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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Nov 11, 2023
Location
Bünde, Nor, Germany
Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz
Ranking System
Main
Information
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Julian Zahs 29.86 1879 1536.00 1879 -> 1410 1536.00 -> 1583.17 14.36 -> 18.12
2 Dirk Elzholz 20.79 181 1539.21 181 -> 179 1539.21 -> 1582.38 24.49 -> 24.83 167 -> 164
3 Patrick Pehrs 16.28 894 1528.80 894 -> 832 1528.80 -> 1570.42 9.4 -> 9.72
4 Dirk Klaver 13.06 1081 1582.08 1081 -> 975 1582.08 -> 1611.92 17.78 -> 18.68
6 Jan Mooren 8.70 7008 1536.49 7008 -> 5218 1536.49 -> 1573.9 11.01 -> 15.05
6 Philipp Segler 8.70 4511 1450.92 4511 -> 3836 1450.92 -> 1492.55 7.57 -> 9.08
6 Dirk Rohde 8.70 2334 1438.16 2334 -> 2175 1438.16 -> 1477.89 5.6 -> 6.05
6 Jan Feth 8.70 1542 1487.67 1542 -> 1450 1487.67 -> 1518.88 11.45 -> 11.92
9 Sascha Elsner 5.03 4488 1334.32 4488 -> 4122 1334.32 -> 1389.44 5.33 -> 5.91
10 Pierre Jahic 4.27 1356 1460.88 1356 -> 1342 1460.88 -> 1489.62 12.28 -> 12.32
11 Erwin Deutschländer 3.66 642 1578.66 642 -> 643 1578.66 -> 1581.63 21.46 -> 21.26
12 Marco Siemund 3.19 7985 1622.67 7985 -> 6873 1622.67 -> 1609.9 22.54 -> 17.37
13 Dirk Witteweg 2.83 4940 1405.10 4940 -> 4677 1405.10 -> 1434.09 9.87 -> 9.83
14 Christian Gerckens 2.55 8275 1401.45 8275 -> 7313 1401.45 -> 1429.61 7.32 -> 7.58
15 Jens Knobloch 2.34 1773 1391.79 1773 -> 1781 1391.79 -> 1415.9 4.69 -> 4.72
16 Jens Schmidt 2.19 3701 1406.48 3701 -> 3624 1406.48 -> 1426.56 4.22 -> 4.3
17 Philipp Unger 2.07 355 1601.55 355 -> 356 1601.55 -> 1579.1 15.77 -> 15.72
18 Philippe Craul 1.98 151 1660.57 1660.57 -> 1623.39 21.28 -> 21.18 169 -> 172
19 Helge Zörner 1.91 3122 1328.38 3122 -> 3128 1328.38 -> 1349.41 2.38 -> 2.41
20 Guido Christiansen 1.85 777 1484.71 777 -> 779 1484.71 -> 1472.17 8.53 -> 8.51
21 Burkhard Nagel 1.79 10490 1367.13 10490 -> 9201 1367.13 -> 1379.97 6.76 -> 6.55
22 Joshua Rühl 1.73 2315 1441.61 2315 -> 2307 1441.61 -> 1428.43 15.64 -> 15.04
23 Dylan Klaver 1.67 25849 1048.77 25849 -> 14278 1048.77 -> 1266.75 1.56 -> 4.01
24 Ergun Erdemir 1.61 3996 1530.27 3996 -> 3876 1530.27 -> 1493.12 15.89 -> 15.06
25 Maik Rog 1.55 6661 1186.80 6661 -> 6321 1186.80 -> 1216.67 2.66 -> 2.81
26 Timo Dräger 1.49 3792 1351.38 3792 -> 3738 1351.38 -> 1343.17 4.83 -> 4.83
27 Sebastian Gabriel 1.43 22215 1062.94 22215 -> 14381 1062.94 -> 1142.47 2.18 -> 3.31
28 Leendert Kollmer 1.37 18053 1174.45 18053 -> 13455 1174.45 -> 1212.21 1.67 -> 2.67
29 Eckhard Zahs 1.31 3526 1429.35 3526 -> 3511 1429.35 -> 1391.94 6.36 -> 6.29
30 Mateo Jahic 1.25 13334 1101.47 13334 -> 11442 1101.47 -> 1134.34 1.54 -> 1.97
31 Marion Überschaer 1.19 11413 1320.97 11413 -> 10211 1320.97 -> 1298.66 4.98 -> 4.69
32 Guido Ehrmann 1.13 2080 1427.91 2080 -> 2087 1427.91 -> 1378.5 9.4 -> 9.28
33 Gordon Billy 1.07 3967 1437.55 3967 -> 3925 1437.55 -> 1381.15 8.86 -> 8.48
34 Nicole Billy 1.01 7941 1146.02 7941 -> 7618 1146.02 -> 1148.98 2.43 -> 2.5
35 Christian Paul 0.96 14709 1134.30 14709 -> 12694 1134.30 -> 1135.86 1.92 -> 2.23
36 Talea Jahic 0.90 17593 1093.90 17593 -> 14352 1093.90 -> 1103.81 1.56 -> 2.01
37 Benjamin Schüller 0.84 11412 1160.63 11412 -> 10542 1160.63 -> 1150.78 2.8 -> 2.81
38 Yuna Rohde 0.78 7641 1089.30 7641 -> 7455 1089.30 -> 1087.8 1.32 -> 1.36
39 Rüdiger Hartmann 0.72 29355 1168.81 29355 -> 18474 1168.81 -> 1118.35 3.96 -> 2.62
40 Thomas Doepelheuer 0.66 2404 1434.79 2404 -> 2411 1434.79 -> 1357.29 6.14 -> 6.06
41 Andrea Ehrmann 0.60 5056 1287.38 5056 -> 5075 1287.38 -> 1237.02 2.79 -> 2.77
42 Katharina Hagemann 0.54 9694 1084.34 9694 -> 9372 1084.34 -> 1069.48 1.52 -> 1.54
43 Christian Hagemann 0.48 6901 1176.92 6901 -> 6783 1176.92 -> 1141.53 3.25 -> 3.13
44 Jörg Bremer 0.42 7570 1257.08 7570 -> 7472 1257.08 -> 1203.4 2.69 -> 2.59
45 Enrico Moritz 0.36 17383 1033.93 17383 -> 15884 1033.93 -> 1014.02 1.18 -> 1.19
46 Dawson Moritz 0.30 28382 996.15 28382 -> 22120 996.15 -> 945.28 2.02 -> 1.27
47 Steven Schmidt 0.24 15069 930.49 15069 -> 14397 930.49 -> 912.23 0.89 -> 0.88
48 Kristina Wisskamp 0.18 10187 1231.24 10187 -> 10126 1231.24 -> 1168.06 3.66 -> 3.12
49 Pauline Schulz 0.12 32046 907.47 32046 -> 27391 907.47 -> 860.34 0.86 -> 0.56
50 Jenna Moritz 0.06 38023 835.88 38023 -> 33391 835.88 -> 774.27 0.38 -> 0.25
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Daimlerstraße 41 Bünde, Nor Germany
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
50
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

At our bi-monthly tournament we currently play the following mode:

Main round: We play from 11 am to 7 pm in (strict) Swiss system head-to-head (approx. 21 games) (incl. 1h lunch break).
Quarter-finals: The best 8 players of the main round qualify (play-off in case of a tie) and play a best-of-5 head-to-head (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5).
Semi-finals: The winners of the quarter-finals play a best-of-5 head-to-head.
Final: The winners of the semi-finals play a best-of-5 head-to-head.

The losers of the quarter-finals will play a best-of-four match for 5th to 8th place.
The losers of the semi-finals play a best-of-3 head-to-head for 3rd and 4th place.

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 19
  • Total (before TGP) 22.62
  • TGP 132%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 29.86
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.14
  • Ratings Strength 2.48
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 50
  • Rated Players 38
Player Locations
  • Germany 48
  • Netherlands 2
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 1
  • 26-35 2
  • 35-45 3
  • 45-55 15
  • 56-65 6
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament January 24, 2026 MAIN Undecided
Main Tournament November 15, 2025 MAIN Ethan Bent
Main Tournament September 20, 2025 MAIN Guido Ehrmann
Main Tournament January 18, 2025 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament November 16, 2024 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 14, 2024 MAIN Mark van der Gugten
Main Tournament July 20, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 25, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament March 09, 2024 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament January 13, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament September 16, 2023 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 08, 2023 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 13, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament March 11, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament January 21, 2023 MAIN Kirsten Adam
Main Tournament November 05, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 24, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 23, 2022 MAIN Kirsten Adam

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