International Flipper Pinball Association!

Gateway Pinball Derby

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Nov 26, 2023

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	Bob Caldwell	34.31	233	1604.32	233 -> 221	1604.32 -> 1650.58	16.86 -> 17.39	225 -> 218
2	Zach Pilger	25.27	1282	1440.71	1282 -> 1081	1440.71 -> 1513.32	12.51 -> 13.97
3	John Miller MO	20.59	194	1975.77	194 -> 193	1975.77 -> 1979.12	58.19 -> 58.22	182 -> 181
4	Jacob Fischer	17.14	661	1523.05	661 -> 626	1523.05 -> 1577.16	15.28 -> 15.8
5	Mike Howard	14.43	1073	1554.34	1073 -> 1012	1554.34 -> 1599.77	14.17 -> 14.54
6	Carleton Plourde	12.23	882	1678.74	882 -> 854	1678.74 -> 1699.49	16.1 -> 16.48
7	Travis Murie	10.42	21	1866.60		1866.60 -> 1860.85	38.34 -> 38.31
8	Kendell Holder	8.91	486	1678.11	486 -> 488	1678.11 -> 1696.17	43.8 -> 43.13
9	Chris Ward	7.65	589	1593.73	589 -> 581	1593.73 -> 1618.97	32.45 -> 32.12
10	Haley Huber	6.59	2250	1482.44	2250 -> 2141	1482.44 -> 1525.25	15.16 -> 15.38
11	Steve Smith MO	5.71	1262	1564.32	1262 -> 1241	1564.32 -> 1586.38	16.83 -> 16.83
12	Petar Strinic	4.98	1415	1433.83	1415 -> 1403	1433.83 -> 1477.29	11.05 -> 11.12
13	Dustin Howell IL	4.36	3720	1436.44	3720 -> 3508	1436.44 -> 1474.34	6.35 -> 6.59
14	Carter Crews	3.85	1116	1650.98	1116 -> 1118	1650.98 -> 1646.63	26.92 -> 26.23
15	Ryan Willenbrock	3.43	984	1530.70		1530.70 -> 1545.84	20.18 -> 19.92
16	Dan Sexauer	3.08	1514	1539.15	1514 -> 1516	1539.15 -> 1548.81	17.03 -> 16.77
17	Joe Manwarren	2.80	6360	1552.88	6360 -> 5817	1552.88 -> 1556.19	13.92 -> 12.62
18	Trey Wilkerson	2.56	4883	1242.60	4883 -> 4666	1242.60 -> 1307.94	3.95 -> 4.09
19	Greg Duffner	2.39	3372	1361.24	3372 -> 3339	1361.24 -> 1396.66	4.41 -> 4.45
20	Dave Rush	2.24	2501	1506.44	2501 -> 2498	1506.44 -> 1507.55	12.21 -> 11.97
21	Steve Fredericks	2.11	1931	1534.36	1931 -> 1935	1534.36 -> 1525.74	18.22 -> 17.69
22	Dean Huber	2.01	2948	1518.35	2948 -> 2922	1518.35 -> 1509.26	10.62 -> 10.38
23	Darrin Bosco	1.93	2667	1402.51	2667 -> 2670	1402.51 -> 1413.57	8.38 -> 8.29
24	Jeff Groh	1.85	20424	1229.80	20424 -> 13347	1229.80 -> 1367.08	5.81 -> 5.5
25	Sam Funk	1.78	5373	1250.15	5373 -> 5172	1250.15 -> 1285.76	3.94 -> 4.01
26	Kristin Machalek	1.72	4218	1295.03	4218 -> 4156	1295.03 -> 1318.34	2.89 -> 2.94
27	Jim Lyons	1.65	9015	1187.07	9015 -> 8246	1187.07 -> 1230.82	4.17 -> 4.28
28	Scott Lee	1.58	1078	1480.52	1078 -> 1080	1480.52 -> 1454.49	18.03 -> 17.74
29	Craig Spencer	1.51	10360	1426.54	10360 -> 9325	1426.54 -> 1407.32	60.05 -> 15.04
30	Stephen Chappell	1.44	526	1608.22	526 -> 524	1608.22 -> 1546.52	14.96 -> 14.84
31	Scott Morrow	1.37	2200	1366.99	2200 -> 2204	1366.99 -> 1354.09	6.31 -> 6.27
32	Aaron Weiss	1.30	6967	1334.20	6967 -> 6642	1334.20 -> 1324.3	7.16 -> 6.64
33	Corey Thompson MO	1.24	3095	1359.37	3095 -> 3088	1359.37 -> 1340.03	7.94 -> 7.75
34	Steve Rolsing	1.17	538	1512.40	538 -> 539	1512.40 -> 1457.55	30.6 -> 30.14
35	Kenny Wills	1.10	8476	1328.04	8476 -> 8007	1328.04 -> 1309.43	7.19 -> 6.31
36	Clayton Prinster	1.03	1267	1548.62	1267 -> 1271	1548.62 -> 1479.85	17.61 -> 17.21
37	Eric Duffner	0.96	4945	1353.15	4945 -> 4877	1353.15 -> 1323.21	5.81 -> 5.58
38	Jason Ulrich	0.89	9555	1330.86	9555 -> 9027	1330.86 -> 1302.11	7.03 -> 5.76
39	Monica Murie	0.82	1498	1266.97	1498 -> 1499	1266.97 -> 1243.55	4.9 -> 4.87
40	Marion Richards	0.75	417	1526.30	417 -> 420	1526.30 -> 1447.28	11 -> 10.95
41	Valerie Iriarte	0.69	3458	1245.02	3458 -> 3466	1245.02 -> 1224.2	4.78 -> 4.74
42	Lawrence Booker	0.62	7878	1144.44	7878 -> 7746	1144.44 -> 1135.91	2.9 -> 2.8
43	Cori Lyons	0.55	10647	1071.03	10647 -> 10156	1071.03 -> 1069.6	2.97 -> 2.72
44	Kathryn Strinic	0.48	4360	1245.53	4360 -> 4363	1245.53 -> 1212.91	2.97 -> 2.94
45	Lisa Lindsey	0.41	7299	1167.53	7299 -> 7229	1167.53 -> 1144.37	2.6 -> 2.5
46	Abigail Ross	0.34	6272	1339.70	6272 -> 6250	1339.70 -> 1283.82	5.78 -> 5.26
47	Carolyn Belgeri	0.27	13342	920.17	13342 -> 12865	920.17 -> 917.11	1.36 -> 1.27
48	Michael Snodgrass	0.21	30787	1044.87	30787 -> 24724	1044.87 -> 968.67	1.55 -> 0.83
49	Ron Combs	0.14	8962	1221.60	8962 -> 8968	1221.60 -> 1171.33	3.75 -> 3.24
50	Logan Bowhay	0.07	9974	1231.85	9974 -> 9932	1231.85 -> 1163.96	5.42 -> 4.08

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
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

52

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Amazing Race

Overall

Gateway Pinball Derby 2023

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

Sunday. November 26th, 2023

Doors Open: 12:00pm
Tourney Starts: 1:15pm

Entry Fee: $20 (+ 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 15 after qualifying will move on to the finals. Any format changes will be announced prior to tournament start.

Finals: The Derby format. 15 entrants will be seeded based on their standings after the qualifying rounds, all 15 entrants starting with the #15 seed and down will play individual games on game one, entrant with lowest score is eliminated. Game two the remaining 14 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 payouts for the top eight finishers(consisting of remaining money after expenses).

Maximum Entries Allowed will be 52 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
2022: Adam Mckinnie

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 24
Total (before TGP) 30.63
TGP 112%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 34.31

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 2.28
Ratings Strength 4.35
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 50
Rated Players 48

Player Locations

United States 50

Age Distribution

12-18 1
19-25 2
26-35 3
35-45 13
45-55 7
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 27, 2022	MAIN	Adam McKinnie
Main Tournament	September 29, 2019	MAIN	Bob Caldwell