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The Hop Herb Series Quarterly Classics

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Event Name
Classics
When
Oct 20, 2017 to Oct 21, 2017
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Director
David Riel
Ranking System
Main
Information
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Brian Bower 11.63 974 1404.34 974 -> 859 1404.34 -> 1433 8.9 -> 9.71
2 David Riel 6.00 16 1691.44 1691.44 -> 1712.79 33.08 -> 33.36 27 -> 26
3 Greg Galanter 3.73 88 1662.21 88 -> 89 1662.21 -> 1673.9 26.69 -> 26.67
4 Peace Nick Mann 2.42 521 1445.42 521 -> 523 1445.42 -> 1440.34 8.62 -> 8.64
6 Priyanka Kochhar 1.15 530 1534.68 530 -> 532 1534.68 -> 1506.01 8.93 -> 8.89
6 Polly Pocket 1.15 226 1558.31 1558.31 -> 1579.92 24.07 -> 24.16 210 -> 211
6 Evan Bookbinder 1.15 550 1581.96 550 -> 552 1581.96 -> 1578.16 14.88 -> 14.71
6 Dave Lancaster 1.15 335 1575.46 1575.46 -> 1586.24 13.82 -> 13.82
9 Jeremy Ways 0.65 2084 1342.96 2084 -> 2050 1342.96 -> 1373.8 3 -> 3.09
10 Joel Francis 0.58 29644 Not Rated 29644 -> 10732 Not Rated -> 1356.08 0 -> 4.22
11 Matt Schwab 0.52 105 1511.43 1511.43 -> 1513.75 21.21 -> 21.05 149 -> 151
12 James Kunz 0.45 1599 1370.17 1599 -> 1603 1370.17 -> 1354.24 4.9 -> 4.85
13 Pete Hendricks 0.39 202 1570.66 202 -> 204 1570.66 -> 1528.71 15.61 -> 15.5 242 -> 241
14 Jason Bokor 0.32 160 1621.92 1621.92 -> 1612.56 23.29 -> 23.22
15 Robert Sneed 0.26 916 1387.33 916 -> 921 1387.33 -> 1393.64 9.07 -> 8.97
16 Sandy Graver 0.19 2798 1320.49 2798 -> 2815 1320.49 -> 1296.1 3.46 -> 3.37
17 Silas Russell 0.13 744 1511.83 744 -> 746 1511.83 -> 1497.71 10.2 -> 10.08
18 Vinnie Ciaramella 0.06 6325 1039.27 6325 -> 6249 1039.27 -> 1027.63 1.3 -> 1.23
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Pittsburgh, PA 15216, United States
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Overall

The Hop "Herb" Pinball Tournament Series, #4 of 4!

Follow the stats live at: http://sh.steelcitysoul.org/

Qualifying Hours:
9pm-1am Friday, October 20th (Following PPL)
10am-7pm Saturday, October 21st


Finals:
5:30pm Saturday, October 21st - Classics
7:30pm Saturday, October 21st - Main

Pre-registration is available for $15 (entry + 1 ticket) - Pre-reg is not required. Pre-Register via Paypal, Venmo, or Google Wallet to the following email address: djriel75@gmail.com. Or register with cash in person.

Unique to this tournament, those who pre-register get to vote on the 7 machines used in the main tournament, and the 4 machines used in the Classics tournament! See tournament rule set for more info.

Voting closes on 10/14 at 11:59PM.

Last entry sold at 4PM for Classics, and 6PM for Main. All tickets must be played by 5PM for Classics, and 7PM for Main. No refunds on unused tickets. 1 "ticket" = 4 entries (Classics) or 5 entries (Main) towards any qualifying game(s).

Scoring will be done in best game "Herb" format, best 4 of 4 games count towards your overall qualifying for Classics, best 5 of 7 games count towards your overall qualifying score for Main. Only a player's best score on each machine will be counted. You will be ranked based on your best scores from all of the games.

The cost to enter the tournament is $5. All games will be on free play. Qualifying will be $10 for 1 ticket. Players may rebuy up to a maximum of 7 tickets in both Classics and Main. All ticket sales go to their respective prize pools minus 10% which will go to the pool for The Hop Quarterly Main and Classics Finals at the end of the year.

All games will be on "Free Play" and non-tournament games will be available to play to tournament entrants only.

At the end of qualifying the top 50% of players will make the playoffs.

Finals for Classics will be a head-to-head, best of 5, single elimination bracket. In non-multiples of 4 qualifiers, the top seed(s) will get a bye to the next round).

Finals for Main will be a Pinburgh Style 4 Games, 3-2-1-0 scoring. Top two from each group qualify to move to the next round. In non-multiples of 4 qualifiers, the top seed(s) will get a bye to the next round).

You may not pick any game more than 2 times throughout the playoffs for Main.

This is approx. a TGP 92% Base Value + TVA participation WPPR value IFPA sanctioned event. We'll do our best to make sure you receive the highest quality, premium WPPR's.

Full Tournament Rule Set Here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1llQEg5DmM_dBS-r5JzNtv05PSWBMpfSgimmWd2F3_1k

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 8.5
  • Total (before TGP) 14.01
  • TGP 83%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 11.63
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 3.59
  • Ratings Strength 1.92
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 18
  • Rated Players 17
Player Locations
  • United States 18
Age Distribution
  • 35-45 4
  • 45-55 4
  • 56-65 1
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Classics August 13, 2017 MAIN David Riel
Classics May 06, 2017 MAIN Polly Pocket
Classics October 22, 2016 MAIN David Riel

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