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Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jan 24, 2026 to Jan 25, 2026

Location
Houston, TX, United States

Director
Troy Saenz

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Don Dura	17.44	2788	1465.35	2788 -> 2509	1465.35 -> 1492.85	14.41 -> 15.09
2	Tim Hood	8.99	3969	1375.80	3969 -> 3656	1375.80 -> 1402.47	11.59 -> 12.1
3	Thomas Dessens	5.59	2724	1474.55	2724 -> 2683	1474.55 -> 1491.05	11.18 -> 11.4
4	Eric Heskett	3.62	3386	1374.47	3386 -> 3314	1374.47 -> 1392.78	11.95 -> 12.06
5	Shawn Quinn	2.41	9970	1437.33	9970 -> 9251	1437.33 -> 1446.4	3.99 -> 4.34
6	Fred Revnew	1.70	1029	1445.23	1029 -> 1027	1445.23 -> 1449.06	22.57 -> 22.41
7	Stan Dessens	1.29	1767	1534.52	1767 -> 1765	1534.52 -> 1530.62	16.97 -> 16.89
8	Troy Witherspoon	1.06	7263	1329.77	7263 -> 7189	1329.77 -> 1335.22	5.25 -> 5.27
9	Christopher Heskett	0.92	3071	1322.03	3071 -> 3073	1322.03 -> 1325.91	11.5 -> 11.42
10	Darrin Schonefeld	0.82	2657	1427.37	2657 -> 2658	1427.37 -> 1418.13	11.75 -> 11.7
11	Charles Blacknall	0.72	7731	1243.59	7731 -> 7657	1243.59 -> 1243.15	7.59 -> 7.43
11	David Bretz	0.72	10359	1257.20	10359 -> 10142	1257.20 -> 1254.75	5.35 -> 5.29
14	John Schwarz	0.41	8483	1193.62	8483 -> 8562	1193.62 -> 1184.77	4.26 -> 4.2
14	Daniel Koba	0.41	4200	1417.41	4200 -> 4201	1417.41 -> 1390.44	6.67 -> 6.66
14	Tom ONeill	0.41	3331	1452.95	3331 -> 3332	1452.95 -> 1422.98	9.83 -> 9.76
16	Troy Saenz	0.21	1420	1450.52		1450.52 -> 1413.48	7.95 -> 7.93
17	Caleb Wilson	0.10	11230	1206.41	11230 -> 11229	1206.41 -> 1185.12	3.87 -> 3.69

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

Additional Details

Address

2017 N. Shepherd Dr. Houston, TX

Registration Opens
December 23, 2025

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

48

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

Start Date: January 24, 2026
End Date: January 25, 2026

Venue: The Wormhole - 2017 N. Shepherd Dr., Houston, TX

All games for this event will be set on free play.

Please Note:
This event is limited to 48 participants. Registration opens on Saturday December 23, 2025 at noon central time via Matchplay - https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/222048. Registration fee of $20 to be paid at check in.

Schedule:
Check in will begin on Saturday 1/24/26 at 9:00 AM. The tournament begins at 10:00 AM.

We will be playing 10 rounds with 2 games per round. After the first 5 rounds, we will take an appropriate break and then return for the final 5 rounds.

Finals for the top 16 players will begin on Sunday 1/25/26 with check in again being at 9:00 AM and a tournament start time of 10:00 AM.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 8.5
Total (before TGP) 9.48
TGP 184%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 17.44

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 0.98
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 17
Rated Players 17

Player Locations

United States 17

Age Distribution

12-18 1
19-25 1
35-45 2
45-55 2
56-65 6