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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
May 25, 2024
Location
Bünde, Nor, Germany
Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Dirk Klaver 44.18 540 1612.41 540 -> 460 1612.41 -> 1649.4 20.52 -> 22.73
2 Julian Zahs 33.74 1628 1555.53 1628 -> 1272 1555.53 -> 1595.85 18.59 -> 21.51
3 Louis Hänsch 28.21 1318 1548.46 1318 -> 1108 1548.46 -> 1589.45 10.49 -> 11.52
4 Pierre Jahic 24.05 1669 1459.59 1669 -> 1422 1459.59 -> 1512.54 11.16 -> 12.15
6 Ivan Gluschko 17.96 2681 1492.75 2681 -> 2254 1492.75 -> 1532.89 6.37 -> 7.16
6 Frank Frohn 17.96 8392 1430.02 8392 -> 5045 1430.02 -> 1481.44 6.08 -> 12.52
6 Dirk Dröden 17.96 1153 1423.48 1153 -> 1062 1423.48 -> 1476.16 8.28 -> 8.62
6 Dirk Elzholz 17.96 227 1626.59 1626.59 -> 1642.7 24.59 -> 24.74
9 Maximilian Marx 12.00 5381 1454.51 5381 -> 4244 1454.51 -> 1496.66 16.46 -> 18.79
10 Marco Siemund 10.55 2505 1505.04 2505 -> 2240 1505.04 -> 1532.75 24.4 -> 24.33
11 Yuna Rohde 9.31 6751 1247.23 6751 -> 5396 1247.23 -> 1328.41 1.53 -> 1.98
12 Stefan Hänsch 8.24 1864 1334.77 1864 -> 1781 1334.77 -> 1394.31 7.6 -> 7.76
13 Carsten Wieske 7.32 1263 1392.30 1263 -> 1247 1392.30 -> 1437.57 6.32 -> 6.39
14 Ralf Fleuren 6.52 1297 1537.05 1297 -> 1258 1537.05 -> 1546.86 14.27 -> 14.29
15 Chris Dröden 5.85 4070 1360.59 4070 -> 3789 1360.59 -> 1406.82 4.21 -> 4.47
16 Philipp Unger 5.27 438 1625.14 438 -> 439 1625.14 -> 1611.89 15.8 -> 15.77
17 Nils Langemann 4.77 4407 1375.45 4407 -> 4096 1375.45 -> 1415.8 9.51 -> 9.62
18 Gerry Kurze 4.35 5434 1420.54 5434 -> 5019 1420.54 -> 1447.35 7.01 -> 7.3
19 Jan Feth 4.01 1663 1409.72 1663 -> 1656 1409.72 -> 1436.77 9.33 -> 9.32
20 Jens Knobloch 3.71 2249 1340.78 2249 -> 2223 1340.78 -> 1382.26 4.78 -> 4.82
21 Philippe Craul 3.46 156 1633.97 156 -> 157 1633.97 -> 1602.94 22.98 -> 22.86 153 -> 154
22 Michael Nau 3.25 4605 1333.35 4605 -> 4338 1333.35 -> 1374.95 9.43 -> 9.21
23 Ralf Behr 3.08 2980 1270.50 2980 -> 2927 1270.50 -> 1326.62 7.37 -> 7.35
24 Jens Schmidt 2.94 2611 1467.83 2611 -> 2586 1467.83 -> 1468.64 5.78 -> 5.8
25 Reinhard Frankowski 2.82 19464 1385.44 19464 -> 12958 1385.44 -> 1407.96 5.37 -> 5.94
26 Jörg Merker 2.72 6493 1273.08 6493 -> 6096 1273.08 -> 1322.53 4.07 -> 4.23
27 Rainer Beine 2.63 8482 1330.32 8482 -> 7673 1330.32 -> 1361.17 5.2 -> 5.33
28 Guido Ehrmann 2.55 1455 1473.79 1455 -> 1461 1473.79 -> 1462.89 13.18 -> 13
29 Christian Raeder 2.49 9440 1510.71 9440 -> 8434 1510.71 -> 1481.25 30.41 -> 15.51
30 Stefanie Tesch 2.42 6895 1316.64 6895 -> 6396 1316.64 -> 1345.73 4.46 -> 4.56
31 Daniel Bähr 2.35 8750 1472.35 8750 -> 7981 1472.35 -> 1452.15 11.33 -> 9.67
32 Manfred Bertram 2.28 23206 1310.98 23206 -> 14481 1310.98 -> 1351.68 12.09 -> 6
33 Dirk Nicklaus 2.21 3016 1391.20 3016 -> 2997 1391.20 -> 1390.07 7.51 -> 7.39
34 Guido Christiansen 2.14 771 1475.08 1475.08 -> 1447.66 9.25 -> 9.23
35 Timo Wemhöner 2.07 12306 1403.13 12306 -> 10672 1403.13 -> 1390.49 7.97 -> 6.56
36 Sven Göttsche 2.00 5527 1466.41 5527 -> 5349 1466.41 -> 1435.91 11.97 -> 10.84
37 Sascha Klenke 1.93 340 1477.07 340 -> 341 1477.07 -> 1441.72 11.29 -> 11.23
38 Oliver Wiege 1.86 5990 1387.46 5990 -> 5732 1387.46 -> 1373.58 11.12 -> 9.94
39 Alexander Wittke 1.79 6636 1333.10 6636 -> 6294 1333.10 -> 1335.01 7.43 -> 6.91
40 Jochen März 1.73 3470 1398.91 3470 -> 3444 1398.91 -> 1378.39 6.77 -> 6.66
41 Sebastian Aukam 1.66 19511 1426.85 19511 -> 14626 1426.85 -> 1396.34 37.44 -> 6.9
42 Michaela Aukam 1.59 45950 Not Rated 45950 -> 18128 Not Rated -> 1277.19 0 -> 3.6
43 Gabi Schmeichel 1.52 4212 1381.40 4212 -> 4218 1381.40 -> 1358.31 2.23 -> 2.25
44 Marco Fehres 1.45 7730 1285.42 7730 -> 7395 1285.42 -> 1284.36 3.2 -> 3.21
45 Björn Geyer 1.38 5299 1361.04 5299 -> 5145 1361.04 -> 1339.17 6.08 -> 5.82
46 Thomas Ferocino 1.31 7627 1187.59 7627 -> 7381 1187.59 -> 1204.45 2.83 -> 2.84
47 Nicole Billy 1.24 5121 1259.83 5121 -> 5052 1259.83 -> 1256.72 4.8 -> 4.67
48 Dirk Rohde 1.17 1993 1398.13 1993 -> 1995 1398.13 -> 1360.4 5.85 -> 5.8
49 Eckhard Zahs 1.10 3296 1530.85 3296 -> 3298 1530.85 -> 1456.44 8.55 -> 8.28
50 Gordon Billy 1.04 4220 1350.88 4220 -> 4219 1350.88 -> 1317.85 7.29 -> 6.98
51 Julius Wittke 0.97 17580 1172.02 17580 -> 15079 1172.02 -> 1178.15 0.94 -> 1.18
52 Berk Güler 0.90 15620 1300.98 15620 -> 13960 1300.98 -> 1260.65 3.74 -> 3.05
53 Lale Güler 0.83 4923 1330.38 4923 -> 4892 1330.38 -> 1295.42 8.35 -> 7.71
54 Michael Reuter 0.76 6381 1475.49 6381 -> 6249 1475.49 -> 1403.24 9.13 -> 7.89
55 Andrea Ehrmann 0.69 4616 1292.11 4616 -> 4619 1292.11 -> 1258.67 3.39 -> 3.34
56 Dirk Wittke 0.62 7421 1283.30 7421 -> 7320 1283.30 -> 1248.75 3.33 -> 3.18
57 Timm Tesch 0.55 5204 1365.43 5204 -> 5152 1365.43 -> 1311.29 6.28 -> 5.83
58 Sven Lathwesen 0.48 3436 1415.18 3436 -> 3445 1415.18 -> 1347.88 9.66 -> 9.14
59 Knut Rutkowski 0.41 11914 1361.35 11914 -> 11575 1361.35 -> 1303.71 4.94 -> 3.8
60 Sascha Schäufler 0.35 16553 1207.76 16553 -> 15671 1207.76 -> 1169.79 2.53 -> 1.94
61 Christian Blatzheim 0.28 45950 Not Rated 45950 -> 31404 Not Rated -> 1015.36 0 -> 0.63
62 Kay Wolters 0.21 3384 1348.36 3384 -> 3391 1348.36 -> 1284.63 8.67 -> 8.32
63 Helge Zörner 0.14 3310 1345.45 3310 -> 3315 1345.45 -> 1280.15 2.62 -> 2.6
64 Steven Schmidt 0.07 13266 1013.10 13266 -> 13181 1013.10 -> 992.19 1.03 -> 0.94
  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 Daimlerstr. 41-43 32257 Bünde
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
64
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Willkommen zu unserem "PU Challenge IFPA Turnier" in unserer PU Challenge Area.
Wir werden an diesem Termin von 11.00 bis 19.30 Uhr im (strikten) Schweizer System head-to-head gegeneinander spielen (ungefähr 24 Runden; eine ca. 1-stündige Mittagspause ist enthalten).
Viertelfinale: Die besten 8 Spieler der Hauptrunde spielen im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head
Halbfinale: Die Gewinner der Viertelfinale spielt im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head
Finale: Die Gewinner der Halbfinale spielen im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head

Welcome to our "PU Challenge IFPA Tournament" in our PU Challenge Area.
We will play head-to-head in a (strict) Swiss system from 11:00 to 19:30 (approximately 24 rounds, including a 1-hour lunch break).
Quarter-finals: The best 8 players of the main round play head-to-head in best-of-5 mode
Semi-finals: The winners of the quarter-finals play in best-of-5 mode head-to-head
Final: The winners of the semi-finals play in best-of-5 mode head-to-head

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 28.5
  • Total (before TGP) 33.47
  • TGP 132%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 44.18
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.28
  • Ratings Strength 3.69
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 64
  • Rated Players 57
Player Locations
  • Germany 63
  • Netherlands 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 2
  • 19-25 1
  • 26-35 2
  • 35-45 5
  • 45-55 14
  • 56-65 11
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 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 May 13, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
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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