997 -> 21323 Not Rated -> 970.48 0 -> 0.76
50 Steven Schmidt 0.18 18300 1079.97 18300 -> 16353 1079.97 -> 1008.47 1.96 -> 1.11
51 Christian Paul 0.12 15200 1310.25 15200 -> 14457 1310.25 -> 1204.04 5.32 -> 1.86
52 Enrico Moritz 0.06 18340 1292.35 18340 -> 17606 1292.35 -> 1151.52 5.18 -> 1.17
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Daimlerstr 41 Bünde, Nor Germany
Registration Opens
September 06, 2022
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
50
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Welcome to our PU Challenge IFPA Tournament with 19 rounds head to head strict swiss mode in our PU challenge area.
This event has a maximum of 50 players and a pre-registration is necessary.
After this the best 4 players play a 4-player final on three different machines (7-5-3-1 points).
The TGP for this event will be 100%.
Further details about this tournament can be found at https://pinball-universe.de/pu-challenge

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 19.5
  • Total (before TGP) 23.97
  • TGP 132%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 31.63
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.93
  • Ratings Strength 2.54
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 52
  • Rated Players 39
Player Locations
  • Germany 51
  • Netherlands 1
Age Distribution
  • 26-35 1
  • 45-55 11
  • 56-65 14
  • 65-99 1
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament January 24, 2026 MAIN Undecided
Main Tournament November 15, 2025 MAIN Ethan Bent
Main Tournament September 20, 2025 MAIN Guido Ehrmann
Main Tournament January 18, 2025 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament November 16, 2024 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 14, 2024 MAIN Mark van der Gugten
Main Tournament July 20, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 25, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament March 09, 2024 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament January 13, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament November 11, 2023 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament September 16, 2023 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 08, 2023 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 13, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament March 11, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament November 05, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 24, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 23, 2022 MAIN Kirsten Adam

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