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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Mar 11, 2023
Location
Bünde, Nor, Germany
Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Marc Steinmeier 32.82 801 1472.18 801 -> 605 1472.18 -> 1526.54 23.29 -> 27.53
2 Sebastian Pötschke 22.14 8777 1361.59 8777 -> 3242 1361.59 -> 1431.01 6.94 -> 31.05
3 Dirk Elzholz 16.96 149 1639.31 1639.31 -> 1662.35 23.28 -> 23.62 132 -> 130
4 Holger Petersen 13.31 7727 1351.87 7727 -> 3992 1351.87 -> 1424.41 8.31 -> 19.99
5 Philippe Craul 10.60 122 1639.70 122 -> 123 1639.70 -> 1654.01 21.3 -> 21.43 150 -> 151
6 Daniel Bähr 8.52 23416 994.15 23416 -> 5957 994.15 -> 1421.37 1.2 -> 17.34
7 Sebastian Eiselin 6.91 699 1456.19 699 -> 691 1456.19 -> 1493.11 12.41 -> 12.6
8 Guido Christiansen 5.67 788 1430.79 788 -> 782 1430.79 -> 1468.93 7.4 -> 7.48
9 Sascha Klenke 4.70 844 1538.88 844 -> 832 1538.88 -> 1552.87 7.31 -> 7.41
9 Carsten Wieske 4.70 985 1406.53 985 -> 965 1406.53 -> 1443.32 5.88 -> 5.96
11 Jens Knobloch 3.38 1170 1384.89 1170 -> 1148 1384.89 -> 1421.15 4.91 -> 4.98
12 Pierre Jahic 2.96 807 1439.38 807 -> 802 1439.38 -> 1459.15 12.42 -> 12.33
13 Burkhard Nagel 2.64 9888 1281.48 9888 -> 7515 1281.48 -> 1367.13 5.84 -> 6.76
14 Eckhard Zahs 2.42 2668 1408.02 2668 -> 2541 1408.02 -> 1425.66 6.52 -> 6.57
15 Guido Ehrmann 2.25 1857 1486.13 1857 -> 1821 1486.13 -> 1485.96 8.41 -> 8.34
16 Raphael Granzow 2.13 3190 1469.48 3190 -> 3086 1469.48 -> 1468.31 2.95 -> 3.07
17 Patrick Pehrs 2.03 530 1560.27 1560.27 -> 1538.87 10.87 -> 10.8
18 Julian Zahs 1.95 1485 1531.95 1485 -> 1457 1531.95 -> 1509.86 14.29 -> 13.78
19 Olaf Schumann 1.88 4870 1392.44 4870 -> 4555 1392.44 -> 1393.69 16.69 -> 13.96
20 Kay Wolters 1.80 2357 1343.32 2357 -> 2302 1343.32 -> 1351.47 9.89 -> 9.58
21 Kirsten Adam 1.72 1126 1608.21 1126 -> 1115 1608.21 -> 1559.7 32.66 -> 29.89
22 Christoph Granzow 1.64 2538 1425.58 2538 -> 2498 1425.58 -> 1408.76 4.21 -> 4.24
23 Heiko Hagedorn 1.56 5762 1303.91 5762 -> 5331 1303.91 -> 1307.01 3.88 -> 3.99
24 Sebastian Zehe 1.48 4005 1483.82 4005 -> 3825 1483.82 -> 1447.71 8.07 -> 7.63
25 Till Kolbe 1.41 1172 1471.10 1172 -> 1175 1471.10 -> 1432.56 11.34 -> 11.08
26 Wolfgang Szymanski 1.33 3689 1346.67 3689 -> 3616 1346.67 -> 1328.08 5.9 -> 5.76
27 Jens Schmidt 1.25 2845 1284.54 2845 -> 2830 1284.54 -> 1275.37 3.63 -> 3.64
28 Philipp Schneider 1.17 6287 1246.11 6287 -> 5909 1246.11 -> 1241.16 5.56 -> 5.18
29 Gordon Billy 1.09 6725 1350.94 6725 -> 6255 1350.94 -> 1320.81 6.24 -> 5.55
30 Jürgen Braun 1.02 5649 1300.52 5649 -> 5369 1300.52 -> 1274.87 2.92 -> 2.94
31 Nicole Billy 0.94 9997 1092.37 9997 -> 8827 1092.37 -> 1100.74 2.23 -> 2.38
31 Sascha Elsner 0.94 3629 1370.59 3629 -> 3556 1370.59 -> 1324.47 6.53 -> 6.19
33 Holger Fiedler 0.78 27515 Not Rated 27515 -> 15074 Not Rated -> 1094.21 0 -> 2.38
34 Lars Erdmann 0.70 5931 1258.77 5931 -> 5744 1258.77 -> 1227.05 4.93 -> 4.5
35 Dirk Rohde 0.63 3283 1223.65 3283 -> 3270 1223.65 -> 1195.41 2.92 -> 2.89
36 Marc David Leipold 0.55 21327 970.48 21327 -> 14995 970.48 -> 984.48 0.76 -> 1.23
37 Gabi Schmeichel 0.47 6049 1222.69 6049 -> 5913 1222.69 -> 1186.88 1.3 -> 1.3
38 Andrea Ehrmann 0.39 5448 1235.11 5448 -> 5435 1235.11 -> 1193.21 1.92 -> 1.89
39 Sebastian Bechinger 0.31 27515 Not Rated 27515 -> 19903 Not Rated -> 985.67 0 -> 0.94
40 Benjamin Schüller 0.23 14944 1105.90 14944 -> 13783 1105.90 -> 1071.83 2.79 -> 1.67
41 Helmar Oels 0.16 6841 1135.27 6841 -> 6832 1135.27 -> 1099.92 1.96 -> 1.85
42 Steven Schmidt 0.08 16487 1008.47 16487 -> 15890 1008.47 -> 958.72 1.11 -> 0.78
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Pinball Universe Daimlerstr. 41-43 32257 Bünde
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
50
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Bei unserem alle zwei Monate ausgetragenem Turnier spielen wir zur Zeit folgenden Modus:

Hauptrunde: Wir spielen von 11 bis 19 Uhr im (strikten) Schweizer System Head-to-Head (ca. 21 Spiele) (inkl. 1h Mittagspause).
Viertelfinale: Die besten 8 Spieler der Hauptrunde qualifizieren sich (Stechen bei Punktegleichstand) und spielen ein Best-of-5 Head-to-Head (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5).
Halbfinale: Die Sieger der Viertelfinale spielen ein Best-of-5 Head-to-Head
Finale: Die Sieger der Halbfinale spielen ein Best-of-5 Head-to-Head

Die Verlierer der Viertelfinale spielen zu viert ein Spiel um Platz 5 bis 8.
Die Verlierer der Halbfinale spielen ein Best-of-3 Head-to-Head um Platz 3 und 4.



WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 17
  • Total (before TGP) 20.51
  • TGP 160%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 32.82
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.22
  • Ratings Strength 2.29
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 42
  • Rated Players 34
Player Locations
  • Germany 41
  • Netherlands 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 1
  • 26-35 1
  • 35-45 1
  • 45-55 8
  • 56-65 11
  • 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 January 21, 2023 MAIN Kirsten Adam
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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