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Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show Main Tournament

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Tournament Information

Director : Tommy Bizzi
Location : Independence, OH
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :15.67
Ratings Strength :13.30
Base Value : 32
Rated Players :108
Total (before TGP) : 60.97
TGP :200.00%
Event Booster :125%
Tour Value :152.41
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Results for the Main Tournament event on September 15, 2024

Pos Player Rank Rating Points
1 Aleksander Kaczmarczyk 94 1939.05 152.41
2 Raymond Davidson 7 2050.97 128.58
3 Gregory Kennedy 17 2048.91 115.13
4 John Inman 662 1669.07 104.48
5 Sterling Mitoska 63 1816.25 95.52
6 Aaron RIch 40 1821.42 87.73
7 Adam Krzeminski 752 1652.12 80.86
8 Al Thomka 1606 1661.08 74.70
9 Preston Currie 69 1895.22 69.16
10 Andrew Lee 53 1837.24 64.13
10 Jesse Baker 209 1805.88 64.13
12 Jaden Rich 699 1645.95 55.35
13 Galvin Morgan 70 1752.94 51.51
13 Tom Graf 121 1629.22 51.51
15 Cryss Stephens 91 1890.30 44.73
16 Greg Lapa 737 1720.80 41.72
17 Steven Bowden 10 1717.16 38.96
18 Cody Webb 104 1686.76 36.40
18 Evan Bookbinder 697 1647.17 36.40
20 Jeff Teolis 36 1770.72 31.86
22 Zak Bowers 406 1588.81 27.99
22 David Riel 87 1761.06 27.99
22 Sean Campbell OH 1387 1522.59 27.99
25 Nick Greenen 110 1713.86 23.21
25 Jeffrey Dickson 5071 1530.09 23.21
25 Stephen Prusa 64 1975.61 23.21
25 Tommy Bizzi 9067 1423.72 23.21
28 Greg DeFeo 165 1757.81 19.45
29 Phil Birnbaum 66 1752.13 18.40
30 Carlos Delaserda 12 1994.29 17.43
30 Eric Russell CNY 644 1576.92 17.43
33 Matt Waters 654 1575.68 14.96
33 Matt E Owen 1102 1437.90 14.96
33 Jason Plourde 1947 1503.75 14.96
36 Gary Hartz 198 1718.05 13.06
36 Nick Kennedy 221 1609.30 13.06
36 Tedd Mirgliotta 886 1546.04 13.06
36 Stephanie Traub 265 1586.97 13.06
39 Erik Wurtenberger 432 1722.59 11.63
39 Samantha Bacon 1314 1593.00 11.63
41 Derek Fugate 215 1758.50 10.87
42 Jose Chong 213 1556.76 10.55
43 Wiener 2142 1477.72 10.26
44 Michael Bair 1788 1595.12 9.98
45 Ryan Altemose 503 1589.70 9.74
46 Clay Hinson 3658 1394.01 9.52
47 Beau Pendleton 493 1728.76 9.30
48 Justin Stone OH 4252 1493.80 9.12
48 Colleen O'Saben 4163 1311.79 9.12
50 Chad Hobbs 666 1650.05 8.79
51 Amy Kesting 952 1567.94 8.63
52 Bill Taylor 926 1625.55 8.49
53 Ryan Case 3752 1652.29 8.35
54 Kim Martinez 993 1412.20 8.22
55 Nic Shayko 558 1622.70 8.08
56 William Clark 4402 1466.00 7.95
56 Terrence Carl 1244 1550.47 7.95
58 Richard Rulong 1410 1456.84 7.69
59 Caleb Smith OH 1267 1549.91 7.55
60 Dickey Scott 1983 1372.91 7.42
61 Bryan Onkka 4773 1404.10 7.29
62 Ken Guenther 915 1548.13 7.16
63 Tim Kerro 719 1510.74 7.02
64 Russell Crane 1791 1532.47 6.89
65 Dan Gieske 14406 1225.30 6.76
66 Michael Trombetta 1972 1497.01 6.63
67 Mike Herzog 4655 1281.32 6.49
68 Doug Goode 2720 1291.91 6.36
69 Mark Brown OH 285 1694.99 6.23
70 Evan Druso 2374 1385.34 6.10
71 Nicole Turk 1325 1492.47 5.96
72 Jon Hrobat 1012 1547.32 5.83
73 Michael Bajorek 23897 1128.84 5.70
74 Sabrina Dugandzic 3887 1293.55 5.57
74 Nick Uroseva 4427 1229.60 5.57
76 Paul Ellis 1572 1482.40 5.30
77 Adam Barney 3439 1436.22 5.17
78 Zach Ulle 21120 1329.70 5.04
79 Logan Vaughn 2381 1504.84 4.90
80 Kevin Skerl 2320 1429.19 4.77
81 Lance Shepherd 2648 1254.03 4.64
81 Amber Woods 3474 1300.63 4.64
84 Mark Houghton 4081 1365.03 4.24
84 Amy Virostko 2605 1348.57 4.24
84 Mark Biszantz 3309 1315.35 4.24
86 Michael Inman 2732 1464.09 3.98
87 Brent Reed 909 1442.65 3.84
88 Angela Pecora 2677 1377.73 3.71
89 Nolan Liem 1737 1558.16 3.58
90 Michael London 20333 1181.04 3.45
91 Kris Boag 49897 1201.02 3.31
92 Johanna Whitsel 3667 1325.02 3.18
93 Jeff Becker 2832 1530.24 3.05
94 Kevin Vogl 1902 1420.86 2.92
95 Krista Liem 3803 1306.69 2.78
96 James Zwitkowits 2330 1441.98 2.65
97 Brett Ruland 3023 1326.54 2.52
98 Chris Pavlic 2541 1405.99 2.39
99 Jeffrey Thompson 5399 1360.39 2.25
100 Marta Baker 49897 Not Rated 2.12
101 Scott Corsi 5491 1383.03 1.99
102 Nicholas Kamps 4899 1249.53 1.86
103 Sarah Kunz 4644 1288.10 1.72
104 Jess Turner 18190 1237.81 1.59
105 Neil Gleim 16555 1020.92 1.46
106 Pat Kupniewski 3223 1302.92 1.33
107 Fabio Di Sanza 8586 1379.66 1.19
108 Madonna Gieske 23870 1038.40 1.06
108 Mo Herzog 4910 1320.63 1.06
110 Grant Loeber 11291 1273.96 0.80
111 Tom Ceckitti 1395 1595.20 0.66
111 Crystal Turbyfill 49897 Not Rated 0.66
113 Jill Grunenwald 10849 1064.74 0.40
114 Kristin Vogel-Campbell 4874 1315.21 0.27
115 Victoria Semarjian 7520 1119.20 0.13
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


6001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format : Card Format
Finals Format : Match Play
Player Limit : Unknown
Unlimited Qualifying? : No
Qualifying Hours for TGP : 20

Tournament Overview


Start Date: September 12, 2024
End Date: September 15, 2024

Cleveland Pinball and Arcade Show 2024
Holiday Inn - 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131
September 12th-15th, 2024
Stern Pro Circuit Event!
Certified + Main Tournament 250% WPPR

Card Tournament. IFPA Certified + Tournament Stern Pro Circuit Event!
Tournament is open to the public with paid admission.
The event will feature a main tournament as well as a separate herb style classics tournament.
The Junior’s tournament begins at 2 PM on Saturday, with free entry and a trophy for the winner.
Women’s Tournament:
Participating in women’s finals WILL NOT block you from playing in any other finals.
QUALIFYING
Pricing -
Main tournament uses “cards” which allow you to play 5 qualifying games per card, each card costs $20.
Classics is herb style where each ticket lets you play 1 game, it is $9 for 4 Tickets or $20 for 9 Tickets
Tickets and cards must be bought at the front desk, not the tournament area.
Main and classics do not use the same tickets.
Main Tournament Cards sales cut off at 6 PM Saturday
No refunds
Ranking -
Players will play a 5 game card where they will choose and play 5 games out of the 15 game bank. Points will be awarded based on the finishing position of each individual game on the card. All games on the card will count together for the card’s standing and only a player’s best card will count. There are no era restrictions that apply to qualifying.
Best 5 out of X games will be used for classics division qualifying.
Each game score for either main or classics is translated to a qualifying score based on rank (1st 100, 2nd 90, 3rd 85, 84, 83, 82…)
In Main your 5 scores on 1 card will be totaled together as that card’s standing and your best card determines your qualifying rank
In Classics your best scores on 5 different games overall will be totaled up to determine your qualifying rank
Up to 40 players will qualify for Main playoffs (if less than 80 people play in the tournament then it will be top half of the field, rounded down). If Main takes 40 players, the top 4 will receive 2 rounds of byes (into the round of 16) and the next 12 will receive a 1 round bye (into the round of 28).
Top 24 players qualify for classics division playoffs with top 8 getting byes.
Players can check qualifying status at https://neverdrains.com/clepin2024
Schedule -
Qualifying will take place all day Thursday From 5 pm to Midnight, Friday 10 am to Midnight and Saturday 10 am to 6:30 pm.
Players who help scorekeep as well as players who purchase VIP admission to the show will be able to start qualifying an hour early each day.
Cut off for starting games in main division is 6:30 PM on Saturday night.
Any significant ties for main division (to make it into finals or to get an additional bye) will be played off at 7 PM.
Round 1 of Finals for main division will begin at 7:30 PM, with round 2 starting upon its completion. Round 3 will start Sunday morning at 10 AM.
Classics qualifying times are the same, although it ends at 1 pm on Saturday, with classics finals starting at 1:30 pm.
Catastrophic malfunction cut off is Friday at 4 PM. If a game must be replaced after this cutoff then scores from the previous game still stand in the rankings.
Queuing -
The Cleveland Pinball Show will use a virtual queuing system available at https://neverdrains.com/clepin2024
Players may add themselves to queues through either their own device, the designated queuing computer in the tournament area, or by asking a scorekeeper.
Players in Main must notify a scorekeeper or tournament official when they are starting or completing a card.
There will be a chair behind each game. If a player is next on a game then they are encouraged to sit in the game’s respective chair. When a game opens up the next player will be called, if they are not present then the individual is removed from the queue and the next player is called.
The tournament must keep moving, and score keepers will not wait for a player who is in the queue but isn’t present.
Ties -
Significant ties (either to make it into finals or to receive 1 or 2 byes) will be played off on a randomly selected game, with the winner of that game being the winner of the tie breaker. Whoever has the highest ranking in a qualifying score will get choice of play order (if highest rankings are tied, 2nd highest will be used, etc, if all are tied then a coin flip will decide)
Ties above the cut for other positions in main division will be determined by whichever player has the higher ranking on their highest qualifying game. (ex. One player in the tie’s best game rank was the second highest score on a game, and the other player’s best game was a 6th place score. The first player wins the tiebreaker).
If both players in the tie breaker have the same highest game rank, then it will defer down to their second highest game rank. If that is tied it will defer down again, etc.
In the extremely rare case that both players have the exact same rankings across all their qualifying games, the tie will be broken by a coin flip.
FINALS
General information -
Round 1 and 2 of the Main Division check-in begins at 7:00 PM on Saturday.
Round 1 of the Main Division finals begins at 7:30 PM on Saturday at the earliest, if Classics have not yet concluded then main will begin after they finish. Players must check in before 7:30 PM.
Round 2 of Main Division finals begins as soon as Round 1 completes.
Round 3 of the Main Division finals begins at 10 AM on Sunday. Players must check in before 9:30 AM
Classics finals begin at 1:30 PM on Saturday. Players must check in before 1:30 PM.
If a player does not show up to check-in before finals begin then that player will be replaced with the next highest seeded qualifier. (The first alternate)
If a player does not show up for later finals round they will receive last place on each game in their group until they show up.
Finals are played in 4-player “PAPA Style groups”.
Four player games are scored with 1st earning 4 points, 2nd earning 2 points, 3rd earning 1 point, and 4th receiving 0 points.
Three-player games will be scored as if a nonexistent fourth player received the 4th place finish (i.e., 1st earns 4 points, 2nd earns 2, and last earns 1).
There are 3 games in each round (plus a tiebreaker if necessary).
Finals brackets can be found online at - http://matchplay.live/clepinfinals2024
Game Selection -
The highest seeded player in each group has choice of game or position.
If the highest seeded player of the group chooses game then the next seed in their group gets choice of position, all the way down.
If a player defers picking the game and chooses position instead, the next player down has selection of game or position.
Groups select starting with the group containing the highest seeded player, continuing down until all groups have chosen.
If a higher seeded group has already selected a game then other groups are locked out from picking it until their next selection.
One group can not play the same game multiple times in one match.
The same player can’t pick the same game two rounds in a row.
Ties -
Ties will be played off on a randomly selected game from the games that the tied players did not play in their round.
Highest seed has first choice of position.
Final Standings -
IFPA standings for people who were eliminated in the same round as each other will be determined by the players scores in the respective round.
Ties in final round scores will be broken by player’s initial seedings.
Ties outside the finals cut will remain as ties in the final rankings.
Prize Pool -
Prize pool is based on tournament entries, less $1 IFPA fee per player, $5 Stern Pro Circuit fee per player, cost of trophies and other expenses the show may incur related to the tournament.
Main will award cash prizes to the top 28 finishers with 1st receiving 23%, 2nd at 15%, 3rd at 10%, 4th at 8%, 5th through 8th each at 4%, 9th - 16th each at 2%, and 17th-28th each at 1%.
1st
23%
2nd
15%
3rd
10%
4th
8%
5th - 8th
4%
9th - 16th
2%
17th - 28th
1%

Classics will award cash prizes to the top 16 finishers with 1st receiving 25%, 2nd at 16%, 3rd at 11%, 4th at 8%, 5th through 8th each at 5%, and 9th - 16th each at 2.5%.
1st
25%
2nd
16%
3rd
11%
4th
8%
5th - 8th
5%
9th - 16th
2.5%

Actual values will be determined on-site after tournament expenses have been deducted and are subject to rounding to the next higher or lower $5 increment.
All other rules and procedures for anything gameplay related are based on PAPA rules (ex. malfunctions, interference, stuck balls, etc.)
Full rule documentation available here - https://www.ifpapinball.com/rules/
Miscellaneous
Abuse of games
Any attempt to death save or bangback will result in a red card and ejection from the tournament.
Other significant abuse of games will also result in a red card and ejection from the tournament.
We also reserve the right to issue yellow card warnings that can escalate to red cards for rage tilts and other similar unsportsmanlike conduct.
Supplying Machines
Any game that is provided to the tournament must be committed to being available for the full duration of the tournament.
Tournament directors must have access to the keys to your machine.
All other rules related to bringing a machine to the Cleveland Pinball Show itself still apply (damage liability, etc.)
Scorekeeping
Attendees can sign up to scorekeep for either the Main Tournament or Classics Tournament with 1 hour shifts. Scorekeepers can earn 6 tickets per hour, Or one Game card.
Scorekeepers and V.I.P. Players are given 1 hour to qualify before the regular tournament hours begins.
Scorekeepers are able to sign up for multiple shifts, however the amount of scorekeepers per shift is limited, and can be seen on the scorekeeper schedule - Cleveland Pinball Show 2024 Scorekeeper Signup
Contact a tournament director via email or Facebook to register for open scorekeeping spots (Tommy Bizzi at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100016458762908 or gamesrus774@yahoo.com Jeffrey Dickson at https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.dickson.79 or leveltwogames@gmail.com)
Tournament timing
The tournament is set up so that it will end in proper time, however if unusual circumstances cause the tournament to get set on a time trajectory that will not conclude before the show ends then the tournament directors reserve the right to employ mercy rules or remove long playing games.
All or Any Rules, Procedures, Regulations can be changed before Tournament Start Time on Thursday Sept. 12th at 4PM. The final version of the rules will be available printed on site.
For other questions and information please contact Tommy at gamesrus774@yahoo.com or Jeffrey at leveltwogames@gmail.com

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