International Flipper Pinball Association!

March Melee

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Mar 21, 2025

Location
Wood River, IL, United States

Director
Major League Pinball

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	John Miller MO	26.99	295	1894.77	295 -> 290	1894.77 -> 1918.49	51.43 -> 51.76
2	Tyler Becker	19.48	283	1688.16	283 -> 280	1688.16 -> 1727.16	23.88 -> 24.09
3	Ryan Willenbrock	15.65	1081	1556.45	1081 -> 1023	1556.45 -> 1609.84	18.94 -> 19.31
4	Abram Quiller	12.85	10486	1245.55	10486 -> 7048	1245.55 -> 1345.8	3.4 -> 6.6
6	Gary Vollmer	8.93	3734	1425.99	3734 -> 3468	1425.99 -> 1488.57	8.64 -> 9.08
6	Dan Sexauer	8.93	594	1615.01		1615.01 -> 1646.95	21.06 -> 21.17
6	Mike Howard	8.93	845	1630.73		1630.73 -> 1661.24	16.46 -> 16.56
6	Carleton Plourde	8.93	301	1815.37		1815.37 -> 1822.97	26.76 -> 26.8
12	John Ragusa	3.42	3420	1473.29	3420 -> 3399	1473.29 -> 1510.81	7.28 -> 7.36
12	Tyler Hund	3.42	460	1694.81		1694.81 -> 1694.41	28.5 -> 28.32
12	Tim Zollner	3.42	1294	1617.46	1294 -> 1297	1617.46 -> 1630.03	15.57 -> 15.54
12	Colin Krawcyk	3.42	1489	1715.47	1489 -> 1490	1715.47 -> 1712.48	19.6 -> 19.51
12	Chuck Sanderson	3.42	348	1756.54		1756.54 -> 1747.4	33.5 -> 33.32
12	John Glattfelt	3.42	16221	1253.89	16221 -> 12424	1253.89 -> 1391.57	4.76 -> 6.91
12	Stephen Chappell	3.42	812	1565.45	812 -> 811	1565.45 -> 1586.64	13.6 -> 13.6
12	Crystal Ragusa	3.42	5571	1370.28	5571 -> 5315	1370.28 -> 1427.06	3.88 -> 4.04
17	Colton Morgan	1.93	745	1815.73	745 -> 746	1815.73 -> 1771.17	36.08 -> 35.82
18	Robert Trail	1.79	4792	1402.89	4792 -> 4693	1402.89 -> 1432.67	9.08 -> 9.01
19	Carter Crews	1.67	1649	1640.00	1649 -> 1652	1640.00 -> 1622.4	22.94 -> 22.67
20	Dylan Sholtes	1.58	2260	1451.10	2260 -> 2261	1451.10 -> 1462.97	7.66 -> 7.64
21	Andrew Graneto	1.51	16396	1284.71	16396 -> 14253	1284.71 -> 1332.06	3.82 -> 4.24
22	Charles Hefti Jr.	1.44	6071	1382.64	6071 -> 5946	1382.64 -> 1397.46	7.97 -> 7.84
23	Scott Morrow	1.38	2009	1488.07	2009 -> 2011	1488.07 -> 1481.43	7.19 -> 7.18
24	Andrea Johnston	1.32	7776	1257.23	7776 -> 7592	1257.23 -> 1294.59	5.82 -> 5.77
25	Joe Sharpe	1.26	1403	1772.90		1772.90 -> 1691.61	28.02 -> 27.5
26	JR Johnston	1.20	4578	1391.94	4578 -> 4546	1391.94 -> 1391.4	10.52 -> 10.23
27	Shelley Sharpe	1.14	6461	1524.27	6461 -> 6414	1524.27 -> 1492.67	5.56 -> 5.52
28	Darrin Bosco	1.08	2597	1598.98		1598.98 -> 1551.33	9.11 -> 9.06
29	Mike Felumlee	1.02	9020	1427.36	9020 -> 8763	1427.36 -> 1407.7	9.78 -> 8.85
30	Chris Vaught	0.96	7500	1377.83	7500 -> 7423	1377.83 -> 1363.39	5.38 -> 5.3
31	Chris Unverfehrt	0.90	4044	1428.08	4044 -> 4031	1428.08 -> 1399.94	11.09 -> 10.72
32	Marq Quiller	0.84	1482	1705.19	1482 -> 1483	1705.19 -> 1619.31	27.48 -> 26.94
33	Maecy Ragusa	0.78	9397	1136.08	9397 -> 9271	1136.08 -> 1149.83	2.68 -> 2.69
34	Kat Davis	0.72	11675	1111.57	11675 -> 11358	1111.57 -> 1126.42	3.24 -> 3.2
35	Dennis Bosco	0.66	6220	1461.66	6220 -> 6224	1461.66 -> 1410.15	7.83 -> 7.6
36	Valerie Iriarte	0.60	2758	1302.54	2758 -> 2755	1302.54 -> 1279.24	5.62 -> 5.59
37	Geoff Theisen	0.54	18659	1099.53	18659 -> 17327	1099.53 -> 1107.16	2.5 -> 2.39
38	Charles Schwaab	0.48	7130	1300.71	7130 -> 7075	1300.71 -> 1272.18	5.46 -> 5.24
39	rod unterreiner	0.42	5353	1352.66	5353 -> 5357	1352.66 -> 1313.13	10.03 -> 9.6
40	Lorian Warford	0.36	13921	1220.56	13921 -> 13569	1220.56 -> 1188.49	1.83 -> 1.79
41	Stephanie Wysocki	0.30	11506	1296.41	11506 -> 11447	1296.41 -> 1257.09	5.57 -> 4.94
42	Craig Holan	0.24	5159	1333.66	5159 -> 5164	1333.66 -> 1284.09	6.39 -> 6.26
43	Julie Glenn	0.18	8917	1342.88	8917 -> 8916	1342.88 -> 1288.5	4.93 -> 4.57
44	Carli Vaught	0.12	17055	972.16	17055 -> 16820	972.16 -> 956.08	1.27 -> 1.2
45	Sharon Holan	0.06	12313	1070.09	12313 -> 12323	1070.09 -> 1045.37	2.08 -> 2.02

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

Additional Details

Address

102 Whitelaw Ave , Wood River, IL

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Single Elimination

Overall

March Melee 2025

@Atomic Pinball Arcade - 102 Whitelaw Ave , Wood River, IL

Friday - March 21st, 2025

Doors Open: 5:00pm
Tourney Start: 7:00pm

Entry: $20(admission to Atomic Arcade for the night, entry into tourney is free).

All pinball machines on free play, no coin drop required.

-FORMAT-

Qualifying: Seven Matchplay Rounds using IFPA(7,5,3,1) scoring, tiered swiss pairings. The top 16 players in points after the qualifying concludes will advance to the March Melee finals bracket. Ties in point for last finals spot to be decided by one game playoff on a classics game.

Finals: Similar to the NCAA basketball tournament, the 16 players in the finals bracket will be seeded 1 through 16 based on their points earned in qualifying and compete in a head to head single elimination finals. Each head to head match be a best 2/3 match, higher seed will have the choice of game or order in the first game, with the losing player having choice on the next.

Trophies to Top Three Finishers!!

IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR points

No pre-registration necessary!

Please contact Tyler Becker at pinballderby@gmail.com with any questions.

-Past March Melee Champions-

2021: Dan Sexauer
2022: John Miller
2023: Chuck Sanderson
2024: Tyler Becker

*****

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WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 22
Total (before TGP) 28.11
TGP 96%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 26.99

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 1.40
Ratings Strength 4.71
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 45
Rated Players 44

Player Locations

United States 45

Age Distribution

19-25 1
26-35 4
35-45 7
45-55 8
56-65 5
65-99 1