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IFPA North American Pinball Championship

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Tournament Information

Director : Josh Sharpe
Location : De Pere, WI
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :18.45
Ratings Strength :12.87
Base Value : 26
Rated Players :52
Total (before TGP) : 57.32
TGP :100.00%
Event Booster :150%
Tour Value :85.98
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Results for the Main Tournament event on March 09, 2023

Pos
Player
Rank
Rating
Points
1 Raymond Davidson 5 1942.66 85.98
2 Escher Lefkoff 2 2060.99 64.42
3 Jared August 3 1801.97 53.15
4 Colin MacAlpine 19 1757.67 44.74
6 Kaylee Campbell 203 1646.59 32.60
6 Dalton Ely 53 1953.94 32.60
6 Luke Nahorniak 21 1850.25 32.60
6 Robert Gagno 179 1669.56 32.60
12 Lonnie Langford 135 1799.83 13.94
12 Jack Tadman 67 1775.19 13.94
12 Will McKinney 90 1680.09 13.94
12 Mike Tzanakos 194 1698.40 13.94
12 Stephen Prusa 108 1956.51 13.94
12 Derek Price 45 1782.07 13.94
12 David Riel 35 1798.02 13.94
12 Eric Stone 16 2070.19 13.94
24 Suppressed Player 139 1767.98 4.83
24 Matt Peace 315 1703.54 4.83
24 Brian O'Neill NH 44 1679.21 4.83
24 Anthony Lambos Jr 296 1899.13 4.83
24 Jordan Dechaine 73 1745.88 4.83
24 Fred Richardson 283 1631.88 4.83
24 Nick DeStefano 83 1788.49 4.83
24 Matthew Richardson 105 1759.01 4.83
24 Colin Urban 64 1999.45 4.83
24 Steve Hill MO 424 1622.58 4.83
24 Nick Mueller 265 1705.94 4.83
24 Steve Dobbins 1395 1622.01 4.83
24 Ted McGinty 647 1814.51 4.83
24 Dave Hubbard 163 1868.29 4.83
24 Joe Lemire 79 1721.92 4.83
24 Josh Craig 1060 1563.40 4.83
42 John Monkus 1095 1646.49 1.82
42 Matthew Gatwood 1097 1577.07 1.82
42 Ben Dowie 1561 1667.03 1.82
42 Tyler Zimmerman 1096 1685.35 1.82
42 Tanner Wade 357 1810.15 1.82
42 Gerry Eismann 1481 1550.26 1.82
42 Matt Wason 1574 1620.19 1.82
42 Nick Zendejas 260 1711.27 1.82
42 Erik Wurtenberger 493 1661.00 1.82
42 Pat Herrington 2638 1605.01 1.82
42 Tyler Aas 308 1632.62 1.82
42 Logan Harding 1413 1600.64 1.82
42 Don Brownback 615 1720.63 1.82
42 Dan Stephney 587 1539.07 1.82
42 Eric Marz 1032 1675.38 1.82
42 Geoff Alterman 741 1631.13 1.82
42 Austin Trent 120 1606.34 1.82
42 Kevin Kuntz 366 1880.32 1.82
42 Ben Cressy 2498 1741.63 1.82
42 Chris Wamsley 904 1698.07 1.82
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


2650 6th Ave, Denver, CO 80204

Format Details


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

Tournament Overview


Tournament Date: March 09, 2023

2022-23 IFPA North American Pinball Championship
I. Quick Overview

The IFPA North American Pinball Championship is an annual pinball competition organized by the IFPA. As part of the prize package for each IFPA State/Province/District Pinball Championship, each IFPA State/Province/District Pinball Champion will win free entry into the IFPA North American Pinball Championship. If the IFPA State/Province/District Pinball Champion is unable to attend the IFPA North American Pinball Championship, the runner-up will be allowed to participate and serve as the representative. The 2022-23 IFPA North American Pinball Championship will be held March 9th, 2023 at District 82 in DePere, Wisconsin.

All mentions of “State” below also refer to Province and District winners.

II. Competition Details

1. How to qualify

The only way to qualify for the IFPA North American Pinball Championship is to win an IFPA State Pinball Championship. If the State Champion is unable to attend, the runner-up is the only eligible alternate.

2. Fees

There is no entry fee into IFPA North American Pinball Championship. 20% of the fees collected through the endorsement of events within the US and Canada will go towards the prize pool for the event.

3. Prizes

The tournament features a guaranteed package of cash prizes. In the event of an overrun beyond expenses, tournament revenue will be retained to finance the next IFPA event. In the event IFPA discontinues its events or is disbanded, any such retained revenue will be donated to charity.

The prize package will be determined based on the endorsement fees collected. All participants in the IFPA North American Pinball Championship will be paid out. Here is the prize pool breakdown:

1st Place –> NIB Stern Pro Pinball Machine + Trophy + Title of “North American Pinball Champion”
2nd Place –> $5000 + plaque
3rd Place –> $4000 + plaque
4th Place –> $3000 + plaque
5th through 8th place –> $1500 each
9th through 16th place –> $1000 each
17th through 32nd place –> $500 each
33rd through 55th place –> $300 each

Highest finisher of any United States State/District will earn the title of “US National Pinball Champion”
Highest finisher of any Canadian Province will earn the title of “Canadian National Pinball Champion”


4. Schedule

9am-10am –> Practice Session
10am-10pm –> Matches will be played continuously until the tournament is finished

III. Format of Matches

1. Seeding of finalists

Once all participants are finalized, the players will be seeded based on their WPPR rank at the end of the calendar year.

2. Machines Chosen

3 sets of 8 machines will be available for the championship. One set will be designated “OLD”, one set “MID”, and one set “NEW”.

3. Head-to-Head Single Elimination Format

Players will be placed in a single elimination bracket once the seedings have been completed. Depending on the number of players, there will be byes for the top seeded players through the first round.

With 32 players or fewer, a standard seeded 32 player bracket will be used. Click HERE for an example bracket.

With more than 32 players, a standard seeded 64 player bracket will be used. Click HERE for an example bracket.

Each match will be a race to 4 wins (unless a match is tied 3-3 after 6 games where a sudden death tiebreaker will be played – see below). At the start of the match each player will choose an ‘OLD’, ’MID’ and ’NEW’ machine. The lower seeded player will choose the first machine, followed by the higher seeded player choosing the second machine. This picking order will continue until all 6 games have been chosen. A machine may not be picked more than once in the same match. Once a player verbally makes any choice regarding machine or position, they are locked into that decision.

The higher seed will first choose whether they want to start on one of their own choices, or one of the lower seed’s choices. Position will be based on who originally selected the machine before the match started. The player that did not have the machine as a part of their three choices will have choice of position on that particular machine. The match will alternate between machines chosen by each player, until all 6 games are completed. Should a player reach 4 wins before all 6 games are completed, no further games should be played.

Should the match be tied after these 6 games, the match will move to ‘Sudden Death’. This will be a single game where any of the remaining machines are available to be chosen. The higher seeded player will have choice of machine or position for this ‘Sudden Death’ game.

Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match. This is to ensure that both players have a chance to get familiar with the machine.

The winner of the match advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated.

The 3rd/4th place Consolation Final will be played as a best-of-three instead of a best-of-seven like all other rounds, using the same rules.

4. Winners

Winners will receive cash prizes as cash or check during an awards ceremony shortly following the conclusion of all final rounds. Winners need not be present to receive prizes; prizes will be supplied via postal mail if necessary. All taxes are the sole responsibility of winners. Certain tax forms may need to be completed, as directed by tournament officials. All decisions by tournament officials regarding winners and prizes are final.

First Place will also receive the title “North American Pinball Champion”. This title remains in effect until the next annual IFPA North American Championship Series, or will expire after two years if the IFPA North American Championship Series is discontinued.

IV. Rulings and Malfunctions

All rulings and malfunctions will be based on the rules for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Those are available HERE, starting at Paragraph V. Please ignore any sections above this as that relates to the format of the World Championship.

Other events related to this Tournament

Event
Date
Ranking System
Winner
Main Tournament March 06, 2025 MAIN Jason Zahler
Main Tournament March 07, 2024 MAIN Dalton Ely
Main Tournament March 05, 2020 MAIN Colin Urban
Main Tournament March 28, 2019 MAIN Zach Sharpe

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