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South Bay Pinball King Kong Launch Party

Event Name
Launch Party

When
Jun 21, 2025

Location
Torrance, CA, United States

Director
Bee Kong

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	raymond ashby	13.01	189	1876.69		1876.69 -> 1890.83	39.56 -> 39.72
2	Gerald Kirchner	7.25	869	1695.52	869 -> 870	1695.52 -> 1717.62	24.81 -> 24.94
3	David Green CA	4.80	755	1648.30	755 -> 759	1648.30 -> 1665.77	14.26 -> 14.32
4	Robert Potter	3.28	636	1719.63	636 -> 639	1719.63 -> 1728.48	28.72 -> 28.71
5	Gaizah Wagschal	2.30	6301	1473.02	6301 -> 6103	1473.02 -> 1498.59	12.13 -> 12.35
6	Jonathan Soon	1.68	605	1621.46	605 -> 606	1621.46 -> 1626.21	13.18 -> 13.18
6	Bee Kong	1.68	8319	1329.48	8319 -> 8038	1329.48 -> 1362.41	8.42 -> 8.64
8	Davin Swanson	1.02	11839	1318.77	11839 -> 11420	1318.77 -> 1345.09	7.24 -> 7.28
9	Kyle Hotchkiss	0.87	34170	1467.05	34170 -> 23741	1467.05 -> 1480.14	11.57 -> 7.69
10	Steve Ward CA	0.77	204	1777.66		1777.66 -> 1748.82	23.2 -> 23.17
11	Dennis Eichhorn	0.71	255	1747.19		1747.19 -> 1712.61	30.75 -> 30.7
12	Brian Breault	0.65	3369	1409.66	3369 -> 3374	1409.66 -> 1409.24	13.16 -> 13.03
13	Robin Craigen	0.59	3655	1409.54	3655 -> 3664	1409.54 -> 1406.25	6.4 -> 6.39
14	Quazar	0.53	17740	1167.77	17740 -> 16811	1167.77 -> 1185.52	4.25 -> 4.22
15	Alissa de Vogel	0.47	7304	1341.27	7304 -> 7291	1341.27 -> 1332.52	4.71 -> 4.68
15	Randy Takaki	0.47	57137	Not Rated	57137 -> 32456	Not Rated -> 1204.97	0 -> 3.61
17	Micha Goldsman	0.35	1325	1556.09	1325 -> 1329	1556.09 -> 1518.73	14.01 -> 13.92
18	Jon LoCoco	0.30	9858	1236.93	9858 -> 9771	1236.93 -> 1225.6	5.53 -> 5.36
19	Mike Melendez	0.24	32793	972.56	32793 -> 28769	972.56 -> 982.17	1.75 -> 1.78
20	Hailey Takaki	0.18	57137	Not Rated	57137 -> 42944	Not Rated -> 1013.66	0 -> 1.38
21	Jobe Lowen	0.12	13868	1394.41	13868 -> 13775	1394.41 -> 1331.9	15.55 -> 11.76
21	Ryan Omori	0.12	27818	1096.07	27818 -> 26630	1096.07 -> 1069.79	2.97 -> 2.28

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

Additional Details

Address

Hermosa Brewing 1855 Del Amo Blvd, Torrance, CA 90501, US

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

11am check-in, 12pm start time. Welcome to South Bay Pinball's King Kong Launch Party. This tournament format will have 5 rounds of qualifying match play with standard IFPA scoring (7/5/3/1 for 4 payers or 7/4/1 for 3 players). Top 8 players will move onto playoffs - Group elimination format. $10 buy-in w/ prizes to top 3. If we have enough players ,will do a B division finals as well.

Finals will be Group Matchplay using PAPA scoring (4,2,1,0) for semi finals and finals.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 10
Total (before TGP) 13.55
TGP 96%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 13.01

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 1.25
Ratings Strength 2.30
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 22
Rated Players 20

Player Locations

United States 21
Canada 1

Age Distribution

35-45 1
45-55 3