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IFPA US National Pinball Championship

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Tournament Information

Director : Josh Sharpe
Location : Las Vegas, NV
Country : United States
Information : Website

WPPR Snapshot

Ranking System :Main
Ranking Strength :9.81
Ratings Strength :6.21
Base Value : 18
Rated Players :36
Total (before TGP) : 34.02
TGP :100.00%
Event Booster :125%
Tour Value :42.53
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Results for the Main Tournament event on March 17, 2016

Pos Player Rank Rating Points
1 Adam Lefkoff 28 1717.06 42.53
2 Lyman Sheats 33 1729.56 29.15
3 Travis Maisch 407 1470.53 22.55
4 Atticus Palmer 494 1675.47 17.87
6 Joe Lemire 61 1807.91 11.60
6 Salem Ayoob 375 1567.01 11.60
6 Joe Kosack 153 1653.60 11.60
6 Eric Fisher AR 139 1528.67 11.60
12 Jeff Douglas 509 1674.31 3.90
12 Greg Poverelli 260 1715.31 3.90
12 Andy Cobb 199 1669.42 3.90
12 Jason Werdrick 25 1793.28 3.90
12 Pierce McLain 619 1416.35 3.90
12 John Kremmer 152 1610.57 3.90
12 Karl DeAngelo 21 1890.75 3.90
12 Adam Kiesler 156 1647.59 3.90
24 Drew Donohue 1665 1484.78 1.54
24 Luke Nahorniak 767 1649.60 1.54
24 Heath Ashley 2299 1406.94 1.54
24 Doug Parsons 1069 1514.36 1.54
24 Brian Dye 141 1623.26 1.54
24 Kevin Kuntz 768 1638.11 1.54
24 Timothy Enders 166 1628.26 1.54
24 Dominic Nardini 493 1550.56 1.54
24 Jody Jodon 325 1623.07 1.54
24 Jason Scheffelmaer 228 1736.96 1.54
24 Will McKinney 157 1741.21 1.54
24 Suppressed Player 361 1630.73 1.54
24 Kevin Stone 135 1548.79 1.54
24 Barry Brdar 304 1586.41 1.54
24 Brian Hill 300 1538.01 1.54
24 Jake Erskine 820 1474.75 1.54
34 Todd Baumeister 1458 1359.28 0.35
34 Adrienne Black 2332 1401.33 0.35
34 Ethan Bent 3204 1458.49 0.35
34 Ryan James 2558 1481.92 0.35
Highlighted players are not applied to strength calculations due to lack of played tournaments.

Location


1610 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Format Details


Event Name : Main Tournament
Qualifying Format :
Finals Format : Unknown
Player Limit : Unknown
Unlimited Qualifying? : No

Tournament Overview


Tournament Date: March 17, 2016



I. Quick Overview

The IFPA US National Pinball Championship is an annual pinball competition organized by the IFPA. As part of the prize package for each IFPA State Pinball Championship, each IFPA State Pinball Champion will win free entry into the IFPA US National Pinball Championship. If the IFPA State Pinball Champion is unable to attend the IFPA US National Pinball Championship, the runner-up at the State Pinball Championship will be allowed to participate and serve as the representative of that state. The 2014-15 US National Pinball Championship will be held Thursday, March 26th, 2014 at the Pinball of Fame in Las Vegas, NV.

II. Competition Details

1. How to qualify

The only way to qualify for the IFPA US National Pinball Championship is to win an IFPA State Pinball Championship. If the State Champion is unable to attend, the runner-up is the only eligible alternate. New for the 2014-15 season, IFPA Canada Provincial Pinball Champions are also eligible to compete.

2. Fees

There is no entry fee into IFPA US National Pinball Championship. The first $100 raised at each IFPA State Pinball Championship will be put towards the prize package. Players are expected to pay for coin drop.

3. Prizes

The tournament features a guaranteed package of cash prizes. In the event of an overrun beyond expenses, tournament revenue will be retained to finance the next IFPA event. In the event IFPA discontinues its events or is disbanded, any such retained revenue will be donated to charity.

The guaranteed prize package is as follows:

1st Place –> $1000 cash + Trophy + Title of "US National Pinball Champion"
2nd Place –> $500 cash
3rd Place –> $400 cash
4th Place –> $300 cash
5th through 8th place –> $150 cash each

III. Format of Matches

1. Seeding of finalists

Once all participants are finalized, the players will be seeded based on their WPPR rank at the end of the calendar year.

2. Machines Chosen

Any game available for the IFPA Pin-Masters is eligible to be played, unless otherwise noted by the IFPA.

3. Head-to-Head Single Elimination Format

Players will be placed in a single elimination bracket once the seedings have been completed. Depending on the number of players, there will be byes for the top seeded players through the first round.

First round pairings are as follows:

1st seed through 4th seed will automatically receive a bye
5 vs. 28, 6 vs. 27, 7 vs. 26, 8 vs. 25, 9 vs. 24, 10 vs. 23, 11 vs. 22, 12 vs. 21,
13 vs. 20, 14 vs. 19, 15 vs. 18, 16 vs. 17

Second round pairings are as follows:

1 vs. 16/17 winner (Match A), 2 vs. 15/18 winner (Match B), 3 vs. 14/19 winner (Match C), 4 vs. 13/20 winner (Match D),
5/28 winner vs. 12/21 winner (Match E), 6/27 vs. 11/22 winner (Match F), 7/26 vs. 10/23 winner (Match G), 8/25 vs. 9/24 winner (Match H)

Quaterfinal round pairings are as follows:

Match A winner vs. Match H winner (Match I), Match B winner vs. Match G winner (Match J),
Match C winner vs. Match F winner (Match K), Match D winner vs. Match E winner (Match L)

Semifinal round pairings are as follows:

Match I winner vs. Match L winner,
Match J winner vs. Match K winner

Final round pairing are as follows:

Two winners of Semifinals round for the US National Championship
Two losers of Semifinal round in the Consolation Final for 3rd/4th place.

Each match will be a best-of-seven. The higher seeded player will have choice of machine or position for the 1st game, with the loser of each subsequent game having choice of machine or order, until someone has won 4 games. A machine may not be played more than once in the same match unless there are less than 7 machines available. If that is the case, only after all machines have been chosen can either player select that game to be played for a second time within the same match. Once a player verbally announces their game choice, or chooses position, that decision will be locked in and cannot be changed.

Each player will have the opportunity for 30 seconds of practice time before starting every game of every match. This is to ensure that both players have a chance to get familiar with the machine.

The winner of the match advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated.

The 3rd/4th place Consolation Final will be played as a best-of-three instead of a best-of-seven like all other rounds, using the same rules.

4. Winners

Winners will receive cash prizes as cash or check during an awards ceremony shortly following the conclusion of all final rounds. Winners need not be present to receive prizes; prizes will be supplied via postal mail if necessary. All taxes are the sole responsibility of winners. Certain tax forms may need to be completed, as directed by tournament officials. All decisions by tournament officials regarding winners and prizes are final.

First Place will also receive the title “US National Pinball Champion”. This title remains in effect until the next annual IFPA State Championship Series, or will expire after two years if the IFPA State Championship Series is discontinued.

IV. Rulings and Malfunctions

All rulings and malfunctions will be based on the rules for the IFPA World Pinball Championship. Those are available HERE, starting at Paragraph V. Please ignore any sections above this as that relates to the format of the World Championship.

Other events related to this Tournament

Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament March 01, 2018 MAIN Raymond Davidson
Main Tournament March 16, 2017 MAIN Eric Stone
Main Tournament March 26, 2015 MAIN Robert Gagno
Main Tournament May 18, 2014 MAIN Keith Elwin

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