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K15 Match Race

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Apr 14, 2018
Location
Helsingfors, Finland
Director
Pekka Salmia
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Pekka Salmia 24.46 499 1618.82 499 -> 423 1618.82 -> 1656.14 23.12 -> 24.88
2 Joonas Haverinen 17.14 187 1547.47 187 -> 178 1547.47 -> 1592.58 19.87 -> 20.33 206 -> 195
3 Mika Marttinen 13.48 1155 1436.77 1155 -> 987 1436.77 -> 1496.39 11.99 -> 12.99
4 Jarkko Kuoppamäki 10.85 1602 1474.22 1602 -> 1357 1474.22 -> 1520.6 18.01 -> 19.49
5 Roni Valkonen 8.85 728 1484.07 728 -> 680 1484.07 -> 1526.47 13.07 -> 13.54
5 Jussi Rantala 8.85 342 1735.89 342 -> 335 1735.89 -> 1740.95 41.12 -> 40.95
7 Jani Saari 6.02 595 1518.02 595 -> 585 1518.02 -> 1545.81 11.7 -> 11.89
7 Olli-Mikko Ojamies 6.02 49 1611.79 1611.79 -> 1625.01 36.82 -> 36.75
9 Erno Lahdenperä 4.21 475 1517.34 475 -> 476 1517.34 -> 1540.5 16.64 -> 16.65
9 Sampo Simonen 4.21 1609 1402.84 1609 -> 1550 1402.84 -> 1447.98 10.85 -> 11
11 Timo Valkonen 3.05 525 1532.11 1532.11 -> 1545.98 15.07 -> 15.03
11 Juha Viitanen 3.05 810 1384.47 810 -> 803 1384.47 -> 1424.66 7.87 -> 7.94
16 Tomi Virtanen 1.73 2205 1281.58 2205 -> 2174 1281.58 -> 1331.51 4.3 -> 4.35
16 Mika Mäkelä 1.73 2207 1539.70 2207 -> 2145 1539.70 -> 1534.47 18.62 -> 17.69
16 Eetu Puustinen 1.73 2389 1391.90 2389 -> 2358 1391.90 -> 1417.04 8.49 -> 8.41
16 Markus Virtanen 1.73 613 1523.96 613 -> 614 1523.96 -> 1523.35 14.02 -> 13.9
16 Juuso Mäkinen 1.73 982 1424.34 982 -> 983 1424.34 -> 1442.57 11 -> 10.92
16 Topias Marttila 1.73 618 1675.23 618 -> 604 1675.23 -> 1644.87 33.01 -> 31.8
16 Juha Iijalainen 1.73 779 1499.40 779 -> 781 1499.40 -> 1500.53 14.18 -> 14.04
21 Jesse Jaakkola 1.36 3457 1258.21 3457 -> 3380 1258.21 -> 1292.1 4.45 -> 4.5
21 Juho Suontama 1.36 1132 1465.51 1132 -> 1124 1465.51 -> 1454.81 13.39 -> 13.11
21 Ojvind Strömsholm 1.36 2815 1347.77 2815 -> 2736 1347.77 -> 1361.55 5.79 -> 5.78
25 Jarkko Päivärinta 1.14 6800 1152.28 6800 -> 6127 1152.28 -> 1191.14 2.41 -> 2.68
25 Antero Liukkonen 1.14 8974 1289.70 8974 -> 7608 1289.70 -> 1306.99 3.1 -> 3.49
25 Antti Pitkämäki 1.14 6553 1322.67 6553 -> 5958 1322.67 -> 1327.1 3.07 -> 3.24
25 Mika Arvela 1.14 2784 1310.18 2784 -> 2758 1310.18 -> 1316.5 3.78 -> 3.81
25 Arsi Rosengren 1.14 2504 1449.14 2504 -> 2431 1449.14 -> 1425.47 7.13 -> 6.98
29 Lauri Hartikka 0.92 12200 1206.56 12200 -> 9570 1206.56 -> 1230.89 2.4 -> 2.88
29 Joni Väänänen 0.92 3254 1354.54 3254 -> 3199 1354.54 -> 1335.81 5.77 -> 5.65
29 Toni Ahonen 0.92 1379 1440.64 1379 -> 1381 1440.64 -> 1403.22 10.46 -> 10.26
32 Leila Shahem 0.76 20196 1000.03 20196 -> 12440 1000.03 -> 1096.48 1.12 -> 2.14
32 Klaus Liusvaara 0.76 1376 1466.61 1376 -> 1378 1466.61 -> 1410.45 13.9 -> 13.45
32 Joonas Koski 0.76 3387 1353.94 3387 -> 3340 1353.94 -> 1322.39 4.49 -> 4.42
34 Atte Porkola 0.65 8834 1303.73 8834 -> 7990 1303.73 -> 1261.85 3.22 -> 3.08
34 Tommi Hokkanen 0.65 6823 1386.97 6823 -> 6420 1386.97 -> 1322.62 5.91 -> 5.11
37 Niklas Sallinen 0.49 6373 1200.97 6373 -> 6101 1200.97 -> 1182.31 2.33 -> 2.3
37 Roni Piironen 0.49 8066 1054.74 8066 -> 7589 1054.74 -> 1059.25 1.66 -> 1.69
37 Pekka Päkkilä 0.49 4324 1225.74 4324 -> 4232 1225.74 -> 1202.43 4.05 -> 3.89
40 Simo Rimmi 0.33 3319 1234.07 3319 -> 3321 1234.07 -> 1198.49 3.47 -> 3.41
40 Leo Veijonsuo 0.33 5198 1195.43 5198 -> 5082 1195.43 -> 1167.31 4.26 -> 3.92
40 Mikko Piironen 0.33 3398 1381.04 3398 -> 3395 1381.04 -> 1317.99 4.89 -> 4.71
42 Janne Kuoppamäki 0.22 4444 1312.98 4444 -> 4403 1312.98 -> 1252.03 3.62 -> 3.45
42 Aki Seuranen 0.22 3410 1230.18 3410 -> 3412 1230.18 -> 1186.17 5.12 -> 4.98
44 Luukas Marttinen 0.11 5073 1108.82 5073 -> 5075 1108.82 -> 1076.86 2.16 -> 2.08
45 Ben Roimola 0.05 3848 1150.97 3848 -> 3851 1150.97 -> 1108.84 3.68 -> 3.56
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Helsingfors, Finland
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Overall

Qualification: 6 rounds of match play in 3 player groups on 3 machines per round (27 meaningful games)

Finals: survival style ladder best-of-one matches in groups of three for top 12 qualifiers as follows:
On first round of play-offs the groups include players with following finishing qualifying positions:
Match 1: 7, 10, 12
Match 2: 8, 9, 11

The losers of Matches 1 and 2 will be eliminated with finishing tied 11th position.

For the second round 5th qualifying finisher joins the survivors of Match 1 to Match 3 and 6th qualifying finisher joins the survivors of Match 2 to Match 4.

The losers of Matches 3 and 4 will be eliminated with finishing tied 9th position.

For the third round 4th qualifying finisher joins the survivors of Match 3 to Match 5 and 3rd qualifying finisher joins the survivors of Match 3 to Match 6.

The losers of Matches 5 and 6 will be eliminated with finishing tied 7th position.

For the fourth round 1st qualifying finisher joins the survivors of Match 5 to Match 7 and 2nd qualifying finisher joins the survivors of Match 6 to Match 8.

The losers of Matches 7 and 8 will be eliminated with finishing tied 5th position.

The four players advancing from Matches 7 and 8 will meet in a 4-player final played on three machines.

Example playoff bracket from last year:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1APW3o_8sA8lqhQX8cnURMERcwxGoIK47Q5dvGCdDaMw/htmlembed?gridlines=false&widget=false

Not sure how many meaningful games the playoffs are, but I'm guessing around 6 and in any case we're well above 25 I think :).

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 19.5
  • Total (before TGP) 24.45
  • TGP 100%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 24.46
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 2.11
  • Ratings Strength 2.84
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 45
  • Rated Players 39
Player Locations
  • Finland 45
Age Distribution
  • 19-25 3
  • 26-35 5
  • 35-45 7
  • 45-55 12
  • 56-65 5
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament April 01, 2017 MAIN Jussi Rantala
Main Tournament April 02, 2016 MAIN Olli-Mikko Ojamies
Main Tournament April 11, 2015 MAIN Olli-Mikko Ojamies
Main Tournament March 15, 2014 MAIN Olli-Mikko Ojamies
Main Tournament February 09, 2013 MAIN Olli-Mikko Ojamies

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