International Flipper Pinball Association!

Southland Mega Matchplay

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Aug 19, 2023 to Aug 20, 2023

Location
Middleburg Heights, OH, United States

Director
John Delzoppo

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Aaron RIch	111.51	103	1722.63	103 -> 80	1722.63 -> 1767.14	31.17 -> 33.36	88 -> 67
2	Mahesh Murthy	86.77	1121	1692.69	1121 -> 590	1692.69 -> 1744.32	21.11 -> 28.57
3	David Riel	73.49	46	1796.67	46 -> 39	1796.67 -> 1827.07	31.49 -> 32.25	50 -> 48
4	Andrew Lee	63.41	100	1873.69	100 -> 91	1873.69 -> 1899.55	36.78 -> 37.8	83 -> 73
5	Jared Schmidt	55.23	189	1665.73	189 -> 162	1665.73 -> 1711.14	22.75 -> 23.47	162 -> 145
6	Rod Lawrence	48.41	441	1777.36	441 -> 347	1777.36 -> 1806.29	34.89 -> 35.48
6	Cody Webb	48.41	236	1620.50	236 -> 206	1620.50 -> 1663.82	19.49 -> 20.05	219 -> 198
8	Galvin Morgan	37.63	714	1550.53	714 -> 578	1550.53 -> 1600.18	23.51 -> 24.45
9	Greg DeFeo	33.32	341	1724.81	341 -> 304	1724.81 -> 1745.61	25.37 -> 25.66
11	Suppressed Player	26.30	160	1921.87	160 -> 155	1921.87 -> 1909.06	44.6 -> 43.36
11	Beau Pendleton	26.30	881	1647.96	881 -> 747	1647.96 -> 1674.92	12.84 -> 13.32
11	Stephen Prusa	26.30	106	1931.16	106 -> 109	1931.16 -> 1916.27	57.83 -> 56.35	92 -> 94
11	John Delzoppo	26.30	30	1836.14	30 -> 31	1836.14 -> 1835.62	41.28 -> 40.94
14	Tedd Mirgliotta	18.77	2051	1508.15	2051 -> 1748	1508.15 -> 1555.34	9.14 -> 9.54
14	Jonathan Snyder	18.77	3494	1521.02	3494 -> 2563	1521.02 -> 1565.09	17.22 -> 17.08
16	Nic Shayko	15.21	1919	1477.94	1919 -> 1662	1477.94 -> 1532.05	11 -> 11.23
17	Bill Taylor	13.76	798	1675.97	798 -> 748	1675.97 -> 1686.44	27.88 -> 25.86
18	Chris Weber	12.52	2583	1492.21	2583 -> 2190	1492.21 -> 1533.59	14.46 -> 13.76
19	Zak Bowers	11.44	369	1691.42	369 -> 367	1691.42 -> 1692.29	18.48 -> 18.19
20	Gary Hartz	10.50	262	1689.32	262 -> 265	1689.32 -> 1687.59	19.08 -> 18.79
21	John Reemtsen	9.70	875	1540.52	875 -> 832	1540.52 -> 1565	15.51 -> 15.04
22	Tim Breidenstein	9.00	1158	1524.79	1158 -> 1117	1524.79 -> 1548.18	12.86 -> 12.51
23	Mike Winzinek	8.42	3249	1501.58	3249 -> 2838	1501.58 -> 1531.45	17.85 -> 14.54
24	Kincaid Wilson	7.91	3373	1589.74	3373 -> 2959	1589.74 -> 1596.44	11.95 -> 10.62
25	DJ Toth	7.49	940	1607.55	940 -> 915	1607.55 -> 1606.39	11.04 -> 10.83
26	Richard Rulong	7.13	1821	1514.45	1821 -> 1746	1514.45 -> 1530.94	11.9 -> 11.37
27	Mark Brown OH	6.82	664	1696.28	664 -> 672	1696.28 -> 1665.89	23.35 -> 22.41
28	Joel Bergantino	6.56	832	1669.99	832 -> 828	1669.99 -> 1647.24	19.55 -> 18.41
29	Tim Kerro	6.32	924	1519.47	924 -> 898	1519.47 -> 1526.31	15.67 -> 14.69
30	Michael Trombetta	6.12	2708	1473.45	2708 -> 2525	1473.45 -> 1487.9	5.05 -> 5.09
31	Matt Waters	5.92	1350	1503.84	1350 -> 1308	1503.84 -> 1507.65	13.63 -> 12.73
32	Tom Goldthwait	5.75	3556	1327.83	3556 -> 3231	1327.83 -> 1372.77	6.25 -> 6.08
33	Ross Bergantino	5.58	290	1754.33	290 -> 308	1754.33 -> 1696.39	23.78 -> 23.01
34	JD Chips	5.40	4350	1361.05	4350 -> 3866	1361.05 -> 1391.46	6.44 -> 6.07
35	Dan Russell	5.23	7375	1315.04	7375 -> 5846	1315.04 -> 1352.1	4.05 -> 4.25
36	Jon Hrobat	5.05	3769	1465.28	3769 -> 3441	1465.28 -> 1463.69	7.61 -> 7
37	Kyle Shepard	4.88	2749	1375.37	2749 -> 2614	1375.37 -> 1391.98	5.76 -> 5.63
38	Matt E Owen	4.70	4855	1288.01	4855 -> 4323	1288.01 -> 1321.76	4.21 -> 4.21
39	Justis Estell	4.53	6756	1248.76	6756 -> 5683	1248.76 -> 1288.34	5.36 -> 4.9
40	Brent Reed	4.36	2669	1398.69	2669 -> 2557	1398.69 -> 1399.89	6.33 -> 6.12
41	Finley Wilson	4.18	2577	1604.50	2577 -> 2435	1604.50 -> 1553.37	19.06 -> 14.58
42	Chris Pavlic	4.01	4824	1330.28	4824 -> 4397	1330.28 -> 1340.36	5.94 -> 5.56
43	Pat Kupniewski	3.83	6610	1183.81	6610 -> 5710	1183.81 -> 1218.47	2.26 -> 2.46
44	Terrence Carl	3.66	2176	1472.27	2176 -> 2124	1472.27 -> 1444.34	13.71 -> 12.15
45	Wiener	3.48	1868	1565.00	1868 -> 1863	1565.00 -> 1512.6	10.4 -> 9.72
46	Mark TerVeen	3.31	1585	1712.16	1585 -> 1556	1712.16 -> 1614.54	33.91 -> 25.64
47	Nolan Liem	3.14	3425	1352.11	3425 -> 3261	1352.11 -> 1338.43	6.43 -> 5.86
47	Aaron McMillin	3.14	3234	1482.38	3234 -> 3097	1482.38 -> 1441.02	7.45 -> 6.66
49	Amy Virostko	2.79	7473	1253.30	7473 -> 6610	1253.30 -> 1254.67	2.91 -> 2.8
50	Jon Geier	2.61	4836	1304.43	4836 -> 4545	1304.43 -> 1291.86	4.8 -> 4.32
51	Grant Wilson	2.44	9573	1232.49	9573 -> 8066	1232.49 -> 1231.29	2.52 -> 2.39
52	Levon Russell	2.27	9614	1251.89	9614 -> 8164	1251.89 -> 1241.78	2.75 -> 2.48
53	Fiona Kelly	2.09	5484	1161.40	5484 -> 5200	1161.40 -> 1164.55	3.91 -> 3.56
54	Mark Dunlevy	1.92	9639	1287.29	9639 -> 8345	1287.29 -> 1264.22	4.52 -> 3.05
55	Nicole Turk	1.74	5269	1346.31	5269 -> 5023	1346.31 -> 1308.39	3.47 -> 3.12
56	Paul Ellis OH	1.57	2801	1639.30	2801 -> 2789	1639.30 -> 1534.83	12.05 -> 10.39
57	Tom Lampman	1.39	24307	1107.45	24307 -> 14036	1107.45 -> 1091.42	3.74 -> 1.41
58	Kelly Primozic	1.22	17048	1151.96	17048 -> 12842	1151.96 -> 1136.78	2.8 -> 1.49
59	Krista Liem	1.05	6096	1195.45	6096 -> 5969	1195.45 -> 1169.35	2.78 -> 2.48
60	Valerie Ellis	0.87	8036	1160.60	8036 -> 7717	1160.60 -> 1136.01	2.88 -> 2.32
61	Sabrina Dugandzic	0.70	8081	1230.05	8081 -> 7785	1230.05 -> 1190.02	3.74 -> 2.58
62	Leah Gosciejew	0.52	4839	1283.90	4839 -> 4852	1283.90 -> 1232.6	4.77 -> 3.97
63	Justin Reitz	0.35	9258	1108.76	9258 -> 9082	1108.76 -> 1074.24	2.67 -> 1.81
64	Michael James	0.17	3127	1465.91	3127 -> 3132	1465.91 -> 1368.66	10.81 -> 8.76

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

Additional Details

Address

6800 W 130th St Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

Registration Opens
June 17, 2023

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

64

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

Cleveland Pinball League Presents...

SOUTHLAND MEGA MATCHPLAY

Saturday August 19 (Qualifying)
Sunday August 20 (Playoffs)

200%TGP
Certified Boost to 250% value with 48+ rated players
A full field has the potential to be worth over 100 WPPRs

PRE-REGISTRATION (68 player limit)
---------------------------
See FB event page for Eventbrite link

Goes live on Saturday June 17 at 2pm EDT
No payment due upon registration. Pay at the door on tournament day.
2 person maximum per registration
Wait list available when registration is full

ENTRY FEES
-----------------
$20 Entry Fee + Coin Drop
Bring cash! No ATM on site
Change machines are available

SIDE POT!
Optional additional $20 buy-in for the high rollers. See Prize Pool section for details.

All entry fees are paid out as cash prizes after trophy cost
IFPA fees sponsored by Southland

QUALIFYING
--------------
20 Rounds of Group Matchplay
Balanced groupings (not Swiss)
Balanced game draws
7/5/3/1 scoring in 4 player groups
7/4/1 scoring in 3 player groups

48+ Players - Top 24 make playoffs (top 8 bye)
32 - 47 Players - Top 16 make playoffs (no byes)
24 - 31 Players - Top 12 make playoffs (top 4 bye)
16 - 23 Players - Top 8 make playoffs (no byes)

Ties on the qualifying bubble or bye bubble will be played out on a randomly selected Old/Mid game
Seeding ties will be automatically broken by number of 1st places, 2nd places, etc

PLAYOFFS
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PAPA Format
3 Game Rounds
4/2/1/0 Scoring
High seed chooses games
Old/Mid/New - one game from each
Cannot choose the same game in consecutive rounds
Ties to advance will be played on a randomly selected Old/Mid game

SCHEDULE
---------------

-Saturday-
10am - Doors open / Practice time
10:45 - Announcements
11am - Qualifying begins
~2pm - 30 minute break after Round 6
~6pm - 60 minute break after Round 13
~11pm - Qualifying ends**

-Sunday-
10am - Check-In / Practice
11am - First Round begins
~1pm - Quarterfinals begin
~3pm - Semifinals begin
~5pm - Finals begin
7pm - Latest estimated ending time

**If the player count is under 48 players we will not start any new rounds after Midnight, even if we haven't hit the 20 rounds as scheduled.(20 round minimum for the IFPA Certified TGP Boost which is only relevant with 48+ players)

PRIZE POOL
-------------
- Prize pool is determined by the number of participants
- Missed cut consolation $20 cash bonus for top qualifier below the qualifying cut line ranked outside IFPA top 3000
- Playoffs will pay out only to those who advance past the first round on Sunday

PAYOUT EXAMPLE: 64 players
Entry fees collected = $1280
Trophy cost = $100
Missed cut consolation = $20
------------------------
Remaining Prize Pool = $1160
1st Place - 25% = $300 + Trophy
2nd Place - 18% = $200
3rd Place - 15% = $175
4th Place - 10% = $125
5th - 8th - 4% = $50
9th - 16th - 2% = $20
17th - 24th - 0% = no cash
Payout percentages used as a general guide and actual amounts may be rounded for simplicity

SIDE POT PAYOUT
Top 4 who paid into the Side Pot will get paid as percentage splits in addition to the main prize pool

1st - 50%
2nd - 25%
3rd - 15%
4th - 10%

GAME LIST
-----------
- Game list will be posted on Facebook event page as the event date nears
- Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for Playoffs only

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 31.5
Total (before TGP) 44.61
TGP 200%
Event Booster 125%
Tour Value 111.51

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 5.32
Ratings Strength 7.79
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 64
Rated Players 63

Player Locations

United States 64

Age Distribution

12-18 3
19-25 1
26-35 7
35-45 9
45-55 8
56-65 4

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	February 18, 2024	MAIN	Stephen Prusa
Main Tournament	November 19, 2023	MAIN	Scout Bevans
Main Tournament	May 07, 2023	MAIN	Aaron RIch
Main Tournament	March 05, 2023	MAIN	Stephen Prusa