International Flipper Pinball Association!

Heavenly Pinball Wizard Tournament

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jan 06, 2024

Location
Saitama, Sai, Japan

Director
Hiroto Shishido

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Takaya Yamaguchi	6.93	1988	1891.65	1988 -> 1925	1891.65 -> 1906.26	54.95 -> 56.12
2	Hibiki Sugiyama	2.95	4115	1682.91	4115 -> 3960	1682.91 -> 1705.43	17.37 -> 18.06
3	Sunao Kono	1.60	8727	1515.09	8727 -> 8143	1515.09 -> 1553.43	7.98 -> 8.9
4	Sunao Yoshikawa	0.97	14780	1416.24	14780 -> 12951	1416.24 -> 1495.43	3.85 -> 4.91
5	Manabu Harada	0.68	16892	1459.16	16892 -> 14824	1459.16 -> 1541.77	5.27 -> 6.21
5	Yuta Arashima	0.68	2623	1801.11	2623 -> 2635	1801.11 -> 1793.62	36.47 -> 35.6
7	Yudai Shibata	0.54	17122	1331.20	17122 -> 15306	1331.20 -> 1410.84	2.82 -> 3.42
7	Masanori Yoshimura	0.54	20320	1276.09	20320 -> 17230	1276.09 -> 1421.7	2.39 -> 3.34
10	Kazuki Yokoyama	0.46	31448	1067.99	31448 -> 21763	1067.99 -> 1290.96	1.64 -> 3.64
10	Shin HOMMYO	0.46	13966	1541.07	13966 -> 13171	1541.07 -> 1537.41	4.62 -> 4.84
10	Matsuda Tatsuki	0.46	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 23988	Not Rated -> 1445.28	0 -> 6.64
10	KO JINFU	0.46	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 23987	Not Rated -> 1445.28	0 -> 6.64
14	Shimada Masaya	0.36	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 25844	Not Rated -> 1323.8	0 -> 5.19
14	Sohei Akahoshi	0.36	24829	1232.81	24829 -> 20496	1232.81 -> 1265.24	3.85 -> 4.39
14	Shinji Matsushima	0.36	24898	1287.26	24898 -> 20516	1287.26 -> 1328.36	3.85 -> 4.39
14	Hiroshi Saito	0.36	4624	1712.06	4624 -> 4638	1712.06 -> 1667.54	21.95 -> 21.23
20	Ikki Goto	0.21	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 29988	Not Rated -> 1141.17	0 -> 3.03
20	Ryutaro Sato	0.21	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 29987	Not Rated -> 1141.17	0 -> 3.03
20	Ishikawa Ryo	0.21	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 29986	Not Rated -> 1141.17	0 -> 3.03
20	Ryota Kishi	0.21	22446	1239.04	22446 -> 20364	1239.04 -> 1214.11	2.44 -> 2.58
20	Naoya Kitazawa	0.21	16292	1462.03	16292 -> 15633	1462.03 -> 1366.19	4.2 -> 4.01
20	Ko Okuyama	0.21	14377	1358.47	14377 -> 13982	1358.47 -> 1297.85	6.19 -> 5.69
20	Kenzo Matsumoto	0.21	31450	1067.99	31450 -> 25346	1067.99 -> 1109.84	1.64 -> 2.2
20	Kotaro Imoto	0.21	11174	1558.59	11174 -> 11000	1558.59 -> 1503.44	6.31 -> 6.04
26	Daichi KIMURA	0.05	10825	1490.16	10825 -> 10803	1490.16 -> 1422.6	15.88 -> 13.04
26	Takuya Takeda	0.05	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 39497	Not Rated -> 973.49	0 -> 0.72
26	Yuka Sato	0.05	39391	Not Rated	39391 -> 39498	Not Rated -> 973.49	0 -> 0.72

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

Additional Details

Address

6-21-5 Minami, Hanyuu-shi, Saitama-ken

Registration Opens
December 05, 2023

Format
Double Elimination

Player Limit

40

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

Tournament Date: Jan 6, 2024

Preregistration date is Dec 5 2023,
Capped number of players are 40 players.

Doors open at 10:00AM
Start at 11:30AM

Double Elimination, Winner's bracket best of 5 games, Loser's bracket best of 3 games.

No Parking space without reservation
Free Game.
No Extra balls,
No prizes

More information, see our website.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 6
Total (before TGP) 7.88
TGP 88%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 6.93

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 1.88
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 27
Rated Players 12

Player Locations

Japan 27

Age Distribution

26-35 3
35-45 1
56-65 1

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	January 11, 2026	MAIN	Undecided
Main Tournament	November 23, 2025	MAIN	Takaya Yamaguchi
Main Tournament	October 12, 2025	MAIN	Yuta Arashima
Main Tournament	August 10, 2025	MAIN	Yuta Arashima
Main Tournament	May 04, 2025	MAIN	Tatsunori Naruke
Main Tournament	February 23, 2025	MAIN	Hiroshi Saito
Main Tournament	November 03, 2024	MAIN	Shimada Masaya
Main Tournament	September 07, 2024	MAIN	Kevin Birrell
Main Tournament	July 14, 2024	MAIN	Kenji Ishii
Main Tournament	May 04, 2024	MAIN	Sunao Kono
Main Tournament	March 23, 2024	MAIN	Takaya Yamaguchi