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IFPA Alberta Provincial Pinball Championship

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jan 21, 2023

Location
Sherwood Park, AB, Canada

Director
Jordan Penner

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Mike Tzanakos	19.52	195	1755.32	195 -> 181	1755.32 -> 1779.18	46.68 -> 47.69	172 -> 163
2	David Johnston US	9.75	125	1681.24	125 -> 131	1681.24 -> 1702.41	27.56 -> 27.76	111 -> 115
3	John Kottmann	5.92	80	1794.55		1794.55 -> 1803.47	33.32 -> 33.31	63 -> 64
4	Darren Krywolt	3.74	692	1612.19	692 -> 694	1612.19 -> 1630.57	25.61 -> 25.43
6	Wes Balla	1.73	630	1624.09	630 -> 634	1624.09 -> 1630.55	20.1 -> 19.9
6	Kyle Harvey	1.73	524	1411.74	524 -> 539	1411.74 -> 1433.61	18.58 -> 18.47
6	Dan Horne	1.73	716	1591.86	716 -> 717	1591.86 -> 1600.91	21.48 -> 21.25
6	Jordan Penner	1.73	461	1605.76	461 -> 467	1605.76 -> 1613.7	24.09 -> 23.81
9	Derek Thomson	0.98	55	1854.82		1854.82 -> 1832.86	38.8 -> 38.54
10	Elie Kushner	0.85	689	1542.47	689 -> 707	1542.47 -> 1539.52	22.91 -> 22.53
11	Alex Kemp	0.73	536	1648.16	536 -> 541	1648.16 -> 1633.04	28.57 -> 27.89
12	Bob Matthews	0.61	62	1558.59		1558.59 -> 1547.2	22.02 -> 21.94	113 -> 118
15	Mike Wieschorster	0.24	439	1499.25	439 -> 441	1499.25 -> 1481.58	26.29 -> 25.83
15	Kevin Rutt	0.24	511	1505.72	511 -> 513	1505.72 -> 1487.57	16.38 -> 16.2
15	Paul Sinclair	0.24	324	1669.21	324 -> 338	1669.21 -> 1639.07	43.73 -> 42.72
15	James McConnell	0.24	703	1552.12	703 -> 705	1552.12 -> 1531.74	26.87 -> 26.28

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

Additional Details

Address

180 - 130 Broadway Blvd Sherwood Park, Alberta T8H-2A3

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Format
Single Elimination

Player Limit

16

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

Schedule & Fees:

The 2023 Alberta Provincial Pinball Championships scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Arkadium Retro Arcade, in Sherwood Park, Alberta. The entry fee will be $50, and the top 4 winners in A – D division will receive plaques, all players will receive prize money based on the IFPA payout allocation. The winner of the A division will also have their name engraved in our annual trophy and have their name on a banner and that will be hung at our annual YEGPIN: Pinball and Arcade Expo.

Tournament Format:

The format is a head to head and you are guaranteed two rounds of play. All players start in the A division, if you win your first round or have a bye you will stay in the A division, if you lose your first game then you will be placed in the lower divisions. In the A Division the games are a best out of 7, in the lower divisions the games are a Best out of 5.

Payouts:

https://www.ifpapinball.com/series/nacs/2022/standingsView.php?l=AB#stats. The winner get an additional $1,000 bonus if they reside in the province of Alberta.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 8
Total (before TGP) 14.79
TGP 88%
Event Booster 150%
Tour Value 19.52

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 3.87
Ratings Strength 2.92
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 16
Rated Players 16

Player Locations

Canada 14
United States 2

Age Distribution

19-25 1
35-45 1
45-55 8
56-65 1
65-99 2

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	January 18, 2025	MAIN	John Kottmann
Main Tournament	January 20, 2024	MAIN	Derek Thomson
Main Tournament	January 18, 2020	MAIN	Mike Tzanakos
Main Tournament	January 19, 2019	MAIN	Dan Horne
Main Tournament	January 21, 2018	MAIN	Doug Teale
Main Tournament	February 11, 2017	MAIN	Derek Thomson
Main Tournament	February 13, 2016	MAIN	Ryan James