International Flipper Pinball Association!

Freedom to Play Pinball 2.0

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Oct 17, 2024 to Oct 19, 2024

Location
Schaumburg, IL, United States

Director
Sam Swain

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Adam Gray	31.70	924	1615.13	924 -> 750	1615.13 -> 1658.82	19.67 -> 20.02
2	Tommy Vernieri	25.31	177	1725.91	177 -> 175	1725.91 -> 1714.25	26.04 -> 25.76	170 -> 166
3	Josh Riggle	21.82	511	1679.68	511 -> 481	1679.68 -> 1687.24	21.93 -> 21.39
4	Andy Bagwell	19.15	53	1807.25	53 -> 43	1807.25 -> 1866.62	36.03 -> 36.69	56 -> 47
5	Andrew Robishaw	16.95	2177	1374.52	2177 -> 1770	1374.52 -> 1455.67	8.54 -> 8.95
6	Mike Haakenson	15.10	4325	1550.57	4325 -> 3527	1550.57 -> 1585.92	26.08 -> 29.22
6	Liam Bradley	15.10	420	1600.70	420 -> 378	1600.70 -> 1654.6	16.82 -> 17.24
8	Dominic Labella	12.11	138	1809.97	138 -> 135	1809.97 -> 1798.07	35.16 -> 34.74	124 -> 121
9	Howard Levine	10.90	2055	1535.81	2055 -> 1940	1535.81 -> 1568.65	16.04 -> 16.38
10	Yoshihiro Fujisawa	9.82	1517	1663.58	1517 -> 1409	1663.58 -> 1639.64	29.79 -> 26.15
11	Carlos Herrera	8.87	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 10262	Not Rated -> 1654.37	0 -> 27.98
12	Chris Hampson	8.02	14907	1452.17	14907 -> 9117	1452.17 -> 1508.36	15.69 -> 21.33
13	Ben Hillman	7.28	2275	1550.52	2275 -> 2087	1550.52 -> 1550.65	16.78 -> 14.84
14	Alex Lecky	6.62	811	1572.16	811 -> 777	1572.16 -> 1606.8	16.75 -> 16.54
15	Johan Flygare	6.02	1790	1392.46	1790 -> 1772	1392.46 -> 1419.46	5.23 -> 5.22
16	Dori Zielinski	5.50	2308	1372.71	2308 -> 2280	1372.71 -> 1437.2	4.72 -> 4.7
17	Benjamin Haakenson	5.03	6868	1470.84	6868 -> 6144	1470.84 -> 1497.05	11.83 -> 12.42
18	Rodney Minch	4.62	374	1773.42	374 -> 382	1773.42 -> 1739.3	36.06 -> 35.94
19	Andoni Gorostiza	4.26	16046	1282.93	16046 -> 11350	1282.93 -> 1366.86	6.45 -> 8.71
20	Michael Bradley	3.93	1402	1406.52	1402 -> 1378	1406.52 -> 1440.17	6.53 -> 6.48
21	Chris Exo	3.65	14389	1349.45	14389 -> 11108	1349.45 -> 1398.9	5.82 -> 7.47
22	Ricky Bryant	3.39	2099	1484.71	2099 -> 1981	1484.71 -> 1495.61	7.07 -> 6.97
22	Dan White	3.39	1171	1476.27	1171 -> 1177	1476.27 -> 1487	17.5 -> 17.44
24	Pat Kupniewski	2.99	3296	1320.46	3296 -> 3280	1320.46 -> 1303.16	3.72 -> 3.59
25	Fred Cook	2.82	1971	1522.00	1971 -> 1911	1522.00 -> 1493.39	11.18 -> 10.51
26	Emily Felvus	2.68	11715	1239.33	11715 -> 10064	1239.33 -> 1235.66	4.2 -> 4.91
26	Steven Lucas	2.68	18993	1323.34	18993 -> 13620	1323.34 -> 1357.1	6.34 -> 7.32
28	Chrissy Papnick	2.45	7328	1231.30	7328 -> 6938	1231.30 -> 1287.54	4.49 -> 4.67
29	Samantha VanderBand	2.36	5478	1221.60	5478 -> 5387	1221.60 -> 1274.24	3.95 -> 4.01
29	keith svetlin	2.36	7965	1436.14	7965 -> 7422	1436.14 -> 1437.48	19.08 -> 16.25
31	Tiffany Han	2.21	9109	1193.15	9109 -> 8403	1193.15 -> 1231.58	1.48 -> 1.69
32	Elijah Farrales	2.15	11513	1211.39	11513 -> 10189	1211.39 -> 1270.76	3.97 -> 4.4
33	Whit Johnson	2.10	13953	1331.38	13953 -> 11976	1331.38 -> 1367.52	3.07 -> 3.6
34	Donavan Stepp	2.06	101	1778.13	101 -> 100	1778.13 -> 1690.36	37.08 -> 36.86	78 -> 79
35	Philip Salminen	2.01	515	1586.61	515 -> 516	1586.61 -> 1541.97	27.14 -> 26.96
36	Danielle Laverdure	1.98	3011	1480.31	3011 -> 2924	1480.31 -> 1441.89	8.94 -> 8.37
37	Jamie Abbott	1.94	1166	1449.44	1166 -> 1172	1449.44 -> 1436.94	15.15 -> 15.06
38	Tim Zollner	1.91	1087	1590.51	1087 -> 1060	1590.51 -> 1538.27	17.23 -> 16.28
39	Mayumi Mae	1.87	527	1485.81	527 -> 531	1485.81 -> 1489.43	9.12 -> 9.03
40	Rabih Dahdouh	1.84	946	1561.52	946 -> 942	1561.52 -> 1496.93	13.23 -> 12.45
41	Matt Loof	1.81	4558	1276.24	4558 -> 4421	1276.24 -> 1318.38	5.42 -> 5.01
42	Miles Bradley	1.77	1378	1541.40	1378 -> 1253	1541.40 -> 1532.22	6.79 -> 6.95
43	Jose Garcia	1.74	4605	1307.82	4605 -> 4302	1307.82 -> 1348.28	5.45 -> 5.05
44	Robert Jameson	1.70	7303	1309.49	7303 -> 7056	1309.49 -> 1331.29	5.5 -> 5.49
45	Kevin Yin	1.67	14331	1219.97	14331 -> 12542	1219.97 -> 1295.93	5.64 -> 5.52
46	Danielle Fredericksen	1.64	4600	1331.46	4600 -> 4585	1331.46 -> 1343.28	8.1 -> 7.95
47	Roy Wils	1.60	90	1792.00	90 -> 82	1792.00 -> 1711.62	38.8 -> 38.18	72 -> 64
48	Anthony Rollie	1.57	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 19793	Not Rated -> 1335.12	0 -> 4.95
49	Regi Bradley	1.53	4542	1269.56	4542 -> 4587	1269.56 -> 1294.47	2.21 -> 2.24
50	Jeff Palmer (Michigan)	1.50	11432	1315.20	11432 -> 10530	1315.20 -> 1328.31	6.67 -> 6.3
51	Sierra Vermillion	1.47	13508	1247.61	13508 -> 12167	1247.61 -> 1274.85	8.84 -> 7.3
51	Toby Fredericksen	1.47	4076	1352.65	4076 -> 4051	1352.65 -> 1350.84	8.97 -> 8.76
53	JJ Lehett	1.40	22533	1285.05	22533 -> 16950	1285.05 -> 1324.85	4.85 -> 4.59
54	John Everson	1.36	17706	1159.37	17706 -> 14887	1159.37 -> 1213.28	1.93 -> 2.41
55	Darrell Van Landuyt	1.33	3573	1387.35	3573 -> 3590	1387.35 -> 1377.15	7.24 -> 7.19
56	jason arsenault	1.30	13897	1290.31	13897 -> 12603	1290.31 -> 1307.65	5.33 -> 5.05
57	Felicia Haakenson	1.26	28978	1037.89	28978 -> 19132	1037.89 -> 1198.34	1.9 -> 3.07
57	ej osis	1.26	2070	1390.85	2070 -> 2073	1390.85 -> 1375.2	7.94 -> 7.89
59	Dave Chapman	1.19	1170	1469.79	1170 -> 1115	1469.79 -> 1469.73	15.39 -> 14.86
60	Andrew Wilkening	1.16	563	1728.02	563 -> 483	1728.02 -> 1659.61	23.17 -> 22.91
60	Penney Vernieri	1.16	3529	1319.19	3529 -> 3543	1319.19 -> 1304.53	4.7 -> 4.43
62	Matt Zollner	1.09	8989	1213.96	8989 -> 8160	1213.96 -> 1241.62	6.9 -> 3.72
63	David Friend	1.06	4252	1374.18	4252 -> 4267	1374.18 -> 1361.62	6.42 -> 6.34
64	Joe Corrao	1.02	1566	1423.59	1566 -> 1572	1423.59 -> 1396.47	5.78 -> 5.77
65	Chad Cowan	0.99	2399	1584.52	2399 -> 2240	1584.52 -> 1510.69	14.35 -> 13.25
66	Sandra Hegeman	0.95	4491	1243.56	4491 -> 4502	1243.56 -> 1275.04	2.98 -> 2.98
67	John Speights	0.92	1475	1509.63	1475 -> 1481	1509.63 -> 1455.88	12.81 -> 12.73
68	Marcel Cevani	0.89	13816	1206.33	13816 -> 12915	1206.33 -> 1228.5	2.7 -> 2.72
69	Samantha Fouche	0.85	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 24131	Not Rated -> 1253.6	0 -> 2.68
70	melinda salminen	0.82	2523	1418.43	2523 -> 2527	1418.43 -> 1394.97	7.7 -> 7.65
71	Cameron Ewing	0.78	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 24773	Not Rated -> 1227.79	0 -> 2.46
71	Erick Spaan	0.78	5819	1420.99	5819 -> 5092	1420.99 -> 1392.76	7.32 -> 6.18
73	Lance Shepherd	0.72	2495	1330.83	2495 -> 2499	1330.83 -> 1306.72	6.52 -> 6.48
73	Matthew Ramsey	0.72	50608	1358.41	50608 -> 25351	1358.41 -> 1258.72	0 -> 2.27
75	Dale Price	0.65	1267	1648.95	1267 -> 1271	1648.95 -> 1546.77	22.6 -> 22.06
75	Sabrina Fouche	0.65	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 26278	Not Rated -> 1179.33	0 -> 2.05
77	Sascha Elsner	0.58	5644	1319.93	5644 -> 5658	1319.93 -> 1288.38	4.44 -> 4.37
77	David J Bruno	0.58	10828	1079.28	10828 -> 10516	1079.28 -> 1072.37	1.98 -> 1.5
79	Derek Vanslager	0.51	10416	1230.47	10416 -> 10275	1230.47 -> 1216.07	3.32 -> 3.19
80	William Berendt	0.48	26122	1181.26	26122 -> 21984	1181.26 -> 1163.13	1.03 -> 1.16
81	Harry Nelsen	0.44	24680	1325.48	24680 -> 11413	1325.48 -> 1308.48	5.11 -> 2.97
82	Eric Kudzin	0.41	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 30352	Not Rated -> 1098.88	0 -> 1.29
83	Michael Weimer	0.37	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 31308	Not Rated -> 1084.34	0 -> 1.17
84	Katie Pirowski	0.34	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 32091	Not Rated -> 1071.92	0 -> 1.07
85	Krista Liem	0.31	3876	1276.73	3876 -> 3891	1276.73 -> 1278.5	3.16 -> 3.14
86	William Green	0.27	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 34422	Not Rated -> 1034.63	0 -> 0.85
87	Dan Bushby	0.24	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 35643	Not Rated -> 1020.71	0 -> 0.76
88	Annie Fitzgerald	0.20	14567	1279.36	14567 -> 14453	1279.36 -> 1232.05	3.97 -> 3.21
89	Tyler Swanson	0.17	52446	851.77	52446 -> 37242	851.77 -> 872.07	0.14 -> 0.38
90	Brendan Fitzgerald	0.14	9282	1494.25	9282 -> 9300	1494.25 -> 1405.05	9.01 -> 7.46
91	Coleman Green	0.10	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 44115	Not Rated -> 948.44	0 -> 0.32
92	Bradley Green	0.07	50608	Not Rated	50608 -> 47200	Not Rated -> 924.22	0 -> 0.22
93	Michael Fokas	0.03	17086	1164.90	17086 -> 17047	1164.90 -> 1120.97	1.99 -> 1.59

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

Additional Details

Address

1551 Thoreau Dr N Schaumburg, IL 60173

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Best Game

Player Limit

160

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

Freedom to Play Pinball 2.0

October 17-19 at the Project Pinball Charity booth

Project Pinball and Inclusive Gamewerks are excited to present the most accessible and inclusive way to play pinball!

The 2nd Annual Freedom to Play Pinball is an event to bring all pinball players together and ensure pinball is accessible for everyone!

In this event, all players will be required to use the Inclusive Controller to play the games in the bank. No Nudging or contact with the machine to control the ball will be allowed.

Registration opens: 1pm Thursday
Qualifying: Thursday - 2pm to 10pm
Friday - Noon to 10pm
Saturday - 10am to 2pm
**Scorekeeper Volunteer Qualifying 10pm to 11pm - Thursday and Friday
Tiebreakers: Saturday 2pm
Finals check-in: Saturday - 2pm with the first round beginning no later than 3pm

Tournament Qualifying Format:
Limited Best Game - 10 Entries
There will be 6 games available for tournament play, only your top 5 scores will count for your qualification score.
Qualifying scoring will be INDISC style 100-97-95-94…
Matchplay software will be used for the event.

In the event of a tie for the final qualifying spot, or possibly a bye position, there will be a 1 game playoff. Players will play Paper, Rock, Scissors to determine who chooses Game or Position.
If there is a seeding tie for any other position, a 1 ball playoff will be played. Players will play Paper, Rock, Scissors to determine who chooses Game or Position.
Tiebreakers will be played immediately after qualifying ends at 2pm Saturday.

Finals Format: No less than the top 10% of all qualified entrants will move on to a Group Elimination Match Play Bracket Final.
We will begin with the top 8, but may move to top 12 with 4 byes, or top 16 depending on participation.
All Finals games will be played as 1 player games.
Each group will play 3 games per round.
We will use PAPA scoring. (4,2,1,0)
The top seed in each group will be given selection of Game AND Position in the first game.
The lowest finishers in game 1 will be given a choice of either the next game OR position.
A group may not play the same game more than 1 time in each round.
A player may not choose the same game again until all options have been exhausted.
You must select an open game, not selected by another group.
In the event of a tie for advancement, the highest seed in the tiebreaker game will have a choice of Game OR Position. You will not be allowed to play the 3 games already selected in your round. Ties for the top 4 will be handled the same way.

All players are required to use the Inclusive Controller for all ball control including launching the ball into play and flipper control.
No Nudging will be allowed.
IFPA rules regarding stuck balls and malfunctions will be used.
All extra balls will be off.
All rulings from Tournament Directors are final.
This is an IFPA Sanctioned event

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 41.71
TGP 76%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 31.7

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 3.37
Ratings Strength 6.34
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 93
Rated Players 73

Player Locations

United States 87
Germany 2
Japan 1
Sweden 1
Canada 1
Netherlands 1

Age Distribution

12-18 3
26-35 5
35-45 16
45-55 16
56-65 7