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IFPA Heads-Up Pinball Championship

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Tournament Information

Director : Josh Sharpe
Location : Chicago, IL
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :24.58
Ratings Strength :11.28
Base Value : 25.5
Rated Players :51
Total (before TGP) : 61.36
TGP :28.00%
Event Booster :100%
Tour Value :17.18
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Results for the Main Tournament event on March 25, 2018

Pos
Player
Rank
Rating
Points
1 Zach Sharpe 1 1934.11 17.18
2 Bowen Kerins 15 1801.24 12.83
3 Alberto Santana 78 1779.73 10.55
4 Raymond Davidson 2 2066.58 8.86
5 Josh Sharpe 9 1950.48 7.52
5 Andy Rosa 14 1862.60 7.52
7 Eric Stone 10 1880.07 5.51
7 Joshua Henderson 57 1951.03 5.51
10 David Riel 23 1743.26 3.56
10 Brian O'Neill NH 54 1704.49 3.56
10 Zachary Parks IL 602 1660.40 3.56
10 Fred Richardson 48 1681.87 3.56
14 Jason Werdrick 25 1765.50 2.11
14 Greg Poverelli 150 1697.86 2.11
14 Aleksander Kaczmarczyk 40 1846.58 2.11
14 Aaron Grabowski 132 1995.43 2.11
20 Jeff Teolis 98 1655.31 1.19
20 Trent Augenstein 6 1793.65 1.19
20 John Delzoppo 26 1757.89 1.19
20 Jane Verwys 3902 1406.75 1.19
20 Adam Lefkoff 81 1710.22 1.19
20 Sanjay Shah 156 1595.87 1.19
20 Chris Basler 89 1863.20 1.19
20 Nick Zendejas 58 1797.73 1.19
28 Steven Bowden 18 1853.05 0.83
28 Greg Pitner 950 1478.06 0.83
28 Levi Nayman 31 1759.91 0.83
28 Colin Urban 43 1955.61 0.83
28 Escher Lefkoff 29 1953.53 0.83
28 Adam McKinnie 69 1714.08 0.83
28 Bob Matthews 27 1725.37 0.83
28 Chris Warren AL 196 1783.00 0.83
40 Robert DeStasio 220 1721.32 0.43
40 Arunas Ingaunis 8103 1334.96 0.43
40 Eric Destasio 219 1741.22 0.43
40 Zac Wollons 68 1788.42 0.43
40 Anna Neal 4910 1323.83 0.43
40 Deborah Tahlman 762 1414.71 0.43
40 Stanley Sowa Jr 993 1550.89 0.43
40 Alysa Parks 1077 1407.93 0.43
40 Ed Zeltmann 190 1645.15 0.43
40 Mark Henderson 1735 1342.58 0.43
40 Timothy Street 71 1673.41 0.43
40 Christopher CJ Smith 379 1638.12 0.43
40 Sunshine Bon 265 1632.22 0.43
40 Tim Sexton 59 1746.38 0.43
40 Thomas Urban 687 1318.41 0.43
40 Tommy Skinner 580 1672.10 0.43
50 Sara Urban 3121 1210.75 0.10
50 Nick Weyna 2298 1418.70 0.10
50 Erin Malysa 3918 1304.29 0.10
50 Rabih Dahdouh 14768 1441.88 0.10
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


1375 W Lake St Chicago, IL 60607

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format :
Finals Format : Unknown
Player Limit : Unknown
Unlimited Qualifying? : No

Tournament Overview


Tournament Date: March 25, 2018

Players will be seeded into a best-of-3 double elimination bracket based on their IFPA rank at the time of the event.

The matches will consist of Head-to-Head Challenges being played out simultaneously on two different machines of the same title. Whichever player completes the challenge first is declared the winner for that game. Matches will be played on games chosen at random by tournament directors.

HOW DO YOU QUALIFY TO PLAY IN THE IFPA HEADS-UP PINBALL CHAMPIONSHIP?
The tournament is open for anyone to participate in. Players can pre-register with the IFPA by March 1, 2017 for a discounted rate ($50), or register on-site on Friday afternoon March 23rd for $75.

WHAT GAMES WILL BE USED IN THE TOURNAMENT?

TBD

FORMAT

Players will be seeded into a best-of-3 double elimination bracket based on their IFPA rank at the time of the event.

The matches will consist of Head-to-Head Challenges being played out simultaneously on two different machines of the same title. Whichever player completes the challenge first is declared the winner for that game. Matches will be played on games chosen at random by tournament directors.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Entry fee is $75 per player. Should a player register by March 1st, there is a discounted fee of $50. Payment via check or via Paypal is accepted. All entry fees will be paid back in cash, trophies and additional prizes. Cancellations are fully refundable.

Click HERE to register.



PRIZE PACKAGE

1st place – NIB Stern Pro Pinball Machine + trophy + title of IFPA Heads-Up Pinball Champion
2nd place – 24% of the cash pot + trophy
3rd place – 16% of the cash pot + trophy
4th place – 12% of the cash pot + trophy
5th through 8th place – 6% of the cash pot each
9th through 16th place – 3% of the cash pot each

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Friday, March 23rd, 4pm-10pm –> OPEN PRACTICE

Sunday, March 25th, 10am-6pm –> TOURNAMENT BEGINS

QUESTIONS/COMMENTS

Please contact the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com with any questions or comments you may have.

Other events related to this Tournament

Event
Date
Ranking System
Winner
Main Tournament March 10, 2019 MAIN Nick Zendejas
Main Tournament October 28, 2017 MAIN Raymond Davidson

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