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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Jul 20, 2024
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 Dirk Klaver 52.98 508 1649.40 508 -> 395 1649.40 -> 1682.83 22.73 -> 25.22
2 Joachim Reniers 40.98 2375 1510.81 2375 -> 1677 1510.81 -> 1559.74 7.26 -> 9.61
3 Dirk Elzholz 34.57 289 1665.50 289 -> 270 1665.50 -> 1689.21 24.83 -> 25.27
4 Jan Feth 29.72 1722 1485.74 1722 -> 1395 1485.74 -> 1540.78 9.55 -> 10.76
6 Christoph Granzow 22.53 2330 1429.18 2330 -> 1955 1429.18 -> 1484.8 5.35 -> 6.08
6 Raphael Granzow 22.53 1377 1455.93 1377 -> 1198 1455.93 -> 1506.29 7.35 -> 8.05
6 Ivan Gluschko 22.53 2414 1554.08 2414 -> 1990 1554.08 -> 1587.14 7.3 -> 8.23
6 Dirk Nicklaus 22.53 3124 1381.41 3124 -> 2455 1381.41 -> 1445.85 7.34 -> 9.23
9 Patrick Pehrs 15.36 897 1493.08 897 -> 863 1493.08 -> 1526.1 10.67 -> 10.86
12 Matthias Flügge 10.72 2079 1468.79 2079 -> 1922 1468.79 -> 1505.33 6.58 -> 6.86
12 Volker Levien 10.72 4288 1452.52 4288 -> 3735 1452.52 -> 1492.67 5.07 -> 5.5
12 Mathias Jäger 10.72 1091 1453.41 1091 -> 1057 1453.41 -> 1493.33 9.99 -> 10.15
12 Philipp Unger 10.72 544 1631.49 1631.49 -> 1634.45 15.83 -> 15.88
12 Guido Christiansen 10.72 858 1530.98 858 -> 849 1530.98 -> 1552.98 9.35 -> 9.42
16 Jörg Merker 6.92 6345 1322.53 6345 -> 5493 1322.53 -> 1382.89 4.23 -> 4.95
16 Frank Frohn 6.92 5259 1481.44 5259 -> 4574 1481.44 -> 1504.42 12.52 -> 12.62
16 Timm Tesch 6.92 5374 1353.95 5374 -> 4685 1353.95 -> 1406.56 5.86 -> 6.56
19 Pierre Jahic 5.21 1380 1558.07 1380 -> 1376 1558.07 -> 1549.59 12.79 -> 12.71
19 Julius Wittke 5.21 10805 1323.15 10805 -> 8425 1323.15 -> 1370.18 2.83 -> 4.05
19 Marcel Reinhardt 5.21 7024 1341.78 7024 -> 6112 1341.78 -> 1383.51 12.12 -> 11.54
19 Jan Gröppel 5.21 1003 1468.61 1468.61 -> 1480.65 15.49 -> 15.31
24 Alexander Wittke 3.66 6084 1354.63 6084 -> 5647 1354.63 -> 1381.02 7.17 -> 7.13
24 Philipp Segler 3.66 4200 1463.48 4200 -> 4048 1463.48 -> 1462.56 8.51 -> 8.39
24 Michael Reuter 3.66 6631 1403.24 6631 -> 6039 1403.24 -> 1417.75 7.89 -> 7.73
24 Dirk Rohde 3.66 2084 1396.29 2084 -> 2047 1396.29 -> 1413.34 5.89 -> 5.91
24 Guido Ehrmann 3.66 1536 1503.40 1536 -> 1540 1503.40 -> 1492.46 13.24 -> 13.06
24 Mateo Jahic 3.66 12675 1185.17 12675 -> 10003 1185.17 -> 1255.04 2.1 -> 2.94
30 Dirk Wittke 2.90 7536 1295.26 7536 -> 6899 1295.26 -> 1326.98 3.23 -> 3.42
30 Michael Nau 2.90 4393 1416.82 4393 -> 4196 1416.82 -> 1414.81 9.19 -> 8.78
30 Helge Zörner 2.90 3668 1332.52 3668 -> 3631 1332.52 -> 1353.66 2.62 -> 2.65
30 Maik Rog 2.90 6328 1354.69 6328 -> 5967 1354.69 -> 1369.56 3.83 -> 3.94
30 Sven Märting 2.90 4463 1434.13 4463 -> 4245 1434.13 -> 1426.53 11.65 -> 10.81
30 Mark van der Gugten 2.90 377 1651.49 1651.49 -> 1586.17 18.62 -> 18.48
36 Andreas Guenther 2.40 48354 Not Rated 48354 -> 16355 Not Rated -> 1324.87 0 -> 4.53
36 Till Kolbe 2.40 366 1470.26 366 -> 367 1470.26 -> 1436.56 15.47 -> 15.31
36 Sven Göttsche 2.40 5058 1456.62 5058 -> 4895 1456.62 -> 1426.76 12.06 -> 10.97
36 Ralf Fleuren 2.40 1302 1546.86 1546.86 -> 1491.79 14.29 -> 13.95
36 Jürgen Zwilling 2.40 2275 1468.97 1468.97 -> 1435.64 10.34 -> 10.18
36 Andrea Ehrmann 2.40 4777 1348.23 4777 -> 4657 1348.23 -> 1348.24 3.4 -> 3.44
42 Nicole Billy 1.90 5287 1256.72 5287 -> 5137 1256.72 -> 1265.08 4.67 -> 4.6
42 Joshua Schüler 1.90 9240 1379.18 9240 -> 8541 1379.18 -> 1354.39 9.47 -> 7.51
42 Rüdiger Hartmann 1.90 8442 1236.73 8442 -> 7864 1236.73 -> 1250.07 3.58 -> 3.58
42 Lale Güler 1.90 5099 1254.53 5099 -> 4994 1254.53 -> 1263.44 7.49 -> 7.1
42 Gabi Schmeichel 1.90 4521 1388.95 4521 -> 4494 1388.95 -> 1363.96 2.31 -> 2.34
42 Nils Alef 1.90 6585 1467.47 6585 -> 6277 1467.47 -> 1421.79 7.25 -> 6.65
48 Michael Kaminski 1.41 15462 1284.66 15462 -> 13315 1284.66 -> 1269.72 4.33 -> 3.59
48 Carsten Wieske 1.41 1509 1449.46 1509 -> 1514 1449.46 -> 1392.81 6.46 -> 6.43
48 Helmar Oels 1.41 9878 1162.82 9878 -> 9355 1162.82 -> 1176.53 2.13 -> 2.16
48 Gordon Billy 1.41 4610 1271.16 4610 -> 4577 1271.16 -> 1258.68 6.94 -> 6.64
48 Yuna Rohde 1.41 5638 1328.41 5638 -> 5573 1328.41 -> 1302.85 1.98 -> 2
53 Christian Gerckens 0.99 6847 1430.60 6847 -> 6659 1430.60 -> 1370.76 7.28 -> 6.38
53 Marco Fehres 0.99 7350 1329.18 7350 -> 7191 1329.18 -> 1293.53 3.49 -> 3.33
53 Sascha Schäufler 0.99 16259 1169.79 16259 -> 14395 1169.79 -> 1166.73 1.94 -> 1.92
53 Walter Schüler 0.99 7951 1240.16 7951 -> 7791 1240.16 -> 1222.59 4.07 -> 3.84
53 Christian Hagemann 0.99 7148 1272.31 7148 -> 6966 1272.31 -> 1246.5 3.07 -> 2.98
58 Gerry Kurze 0.58 5273 1406.83 5273 -> 5272 1406.83 -> 1342.74 7.26 -> 6.59
58 Jochen März 0.58 3594 1378.39 3594 -> 3601 1378.39 -> 1319.99 6.66 -> 6.4
58 Stefanie Tesch 0.58 6579 1370.38 6579 -> 6502 1370.38 -> 1313.57 4.6 -> 4.22
58 Katharina Hagemann 0.58 8359 1241.12 8359 -> 8216 1241.12 -> 1208.87 2.16 -> 2.08
58 Udo Luzay 0.58 8606 1274.82 8606 -> 8447 1274.82 -> 1236.42 4.9 -> 4.23
61 Pauline Schulz 0.33 20764 982.35 20764 -> 19150 982.35 -> 968.74 1.33 -> 1.07
61 Oliver Wiege 0.33 5959 1373.58 5959 -> 5933 1373.58 -> 1300.65 9.94 -> 8.35
63 Christian Paul 0.17 15241 1067.79 15241 -> 14945 1067.79 -> 1043.72 1.89 -> 1.52
64 Sascha Klenke 0.08 499 1485.80 499 -> 501 1485.80 -> 1392.46 11.23 -> 11.12
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Daimlerstr 41 Bünde, Nor
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Strike Knockout
Player Limit
64
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Willkommen zu unserem "PU Challenge IFPA Turnier" in unserer PU Challenge Area.
Wir werden an diesem Termin ein 10-Strike Knockout (Head-to-Head) spielen, bis 8 Spieler übrig bleiben.
Beginn des Turniers ist um 11 Uhr.
Jeder Teilnehmer startet mit 10 Leben, es wird rundenbasiert zu zweit head-to-head gespielt, eine Niederlage kostet ein Leben.
Hat man all seine Leben verloren, scheidet man aus und kann sich in unserem großen Showroom/Freispielbereich aufhalten.
Gegen 14 Uhr machen wir eine 1-stündige Mittagspause.
Wir gehen davon aus, dass die ersten Spieler nach ca. 15 Runden ausscheiden werden und die besten 8 Spieler ca. 25 Runden spielen werden.
Die Rundendauer wird erfahrungsgemäß maximal 20 Minuten betragen.

Viertelfinale: Die besten 8 Spieler der Hauptrunde spielen im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head
Halbfinale: Die Gewinner der Viertelfinale spielt im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head
Finale: Die Gewinner der Halbfinale spielen im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head

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Welcome to our "PU Challenge IFPA Tournament" in our PU Challenge Area.
We will play a 10-Strike Knockout (Head-to-Head) until 8 players remain.
The tournament will start at 11am.
Each player starts with 10 lives, the game is round-based and played head-to-head with two players, a loss costs one life.
If you lose all your lives, you are eliminated and you can stay in our large showroom/free play area.
We take a 1-hour lunch break at around 2 pm.
We assume that the first players will be eliminated after about 15 rounds and the eight best player will play about 25 rounds. Experience has shown that the rounds will last a maximum of 20 minutes.

Quarter-finals: The best 8 players of the main round will play head-to-head in best-of-5 mode,
Semi-finals: The winners of the quarter-finals will play head-to-head in best-of-5 mode,
Final: The winners of the semi-finals play head-to-head in best-of-5 mode.

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 30.5
  • Total (before TGP) 35.8
  • TGP 148%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 52.98
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.14
  • Ratings Strength 4.16
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 64
  • Rated Players 61
Player Locations
  • Germany 61
  • Netherlands 2
  • Belgium 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 3
  • 26-35 1
  • 35-45 6
  • 45-55 18
  • 56-65 11
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 July 26, 2025 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament May 10, 2025 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament March 15, 2025 MAIN Guido Christiansen
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 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 March 11, 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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