International Flipper Pinball Association!

The Arcade's Monthly Plunge

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Aug 31, 2024

Location
Wichita, KS, United States

Director
Sam Swain

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Preston Pywell	7.73	1272	1662.46	1272 -> 1255	1662.46 -> 1679.82	38.47 -> 38.93
2	Chad Cowan	3.99	2244	1602.61	2244 -> 2226	1602.61 -> 1617.99	14.3 -> 14.48
3	Joey Henry	2.48	4323	1599.18	4323 -> 4194	1599.18 -> 1610.67	40.63 -> 40.03
4	Sam Swain	1.61	1955	1543.65	1955 -> 1959	1543.65 -> 1551.38	14.35 -> 14.38
6	Leslie Smith KS	0.76	11592	1296.26	11592 -> 11075	1296.26 -> 1318	10.19 -> 10.15
6	John Boyd	0.76	3978	1505.12	3978 -> 3981	1505.12 -> 1506.64	18.67 -> 18.55
6	Dave Chapman	0.76	1141	1424.97		1424.97 -> 1430.39	15.15 -> 15.14
8	Casey Swain	0.46	6088	1125.80	6088 -> 6073	1125.80 -> 1146.06	4.82 -> 4.83
8	Cory Moren	0.46	1398	1664.77	1398 -> 1399	1664.77 -> 1637.21	33.76 -> 33.4
10	Conard Bush	0.36	2782	1407.53		1407.53 -> 1395.33	11.65 -> 11.6
12	Kam Gaston	0.27	49584	1255.15	49584 -> 33553	1255.15 -> 1245.11	0 -> 3.49
12	Toni Gaston	0.27	49584	1171.55	49584 -> 33658	1171.55 -> 1171.42	0 -> 3.49
12	Hannah Nesbitt	0.27	7439	1226.90	7439 -> 7449	1226.90 -> 1222.2	2.93 -> 2.94
14	Chase Groth	0.18	16178	1070.79	16178 -> 15830	1070.79 -> 1066.91	2.43 -> 2.42
16	Kat Paige	0.09	40470	1208.75	40470 -> 35537	1208.75 -> 1184.75	1.72 -> 1.44
16	Brandie Hinds	0.09	17708	998.69	17708 -> 17442	998.69 -> 988.27	2.1 -> 2.03
16	Jeremy Stos	0.09	11278	1101.20	11278 -> 11286	1101.20 -> 1084.96	2.76 -> 2.73

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

Additional Details

Address

906 East Third Street North Wichita, Kansas 67202

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Format
Fair Strike Knockout

Player Limit

92

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

The Arcade's Monthly Plunge

Saturday, August 31st

Doors open at 11:00 AM
Strikeout begins at 1:00 PM

$5 Entry Fee, $4 to prize pool, $1 to IFPA Fee.

Format: 8 Strike Group Knockout, using Fair Strikes (0,1,1,2), (0,1,2), (0,2).

At the start of the first round, players will be randomly paired into 4 player and 3 player groups and a randomly chosen game will be assigned to each group.

The winner of each game will not take a strike. In a 4 player group, 2nd and 3rd will get 1 strike and 4th will get 2 strikes. In a 3 player group, 2nd will get 1 strike and 3rd will take 2 strikes. In the event of a 2 player game, 2nd will take 2 strikes.

At the beginning of round 2, players will be paired using the Swiss format where players with 1 strike will be paired against other players with 1 strike as much as possible.

Last player standing without 8 strikes will be the winner!

All games are 2 tokens to play.
All extra balls will be off, if you are awarded an extra ball, please plunge it with no flips.
All rulings from Tournament Directors are final.
This is an IFPA Sanctioned event.

Thank you for continuing your support of The Arcade and The Wichita Pinball Community!

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 8.5
Total (before TGP) 9.67
TGP 80%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 7.73

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 1.17
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 17
Rated Players 17

Player Locations

United States 17

Age Distribution

26-35 2
35-45 5
45-55 2

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	December 27, 2025	MAIN	Undecided
Main Tournament	July 19, 2025	MAIN	Cory Moren
Main Tournament	May 31, 2025	MAIN	Preston Pywell
Main Tournament	February 22, 2025	MAIN	Cory Moren
Main Tournament	December 28, 2024	MAIN	Logan Wiehn
Main Tournament	October 26, 2024	MAIN	Sam Swain