International Flipper Pinball Association!

2023 Midwest Gaming Classic Pinball Championship

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Apr 01, 2023

Location
Milwaukee, WI, United States

Director
Rachel Ristow

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Ryan Spindler	46.36	122	1659.41	122 -> 111	1659.41 -> 1692.67	20.51 -> 21.37	130 -> 120
2	Greg Pitner	36.92	377	1442.35	377 -> 309	1442.35 -> 1492.43	10.76 -> 11.55
3	Gareth Spindler	31.78	2084	1520.58	2084 -> 1384	1520.58 -> 1583.6	32.5 -> 40.13
4	Mahesh Murthy	27.83	2200	1552.46	2200 -> 1525	1552.46 -> 1607.95	12.02 -> 16.19
5	Kevin Kolodziej	24.60	1202	1457.81	1202 -> 949	1457.81 -> 1522.17	13.59 -> 15.21
5	Wyatt Capener	24.60	1548	1493.15	1548 -> 1168	1493.15 -> 1551.57	6.91 -> 8.1
7	Steven Bowden	19.52	9	1854.95		1854.95 -> 1854.75	36.24 -> 36.27
7	Kassidy Milanowski	19.52	67	1690.84	67 -> 69	1690.84 -> 1711.41	23.37 -> 23.52	106 -> 105
9	Bryon Schmitz	15.68	877	1784.74	877 -> 794	1784.74 -> 1790.85	38.32 -> 37.95
11	Eric Strangeway	12.72	97	1588.52		1588.52 -> 1608.72	23.43 -> 23.47
11	Ryan Eggers	12.72	1385	1532.90	1385 -> 1200	1532.90 -> 1565.31	9.38 -> 10.23
11	Mike Schlumpf	12.72	274	1487.65	274 -> 271	1487.65 -> 1524.38	12.58 -> 12.73
11	Glenn Goehmann	12.72	3468	1419.73	3468 -> 2685	1419.73 -> 1471.66	9.19 -> 11.89
14	Todd Miller	9.41	3931	1355.63	3931 -> 3141	1355.63 -> 1420.28	12.21 -> 13.52
14	Alex Ferry	9.41	4307	1363.31	4307 -> 3329	1363.31 -> 1424.02	6.17 -> 8.2
18	Nick Weyna	6.50	654	1653.54	654 -> 624	1653.54 -> 1647.32	29.58 -> 28.43
18	Nate Fetterer	6.50	4679	1402.82	4679 -> 3835	1402.82 -> 1448.12	8.71 -> 9.79
18	Deanna Gerard	6.50	3391	1399.18	3391 -> 2977	1399.18 -> 1441.46	7.67 -> 8.33
18	Dan Wetherald	6.50	6444	1423.53	6444 -> 4735	1423.53 -> 1462.68	6.74 -> 8.7
18	Whayne T Rouse	6.50	959	1499.38	959 -> 945	1499.38 -> 1521.7	11.63 -> 11.69
21	Andy Bagwell	5.08	28	1821.18		1821.18 -> 1770.86	35.69 -> 35.42
21	Nate Timperley	5.08	1615	1463.34	1615 -> 1577	1463.34 -> 1479.81	8.04 -> 8.13
23	Matt McCarty	4.39	111	1596.84	111 -> 112	1596.84 -> 1579.59	18.66 -> 18.6	187 -> 188
23	Kristen Gregory	4.39	666	1495.09	666 -> 670	1495.09 -> 1498.33	7.73 -> 7.76
26	Christopher Hayre	3.67	641	1426.17	641 -> 647	1426.17 -> 1455.09	6.68 -> 6.69
26	Andy Van Schyndle	3.67	643	1439.46	643 -> 648	1439.46 -> 1464.34	10.08 -> 10.04
26	Kaiden Zach	3.67	28141	Not Rated	28141 -> 8876	Not Rated -> 1533.86	0 -> 7.92
35	Bethany Goehmann	2.67	7218	1098.84	7218 -> 6152	1098.84 -> 1176.82	3.42 -> 3.9
35	Chuck Blohm	2.67	347	1443.11	347 -> 348	1443.11 -> 1439.48	10.76 -> 10.71
35	Michael Ritter	2.67	2382	1667.45		1667.45 -> 1587.62	42.15 -> 35.4
35	Stacey Siegel	2.67	3327	1299.84	3327 -> 3199	1299.84 -> 1332.38	4.95 -> 5
35	David Daluga	2.67	39	1825.32		1825.32 -> 1735.4	38.09 -> 37.7
35	Paul Okruhlica	2.67	1780	1490.11	1780 -> 1767	1490.11 -> 1477.3	21.77 -> 20.13
35	Jim Radovich	2.67	277	1558.29	277 -> 279	1558.29 -> 1529.04	12.89 -> 12.82
35	Paul Siegel	2.67	5120	1211.95	5120 -> 4694	1211.95 -> 1264.54	4.48 -> 4.62
35	Anna Neal	2.67	463	1589.21	463 -> 466	1589.21 -> 1551.46	7.97 -> 7.95
35	Max Senesac	2.67	260	1596.68	260 -> 262	1596.68 -> 1557.08	16.43 -> 16.29
35	Darrell Van Landuyt	2.67	2549	1319.21	2549 -> 2499	1319.21 -> 1347.87	5.47 -> 5.48
35	Nick Warner	2.67	675	1546.12	675 -> 679	1546.12 -> 1519.71	9.18 -> 9.12
35	Ryan Clancy	2.67	2120	1494.88	2120 -> 2093	1494.88 -> 1480.12	9.79 -> 9.51
35	Mark Seiden	2.67	1823	1412.14	1823 -> 1813	1412.14 -> 1418.34	7.46 -> 7.4
35	sheldon olson	2.67	214	1528.86	214 -> 217	1528.86 -> 1506.6	22.26 -> 21.97	192 -> 193
46	alex phelps	2.03	482	1437.07		1437.07 -> 1426.19	9.63 -> 9.57
46	Mike Wagner	2.03	13491	1081.29	13491 -> 9367	1081.29 -> 1195.4	1.17 -> 2.05
46	Aaron Larson WI	2.03	6232	1508.25	6232 -> 5635	1508.25 -> 1468.74	9.85 -> 8.07
46	Dori Zielinski	2.03	2152	1434.14		1434.14 -> 1422.56	5.04 -> 5.02
46	Erasmus Zacharias	2.03	10062	1038.15	10062 -> 8134	1038.15 -> 1142.65	2.35 -> 2.91
46	Matt Rowbottom	2.03	1089	1482.58	1089 -> 1095	1482.58 -> 1459.03	6.37 -> 6.33
46	Jesse Carpenter	2.03	668	1427.46	668 -> 672	1427.46 -> 1418.39	9.12 -> 9.05
46	Hannah Bubacz	2.03	3901	1411.38	3901 -> 3787	1411.38 -> 1409.39	11.31 -> 10.3
57	Ryan Shaw	1.39	3341	1330.45	3341 -> 3299	1330.45 -> 1319.44	7.62 -> 7.21
57	Kris Koehler	1.39	627	1414.14	627 -> 634	1414.14 -> 1386.54	9.92 -> 9.8
57	Rabih Dahdouh	1.39	1902	1465.26	1902 -> 1907	1465.26 -> 1424.66	8.01 -> 7.77
57	Jennifer Swan	1.39	6910	1031.29	6910 -> 6471	1031.29 -> 1088.51	1.77 -> 1.87
57	Becky Meyer	1.39	472	1480.28	472 -> 473	1480.28 -> 1433.91	8.88 -> 8.83
57	Chris Heilig	1.39	2303	1586.10	2303 -> 2254	1586.10 -> 1518.09	24.34 -> 20.21
57	Jon Bruinooge	1.39	1001	1364.08	1001 -> 1007	1364.08 -> 1345.18	7.77 -> 7.67
57	Nate Oines	1.39	2143	1288.76	2143 -> 2124	1288.76 -> 1290.52	8.88 -> 8.47
57	Jonathan Bent	1.39	2360	1493.82	2360 -> 2348	1493.82 -> 1446.21	22.53 -> 19.01
57	Katie Belanger	1.39	2838	1405.34	2838 -> 2789	1405.34 -> 1378.93	12.85 -> 11.49
57	Mike Weyenberg	1.39	68	1559.87	68 -> 70	1559.87 -> 1496.9	17.82 -> 17.72	167 -> 171
57	Ryan Strauss	1.39	10710	1454.26	10710 -> 8919	1454.26 -> 1368.01	15.34 -> 5.95
57	Mark Magana	1.39	28141	Not Rated	28141 -> 12741	Not Rated -> 1261.05	0 -> 3
68	David Moe	0.75	2269	1384.02	2269 -> 2285	1384.02 -> 1344.95	10.09 -> 9.51
68	Amanda Schroeder	0.75	8549	1200.44	8549 -> 8049	1200.44 -> 1194.53	3.65 -> 3.06
68	Asher Goehmann	0.75	6516	1278.55	6516 -> 6276	1278.55 -> 1259.38	4.1 -> 3.6
68	Sara Bradley	0.75	6015	1137.25	6015 -> 5893	1137.25 -> 1141.08	1.26 -> 1.28
68	Amy Gunson	0.75	2100	1368.12	2100 -> 2117	1368.12 -> 1332.74	3.6 -> 3.55
68	Emily Sweeney	0.75	2850	1382.03	2850 -> 2868	1382.03 -> 1344.14	5.84 -> 5.62
68	Kodi Madson	0.75	8792	1194.14	8792 -> 8247	1194.14 -> 1188.8	3.75 -> 3.07
68	Sean Spindler	0.75	1692	1421.22	1692 -> 1698	1421.22 -> 1376.24	15.47 -> 14.26
68	Waison Waison	0.75	4454	1367.92	4454 -> 4356	1367.92 -> 1331.75	7.35 -> 6.41
74	Erin Seiden	0.41	3188	1253.37	3188 -> 3209	1253.37 -> 1214.41	3.51 -> 3.41
74	Joe Clark	0.41	28141	Not Rated	28141 -> 18820	Not Rated -> 1012.38	0 -> 0.88
74	Michael J Williams	0.41	5177	1173.81	5177 -> 5159	1173.81 -> 1147.23	4.37 -> 3.91
76	Alexander Swan	0.29	9134	928.13	9134 -> 8939	928.13 -> 921.74	1.64 -> 1.46
76	Luet Phoenix	0.29	9577	907.53	9577 -> 9356	907.53 -> 903.4	1.6 -> 1.43
78	Jesse McClain	0.17	28141	Not Rated	28141 -> 23710	Not Rated -> 903.13	0 -> 0.37
78	Andy Cramer	0.17	28141	Not Rated	28141 -> 23711	Not Rated -> 903.13	0 -> 0.37
78	Kat Harpster	0.17	15229	1108.39	15229 -> 14324	1108.39 -> 1059.13	1.62 -> 1.03

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

Additional Details

Address

Midwest Gaming Classic The Wisconsin Center 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI.

Registration Opens
February 25, 2023

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Fair Strike Knockout

Overall

The tournament will consist of two qualifying sessions and finals, all to take place on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Pre-registration opens on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM (NOON) on the MGC website.

• Open tournament limited to 80 players.
• 40 Player limit for each qualifying session, top 12 of each session make finals.
• Each player can only play in one of the qualifying sessions, not both.

Qualifying style:

5 rounds of Match Play per session.
3 to 4 players each group based on number of players.
Swiss Style Seeding. Random to start.

Finals style:

5 Strike Fair Strikes as follows:
0 strikes for 1st, 1 strike for 2nd/3rd and 2 strikes for 4th.

Tiebreakers will be a single game. Extra balls will be plunged.

$25 entry fee.
You must purchase your MGC pass in addition to this tournament fee.

90% payout as 10% will be used to cover IFPA fees & expenses.

Payouts / Trophies
1st place – 45%
2nd place – 20%
3rd place – 15%
4th place – 10%

Qualifying Session 1

40 player limit. Top 12 make finals.
Check in Saturday at 9:00 AM.
Session 1 Saturday 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM (approx. 2 hours) Top 12 move on to finals.

Qualifying Session 2

40 player limit. Top 12 make finals.
Check in Saturday at Noon.
Session 2 Saturday 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM (approx. 2 hours) Top 12 move on to finals.

Finals:

24 players (top 12 of session 1 and 2 combined)
Finals check in is Saturday at 3:00 PM.
Finals start at 3:30 PM and hopefully end around 8:00 PM.

Format is 5 Strikes Fair Strikes as follows:

0 strikes for 1st, 1 strike for 2nd/3rd and 2 strikes for 4th.

Saturday Schedule:

9:00 AM – Session 1 Qualifying Checkin
9:30 AM – Session 1 Qualifying Begins
12:00 PM – Session 2 Qualifying Checkin
12:30 PM – Session 2 Qualifying Begins
3:00 PM – Finals Checkin
3:30 PM – Finals Begin

Please consider bringing a game to support MGC. Thank you!

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 46.36
TGP 100%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 46.36

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 7.66
Ratings Strength 6.70
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 80
Rated Players 72

Player Locations

United States 80

Age Distribution

0-11 1
12-18 1
19-25 3
26-35 5
35-45 21
45-55 20
56-65 3