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Stern Army - Tilt Studio Tempe Pinball League

Event Name
League

When
Oct 23, 2025 to Dec 11, 2025

Location
Tempe, AZ, United States

Director
John Shopple

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Adam Horton	43.98	349	1550.17	349 -> 322	1550.17 -> 1585.85	19.09 -> 19.48
2	John Shopple	30.14	84	1813.82		1813.82 -> 1827.64	44.39 -> 44.49	64 -> 65
3	Kevin Burns AZ	23.33	1466	1408.77	1466 -> 1304	1408.77 -> 1460.85	13.74 -> 14.27
4	Fae Ashley	18.50	477	1447.48	477 -> 467	1447.48 -> 1490.9	13.63 -> 13.82
6	Hailey Buhrman	12.03	1204	1487.09	1204 -> 1166	1487.09 -> 1517.46	16.49 -> 16.67
6	Brad Vogus	12.03	710	1526.95	710 -> 709	1526.95 -> 1552.11	16.58 -> 16.65
6	Jeffrey Goad	12.03	1417	1422.12	1417 -> 1364	1422.12 -> 1459.75	14.12 -> 14.36
8	John Finnegan	8.07	413	1612.78		1612.78 -> 1623.08	19.31 -> 19.3
9	Alex Kee	6.69	4604	1390.53	4604 -> 4322	1390.53 -> 1426.55	10.32 -> 10.51
10	David Vogt	5.61	4085	1300.17	4085 -> 3939	1300.17 -> 1342.56	5.12 -> 5.28
11	John Antioco	4.76	7134	1187.06	7134 -> 6613	1187.06 -> 1243.21	3.87 -> 4.2
11	Stephanie Turner	4.76	1050	1511.99	1050 -> 1047	1511.99 -> 1517.71	11.87 -> 11.86
13	Paul Blanco	3.61	646	1653.99		1653.99 -> 1637.92	21.47 -> 21.37
14	John Magyar	3.22	407	1540.28		1540.28 -> 1535.38	21.4 -> 21.33
15	James Turner AZ	2.95	1009	1387.60	1009 -> 1007	1387.60 -> 1399.82	10.84 -> 10.81
16	Kevin Geoghan	2.73	4584	1314.87	4584 -> 4570	1314.87 -> 1335.4	4.82 -> 4.86
17	Drew Fones	2.57	6281	1292.54	6281 -> 6023	1292.54 -> 1310.06	4.19 -> 4.26
17	Kenny Chan	2.57	2130	1475.05	2130 -> 2129	1475.05 -> 1462.82	10.8 -> 10.66
19	eric weber	2.31	8159	1280.39	8159 -> 7758	1280.39 -> 1293.3	4.15 -> 4.22
20	Steve Giebel	2.20	16365	1126.56	16365 -> 14039	1126.56 -> 1177.32	2.9 -> 3.34
20	Dave Halley	2.20	839	1344.82	839 -> 840	1344.82 -> 1342.97	13.29 -> 13.25
22	Elaine Hecht	1.97	4062	1193.36	4062 -> 4059	1193.36 -> 1209.97	3.5 -> 3.5
23	Christy Kohtz	1.85	3319	1276.37		1276.37 -> 1277.43	4.04 -> 4.04
24	Jason Hecht	1.74	4154	1090.40	4154 -> 4148	1090.40 -> 1113.93	3.86 -> 3.86
24	Aric Stults	1.74	7859	1267.35	7859 -> 7685	1267.35 -> 1265.46	3.07 -> 3.11
26	Forrest Barkley	1.50	5093	1288.49	5093 -> 5089	1288.49 -> 1275.77	3.73 -> 3.72
27	Brittany Adamo	1.39	12350	1200.93	12350 -> 11610	1200.93 -> 1197.35	2.33 -> 2.42
28	Frank Nacy	1.27	9712	1435.90	9712 -> 9336	1435.90 -> 1376.21	9.47 -> 8.22
29	Kyle Hammonds	1.16	5623	1246.52	5623 -> 5617	1246.52 -> 1226.34	3.61 -> 3.57
30	Michelle Pack	1.04	15067	1083.91	15067 -> 14083	1083.91 -> 1085.31	1.92 -> 1.97
31	Hawke Koehler	0.93	9679	1150.57	9679 -> 9528	1150.57 -> 1137.98	2.46 -> 2.45
32	Kevin Curtis	0.81	462	1710.53	462 -> 479	1710.53 -> 1608.61	24.8 -> 24.54
33	Craig Bolton	0.69	1081	1571.68	1081 -> 1104	1571.68 -> 1485.61	19.64 -> 19.27
34	Jesse Munch	0.58	3013	1276.18	3013 -> 3012	1276.18 -> 1233.58	5.91 -> 5.84
35	serge sicular	0.46	1047	1291.03	1047 -> 1045	1291.03 -> 1242.44	11.81 -> 11.67
36	Amanda Fones	0.35	10431	1094.13	10431 -> 10315	1094.13 -> 1069.38	2.93 -> 2.75
37	Gabrielle Craft	0.23	4157	1401.25	4157 -> 4152	1401.25 -> 1328.36	7.12 -> 6.87
38	Chris Mckimmey	0.12	25636	1058.59	25636 -> 24850	1058.59 -> 1000.15	1.86 -> 1.21

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

Additional Details

Address

5000 S Arizona Mills Circle Tempe, AZ

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

Start time: 6:30pm each Thursday.
Location: Tilt Studio at Arizona Mills Mall

This Tilt Studio League series will be 7 weeks. The first 6 weeks will be qualifying group match play (4-player groups, 7-5-3-1 scoring), 5 rounds each week with the lowest 2 weeks (or misses) dropped.

Top 12 after qualifying will play Division A finals on the 7th week. Top 4 receive a first round bye. Ties for making Division A finals or receiving a bye will be broken by a 1-game tiebreaker. All other qualifiers who played at least 3 weeks will compete for trophies in Divisions B and C based on qualifying standings and number of players.

Division A finals format:
3 rounds with 2 games per round (7-4-2-0 scoring).

Round 1 pairings will be:
Group 1: seeds 5-8-9-12
Group 2: seeds 6-7-10-11.

Top 2 players advance from each group.

Round 2 pairings will be:
Group 1: 1-4 and the highest and lowest seeds who advanced from the first round.
Group 2: 2-3 and the second and third highest seeds who advanced from the first round.

Top 2 players advance from each group.

Round 3 pairings will be the 4 players that advanced from Round 2.

Lower-division finals: Players outside the top 12 who played at least 3 weeks are placed into Divisions B and C based on qualifying rank. These finals award trophies/prizes only and do not affect IFPA standings.

IFPA reporting: Division A positions are taken from the finals; all other players are ranked by their qualifying position after week 6. Players that played at least 3 qualifying nights will appear in the IFPA results.

Fees: One-time league fee $7 (covers IFPA fee and trophies). Required to play in finals. Guests may enter any qualifying night for $1 per night, but to enter finals they must have paid a total of $7. Players pay for their games each round on each machine.

The 6 qualifying days will be:
October 23, 30
November 6, 13, 20
(No league on Thanksgiving, November 27)
December 4

Finals will be on December 11.

See the website for full rules and details: https://playmorepinball.wordpress.com/tilt-studio-pinball

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 18
Total (before TGP) 21.99
TGP 200%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 43.98

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 1.63
Ratings Strength 2.36
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 38
Rated Players 36

Player Locations

United States 38

Age Distribution

19-25 2
26-35 2
35-45 3
45-55 3
56-65 5

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
League	March 12, 2026	MAIN	Undecided
League	October 16, 2025	MAIN	Fae Ashley
League	August 28, 2025	MAIN	Kevin Curtis
League	July 10, 2025	MAIN	John Shopple
League	May 22, 2025	MAIN	James Turner AZ
League	March 27, 2025	MAIN	Kevin Curtis
League	January 23, 2025	MAIN	John Shopple
League	November 21, 2024	MAIN	Kevin Curtis
League	September 19, 2024	MAIN	John Shopple
League	July 25, 2024	MAIN	John Shopple
League	May 23, 2024	MAIN	Brad Vogus
League	March 28, 2024	MAIN	John Shopple
League	January 25, 2024	MAIN	Paul Blanco
League	November 30, 2023	MAIN	John Shopple
League	September 28, 2023	MAIN	John Shopple
League	August 03, 2023	MAIN	Paul Blanco
League	June 08, 2023	MAIN	John Shopple
League	April 04, 2023	MAIN	John Shopple
League	February 14, 2023	MAIN	John Shopple
League	November 15, 2022	MAIN	Kevin Curtis
League	October 04, 2022	MAIN	John Shopple
League	July 19, 2022	MAIN	John Shopple
League	June 07, 2022	MAIN	Roland Nadeau
League	March 22, 2022	MAIN	Roland Nadeau
League	February 08, 2022	MAIN	Roland Nadeau
League	November 16, 2021	MAIN	Jesse Munch
League	October 19, 2021	MAIN	John Shopple
League	September 21, 2021	MAIN	Roland Nadeau
League	August 17, 2021	MAIN	Henry Hanshaw
League	February 25, 2020	MAIN	Mark Pearson
League	January 28, 2020	MAIN	Mark Pearson
League	November 12, 2019	MAIN	Mark Pearson
League	October 15, 2019	MAIN	Paul Blanco
League	September 17, 2019	MAIN	Paul Blanco
League	July 23, 2019	MAIN	John Shopple
League	June 25, 2019	MAIN	Jeff Barthold
League	May 28, 2019	MAIN	Kevin Curtis
League	March 26, 2019	MAIN	Jeff Barthold
League	February 26, 2019	MAIN	John Shopple
League	January 29, 2019	MAIN	Mark Pearson