International Flipper Pinball Association!

Heavenly Pinball Wizard Tournament

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jan 06, 2024

Location
Saitama, Sai, Japan

Director
Hiroto Shishido

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Takaya Yamaguchi	6.93	1988	1891.65	1988 -> 1925	1891.65 -> 1906.26	54.95 -> 56.12
2	Hibiki Sugiyama	2.95	4115	1682.91	4115 -> 3960	1682.91 -> 1705.43	17.37 -> 18.06
3	Sunao Kono	1.60	8728	1515.09	8728 -> 8143	1515.09 -> 1553.43	7.98 -> 8.9
4	Sunao Yoshikawa	0.97	14781	1416.24	14781 -> 12952	1416.24 -> 1495.43	3.85 -> 4.91
5	Manabu Harada	0.68	16893	1459.16	16893 -> 14825	1459.16 -> 1541.77	5.27 -> 6.21
5	Yuta Arashima	0.68	2623	1801.11	2623 -> 2635	1801.11 -> 1793.62	36.47 -> 35.6
7	Yudai Shibata	0.54	17123	1331.20	17123 -> 15307	1331.20 -> 1410.84	2.82 -> 3.42
7	Masanori Yoshimura	0.54	20321	1276.09	20321 -> 17231	1276.09 -> 1421.7	2.39 -> 3.34
10	Kazuki Yokoyama	0.46	31449	1067.99	31449 -> 21764	1067.99 -> 1290.96	1.64 -> 3.64
10	Shin HOMMYO	0.46	13967	1541.07	13967 -> 13172	1541.07 -> 1537.41	4.62 -> 4.84
10	Matsuda Tatsuki	0.46	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 23989	Not Rated -> 1445.28	0 -> 6.64
10	KO JINFU	0.46	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 23988	Not Rated -> 1445.28	0 -> 6.64
14	Shimada Masaya	0.36	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 25845	Not Rated -> 1323.8	0 -> 5.19
14	Sohei Akahoshi	0.36	24830	1232.81	24830 -> 20496	1232.81 -> 1265.24	3.85 -> 4.39
14	Shinji Matsushima	0.36	24899	1287.26	24899 -> 20516	1287.26 -> 1328.36	3.85 -> 4.39
14	Hiroshi Saito	0.36	4624	1712.06	4624 -> 4638	1712.06 -> 1667.54	21.95 -> 21.23
20	Ikki Goto	0.21	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 29989	Not Rated -> 1141.17	0 -> 3.03
20	Ryutaro Sato	0.21	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 29988	Not Rated -> 1141.17	0 -> 3.03
20	Ishikawa Ryo	0.21	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 29987	Not Rated -> 1141.17	0 -> 3.03
20	Ryota Kishi	0.21	22447	1239.04	22447 -> 20365	1239.04 -> 1214.11	2.44 -> 2.58
20	Naoya Kitazawa	0.21	16293	1462.03	16293 -> 15634	1462.03 -> 1366.19	4.2 -> 4.01
20	Ko Okuyama	0.21	14378	1358.47	14378 -> 13983	1358.47 -> 1297.85	6.19 -> 5.69
20	Kenzo Matsumoto	0.21	31451	1067.99	31451 -> 25347	1067.99 -> 1109.84	1.64 -> 2.2
20	Kotaro Imoto	0.21	11175	1558.59	11175 -> 11001	1558.59 -> 1503.44	6.31 -> 6.04
26	Daichi KIMURA	0.05	10825	1490.16	10825 -> 10803	1490.16 -> 1422.6	15.88 -> 13.04
26	Takuya Takeda	0.05	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 39500	Not Rated -> 973.49	0 -> 0.72
26	Yuka Sato	0.05	39393	Not Rated	39393 -> 39501	Not Rated -> 973.49	0 -> 0.72

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

Additional Details

Address

6-21-5 Minami, Hanyuu-shi, Saitama-ken

Registration Opens
December 05, 2023

Format
Double Elimination

Player Limit

40

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

Tournament Date: Jan 6, 2024

Preregistration date is Dec 5 2023,
Capped number of players are 40 players.

Doors open at 10:00AM
Start at 11:30AM

Double Elimination, Winner's bracket best of 5 games, Loser's bracket best of 3 games.

No Parking space without reservation
Free Game.
No Extra balls,
No prizes

More information, see our website.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 6
Total (before TGP) 7.88
TGP 88%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 6.93

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 1.88
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 27
Rated Players 12

Player Locations

Japan 27

Age Distribution

26-35 3
35-45 1
56-65 1

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	January 11, 2026	MAIN	Undecided
Main Tournament	November 23, 2025	MAIN	Takaya Yamaguchi
Main Tournament	October 12, 2025	MAIN	Yuta Arashima
Main Tournament	August 10, 2025	MAIN	Yuta Arashima
Main Tournament	May 04, 2025	MAIN	Tatsunori Naruke
Main Tournament	February 23, 2025	MAIN	Hiroshi Saito
Main Tournament	May 04, 2024	MAIN	Sunao Kono
Main Tournament	March 23, 2024	MAIN	Takaya Yamaguchi