International Flipper Pinball Association!

March Pinball Throwdown - Metallica Launch Party

Event Name
Launch Party

When
Mar 12, 2025

Location
Upland, CA, United States

Director
Nicole Thornhill

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	John Brothers	4.42	15591	1605.15	15591 -> 11487	1605.15 -> 1698.87	29.6 -> 47.7
2	Robert Potter	2.06	545	1655.76	545 -> 544	1655.76 -> 1667.21	27.6 -> 27.63
3	Marty Ploy	1.20	4812	1381.26	4812 -> 4782	1381.26 -> 1417.11	10.28 -> 10.39
4	Jon Michael Stein	0.75	8532	1426.26	8532 -> 8357	1426.26 -> 1453.32	4.97 -> 5.14
5	Mayumi Mae	0.51	605	1442.48		1442.48 -> 1458.79	8.98 -> 8.98
5	Anthony Pedroza	0.51	22189	1172.31	22189 -> 19977	1172.31 -> 1293.84	2.95 -> 3.7
7	Sheri Howell	0.34	2921	1322.87	2921 -> 2922	1322.87 -> 1350.74	3.31 -> 3.31
7	Scott Goff	0.34	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 34301	Not Rated -> 1436.56	0 -> 7.69
9	Chelsea Villalobos	0.31	7823	1304.49	7823 -> 7826	1304.49 -> 1325.88	4.7 -> 4.72
11	Ryan Howell	0.27	9415	1236.71	9415 -> 9394	1236.71 -> 1257.04	3.11 -> 3.13
11	Kevin Saravia	0.27	7872	1342.95	7872 -> 7874	1342.95 -> 1348.91	5.35 -> 5.35
11	David Zuckerman	0.27	3573	1318.77	3573 -> 3577	1318.77 -> 1328.27	4.06 -> 4.07
11	Roman Lavergne	0.27	10133	1338.25	10133 -> 10017	1338.25 -> 1344.89	5.89 -> 5.9
14	Nicholas Bergquist	0.22	31030	1096.27	31030 -> 27477	1096.27 -> 1179.17	0.35 -> 0.5
16	Naomi Vidrio	0.19	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 40376	Not Rated -> 1201.01	0 -> 4.3
16	Kaylee Bacani	0.19	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 40377	Not Rated -> 1201.01	0 -> 4.3
16	Jose Villasana	0.19	3459	1423.68	3459 -> 3462	1423.68 -> 1397.39	10.47 -> 10.45
18	Angel Estrada	0.15	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 42953	Not Rated -> 1130.74	0 -> 3.39
18	Tom Johnston	0.15	54549	1389.43	54549 -> 42511	1389.43 -> 1355.91	0 -> 3.39
20	Mike Smith	0.12	54549	1268.00	54549 -> 44761	1268.00 -> 1241.85	0 -> 2.71
22	Jimmy Thornhill	0.08	19347	1130.59	19347 -> 19109	1130.59 -> 1116.2	2.77 -> 2.73
22	Keith Rousseve	0.08	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 49383	Not Rated -> 1031.56	0 -> 1.81
22	Kayden Rousseve	0.08	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 49384	Not Rated -> 1031.56	0 -> 1.81
24	Krystyn Castellanos	0.05	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 53455	Not Rated -> 974.88	0 -> 1.13
25	Chase Gregor	0.03	54549	Not Rated	54549 -> 56984	Not Rated -> 946.53	0 -> 0.68
26	Kayla Centner	0.02	46991	1061.70	46991 -> 45294	1061.70 -> 958.13	2.43 -> 1.41

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

Additional Details

Address

Axe Lair Upland 164 N 2nd Ave, Upland, CA 91786

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

Metallica Launch Party Stern Army Tournament at Axe Lair Upland.

Hosted by OC Pinball and Nicole Thornhill

Sign-in starts at 6:00 pm
Intro/Rules at 6:50 pm
Start 7pm
$5 entry fee + coin drop; $1 to IFPA, $4 to prize pool
Cash prizes for top 4
Stern Translite Raffle for all players

Format: 5 rounds, Match play. Swiss format, 7-5-3-1/7-4-1 scoring.
Format may change based off number of participants

Finals: Top 4, PAPA-style: 3 games, 4-2-1-0 scoring. Top seed picks games, one must include Metallica; order selection by seed

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 7
Total (before TGP) 7.89
TGP 56%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 4.42

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.23
Ratings Strength 0.66
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 26
Rated Players 14

Player Locations

United States 26

Age Distribution

19-25 1
26-35 1
35-45 2
45-55 1
56-65 1