International Flipper Pinball Association!

Shortys Annual Pinball Tournament

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Nov 10, 2024

Location
Seattle, WA, United States

Director
Germain Mariolle

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Sean Irby	50.63	49	1763.31	49 -> 48	1763.31 -> 1798.55	35.11 -> 35.49	60 -> 58
2	Dave Stewart	40.84	99	1659.00		1659.00 -> 1699.18	26.53 -> 26.76	114 -> 113
3	David Chernicoff	35.48	188	1518.82	188 -> 180	1518.82 -> 1573.14	26.89 -> 27.34	178 -> 169
4	Sean Lind	31.32	79	1733.00	79 -> 80	1733.00 -> 1761.2	28.32 -> 28.53	100 -> 97
6	Jaran Jones	24.98	178	1682.40	178 -> 179	1682.40 -> 1710.92	21.09 -> 21.28	186 -> 185
6	Robert Gagno	24.98	63	1743.93		1743.93 -> 1764.3	32.13 -> 32.25
6	Joseph Salender	24.98	3639	1250.12	3639 -> 2773	1250.12 -> 1331.76	4.65 -> 5.71
6	Ryan Odonnell CA	24.98	466	1678.39	466 -> 438	1678.39 -> 1705.04	20.32 -> 20.78
12	Brennan Lloyd	13.67	7116	1628.91	7116 -> 5245	1628.91 -> 1646.73	38.56 -> 32.79
12	Max Davidoff	13.67	1145	1592.85	1145 -> 1105	1592.85 -> 1614.16	13.4 -> 13.61
12	Sergey Posrednikov	13.67	773	1422.40	773 -> 751	1422.40 -> 1467.71	31.11 -> 30.98
12	Jarrett Gaddy	13.67	183	1548.08	183 -> 185	1548.08 -> 1575.51	34.06 -> 33.98	174 -> 175
12	Joshua Ramisch	13.67	2448	1426.68	2448 -> 2219	1426.68 -> 1469.88	15.43 -> 16.16
12	Germain Mariolle	13.67	12	1746.88		1746.88 -> 1748.77	40.99 -> 40.93
12	Eden Stamm	13.67	71	1674.42	71 -> 72	1674.42 -> 1686.21	29.42 -> 29.4
12	Lonnie Langford	13.67	94	1776.65	94 -> 95	1776.65 -> 1775.13	44.01 -> 43.83	75 -> 76
17	Neil Kubath	8.67	2180	1434.35	2180 -> 2106	1434.35 -> 1473.24	12.62 -> 12.71
18	Nigel Colbert	7.96	2203	1428.97	2203 -> 2089	1428.97 -> 1464.37	11.24 -> 11.39
18	Dwayne Collins	7.96	3339	1266.40	3339 -> 3112	1266.40 -> 1335.45	5.78 -> 5.95
20	Billy Gordon	6.76	2055	1411.25	2055 -> 2018	1411.25 -> 1446.99	13.69 -> 13.68
21	Andrew Hopper	6.26	1062	1517.09	1062 -> 1063	1517.09 -> 1534.14	11.22 -> 11.23
22	David Johnston US	5.81	152	1561.54	152 -> 153	1561.54 -> 1569.09	25.89 -> 25.78	145 -> 146
23	Miles Grant	5.41	101	1770.13		1770.13 -> 1740.82	25.01 -> 24.9	130 -> 132
24	Jon Salzman	5.05	406	1762.62	406 -> 407	1762.62 -> 1727.78	28.47 -> 28.17
25	Tom Walsh WA	4.74	817	1554.84		1554.84 -> 1554.81	13.03 -> 13
26	Adam Thompson CAN	4.46	1001	1480.76	1001 -> 1004	1480.76 -> 1492.15	18.06 -> 17.9
26	Mack Rote	4.46	2375	1433.65	2375 -> 2341	1433.65 -> 1454.49	7.54 -> 7.57
28	Chris Porter CAN	4.00	4923	1285.50	4923 -> 4713	1285.50 -> 1332.93	7.57 -> 7.59
29	Dave Grant	3.81	388	1511.79	388 -> 389	1511.79 -> 1508.87	13.66 -> 13.58
30	Leslie Ruckman	3.66	78	1641.60	78 -> 79	1641.60 -> 1612.16	22.99 -> 22.93	141 -> 142
31	Chantelle Mercier	3.52	696	1532.82	696 -> 698	1532.82 -> 1522.06	15.89 -> 15.75
32	Mike Craft	3.39	8421	1250.16	8421 -> 7597	1250.16 -> 1297.63	2.39 -> 2.72
33	Trevor McDonald	3.28	195	1621.02	195 -> 196	1621.02 -> 1586.13	19.69 -> 19.53	210 -> 215
33	Darse Carruthers	3.28	3896	1207.45	3896 -> 3797	1207.45 -> 1264.6	5.17 -> 5.19
35	Matthew Harjo	3.09	292	1433.05		1433.05 -> 1434.53	14.59 -> 14.53
36	Guadalupe Bryan	3.02	1488	1316.95	1488 -> 1490	1316.95 -> 1344.96	7.69 -> 7.68
37	Sam Atlas	2.95	5216	1380.61	5216 -> 5058	1380.61 -> 1394.23	8.66 -> 8.48
37	Luis Lam	2.95	5459	1242.72	5459 -> 5246	1242.72 -> 1289.13	4.69 -> 4.74
39	Kenny Davis	2.83	10540	1170.12	10540 -> 9303	1170.12 -> 1234.71	4.55 -> 4.73
40	Maka Honig	2.77	461	1663.93	461 -> 464	1663.93 -> 1613.87	24.64 -> 24.5
41	Brian Chesbrough	2.71	1752	1490.85	1752 -> 1758	1490.85 -> 1476.35	12.31 -> 12.12
42	John Robinson WA	2.65	224	1563.74		1563.74 -> 1531.48	29.95 -> 29.69	211 -> 210
43	Tim Collins	2.59	3440	1394.40	3440 -> 3414	1394.40 -> 1400.72	7.93 -> 7.86
44	Christopher Daniels	2.53	4423	1327.36	4423 -> 4345	1327.36 -> 1346.32	3.78 -> 3.81
46	Easy	2.41	51302	Not Rated	51302 -> 17305	Not Rated -> 1373.85	0 -> 4.76
46	Andrew Nunes	2.41	1633	1420.80	1633 -> 1635	1420.80 -> 1418.5	19.88 -> 19.15
46	Madison Masterson	2.41	12284	1231.82	12284 -> 10689	1231.82 -> 1275.08	4.66 -> 4.68
48	Max Ferrard	2.30	51302	Not Rated	51302 -> 17601	Not Rated -> 1346.85	0 -> 4.54
48	Robert Islas	2.30	5607	1408.42	5607 -> 5366	1408.42 -> 1400.16	27.11 -> 20.08
50	James West	2.18	5462	1279.19	5462 -> 5310	1279.19 -> 1300.88	7.38 -> 7.08
50	Sara Little	2.18	276	1675.13		1675.13 -> 1604.82	32.66 -> 32.24
52	Dion Bellay	2.06	862	1566.66	862 -> 865	1566.66 -> 1520.86	15.19 -> 15.04
53	Misha Alexeeff	2.00	2315	1361.39	2315 -> 2319	1361.39 -> 1364.5	5.34 -> 5.33
54	Pascal Turmel	1.94	6845	1230.10	6845 -> 6612	1230.10 -> 1262.79	4.99 -> 4.92
54	Heather Willott	1.94	14642	1307.20	14642 -> 12554	1307.20 -> 1320.43	4.07 -> 4
56	Heather Loudon	1.83	4060	1326.99	4060 -> 4063	1326.99 -> 1330.85	7.83 -> 7.71
56	Dom Bao	1.83	3631	1384.41	3631 -> 3622	1384.41 -> 1374.04	5.36 -> 5.3
58	Jacquelyn Simmons	1.71	51302	Not Rated	51302 -> 19485	Not Rated -> 1287.06	0 -> 3.38
58	Beck Keller	1.71	4993	1298.96	4993 -> 4908	1298.96 -> 1305.16	3.31 -> 3.32
60	Ryan Tamm	1.59	6594	1318.92	6594 -> 6449	1318.92 -> 1315.9	7.13 -> 6.73
61	Gus Voss	1.53	2762	1359.95	2762 -> 2766	1359.95 -> 1344.91	7.12 -> 7.04
62	Katie Viray	1.47	50014	953.69	50014 -> 20260	953.69 -> 1176.99	1.19 -> 2.77
62	Chris Mullen	1.47	1325	1415.55	1325 -> 1327	1415.55 -> 1382.03	9.93 -> 9.85
64	Matt Cohn	1.35	6053	1450.98	6053 -> 5903	1450.98 -> 1404.57	15.22 -> 12.43
65	Casey Benton	1.30	1553	1412.81	1553 -> 1554	1412.81 -> 1373.91	8.51 -> 8.46
65	Maria Watson	1.30	19848	1252.56	19848 -> 16205	1252.56 -> 1249.54	2.68 -> 2.63
67	Ashley Weaver	1.18	218	1543.42		1543.42 -> 1473.47	16.99 -> 16.92
68	Emily Reilhan	1.12	266	1692.18		1692.18 -> 1588.44	24.64 -> 24.38
69	Steven Ackley	1.06	4989	1456.71	4989 -> 4933	1456.71 -> 1401.11	10.07 -> 9.31
69	Kathleen Rush	1.06	6089	1289.29	6089 -> 6091	1289.29 -> 1268.31	5.72 -> 5.54
71	Andrew Stauffer	0.94	5729	1262.94	5729 -> 5673	1262.94 -> 1247.15	4.95 -> 4.72
72	Zolaire Arcade	0.88	3790	1209.28	3790 -> 3796	1209.28 -> 1203.4	2.76 -> 2.75
73	Brittany Smith	0.82	3349	1382.59	3349 -> 3355	1382.59 -> 1334.78	3.68 -> 3.62
74	Greg Levine	0.77	31881	1157.07	31881 -> 22273	1157.07 -> 1146.78	3.92 -> 1.89
75	Goo Dog	0.71	24121	1216.53	24121 -> 19952	1216.53 -> 1193.21	2.97 -> 1.98
76	Dina Robinson	0.65	7820	1090.86	7820 -> 7816	1090.86 -> 1091.56	1.68 -> 1.67
77	Ian Best	0.59	51302	Not Rated	51302 -> 27433	Not Rated -> 1068.8	0 -> 1.17
78	Maggie Hussey	0.53	7709	1204.81	7709 -> 7678	1204.81 -> 1177.54	3.7 -> 3.53
79	Amira	0.47	6963	1369.93	6963 -> 6975	1369.93 -> 1314.55	5.12 -> 4.72
80	Jennifer Bremerton	0.41	5289	1155.57	5289 -> 5297	1155.57 -> 1131.68	2.79 -> 2.75
81	Ben Fodor	0.35	3634	1223.57	3634 -> 3641	1223.57 -> 1189.64	5.6 -> 5.51
82	Matthew Greene	0.29	3752	1388.07	3752 -> 3756	1388.07 -> 1329.03	5.82 -> 5.71
83	Donut Thayne	0.24	51302	Not Rated	51302 -> 36047	Not Rated -> 961.71	0 -> 0.47
84	Nate Carter	0.18	3822	1508.02	3822 -> 3829	1508.02 -> 1403.32	14.03 -> 12.63
85	Brooke Albright	0.12	17928	1117.83	17928 -> 17600	1117.83 -> 1084.04	2.25 -> 1.56
86	Elliot Wiggins	0.06	51302	Not Rated	51302 -> 49129	Not Rated -> 885.41	0 -> 0.12

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

Additional Details

Address

2316 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

84

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Single Elimination

Overall

The tradition continues, Shorty's annual event is back for its 27th edition!

Entry fee $20 per player, spectators free

Grand prize will be a **mystery** pinball machine (to be announced on game day) as well as 100% of the entry fee paid out to FINALISTS!
Also TOP 8 B finalist (1,000 IFPA and above)! 24 people make finals!

Tournament director: Germain Mariolle and Co-TD Lonnie Langford.
Hosted by Belltown's famous Dwayne
IFPA EVENT!

Sunday 10th of November, Doors open at 11am for registration and practice, sign CLOSE at 11:50AM and tournament starting at 12:30PM
84 PLAYERS LIMIT, FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

For the qualifying part, we will have a 4 player style Matchplay qualifying (Balanced pairing, 7-5-3-1 scoring, 7-4-1 in case of 3 players group, game and position on game chosen at random). We will run UP TO 8 Matchplay rounds (less if attendance is putting us behind schedule, no qualifying round would start after 7:15PM).

The top 16 players (Tie breaker based on most 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes in that order, if needed ranking from previous rounds will be used) at the end of the qualifying would move on to a seeded Head-to-Head single elimination bracket best out of 3 finals!

Game will be chosen at random with position of play chosen by the winner of a coin flip for the 1st game. Loser of the 1st game then gets to choose position for the next match in the best of 3. First person to win 2 match moves onto the next round. The format continues until the winner is decided.

Grand finals will be played on the prize machine.

In parallel we will have a TOP 8 B finals following the same format. Players with an IFPA ranking of 1,000+. TOP 4 B players get cash prizes.
PRIZES:

A PINBALL MACHINE FOR THE WINNER! As well as CASH PRIZES TO all 16 FINALIST PLACE and as usual lots of raffles!

1st: 21% of pot + Machine + Plaque
2nd: 16% of pot + Plaque
3rd: 13% of pot + Plaque
4th: 10% of pot
5th-8th:5% of pot for each player
9th-16th: 2.5% of pot for each player
(POT will have IFPA fee taken out, payout may be rounded up/down)

B Finals:
1st: $50
2nd: $30
3rd: $20
4th: $10

Tournament to follow official IFPA/PAPA rules below EXCEPT when local TD need to adapt rules based on location/events...

Details of the tournament may change at any time.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 48.69
TGP 104%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 50.63

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 9.41
Ratings Strength 7.28
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 86
Rated Players 78

Player Locations

United States 66
Canada 20

Age Distribution

19-25 3
26-35 6
35-45 24
45-55 13
56-65 3

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Main Tournament	November 12, 2023	MAIN	David Chernicoff
Main Tournament	November 13, 2022	MAIN	Max Davidoff
Main Tournament	November 03, 2019	MAIN	Robert Gagno
Main Tournament	November 04, 2018	MAIN	Dave Stewart
Main Tournament	November 05, 2017	MAIN	Kevin Birrell
Main Tournament	November 06, 2016	MAIN	Kevin Birrell
Main Tournament	November 08, 2015	MAIN	Robert Gagno
Main Tournament	November 09, 2014	MAIN	Dave Stewart
Main Tournament	November 10, 2013	MAIN	Eden Stamm
Main Tournament	November 11, 2012	MAIN	Sagel Frazier
Main Tournament	November 06, 2011	MAIN	Sagel Frazier
Main Tournament	November 21, 2010	MAIN	Levi Lowe
Main Tournament	November 15, 2009	MAIN	Cayle George
Main Tournament	November 09, 2008	MAIN	Cayle George
Main Tournament	November 04, 2007	MAIN	Cayle George
Main Tournament	November 12, 2006	MAIN	Eden Stamm
Main Tournament	November 13, 2005	MAIN	Kevin Lessig