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IFPA Delaware State Pinball Championship

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jan 20, 2024

Location
Wilmington, DE, United States

Director
Chad Hastings

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Jason Zahler	19.74	1	2099.82		2099.82 -> 2105.6	73.98 -> 74.05
2	Matthew Richardson	9.86	81	1775.60		1775.60 -> 1791.42	37.33 -> 37.39	70 -> 71
3	Steve Zahler	5.99	24	1823.81		1823.81 -> 1832.57	32.38 -> 32.37
4	Robert DeStasio	3.78	278	1726.55	278 -> 280	1726.55 -> 1737.98	31.52 -> 31.39
5	Michael Veith	2.49	1214	1556.50	1214 -> 1216	1556.50 -> 1576.34	11.3 -> 11.31
6	Pete Tsipouras	1.75	820	1551.43	820 -> 826	1551.43 -> 1568.79	17 -> 16.93
7	Chad Hastings	1.34	525	1651.23	525 -> 527	1651.23 -> 1655.36	22.21 -> 22.08
8	Michael Tyler	1.12	554	1465.12		1465.12 -> 1478.14	13.42 -> 13.37
9	James Perugini	0.99	891	1620.91	891 -> 894	1620.91 -> 1618.53	16.83 -> 16.72
10	Stefano Pinti	0.86	909	1522.39	909 -> 914	1522.39 -> 1523.13	14.35 -> 14.28
11	David Schumeister	0.74	1104	1636.66	1104 -> 1108	1636.66 -> 1623.39	17.02 -> 16.86
12	Mike Germscheid	0.62	962	1639.23		1639.23 -> 1622.21	12.33 -> 12.25
13	Tom Destasio	0.49	427	1689.86	427 -> 430	1689.86 -> 1662.97	22.08 -> 21.89
14	Paul Pratzner	0.37	1804	1391.77	1804 -> 1809	1391.77 -> 1383.1	7.29 -> 7.24
15	Rodney Comegys	0.25	267	1492.62		1492.62 -> 1473.23	13.43 -> 13.39
16	Rick Prince	0.12	847	1570.99	847 -> 852	1570.99 -> 1541.18	14.75 -> 14.63

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

Additional Details

Address

1100 First State Blvd, Second Floor Wilmington, DE 19804

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Format
Single Elimination

Player Limit

16

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

IFPA Delaware State Pinball Championship for 2023

Tournament Date: January 20, 2024

Time: 10 AM (Doors open 9 AM, Practice ends at 9:45am for announcements)

Cost: Members = FREE // NON-Members = $20

The Event: The top 16 IFPA point earners in the state of Delaware for 2023 will be invited to play for the Delaware State Championship title and earn an invite to the North American Pinball Championship (NACS). This tournament will be a head to head single elimination bracket with best of 7 matches. Players will be seeded according to IFPA DE state standings.

The format:
- 16 player single elimination bracket
- Matches are 1v1, best of 7

We will be using the NACS ruleset for this event.

Full rules can be found here: https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2023/rules.php

NOTE - There are new rules for the 2023 NACS, so please read them in advance! For Delaware's NACS, we will be using the Old/Mid/New format for picking machines.

NOTE #2 - We play out all 16 positions

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 8
Total (before TGP) 14.96
TGP 88%
Event Booster 150%
Tour Value 19.74

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 3.87
Ratings Strength 3.09
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 16
Rated Players 16

Player Locations

United States 16

Age Distribution

19-25 2
26-35 1
35-45 4
45-55 3
56-65 1
65-99 1

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	January 17, 2026	MAIN	Undecided
Main Tournament	January 18, 2025	MAIN	Jason Zahler
Main Tournament	January 21, 2023	MAIN	Matthew Richardson
Main Tournament	January 18, 2020	MAIN	Lou Nemphos
Main Tournament	January 19, 2019	MAIN	Pete Tsipouras
Main Tournament	January 20, 2018	MAIN	Robert DeStasio