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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
May 13, 2023
Location
Bünde, Nor, Germany
Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz
Ranking System
Main
Information
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Show Impact
Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Marc Steinmeier 31.78 769 1525.82 769 -> 594 1525.82 -> 1564.35 27.24 -> 30.68
2 Dirk Elzholz 22.42 173 1683.31 173 -> 166 1683.31 -> 1709.15 24.51 -> 25.17 151 -> 144
3 Philipp Unger 17.73 466 1550.81 466 -> 442 1550.81 -> 1586.31 12.98 -> 13.46
4 Jürgen Schmitz 14.35 642 1514.29 642 -> 588 1514.29 -> 1528.75 15.78 -> 16.34
5 Nils Langemann 11.77 8748 1362.42 8748 -> 4641 1362.42 -> 1402.15 5.67 -> 13.57
6 Joshua Rühl 9.73 2483 1459.10 2483 -> 2122 1459.10 -> 1496.76 24.75 -> 25.59
7 Guido Christiansen 8.10 795 1525.54 795 -> 775 1525.54 -> 1550.9 8.07 -> 8.21
8 Ralf Behr 6.79 2049 1413.95 2049 -> 1894 1413.95 -> 1453.67 8.27 -> 8.79
9 Dirk Rohde 5.73 3424 1269.03 3424 -> 3073 1269.03 -> 1286.17 3.1 -> 3.56
10 Sebastian Eiselin 4.89 836 1429.30 836 -> 830 1429.30 -> 1462.37 11.27 -> 11.34
11 Guido Ehrmann 4.20 1968 1545.37 1968 -> 1909 1545.37 -> 1554.17 8.9 -> 9.11
12 Maximilian Bösel 3.66 1963 1347.23 1963 -> 1925 1347.23 -> 1389.71 4.77 -> 4.89
13 Christian Gerckens 3.24 12785 1523.24 12785 -> 8465 1523.24 -> 1533.93 20.02 -> 12.18
14 Wolfgang Szymanski 2.90 4367 1351.24 4367 -> 3895 1351.24 -> 1412.14 5.43 -> 6.01
15 Michael Nau 2.65 29989 Not Rated 29989 -> 10658 Not Rated -> 1465.04 0 -> 8.34
16 Oliver Wiege 2.45 10174 1264.19 10174 -> 7901 1264.19 -> 1277.52 5.47 -> 5.87
17 Andreas Jüngling 2.31 8958 1353.36 8958 -> 7488 1353.36 -> 1378.25 5.91 -> 6.25
18 Daniel Bähr 2.20 6562 1421.37 6562 -> 5854 1421.37 -> 1439.25 17.34 -> 13.31
19 Philippe Craul 2.11 137 1621.81 137 -> 138 1621.81 -> 1604.2 21.85 -> 21.87 157 -> 158
20 Timo Dräger 2.04 3038 1386.12 3038 -> 2971 1386.12 -> 1396.72 4.83 -> 4.89
21 Gordon Billy 1.98 5261 1356.43 5261 -> 4807 1356.43 -> 1365.5 6.47 -> 6.42
22 Jan Feth 1.92 3314 1422.16 3314 -> 3167 1422.16 -> 1382.46 7.98 -> 7.75
23 Kay Wolters 1.86 2762 1388.84 2762 -> 2684 1388.84 -> 1401.53 8.93 -> 8.78
24 Helmar Oels 1.80 7849 1074.13 7849 -> 7034 1074.13 -> 1121.26 1.65 -> 1.93
25 Carsten Wieske 1.74 1083 1458.80 1083 -> 1090 1458.80 -> 1442.74 5.94 -> 5.95
26 Sascha Klenke 1.68 971 1506.76 971 -> 975 1506.76 -> 1473.24 7.13 -> 7.11
27 Oliver Latza 1.62 4222 1245.91 4222 -> 4087 1245.91 -> 1266.84 2.97 -> 3.06
28 Sven Drießen 1.56 29989 Not Rated 29989 -> 12986 Not Rated -> 1271.32 0 -> 4.91
29 Pierre Jahic 1.50 931 1442.27 931 -> 933 1442.27 -> 1402.14 12 -> 11.81
30 Yuna Rohde 1.44 6962 1073.96 6962 -> 6503 1073.96 -> 1086.52 1.16 -> 1.29
31 Christian Hagemann 1.38 7219 1198.32 7219 -> 6582 1198.32 -> 1192.54 3.99 -> 3.97
31 Oliver Schulz 1.38 26442 1081.25 26442 -> 12619 1081.25 -> 1122.81 2.86 -> 3.6
33 Nicole Billy 1.26 8414 1130.65 8414 -> 7481 1130.65 -> 1153.53 2.33 -> 2.57
34 Gregor Weisgerber 1.20 29989 1447.34 29989 -> 12684 1447.34 -> 1370.23 0 -> 3.92
35 Sascha Elsner 1.14 3906 1292.51 3906 -> 3829 1292.51 -> 1260.87 5.47 -> 5.3
36 Gerry Kurze 1.08 14553 1267.91 14553 -> 9979 1267.91 -> 1296.15 4.73 -> 4.8
37 Thomas Ferocino 1.02 5566 1257.36 5566 -> 5212 1257.36 -> 1262.43 3.03 -> 3.11
38 Mateo Jahic 0.96 19256 1024.50 19256 -> 13427 1024.50 -> 1078 0.68 -> 1.44
39 Jens Schmidt 0.90 3100 1275.37 3100 -> 3110 1275.37 -> 1283.01 3.64 -> 3.65
40 Philipp Segler 0.84 5565 1372.78 5565 -> 4693 1372.78 -> 1369.16 4.48 -> 5.48
41 Jochen März 0.78 2664 1358.51 2664 -> 2440 1358.51 -> 1359.54 8.23 -> 8.67
42 Benjamin Schüller 0.72 11476 1170.34 11476 -> 9863 1170.34 -> 1157.01 2.71 -> 2.64
43 Christopher Kleye 0.66 14501 1275.26 14501 -> 11673 1275.26 -> 1191.1 4.54 -> 3.28
44 Steven Schmidt 0.60 17136 958.72 17136 -> 13766 958.72 -> 951.17 0.78 -> 1.03
45 Katharina Hagemann 0.54 10951 1061.44 10951 -> 10037 1061.44 -> 1038.08 1.44 -> 1.46
46 Maik Rog 0.48 8808 1246.42 8808 -> 8463 1246.42 -> 1196.88 3.78 -> 3.29
47 Andrea Ehrmann 0.42 5815 1201.61 5815 -> 5740 1201.61 -> 1215.72 1.99 -> 2.02
48 Christian Paul 0.36 15173 1122.10 15173 -> 13730 1122.10 -> 1086.76 1.74 -> 1.52
49 Timm Tesch 0.30 28294 1015.57 28294 -> 19868 1015.57 -> 922.4 1.98 -> 0.87
50 Enrico Moritz 0.24 18247 1060.12 18247 -> 16305 1060.12 -> 1023.55 1.1 -> 0.96
51 Gabi Schmeichel 0.18 5260 1183.35 5260 -> 5209 1183.35 -> 1199.47 1.47 -> 1.5
52 Michel Bilsberg 0.12 29989 Not Rated 29989 -> 27064 Not Rated -> 851.87 0 -> 0.38
53 Jannik Berger 0.06 33126 906.12 33126 -> 29323 906.12 -> 834.89 0.22 -> 0.19
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Pinball Universe Daimlerstraße 41 32257 Bünde Deutschland
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
50
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Tournament Date: April 22, 2023

At our bi-monthly tournament we currently play the following mode:

Main round: We play from 11 am to 7 pm in (strict) Swiss system head-to-head (approx. 21 games) (incl. 1h lunch break).
Quarter-finals: The best 8 players of the main round qualify (play-off in case of a tie) and play a best-of-5 head-to-head (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5).
Semi-finals: The winners of the quarter-finals play a best-of-5 head-to-head.
Final: The winners of the semi-finals play a best-of-5 head-to-head.

The losers of the quarter-finals will play a best-of-four match for 5th to 8th place.
The losers of the semi-finals play a best-of-3 head-to-head for 3rd and 4th place.

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 20
  • Total (before TGP) 23.36
  • TGP 136%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 31.78
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.19
  • Ratings Strength 2.17
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 53
  • Rated Players 40
Player Locations
  • Germany 51
  • Netherlands 1
  • Austria 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 1
  • 26-35 4
  • 35-45 2
  • 45-55 13
  • 56-65 11
  • 65-99 1
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament January 24, 2026 MAIN Undecided
Main Tournament November 15, 2025 MAIN Ethan Bent
Main Tournament September 20, 2025 MAIN Guido Ehrmann
Main Tournament January 18, 2025 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament November 16, 2024 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 14, 2024 MAIN Mark van der Gugten
Main Tournament July 20, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 25, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament March 09, 2024 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament January 13, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament November 11, 2023 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament September 16, 2023 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 08, 2023 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament March 11, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament January 21, 2023 MAIN Kirsten Adam
Main Tournament November 05, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 24, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 23, 2022 MAIN Kirsten Adam

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