Results for the Main Tournament event on April 14, 2018
| Pos | Player | Rank | Rating | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pekka Salmia | 499 | 1618.82 | 24.46 |
| 2 | Joonas Haverinen | 187 | 1547.47 | 17.14 |
| 3 | Mika Marttinen | 1155 | 1436.77 | 13.48 |
| 4 | Jarkko Kuoppamäki | 1602 | 1474.22 | 10.85 |
| 5 | Roni Valkonen | 728 | 1484.07 | 8.85 |
| 5 | Jussi Rantala | 342 | 1735.89 | 8.85 |
| 7 | Jani Saari | 595 | 1518.02 | 6.02 |
| 7 | Olli-Mikko Ojamies | 49 | 1611.79 | 6.02 |
| 9 | Erno Lahdenperä | 475 | 1517.34 | 4.21 |
| 9 | Sampo Simonen | 1609 | 1402.84 | 4.21 |
| 11 | Timo Valkonen | 525 | 1532.11 | 3.05 |
| 11 | Juha Viitanen | 810 | 1384.47 | 3.05 |
| 16 | Tomi Virtanen | 2205 | 1281.58 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Mika Mäkelä | 2207 | 1539.70 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Eetu Puustinen | 2389 | 1391.90 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Markus Virtanen | 613 | 1523.96 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Juuso Mäkinen | 982 | 1424.34 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Topias Marttila | 618 | 1675.23 | 1.73 |
| 16 | Juha Iijalainen | 779 | 1499.40 | 1.73 |
| 21 | Jesse Jaakkola | 3457 | 1258.21 | 1.36 |
| 21 | Juho Suontama | 1132 | 1465.51 | 1.36 |
| 21 | Ojvind Strömsholm | 2815 | 1347.77 | 1.36 |
| 25 | Jarkko Päivärinta | 6800 | 1152.28 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Antero Liukkonen | 8974 | 1289.70 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Antti Pitkämäki | 6553 | 1322.67 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Mika Arvela | 2784 | 1310.18 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Arsi Rosengren | 2504 | 1449.14 | 1.14 |
| 29 | Lauri Hartikka | 12200 | 1206.56 | 0.92 |
| 29 | Joni Väänänen | 3254 | 1354.54 | 0.92 |
| 29 | Toni Ahonen | 1379 | 1440.64 | 0.92 |
| 32 | Leila Shahem | 20196 | 1000.03 | 0.76 |
| 32 | Klaus Liusvaara | 1376 | 1466.61 | 0.76 |
| 32 | Joonas Koski | 3387 | 1353.94 | 0.76 |
| 34 | Atte Porkola | 8834 | 1303.73 | 0.65 |
| 34 | Tommi Hokkanen | 6823 | 1386.97 | 0.65 |
| 37 | Niklas Sallinen | 6373 | 1200.97 | 0.49 |
| 37 | Roni Piironen | 8066 | 1054.74 | 0.49 |
| 37 | Pekka Päkkilä | 4324 | 1225.74 | 0.49 |
| 40 | Simo Rimmi | 3319 | 1234.07 | 0.33 |
| 40 | Leo Veijonsuo | 5198 | 1195.43 | 0.33 |
| 40 | Mikko Piironen | 3398 | 1381.04 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Janne Kuoppamäki | 4444 | 1312.98 | 0.22 |
| 42 | Aki Seuranen | 3410 | 1230.18 | 0.22 |
| 44 | Luukas Marttinen | 5073 | 1108.82 | 0.11 |
| 45 | Ben Roimola | 3848 | 1150.97 | 0.05 |
Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | |
| Finals Format : | Unknown |
| Player Limit : | Unknown |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Tournament Date: April 14, 2018
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 :).
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 :).
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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