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Houston Arcade Expo

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Oct 20, 2017 to Oct 21, 2017
Location
Houston, TX, United States
Director
Phillip Grimaldi
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Preston Moncla 35.94 212 1639.55 212 -> 173 1639.55 -> 1676.28 32.1 -> 33.9 196 -> 153
2 Bob Matthews 27.15 27 1757.53 27 -> 28 1757.53 -> 1786.67 29.81 -> 30.23 51 -> 49
3 Colin MacAlpine 22.53 33 1876.31 33 -> 26 1876.31 -> 1898.69 44.84 -> 45.68
4 Robert Byers 19.07 58 1809.14 58 -> 51 1809.14 -> 1832.56 41.5 -> 42.27 47 -> 44
5 David Pollock 16.31 1325 1530.57 1325 -> 1055 1530.57 -> 1524.12 13.89 -> 15.09
6 Austin Knight 14.05 4729 1476.73 4729 -> 2460 1476.73 -> 1528.91 8.55 -> 15.23
6 Luke Sheahan 14.05 3437 1401.17 3437 -> 2283 1401.17 -> 1469.64 5.48 -> 9.03
8 Chad Lower 10.56 725 1578.48 725 -> 672 1578.48 -> 1581.95 16.18 -> 16.32
9 Louis Marx 9.20 1700 1446.12 1700 -> 1478 1446.12 -> 1460.19 6.5 -> 7
10 Jon Stewart 8.05 1295 1626.60 1295 -> 1116 1626.60 -> 1646.6 13.03 -> 13.7
11 Frankie Griffin 7.06 1589 1469.21 1589 -> 1356 1469.21 -> 1519.26 15.51 -> 15.6
12 Leon Moncla 6.21 1502 1455.27 1502 -> 1142 1455.27 -> 1519.58 7.48 -> 8.65
12 Brad Holliday 6.21 604 1570.11 604 -> 589 1570.11 -> 1562.5 26.26 -> 25
14 Ray Ford 4.88 669 1612.58 669 -> 659 1612.58 -> 1611.3 17.67 -> 17.25
15 Phil Grimaldi 4.36 137 1792.86 1792.86 -> 1763.99 36.09 -> 35.64
15 Mark Meserve 4.36 157 1737.36 157 -> 156 1737.36 -> 1730.91 34.47 -> 34.07
17 Matt Quantz 3.55 1493 1440.16 1493 -> 1435 1440.16 -> 1489.51 6.09 -> 6.27
18 Nikolas Poklitar 3.24 885 1534.98 885 -> 851 1534.98 -> 1561.48 17.6 -> 17.28
19 Robert Montanez 2.99 1573 1356.26 1573 -> 1384 1356.26 -> 1439.53 7.8 -> 8.41
20 Marcus Trevino 2.78 746 1612.62 746 -> 748 1612.62 -> 1606.01 15.06 -> 14.82
21 Rachel Morris 2.60 1076 1512.81 1076 -> 996 1512.81 -> 1542.03 8.62 -> 8.77
22 Mark Henderson 2.46 1681 1325.86 1681 -> 1554 1325.86 -> 1408.35 4.3 -> 4.53
23 Craig Squires 2.33 527 1679.37 527 -> 528 1679.37 -> 1637.82 26.24 -> 24.63
24 Eddie Chavez 2.23 2957 1280.35 2957 -> 2776 1280.35 -> 1287.42 9.13 -> 8
25 Catherine Gammons 2.15 3947 1262.14 3947 -> 3585 1262.14 -> 1319.78 6.36 -> 6.3
26 Carey Fishman 2.07 590 1562.76 590 -> 593 1562.76 -> 1540.7 22.49 -> 21.83
26 Jeff Mleynek 2.07 6889 1247.45 6889 -> 4934 1247.45 -> 1343.88 1.9 -> 2.93
28 Joe Cuellar 1.95 2966 1334.24 2966 -> 2729 1334.24 -> 1375.73 5.35 -> 5.36
28 Bryce Revnew 1.95 833 1521.05 833 -> 834 1521.05 -> 1495.88 20.34 -> 18.92
30 Rob Dancu 1.83 1878 1427.54 1878 -> 1818 1427.54 -> 1426.11 3.99 -> 4.02
31 Nicholas Gustafson 1.77 3076 1338.06 3076 -> 2969 1338.06 -> 1356.53 5.82 -> 5.74
32 Jerry Thorn 1.71 10569 1230.22 10569 -> 6912 1230.22 -> 1262.66 3.99 -> 3.85
33 Kyle Thorn 1.64 20068 1017.50 20068 -> 7925 1017.50 -> 1223.67 1.48 -> 3.41
33 Fred Revnew 1.64 525 1676.82 525 -> 499 1676.82 -> 1631.7 36.7 -> 35.83
35 Dennis Moncla 1.52 1187 1430.47 1187 -> 1191 1430.47 -> 1408.84 8.86 -> 8.72
36 Jeff Cook 1.46 1582 1510.69 1582 -> 1227 1510.69 -> 1505.56 13.75 -> 15.32
37 Billy Joiner 1.40 9891 1250.67 9891 -> 7627 1250.67 -> 1276.45 3.82 -> 3.86
38 Travis Lancaster 1.34 4284 1259.12 4284 -> 3994 1259.12 -> 1247.17 4.63 -> 4.31
39 Marc Gammons 1.28 2263 1437.83 2263 -> 2221 1437.83 -> 1344.17 10.08 -> 8.75
41 Michael Cook 1.16 3080 1271.85 3080 -> 2955 1271.85 -> 1280.18 6.55 -> 6.08
41 Jessica Shepherd 1.16 1521 1480.08 1521 -> 1482 1480.08 -> 1469.51 10.6 -> 10.36
41 Charlotte Middleton 1.16 7707 1011.72 7707 -> 6366 1011.72 -> 1065.48 1.59 -> 1.82
43 Jesse Bodell 1.04 5809 1288.52 5809 -> 5378 1288.52 -> 1234.86 4.57 -> 3.75
43 David Dronet 1.04 4333 1203.86 4333 -> 4050 1203.86 -> 1219.51 4.74 -> 4.38
45 Chris Gonzales TX 0.91 4052 1346.88 4052 -> 3941 1346.88 -> 1317.2 5.63 -> 5.24
46 Ben Whittington 0.85 3207 1305.87 3207 -> 3163 1305.87 -> 1283.88 6.18 -> 5.67
47 Edward Chavez 0.79 2030 1502.91 2030 -> 1994 1502.91 -> 1408.72 14.33 -> 12.07
48 Dick Curtis 0.73 2853 1301.64 2853 -> 2866 1301.64 -> 1244.43 4.98 -> 4.71
49 Nadia Didehbani 0.67 4874 1218.64 4874 -> 4486 1218.64 -> 1234.67 2.81 -> 2.84
50 Ruben Zepeda 0.61 5198 1313.65 5198 -> 5040 1313.65 -> 1270.39 5.67 -> 4.89
51 Annabeth Dronet 0.55 6127 1200.21 6127 -> 5731 1200.21 -> 1170.48 3.88 -> 2.97
52 Miette Dronet 0.49 5170 1247.53 5170 -> 4743 1247.53 -> 1219.88 4.92 -> 4.19
53 Scott Frazier 0.43 29644 1199.21 29644 -> 10893 1199.21 -> 1190.79 0 -> 1.93
54 Kelly Moncla 0.37 10058 1259.76 10058 -> 9228 1259.76 -> 1192.38 3.04 -> 2.28
55 Mark Boyance 0.30 29644 Not Rated 29644 -> 10697 Not Rated -> 1162.91 0 -> 2.02
56 Cory Westfahl 0.24 829 1435.23 829 -> 830 1435.23 -> 1378.43 17.49 -> 16.66
57 Elizabeth Dronet 0.18 4837 1294.32 4837 -> 4744 1294.32 -> 1244.77 5.36 -> 4.13
58 Dustin Bobak 0.12 29644 Not Rated 29644 -> 24151 Not Rated -> 933.23 0 -> 0.33
59 David Whittington 0.06 10554 1006.40 10554 -> 10408 1006.40 -> 964.17 1.59 -> 1.16
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
12801 Northwest Fwy, Houston, TX
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Overall

In the main tournament, players will compete on a bank of 10 machines from all eras of pinball Modern DMD/LCD, Solid State and Electromechanical. It will cost $40 to enter the main tournament.

Qualifying:
Qualifying will follow a limited entry “best game” format. For each machine, the players’ scores will be ranked and awarded points according to a 100-97-95-94-93-etc. scoring scheme. For example, the highest score on a machine will be awarded 100 points, the second highest 97 points, and so on. Each players best 7 machines will be used towards calculating their overall point value for qualifying in the tournament. All players will be limited to 30 attempts total in the main tournament.

Finals:
Finals will follow a papa style “group elimination format.” Top qualifiers will be placed in groups of four and play on three games, with 4-2-1-0 points earned for 1st through 4th, respectively. The top two players from each group will advance, and the bottom two players will be eliminated. The top seeded player will have choice of game or position in each game. A game can only be selected by a player once per every 2 rounds. There will be 16 players in the A Division, and 12 Players in the B division. B-Division cutoff at IFPA ranking of 1000.

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 27
  • Total (before TGP) 35.94
  • TGP 100%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 35.94
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 4.00
  • Ratings Strength 4.94
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 59
  • Rated Players 54
Player Locations
  • United States 59
Age Distribution
  • 19-25 6
  • 26-35 6
  • 35-45 8
  • 45-55 12
  • 56-65 9
  • 65-99 2
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Classics October 21, 2017 MAIN Colin MacAlpine

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