Results for the Main Tournament event on September 20, 2015
| Pos | Player | Rank | Rating | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Schwarz | 310 | 1670.68 | 42.57 |
| 2 | Markus Stix | 42 | 1744.87 | 33.14 |
| 3 | Martin Ayub | 35 | 1644.97 | 28.09 |
| 4 | Cesare Datri | 144 | 1713.77 | 24.26 |
| 6 | Roberto Pedroni | 54 | 1788.77 | 18.57 |
| 6 | Jasmin Ibric | 949 | 1514.89 | 18.57 |
| 6 | Rusmin Ibric | 2064 | 1491.80 | 18.57 |
| 6 | Krisztián Szalai | 81 | 1775.64 | 18.57 |
| 12 | Andrej Demsar | 21110 | Not Rated | 9.13 |
| 12 | Andreas Kopp | 544 | 1496.22 | 9.13 |
| 12 | Giuseppe Violante | 440 | 1537.27 | 9.13 |
| 12 | Sven Kirmes | 909 | 1461.41 | 9.13 |
| 12 | Alberto Olivero | 1022 | 1587.13 | 9.13 |
| 12 | Stefan Karlhuber | 389 | 1588.15 | 9.13 |
| 12 | Patrick Weiss | 2186 | 1338.74 | 9.13 |
| 12 | Markus Schrodt | 2272 | 1329.76 | 9.13 |
| 17 | Philippe Bocquet | 91 | 1607.56 | 5.52 |
| 22 | David Schrittwieser | 2676 | 1239.11 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Stefan Riedler | 1237 | 1394.13 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Alexander Muer | 671 | 1468.36 | 3.79 |
| 22 | David Mainwaring | 88 | 1526.56 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Klemens Weiss | 1788 | 1407.85 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Peter Schimek | 2125 | 1339.55 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Arno Nöbl | 649 | 1565.88 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Gerhard Hornik | 3131 | 1309.81 | 3.79 |
| 22 | Michael Heiler | 1051 | 1474.86 | 3.79 |
| 27 | János Sándor | 539 | 1426.50 | 3.03 |
| 27 | Wolfgang Haid | 3329 | 1356.96 | 3.03 |
| 30 | Herbert Mittelmaier | 669 | 1487.91 | 2.81 |
| 30 | Sandor Varga | 770 | 1529.90 | 2.81 |
| 30 | Peter Boncza | 1344 | 1340.32 | 2.81 |
| 32 | Jenna Muer | 2061 | 1269.45 | 2.70 |
| 33 | Martin Weickmann | 12585 | 1156.80 | 2.65 |
| 34 | Rene Stiegler | 21110 | Not Rated | 2.60 |
| 35 | Szabo Istvan | 1228 | 1513.79 | 2.55 |
| 36 | Martin Obetzhofer | 1231 | 1496.13 | 2.50 |
| 37 | Thomas Hollwöger | 5915 | 1362.13 | 2.45 |
| 38 | Gregor Ponert | 6413 | 1256.97 | 2.40 |
| 38 | Ruha Istvan | 2836 | 1290.56 | 2.40 |
| 40 | Herbert Buchberger | 21110 | Not Rated | 2.30 |
| 40 | Hans Wiener | 8410 | 1212.14 | 2.30 |
| 42 | Martin Satzinger | 4229 | 1328.29 | 2.20 |
| 43 | Reinhard Haslinger | 3059 | 1284.52 | 2.15 |
| 44 | Christoph Schützinger | 2063 | 1348.94 | 2.10 |
| 45 | Christian Gottitsch | 16065 | 1550.59 | 2.05 |
| 46 | Theodor Knoblechner | 21110 | Not Rated | 2.00 |
| 47 | Wolfgang Wetl | 6595 | 1201.61 | 1.95 |
| 48 | Mario Kaufmann | 743 | 1411.25 | 1.90 |
| 49 | Gábor Vanderer | 1200 | 1405.95 | 1.85 |
| 50 | Kornél Kosdi | 2091 | 1310.45 | 1.80 |
| 51 | Reiner Pfeiffer | 426 | 1432.16 | 1.75 |
| 52 | Andy Heighway | 1758 | 1415.56 | 1.70 |
| 52 | Bernhard Binder | 2305 | 1315.69 | 1.70 |
| 55 | Ralph Alexander | 21110 | Not Rated | 1.55 |
| 55 | Christian Hollwöger | 6397 | 1309.82 | 1.55 |
| 55 | Tamas Odler | 391 | 1561.46 | 1.55 |
| 57 | Harald Mayer | 21110 | Not Rated | 1.45 |
| 58 | Martin Brunner | 17171 | 1338.64 | 1.40 |
| 59 | Maximilian Hollwöger | 9019 | 1243.81 | 1.35 |
| 60 | Benjamin Ruso | 3186 | 1330.82 | 1.30 |
| 61 | Robert Glashuettner | 2082 | 1341.28 | 1.25 |
| 61 | Herbert Traun | 2532 | 1342.31 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Joachim Puster | 10504 | 1108.28 | 1.15 |
| 64 | Edith Mayer | 5381 | 1178.96 | 1.10 |
| 65 | Herbert Mayer | 3242 | 1347.37 | 1.05 |
| 66 | Noah Puster | 21110 | Not Rated | 1.00 |
| 67 | Balázs Pálfi | 424 | 1633.03 | 0.95 |
| 68 | Thomas Teis | 6901 | 1287.51 | 0.90 |
| 69 | Armin Kress | 766 | 1440.22 | 0.85 |
| 70 | Erich Klinger | 1373 | 1406.38 | 0.80 |
| 71 | Helmut Fritz | 1578 | 1303.43 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Siegfried Niegelhell | 7290 | 1234.43 | 0.70 |
| 73 | Gábor Varga | 1493 | 1402.41 | 0.65 |
| 74 | Walter Grill | 3803 | 1244.18 | 0.60 |
| 75 | Hribasek Helmut | 17970 | 930.00 | 0.55 |
| 76 | Susanne Schrittwieser | 3028 | 1131.54 | 0.50 |
| 77 | Elke Lorber | 13581 | 975.16 | 0.45 |
| 78 | Julia Scriba | 3462 | 1176.41 | 0.40 |
| 79 | Karin Ruhmannseder | 3305 | 1059.99 | 0.35 |
| 80 | Lukas Probst | 9394 | 1262.07 | 0.30 |
| 80 | Jeannine Lorber | 8878 | 1028.97 | 0.30 |
| 82 | Rudi Haferl | 15890 | 977.42 | 0.20 |
| 83 | Jörg Buchacher | 469 | 1590.69 | 0.15 |
| 84 | Manuel Lorber | 15003 | 1043.88 | 0.10 |
| 86 | Coufal Manfred | 11403 | 975.68 | 0.00 |
Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | |
| Finals Format : | Unknown |
| Player Limit : | Unknown |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Start Date: September 19, 2015
End Date: September 20, 2015
1 Summary
The Austrian Pinball Open 2015 (APO 2015) will be again organized as the APO 2014 by the Graz
Pinball Club “Flippnic – Verein zur Förderung des Flippersports“ (ZVR-Zahl 696211567, alias Flippnic).
The venue is the new Pinball Hall „Hall of Pinball-Fame“ in the south of Graz and Co-Organizer is the
company Niegelhell GmbH.
The Austrian Pinball Association „Union – Flipper Sportverein Austria“ (ZVR-Zahl 171882200, alias
Flipper-SV) will support again as at all other APO events in the preparation and during the event.
The APO 2015 will be a 2 days tournament, which will be held on 19th and 20th September 2015
3 Tournament format
3.1 Overview
The tournament format for the APO 2015 was newly defined. The base inputs for the new definition
has been:
? The maximum WPPR points should be reached based on the actual WPPR rules
(>64 participants and minimum 25 meaningful games)
? All participants should play the whole 1st tournament day
? The 1st tournament day should be the qualification for the 2nd.
? The best players should play in a short and sweet final round
? A classic tournament shall be organized as well
Based on this input the tournament format has been defined*:
? On the 1st tournament day all participants (100) will play in one group based on the Swiss
system.
? The best 48 participants will be seeded for the 2nd day, where they will be split in 6 groups á
8 persons.
? The best 4 of each group are qualified for the grand final which will be played in single
elimination system (best of 3).
* if less then 96 participants will attend at the APO2015, then the amount of qualified participants will
be reduced for the 2nd day to reach a TGP of 100% as described in the actual WPPR rules.
3.2 Pinball machines
The tournament pinball machines are split on two floors of the Hall of Pinball Fame
? ~ 50 machines in ground floor of Hall of Pinball Fame
? ~15-20 machines in 2nd floor @ the showroom of Niegelhell GmbH
3.3 1st tournament day – seeding for the final round – Swiss system
On the 1st tournament day all participants (100) will play in one groups based on the Swiss system.
A minimum of 15 rounds will be played, even if the 15th round will not be finalized until 8pm. The
tournament committee decided after the 15th round if additional rounds will be played if it is before
8pm or if the 1st tournament day will be closed.
3.4 2nd tournament day – group session for the finalists
The best 48 participants will be qualified for the 2nd day final sessions.
The participants have to be present until 9:30 am to confirm their attendance. If a participant will not
show up, then the next ranked player will get the chance to play. If somebody which is qualified do
not want to attend on the 2nd tournament then this information should beforwarded to the tournament committee to inform already the next ranked participants that he is
qualified.
The split of the groups on the 2nd day depends on the ranking of the 1st day.
Each player has to compete against each other in his group (7 meaningful games). The players get for
each won game a point. The best four players in each group are qualified for the grand finale.
If two or more players in one group have the same amount of points then a direct battle has to be
played on a pinball machine, which is defined by the tournament director. The winner or the best
players are qualified for the grand finale.
3.5 2nd tournament day – grand finale
The 24 Finalist players play after the lunch in a single elimination (best of 3) to define the tournament
winners. The height of the points defines in the last game the position of the first 3 players.
The Austrian Pinball Open 2015 (APO 2015) will be again organized as the APO 2014 by the Graz
Pinball Club “Flippnic – Verein zur Förderung des Flippersports“ (ZVR-Zahl 696211567, alias Flippnic).
The venue is the new Pinball Hall „Hall of Pinball-Fame“ in the south of Graz and Co-Organizer is the
company Niegelhell GmbH.
The Austrian Pinball Association „Union – Flipper Sportverein Austria“ (ZVR-Zahl 171882200, alias
Flipper-SV) will support again as at all other APO events in the preparation and during the event.
The APO 2015 will be a 2 days tournament, which will be held on 19th and 20th September 2015
3 Tournament format
3.1 Overview
The tournament format for the APO 2015 was newly defined. The base inputs for the new definition
has been:
? The maximum WPPR points should be reached based on the actual WPPR rules
(>64 participants and minimum 25 meaningful games)
? All participants should play the whole 1st tournament day
? The 1st tournament day should be the qualification for the 2nd.
? The best players should play in a short and sweet final round
? A classic tournament shall be organized as well
Based on this input the tournament format has been defined*:
? On the 1st tournament day all participants (100) will play in one group based on the Swiss
system.
? The best 48 participants will be seeded for the 2nd day, where they will be split in 6 groups á
8 persons.
? The best 4 of each group are qualified for the grand final which will be played in single
elimination system (best of 3).
* if less then 96 participants will attend at the APO2015, then the amount of qualified participants will
be reduced for the 2nd day to reach a TGP of 100% as described in the actual WPPR rules.
3.2 Pinball machines
The tournament pinball machines are split on two floors of the Hall of Pinball Fame
? ~ 50 machines in ground floor of Hall of Pinball Fame
? ~15-20 machines in 2nd floor @ the showroom of Niegelhell GmbH
3.3 1st tournament day – seeding for the final round – Swiss system
On the 1st tournament day all participants (100) will play in one groups based on the Swiss system.
A minimum of 15 rounds will be played, even if the 15th round will not be finalized until 8pm. The
tournament committee decided after the 15th round if additional rounds will be played if it is before
8pm or if the 1st tournament day will be closed.
3.4 2nd tournament day – group session for the finalists
The best 48 participants will be qualified for the 2nd day final sessions.
The participants have to be present until 9:30 am to confirm their attendance. If a participant will not
show up, then the next ranked player will get the chance to play. If somebody which is qualified do
not want to attend on the 2nd tournament then this information should beforwarded to the tournament committee to inform already the next ranked participants that he is
qualified.
The split of the groups on the 2nd day depends on the ranking of the 1st day.
Each player has to compete against each other in his group (7 meaningful games). The players get for
each won game a point. The best four players in each group are qualified for the grand finale.
If two or more players in one group have the same amount of points then a direct battle has to be
played on a pinball machine, which is defined by the tournament director. The winner or the best
players are qualified for the grand finale.
3.5 2nd tournament day – grand finale
The 24 Finalist players play after the lunch in a single elimination (best of 3) to define the tournament
winners. The height of the points defines in the last game the position of the first 3 players.