International Flipper Pinball Association!

Past Times Mega Matchplay

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Mar 23, 2024 to Mar 24, 2024

Location
Girard, 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	Andrew Lee	123.16	109	1856.86	109 -> 88	1856.86 -> 1889.4	34.47 -> 36.7	96 -> 72
2	Cryss Stephens	101.76	183	1876.49	183 -> 144	1876.49 -> 1911.98	47.13 -> 49.94	168 -> 129
3	Stephen Prusa	89.84	84	2005.79	84 -> 72	2005.79 -> 2029.28	59.68 -> 60.09	69 -> 61
4	Erik Wurtenberger	80.52	609	1707.52	609 -> 432	1707.52 -> 1753.67	20.49 -> 22.13
6	Trent Augenstein	66.03	65	1671.19	65 -> 60	1671.19 -> 1713.15	24.54 -> 24.82	108 -> 106
6	Jack Nebraska	66.03	448	1563.09	448 -> 342	1563.09 -> 1619.78	19.81 -> 21.14
6	Mark Brown OH	66.03	436	1647.45	436 -> 335	1647.45 -> 1694.57	23.15 -> 24.22
8	Evan Bookbinder	54.98	1328	1764.86	1328 -> 940	1764.86 -> 1793.59	18.91 -> 20.94
9	Gary Hartz	50.35	256	1758.01	256 -> 221	1758.01 -> 1783.95	20.69 -> 21.18	0 -> 208
9	John Delzoppo	50.35	29	1916.80		1916.80 -> 1921.53	44.89 -> 44.82
11	Aleksander Kaczmarczyk	42.42	154	1906.14	154 -> 151	1906.14 -> 1910.07	57.8 -> 56.33	141 -> 142
12	Jesse Baker	39.03	320	1920.32	320 -> 294	1920.32 -> 1918.37	52.44 -> 51.49
13	Chad Hobbs	35.95	815	1631.31	815 -> 670	1631.31 -> 1663.75	21.06 -> 21.53
14	Galvin Morgan	33.14	151	1785.20	151 -> 149	1785.20 -> 1794.11	29.66 -> 29.55	138 -> 134
15	Mark Lawrence	30.59	5893	1486.87	5893 -> 3297	1486.87 -> 1539.07	11.84 -> 17.17
15	Michael LaFrieda	30.59	1263	1525.49	1263 -> 1042	1525.49 -> 1572.39	9.12 -> 9.52
17	Michael Sakowitz	26.15	3190	1418.99	3190 -> 2337	1418.99 -> 1477.61	8.71 -> 10.23
17	Dave Weaver	26.15	2748	1414.19	2748 -> 2107	1414.19 -> 1474.51	9.67 -> 10.85
20	Jared Schmidt	20.87	141	1733.17	141 -> 142	1733.17 -> 1730.12	25.03 -> 24.86	130 -> 131
20	Bryan Henson	20.87	442	1819.15	442 -> 416	1819.15 -> 1802.35	47.69 -> 44.28
20	Aaron RIch	20.87	56	1862.67		1862.67 -> 1834.41	34.74 -> 34.37	58 -> 60
22	Paul Ellis OH	18.08	2094	1472.20	2094 -> 1818	1472.20 -> 1515.94	10.88 -> 11.18
23	Beau Pendleton	16.88	543	1580.93	543 -> 531	1580.93 -> 1595.43	14.06 -> 14.05
23	Kat Lake	16.88	3592	1511.81	3592 -> 2885	1511.81 -> 1542.86	9.36 -> 10
25	Michael Bair	14.79	2022	1616.49	2022 -> 1816	1616.49 -> 1620.31	18.03 -> 17.39
25	Zak Bowers	14.79	351	1695.46	351 -> 348	1695.46 -> 1682.89	20.13 -> 19.88
27	Jose Chong	13.07	243	1576.87	243 -> 247	1576.87 -> 1582.8	14.12 -> 14.08	246 -> 245
28	Zachary Frey	12.33	261	1583.85	261 -> 263	1583.85 -> 1588.73	29.45 -> 28.71
29	Wiener	11.67	2019	1527.10	2019 -> 1871	1527.10 -> 1542.7	9.42 -> 9.43
30	Richard Cornell	11.07	13385	1388.71	13385 -> 7143	1388.71 -> 1437.49	13.85 -> 9.78
31	Terrence Carl	10.54	1998	1409.59	1998 -> 1862	1409.59 -> 1448.51	12.71 -> 12.31
32	David Riel	10.06	82	1909.58	82 -> 84	1909.58 -> 1829.38	33.45 -> 32.92	68 -> 69
33	Richard Rulong	9.62	1802	1442.52	1802 -> 1714	1442.52 -> 1473.43	10.03 -> 9.9
34	Stephanie Guida	9.24	1564	1481.57	1564 -> 1503	1481.57 -> 1504.92	8.63 -> 8.58
35	Tim Breidenstein	8.90	768	1581.59	768 -> 763	1581.59 -> 1573.21	14.96 -> 14.59
36	Andy Pickens	8.59	1466	1490.32	1466 -> 1415	1490.32 -> 1503.74	12.12 -> 11.72
37	Evan Bingham	8.31	1142	1553.55	1142 -> 1091	1553.55 -> 1548.35	18.95 -> 17.61
38	James Edes	8.07	10471	1247.52	10471 -> 7148	1247.52 -> 1314.77	2.96 -> 4.09
39	Greg Lanum	7.86	21401	1198.22	21401 -> 9058	1198.22 -> 1389.2	3.13 -> 5.7
40	Kincaid Wilson	7.65	3076	1568.38	3076 -> 2776	1568.38 -> 1555.54	10.83 -> 9.98
41	Tom Goldthwait	7.48	2641	1329.65	2641 -> 2462	1329.65 -> 1374.84	6.47 -> 6.43
42	DJ Toth	7.32	688	1669.95	688 -> 692	1669.95 -> 1625.48	13 -> 12.74
43	Nolan Liem	7.17	2703	1417.21	2703 -> 2562	1417.21 -> 1437.18	6.25 -> 6.21
44	Lucas Berger	7.03	3350	1395.08	3350 -> 3070	1395.08 -> 1418.18	10.15 -> 9.32
44	Suppressed Player	7.03	3548	1328.31	3548 -> 3301	1328.31 -> 1374.67	3.9 -> 3.98
46	Brian Weisberg	6.77	1900	1412.70	1900 -> 1819	1412.70 -> 1429.88	16.47 -> 15.01
47	Matt Waters	6.65	959	1606.06	959 -> 955	1606.06 -> 1570.68	14.76 -> 14.16
48	Justin Burkett	6.53	3782	1497.66	3782 -> 3477	1497.66 -> 1490.6	9.14 -> 8.38
49	William Clark	6.40	4572	1456.62	4572 -> 4076	1456.62 -> 1456.2	5.08 -> 5.1
50	Mike Winzinek	6.28	1340	1575.61	1340 -> 1310	1575.61 -> 1547.48	20.64 -> 18.61
51	Chris Pavlic	6.16	3687	1330.60	3687 -> 3431	1330.60 -> 1364.73	5.15 -> 5.14
52	Alyssa Goodwin	6.03	5911	1293.26	5911 -> 5129	1293.26 -> 1336.64	4.9 -> 4.9
53	Michael Centini	5.91	18258	1270.68	18258 -> 9839	1270.68 -> 1320.77	5.66 -> 4.94
54	Finley Wilson	5.79	3029	1451.71	3029 -> 2803	1451.71 -> 1446.17	11.96 -> 10.53
55	Ryan Weber-Myers	5.66	5102	1511.58	5102 -> 4580	1511.58 -> 1488.11	10.16 -> 8.37
56	Adam Kane	5.54	9889	1318.50	9889 -> 7620	1318.50 -> 1351.01	5.54 -> 5.04
57	JD Chips	5.42	3128	1315.63	3128 -> 2913	1315.63 -> 1341.01	6.28 -> 6.07
57	Emily Harrison	5.42	6367	1429.28	6367 -> 5549	1429.28 -> 1423.74	8.3 -> 7.21
59	Will Skora	5.17	6771	1214.91	6771 -> 5895	1214.91 -> 1266.05	3.41 -> 3.55
60	Jackson Dunlope	5.05	17337	1457.51	17337 -> 10264	1457.51 -> 1437.87	9.8 -> 4.8
61	Stewart Pomeroy	4.93	2706	1521.72	2706 -> 2641	1521.72 -> 1483.87	8.65 -> 8.33
62	Matt E Owen	4.80	2540	1448.33	2540 -> 2459	1448.33 -> 1429.79	6.18 -> 6.01
63	Robert Werner	4.68	2728	1510.34	2728 -> 2624	1510.34 -> 1469.9	7.88 -> 7.43
64	Patrick Baldwin	4.56	21076	1290.27	21076 -> 11092	1290.27 -> 1333.59	4.58 -> 3.82
65	Nicole Turk	4.43	1731	1458.51	1731 -> 1692	1458.51 -> 1431.35	7.66 -> 7.39
66	Brent Reed	4.31	1204	1445.14	1204 -> 1210	1445.14 -> 1421.57	9.13 -> 8.88
67	Mark Dunlevy	4.19	5887	1322.24	5887 -> 5314	1322.24 -> 1333.88	4.29 -> 4.11
68	Jaden Rich	4.06	4787	1479.38	4787 -> 4427	1479.38 -> 1444.18	7.16 -> 6.31
69	Jordan Fulton	3.94	20911	1195.35	20911 -> 11626	1195.35 -> 1265.94	3.95 -> 3.31
70	Jessy Kennedy	3.82	3594	1290.61	3594 -> 3461	1290.61 -> 1303.65	8.29 -> 7.58
71	Pete Steffancin	3.69	10022	1620.58	10022 -> 8319	1620.58 -> 1401.3	57.08 -> 7.82
72	Josh Biszantz	3.57	8246	1096.84	8246 -> 7172	1096.84 -> 1157.35	2.85 -> 2.86
73	Dan Haswell	3.45	12242	1243.31	12242 -> 9616	1243.31 -> 1263.97	3.74 -> 3.27
74	Aaron McMillin	3.33	2739	1435.32	2739 -> 2689	1435.32 -> 1400.99	6.72 -> 6.36
75	Debi Baldwin	3.20	19188	1380.11	19188 -> 12090	1380.11 -> 1334.76	5.57 -> 3.02
76	Elia Lake	3.08	5230	1292.86	5230 -> 4976	1292.86 -> 1291	5.4 -> 4.88
77	Brett Gilliland	2.96	4846	1448.11	4846 -> 4601	1448.11 -> 1404.39	7.53 -> 6.43
78	Scott Corsi	2.83	7141	1293.56	7141 -> 6516	1293.56 -> 1286.32	8.27 -> 5.78
79	Mark Biszantz	2.71	3578	1313.41	3578 -> 3515	1313.41 -> 1298.82	5.45 -> 5.08
80	Sarah Kunz	2.59	6895	1127.62	6895 -> 6432	1127.62 -> 1154.83	2.4 -> 2.36
81	Krista Liem	2.46	5022	1262.90	5022 -> 4891	1262.90 -> 1253.48	3.24 -> 3.14
82	Chelsea Pomeroy	2.34	3726	1384.72	3726 -> 3664	1384.72 -> 1342.29	5.53 -> 5.17
83	Gregory Coulter	2.22	13690	1157.31	13690 -> 11213	1157.31 -> 1167.05	2.78 -> 2.29
84	Dave Haswell	2.09	12371	1214.75	12371 -> 10564	1214.75 -> 1208.11	2.99 -> 2.39
85	Amy Virostko	1.97	5198	1267.19	5198 -> 5076	1267.19 -> 1245.74	3.22 -> 3.05
86	Stephen Breidenstein	1.85	21923	1155.87	21923 -> 14514	1155.87 -> 1156.98	3.93 -> 1.83
87	Grant Wilson	1.72	9148	1233.65	9148 -> 8458	1233.65 -> 1214.44	2.06 -> 1.91
88	Blake Miller	1.60	14167	1154.67	14167 -> 12055	1154.67 -> 1148.29	3.31 -> 2.12
89	Kevin Vogl	1.48	2636	1344.56	2636 -> 2650	1344.56 -> 1294.33	6.94 -> 6.57
90	Isabella Rich	1.35	10709	1211.81	10709 -> 9829	1211.81 -> 1187.77	4.41 -> 2.82
91	Pat Kupniewski	1.23	3981	1276.52	3981 -> 3979	1276.52 -> 1236.11	3.63 -> 3.43
92	Valerie Ellis	1.11	8468	1156.89	8468 -> 8196	1156.89 -> 1135.77	2.63 -> 2.34
93	Joe Miller OH	0.99	7619	1234.68	7619 -> 7407	1234.68 -> 1197.6	2.86 -> 2.42
94	Wayne Meyers	0.86	17115	1306.50	17115 -> 14767	1306.50 -> 1201.76	7.28 -> 1.71
95	Neil Gleim	0.74	24588	994.92	24588 -> 18636	994.92 -> 977.84	1.51 -> 0.8
96	Kris Keely	0.62	11980	1156.26	11980 -> 11437	1156.26 -> 1116.55	2.97 -> 1.85
97	Jessica Homer	0.49	15910	1055.37	15910 -> 14751	1055.37 -> 1033.26	1.16 -> 0.84
98	Kyle Shepard	0.37	2499	1407.56	2499 -> 2508	1407.56 -> 1318.41	6.16 -> 5.84
99	Kevin Alburger	0.25	5986	1506.39	5986 -> 5955	1506.39 -> 1397.35	5.42 -> 4.11
100	Sabrina Dugandzic	0.12	5753	1227.98	5753 -> 5774	1227.98 -> 1168.67	2.84 -> 2.53

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

Additional Details

Address

419 N State St Girard, OH 44420

Registration Opens
January 27, 2024

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

100

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

PAST TIMES MEGA MATCHPLAY

Saturday March 23 (Qualifying)
Sunday March 24 (Playoffs)

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200% TGP
IFPA Certified Boost to 250% WPPR value
Cash prizes across 3 skill divisions!
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100 PLAYER LIMIT!

PRE-REGISTRATION
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Goes live Saturday January 27 at 2pm
Sign-up available via event link
Waitlist will be available upon sellout

ENTRY FEES
-----------------
$60 Total Cost per player - paid upon arrival
(50% to admission / 50% to prize pool)
ATM available on site
All machines are set to free play

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

TIEBREAKERS
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- Significant ties on the qualifying cut line and bye bubble will be played on a random game from the Old/Mid eras
- Seeding ties will be broken automatically by number of 1st places, number of 2nd places, etc
- Perfect ties for seeding will be broken by a coin flip or random number draw

PLAYOFF DIVISIONS
--------------------------
A Division
- Top 24 qualifiers (Top 8 get a first-round bye)

B Division
- Next 8 highest qualifiers (IFPA Top 500 ineligble)

C Division
- Top 8 qualifiers of the bottom 25% IFPA ranked players in attendance

PLAYOFF FORMAT
------------------------
"PAPA Style" Group Elimination Format
3 Game Rounds
4/2/1/0 Scoring
Available games will be split by era - Old/Mid/New
High seed chooses one game from each category
A player may not choose the same game in consecutive rounds
Turn order is then chosen in descending seed order
Top 2 players from the group advance to the next round
Ties to advance played on a randomly selected Old/Mid game

SCHEDULE
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-Saturday-
10:00am - Doors open / Practice time
10:45am - Announcements
11:00am - Qualifying begins
~2:30pm - 30 minute break after Round 6
~7:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 13
~12am - Qualifying ends, followed by any critical tiebreakers

-Sunday-
10:00am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice
11:00am - First Round begins
~1:00pm - Quarterfinals begin
(short lunch break)
~3:00pm - Semifinals begin
~5:00pm - Finals begin
7:00pm - Latest estimated ending time

(Playoffs rounds estimated 1.5 - 2 hours each)

PRIZE POOL
----------------
Determined by the number of participants

EXAMPLE: 100 Players (full field)
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$3000 Entry Fees
-$100 Trophies (champ of each division)
-$100 IFPA fees
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$2,800 Total Prize Pool

A DIVISION
1st - $500
2nd - $300
3rd - $250
4th - $200
5-8 - $100
9-16 - $50
17-24 - $30

B DIVISION
1st - $120
2nd - $80
3rd - $60
4th - $40

C DIVISION
1st - $80
2nd - $60
3rd - $40
4th - $30

GAME LIST
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- Approximately 40 games from the collection will be selected for tournament play only
- Lineup will include a balanced representation of eras in the collection (EM, SS, DMD, LCD)
- Arena list will be posted on Matchplay.events at least two weeks before the event
- Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for Playoffs only

TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS
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- John Delzoppo of Cleveland Pinball League
- Fred Cochran of PAPA / Replay
- Past Times Arcade staff and technicians

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 49.26
TGP 200%
Event Booster 125%
Tour Value 123.16

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 7.25
Ratings Strength 10.01
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 100
Rated Players 92

Player Locations

United States 99
Mexico 1

Age Distribution

12-18 3
19-25 6
26-35 10
35-45 10
45-55 14
56-65 5
65-99 1