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Helicon Open 2023 - Classics Saturday

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Tournament Information

Director : Chris Brunetti
Location : Oakdale, PA
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :1.62
Ratings Strength :2.99
Base Value : 11
Rated Players :22
Total (before TGP) : 15.61
TGP :119.00%
Event Booster :100%
Tour Value :18.58
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Results for the Classics III event on December 16, 2023

Pos Player Rank Rating Points
1 Aleksander Kaczmarczyk 197 1969.86 18.58
2 David Riel 65 1846.92 10.77
3 Pete Hendricks 1445 1586.72 7.36
4 Jason Bokor 1979 1586.41 5.19
5 Gary Hartz 215 1619.24 3.73
6 Greg DeFeo 307 1789.58 2.75
7 Dave Lancaster 1865 1641.07 2.08
8 Tim Lee 6972 1537.52 1.65
9 John Thwaite 2698 1498.15 1.37
10 Billy Wasko 5424 1438.02 1.20
11 Michael Sakowitz 3627 1505.07 1.08
12 Robert Sneed 6127 1407.01 1.01
13 Al Thomka 7804 1675.93 0.93
14 Doug Halo 11079 1347.82 0.85
15 Adam Lemankiewicz 2244 1554.56 0.77
15 Tim Tournay 527 1577.64 0.77
17 Bill Agnew 7936 1370.06 0.62
18 Mike Hovraluck 23467 1352.07 0.54
19 Johnathan Greenling 8905 1413.16 0.46
20 Chris Brunetti 5649 1439.17 0.39
20 Derek Anderson 6061 1367.52 0.39
22 Peace Nick Mann 6558 1255.38 0.23
23 Jillian Wise 38596 1001.86 0.15
23 Justin Wise 19192 1245.76 0.15
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


Helicon Brewing 102 Union Avenue Oakdale, PA 15071

Format Details


Event Name : Classics III
Qualifying Format : Best Game
Finals Format : Single Elimination
Player Limit : Unknown
Unlimited Qualifying? : No
Qualifying Hours for TGP : 7

Tournament Overview


Tournament Date: December 16, 2023

Much thanks to everyone who came out and made the Helicon Open 2022 an amazing event! The final results for 2022 are posted below.

*** Please note: The general format for 2023 will be the same as 2022 but some minor updates may be made. ***

*** Please also note: The game banks are subject to change without notice. Every attempt will be made to keep all games running in tip-top shape, but pinball happens. ***

The Helicon Open 2023 will be held Thursday, December 14th through Sunday, December 17th. The format will be the same as 2022. The only rules updates below are some clarifications on tie breakers and other minor issues. Please direct any questions to info@heliconbrewing.com or message the Helicon Brewing facebook page. There will be five tournaments held over the 4-day tournament weekend:

Main Tournament
Qualifying runs Thursday through Saturday 11am-midnight.
A Division Finals will begin Sunday at 12pm. B Division Finals will begin at 1pm.
There will be A Division Finals, B Division Finals, and possibly C Division Finals depending on participation.
Players with an IFPA ranking higher than 2000 are not eligible to play in B Division Finals.
All finals brackets will be head-to-head, best-of-three games, with re-seeding each round. The final round will be best-of-5.
During finals, a game can only be chosen once until all games have been chosen.
All games in the Main and all three Classics banks will be eligible choices in the finals.
For the first game in each round of the finals, the higher seed gets the choice of game AND position. On subsequent games, the losing player gets choice of game OR position.
The entry fee is $5 per ticket plus coin drop.
5 games per ticket.
Tickets can be voided. If a ticket is voided then all results do not count.
Once a ticket has been accepted, it can no longer be voided at any time and all scores will count.
The point system per game will be 100, 95, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, etc.
Prizes:
100% of all ticket entry fees will go to the prize pool.
Guaranteed $2500 prize pool.
The A Division prize breakdown will be:
1st place – 40% of total prize pool (guaranteed $1000)
2nd place – 20% (guaranteed $500)
3rd place – 13% (guaranteed $325)
4th place – 7% (guaranteed $175)
5th through 8th place – 5% (guaranteed $125)
$150 for qualifying overall champion
The B and C division prizes will be Helicon gift cards, free passes to pinball free play nights at the brewery, and pinball swag TBD.
15 games in the main bank:
TBD
Note: All games are Pro/base models unless otherwise noted.
Note: All games are set to Competition/Tournament Mode and no extra balls.
Classics
General Information
$10 per day entry fee plus coin drop for all games played.
The format is Herb / open qualifying. High scores will get 100, 95, 90, 89, 88, etc.
The best scores on 5 of 8 games will count towards the total.
Qualifying is 11am-6pm each day. Finals will begin afterwards as soon as the brackets are ready.
Finals are best-of-three each round.
Players will be reseeded each round.
For the first game of each round, the higher seed gets the choice of game AND position. On subsequent games, the losing player gets choice of game OR position.
During finals, a game can only be chosen once until all games have been chosen.
All $10 entry fees will go to the prize pool.
10% of the prize pool will go to the top qualifier.
Note: All EMs are set to 3 balls per game. PLAY extra balls on EMs. Ext
Classics – Thursday Bank
TBD
Classics – Friday Bank
TBD
Classics – Saturday Bank
TBD
Charity
Scores will be accepted Thursday through Saturday.
There are no finals.
The entry fee is $5 per day to participate plus coin drop per game.
The game is TBD and will be set to one ball per game.
The prize payout will go to the top three high scores on the game which will be reset to factory defaults before the tournament begins.
Prizes will be Helicon gift cards, free passes to pinball free play nights at the brewery, and pinball swag TBD.
Please make sure the tournament director knows the initials entered for a high score.
The Oakdale Fire Department will receive 100% of the entry fees and coin drop.
General Notes
All tie breakers will be the high score for one ball played on a random game in the tournament bank. The tournament director will supply the credit to play the one ball and the game choice will be made with the google random number generator.

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Event Date Ranking System Winner
Classics III December 17, 2022 MAIN Cryss Stephens

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