International Flipper Pinball Association!

Gateway Pinball Derby

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Nov 27, 2022

Location
St Louis, MO, United States

Director
Major League Pinball

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Adam McKinnie	28.34	37	1724.35	37 -> 36	1724.35 -> 1756.16	33.74 -> 34.3
2	Travis Murie	20.36	22	1720.18		1720.18 -> 1747.72	33.53 -> 33.75
3	Ryan Willenbrock	16.29	1966	1577.34	1966 -> 1527	1577.34 -> 1626.13	16.47 -> 19.88
4	John Miller MO	13.34	187	1859.37	187 -> 189	1859.37 -> 1867.2	48.55 -> 48.52
5	Petar Strinic	11.05	5907	1387.58	5907 -> 3635	1387.58 -> 1458.42	12.33 -> 17.64
6	Steve Rolsing	9.22	460	1731.57	460 -> 449	1731.57 -> 1744.33	42.3 -> 41.95
7	Sunshine Bon	7.74	241	1516.43	241 -> 247	1516.43 -> 1559.35	13.03 -> 13.14	243 -> 244
8	Alex Bayer	6.53	2244	1543.78	2244 -> 2011	1543.78 -> 1580.22	33.91 -> 31.81
9	Steve Fredericks	5.54	1361	1600.13	1361 -> 1319	1600.13 -> 1624.34	18.98 -> 19.01
10	Andrew Mills	4.73	7885	1357.21	7885 -> 5607	1357.21 -> 1422.84	5.41 -> 8.12
11	David Smith MO	4.06	1179	1512.21	1179 -> 1156	1512.21 -> 1544.29	15.79 -> 15.73
12	Brennan Sullivan	3.52	2182	1445.86	2182 -> 2110	1445.86 -> 1487.41	11.06 -> 11.14
13	Jacob Fischer	3.09	1634	1540.77	1634 -> 1578	1540.77 -> 1558.52	17.07 -> 16.58
14	Carleton Plourde	2.74	13995	1191.92	13995 -> 8200	1191.92 -> 1326.11	5.07 -> 7.92
15	Bryan Redshaw	2.46	2046	1497.96	2046 -> 2002	1497.96 -> 1518.79	17.38 -> 16.63
16	Kendell Holder	2.23	1518	1600.01	1518 -> 1503	1600.01 -> 1596.83	28.72 -> 26.73
17	Tyler Hund	2.06	3194	1581.08	3194 -> 3046	1581.08 -> 1577.23	14.34 -> 13.27
18	Dave Rush	1.92	3868	1461.25	3868 -> 3626	1461.25 -> 1476.8	9.28 -> 8.94
19	James Brooks IL	1.81	1565	1499.98	1565 -> 1585	1499.98 -> 1500.69	9.9 -> 9.79
19	Scott Morrow	1.81	4436	1333.28	4436 -> 4203	1333.28 -> 1368.47	5.32 -> 5.42
21	Bob Caldwell	1.65	123	1615.89	123 -> 127	1615.89 -> 1587.88	16.16 -> 16.09	187 -> 192
22	Aurora Bihler	1.59	4264	1298.25	4264 -> 4058	1298.25 -> 1331.4	7.68 -> 7.41
23	Ace Akers	1.54	2355	1549.51	2355 -> 2323	1549.51 -> 1526.86	12.65 -> 12.08
24	Dean Huber	1.48	4855	1435.06	4855 -> 4560	1435.06 -> 1432.39	9.37 -> 8.58
25	Greg Duffner	1.42	2871	1320.70	2871 -> 2852	1320.70 -> 1336.94	3.38 -> 3.43
26	Zach Jaeger	1.36	5526	1326.55	5526 -> 5170	1326.55 -> 1334.57	4.4 -> 4.45
26	Haley Huber	1.36	5143	1399.02	5143 -> 4827	1399.02 -> 1392.88	8.45 -> 7.75
28	Kurt Whitehead	1.24	6813	1349.82	6813 -> 6244	1349.82 -> 1348.37	7.32 -> 6.72
29	Zach Pilger	1.18	4004	1579.24	4004 -> 3842	1579.24 -> 1509.8	24.56 -> 18.4
30	Kairi Rader	1.12	19372	946.43	19372 -> 11869	946.43 -> 1013.33	1.45 -> 2.88
31	Steve Smith MO	1.06	1683	1434.04	1683 -> 1690	1434.04 -> 1402	17.96 -> 16.75
32	Dan Sexauer	1.00	1130	1609.81	1130 -> 1145	1609.81 -> 1537.03	23.84 -> 22.71
33	Nick Cazzad	0.94	28184	Not Rated	28184 -> 13752	Not Rated -> 1201.2	0 -> 3.32
34	Valerie Iriarte	0.89	3090	1233.92	3090 -> 3106	1233.92 -> 1230.39	4.34 -> 4.31
35	Stephen Chappell	0.83	683	1539.39	683 -> 692	1539.39 -> 1471.06	11.38 -> 11.23
36	Kathryn Strinic	0.77	9907	1237.97	9907 -> 8802	1237.97 -> 1226.24	3.85 -> 3.6
37	Molly Matejcic	0.71	8320	1138.41	8320 -> 7752	1138.41 -> 1139.98	2.27 -> 2.3
38	Joe Nicometo	0.65	13865	1418.97	13865 -> 11513	1418.97 -> 1282.84	6.35 -> 3.66
39	Lawrence Booker	0.59	17157	851.59	17157 -> 13201	851.59 -> 903.47	1.17 -> 1.55
40	Tyler Kulasza	0.53	6594	1300.57	6594 -> 6369	1300.57 -> 1263.49	4.59 -> 4.15
41	Will Hoffmann	0.47	1973	1509.96	1973 -> 1990	1509.96 -> 1427.86	20.02 -> 18.04
42	Matt Light	0.41	28184	Not Rated	28184 -> 18018	Not Rated -> 1028.37	0 -> 1.45
43	Caitlin Tyczka	0.35	14015	1131.49	14015 -> 12546	1131.49 -> 1102.63	2.26 -> 1.83
44	Trey Wilkerson	0.30	6383	1261.95	6383 -> 6293	1261.95 -> 1216.8	4.24 -> 3.84
45	Allison Wilkerson	0.24	13096	1024.06	13096 -> 12235	1024.06 -> 998.87	1.26 -> 1.16
46	Grace Mehan	0.18	12754	844.36	12754 -> 12297	844.36 -> 838.56	0.62 -> 0.62
47	Christine Sullivan	0.12	11261	1103.49	11261 -> 10998	1103.49 -> 1037.15	2.69 -> 1.97
48	Robert Lashley	0.06	28184	Not Rated	28184 -> 27929	Not Rated -> 877.01	0 -> 0.21

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

Additional Details

Address

13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, Missouri

Registration Opens
October 16, 2022

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

44

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Ladder Format

Overall

Gateway Pinball Derby 2022

@ Murphy’s on 21 - 13226 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, Missouri

Sunday. November 27th, 2022

Doors Open: 2:00pm
Tourney Starts: 3:00pm

Entry Fee: $15 (coin drop required for qualifying rounds)

IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR Points

-Format-

Qualifying: 7 rounds of four-player match play contests with tiered swiss pairings and IFPA (7,5,3,1) scoring. The top 13 after qualifying will move on to the finals. Any format changes will be announced prior to tournament start.

Finals: The Derby format. 13 entrants will be seeded based on their standings after the qualifying rounds, all 13 entrants starting with the #13 seed and down will play individual games on game one, entrant with lowest score is eliminated. Game two the remaining 12 entrants all play individual games in the order in which they advanced from game one, lowest score is eliminated. This process continues until there is 2 entrants left, which one final game will be played in order to determine the winner. Machines will be set to Free Play for the finals games.

The winner of the Derby will receive the Silver Cup! Plus there will be an additional payout for the top three winners(consisting of remaining money after expenses).

Maximum Entries Allowed will be 44 players, All Skill Levels Welcome!

Please contact Tyler Becker via email - pinballderby@gmail.com to reserve your spot! Walk-ins are welcome, but are not guaranteed a spot if the reservations reach the max. Also feel free to send any questions you may have!

Full bar will be open with drink specials. Must be 21 or over.

-Past Gateway Pinball Derby Champions-

2019: Bob Caldwell

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 21.5
Total (before TGP) 28.34
TGP 100%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 28.34

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 2.83
Ratings Strength 4.01
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 48
Rated Players 43

Player Locations

United States 48

Age Distribution

12-18 1
19-25 2
26-35 3
35-45 10
45-55 6
56-65 5
65-99 1

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	November 30, 2025	MAIN	Carter Crews
Main Tournament	December 01, 2024	MAIN	Bob Caldwell
Main Tournament	November 26, 2023	MAIN	Bob Caldwell
Main Tournament	September 29, 2019	MAIN	Bob Caldwell