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DFW Pinball League 2023 Spring / Summer League

Event Name
League

When
Apr 30, 2023 to Aug 05, 2023

Location
Carrollton, TX, United States

Director
Louis Marx

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Garrett Shahan	13.17	126	1851.23		1851.23 -> 1861.81	44.75 -> 45.09
2	Eric Anderson	8.25	2399	1565.79	2399 -> 2128	1565.79 -> 1576.99	31.43 -> 31.63
3	Rick Miller	5.97	1911	1532.06	1911 -> 1794	1532.06 -> 1556.97	16.49 -> 17.11
4	Austin Kemp	4.44	341	1743.20	341 -> 344	1743.20 -> 1736.33	31.78 -> 31.62
5	Ken Kemp	3.35	435	1731.27	435 -> 425	1731.27 -> 1744.46	30.35 -> 30.84
6	Mark Beardsley	2.56	1016	1633.02	1016 -> 1018	1633.02 -> 1594.4	19.86 -> 19.56
7	Keith Shahan	1.98	472	1565.84	472 -> 471	1565.84 -> 1584.72	17.95 -> 18.04
8	Clark McCoy	1.56	885	1437.26	885 -> 889	1437.26 -> 1471.9	12.98 -> 13.07
9	Chris Musk	1.27	2176	1452.79	2176 -> 2181	1452.79 -> 1463.28	8.23 -> 8.22
10	Lee Stokely	1.06	7159	1309.62	7159 -> 6540	1309.62 -> 1333.7	4.28 -> 4.56
11	Jorge Ramos	0.91	3950	1328.45	3950 -> 3953	1328.45 -> 1324.68	6.47 -> 6.37
12	Richard Carson	0.81	3736	1385.42	3736 -> 3744	1385.42 -> 1383.1	4.66 -> 4.65
13	William Hayden	0.74	11338	1162.70	11338 -> 9760	1162.70 -> 1223.5	3.27 -> 3.71
14	Kevin Rodriguez	0.68	278	1621.50	278 -> 279	1621.50 -> 1617.87	30.35 -> 30.4
15	Tom George	0.63	786	1525.75	786 -> 787	1525.75 -> 1526.71	9.14 -> 9.17
16	Eric Heskett	0.58	869	1448.67	869 -> 872	1448.67 -> 1436.36	15.01 -> 14.85
17	Tim Tennison	0.54	2123	1402.57	2123 -> 2126	1402.57 -> 1381.17	9.38 -> 9.23
18	Louis Marx	0.49	2771	1299.84	2771 -> 2776	1299.84 -> 1304.49	5.82 -> 5.79
19	Ethan Wade	0.44	2243	1352.81	2243 -> 2249	1352.81 -> 1341.82	10.58 -> 10.35
20	Savannah Archuleta	0.39	2385	1458.13	2385 -> 2391	1458.13 -> 1447.78	7.49 -> 7.44
21	Lora Tennison	0.34	2636	1461.05	2636 -> 2640	1461.05 -> 1436.42	7.11 -> 7.01
22	Brian Fletcher	0.29	3640	1318.45	3640 -> 3645	1318.45 -> 1289.78	4.4 -> 4.33
23	Brian Hayden	0.24	8104	1356.24	8104 -> 7976	1356.24 -> 1301.58	7.64 -> 6.04
24	Tricia Rodriguez	0.19	9446	1011.69	9446 -> 9002	1011.69 -> 1040.32	1.21 -> 1.32
25	Kim Marx	0.15	16034	961.58	16034 -> 15379	961.58 -> 955.7	0.62 -> 0.65
26	Sandra Hegeman	0.10	3066	1255.95	3066 -> 3072	1255.95 -> 1221.53	3.48 -> 3.46
27	Harrison Marx	0.05	9323	948.17	9323 -> 9334	948.17 -> 933.98	1.1 -> 1.08

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

Additional Details

Address

1228 Stillwater Trail, Carrollton, TX 75007

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Format
Strike Knockout

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

Start Date: April 30, 2023
End Date: August 5, 2023

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164360813769869/
https://dfw-pinball-league.webnode.com/

DFW Pinball League 2023 Spring / Summer League

This league should hit the 200% TGP mark or darn close to it based on the rules introduced by the IFPA for 2023.

THIS LEAGUE WILL RUN ON WEEKENDS IN COLLECTORS' PRIVATE GAME ROOMS FROM APRIL THROUGH JULY 2023, WITH FINALS HAPPENING IN THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST.

EACH EVENT ALSO HOSTS A SEPARATE IFPA TOURNAMENT AS WELL - SO COME AND HAVE FUN AT BOTH !!
A page with details for EACH standalone tournament will appear on the IFPA calendar approximately 4-6 weeks before each specific event. A Facebook event page will be built for most of the standalone tournaments as well.

LEAGUE SCHEDULE:
EVENT 1: Sunday April 30 at NOON
Ken Kemp opens his famous collection at 411 West Hughes Street, Collinsville, TX 76233 for his annual TOAD SUCK SHOOTOUT fundraiser benefitting kids' educations and college scholarships. the collection consists of ~40 pinball machines. Cost is LIKELY to be $27 per person (or larger charitable donation) to play.

EVENT 2: Saturday May 6 at NOON
Tom George hosts many of the DFW Women's League events, but now he is also scheduled to host the FULL DFW League at his home at 4181 Newton Street, The Colony, TX 75056. This is a unique collection with games that we don't generally see elsewhere! Cost is LIKELY to be $10 per adult and $5 per child to play.

EVENT 3: Weekend of May 20 and 21
Hosted by Keith and Garrett Shahan at 241 Cardinal Lane, Abilene, TX 79602, the league event will start on Saturday at 1:00 PM. League is SATURDAY only. This is part of the ABILENE SHOWDOWN - which will have the league event AND also THREE (3) IFPA tournaments in a two day span.
Cost is LIKELY to be $10 per person (all entrants) to play.
This covers any/all of the tournaments and league.
Recommended Hotels (no special rates apply):
--- Per our hosts, "The best deal and the closest to the venue is Comfort Inn and Suites. 6350 Directors Parkway. 800-424-6423
--- Choice 2: Holiday inn express. 1802 E. Overland Trail. 888-465-4329
--- Hampton Inn and Suites 3526 W. Lake Road. 800-426-7866

EVENT 4: Saturday June 3 @ 1:00 PM
The Ramos family at 8426 County Rd 301, Grandview, TX 76050 opens their home and their collection, with collaboration from Warren Joe as they combine their amazing collection of pinball machines for this event! Cost is LIKELY to be $10 per adult and $5 per child to play.

EVENT 5: Sunday Jul 2 @ NOON
Stephen Brown opens his amazing game room at 12789 Concho Drive, Frisco, TX 75033. This pinball collection consists of mostly 1980s machines and older and is truly amazing! Cost is LIKELY to be $10 per adult and $5 per child to play.

EVENT 6: Sunday July 30 @ NOON
Kim Keist, owner of Kimball's Pinballs and winner of countless awards for his creations at the Texas Pinball Festival, hosts a pinball tournament for us at 10005 Allen Mill Court, Lakeside/Fort Worth, TX 76135. Cost will be $35 per person to play with all excess proceeds going to Ken Kemp's Toad Suck Scholarship Fund for kids.

PLAYOFFS/FINALS - EVENT 7: Saturday August 5 @ Noon
Rickie Carson hosts our league finals at 1228 Stillwater Trail, Carrollton, TX 75007 with his amazing collection of games stretching from the 1980s all they up to modern machines. League finals are FREE for those who qualify. Costs were paid at the qualifiers - there is no cost to play in the FINALS. The Standalone IFPA tournament

League qualifying is best score format - unlimited attempts with a minimum of 8 hours per qualifier - 6 qualifying dates total.
A person must complete HALF of all qualifying games to be eligible for the finals. See https://dfw-pinball-league.webnode.com/ for specific league rules, scoring guidelines, and more.
--- The league finals will be a strikes / knockout tournament.
--- Please be aware that, if any of the top qualifiers fail to appear, then their spot will be given to the next highest seed present at the start of the finals.

Finals start promptly on time - any participant who has NOT checked in at the START of the players meeting (at the beginning of the tournament) WILL lose their spot.
Any players that call, text, email, or Facebook message LOUIS MARX indicating that they are running late WILL have their spots held -- they have checked in -- however make 100% certain that he replies to your text!
If he doesn't reply, then he hasn't gotten it.
These messages ONLY count if he receives and replies to them.
He says, "I do make my contact info readily available to league participants - I am easy to find. I provide my phone/text number to any league participant that asks for it."

Questions or concerns?
Please reach out to Louis Marx via one of our websites:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/164360813769869/
https://dfw-pinball-league.webnode.com/

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 13.5
Total (before TGP) 17.32
TGP 76%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 13.17

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 1.36
Ratings Strength 2.46
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 27
Rated Players 27

Player Locations

United States 27

Age Distribution

12-18 2
19-25 2
26-35 4
35-45 2
45-55 4
56-65 9