International Flipper Pinball Association!

Valentine's Gay

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Feb 18, 2024

Location
Brooklyn, NY, United States

Director
Erik Swedlund

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Dante Oliva	28.20	933	1877.38	933 -> 830	1877.38 -> 1895.4	59.5 -> 61.65
2	Christopher CJ Smith	20.68	1017	1614.89	1017 -> 944	1614.89 -> 1647.43	15.09 -> 15.95
3	Greg Poverelli	16.79	197	1725.42	197 -> 200	1725.42 -> 1743.28	24.28 -> 24.51	178 -> 180
4	Matt Falzone	13.95	2778	1455.98	2778 -> 2414	1455.98 -> 1513.75	25.6 -> 27.87
5	Benjamin Furiga	11.70	2596	1509.64	2596 -> 2320	1509.64 -> 1550.95	11.22 -> 12.44
5	Jonah Shlaes	11.70	4635	1447.69	4635 -> 3694	1447.69 -> 1499.39	8.6 -> 11.06
7	Wyndham Manning	8.41	9704	1353.44	9704 -> 6696	1353.44 -> 1414.11	3.42 -> 6.22
8	David Patlakh	7.18	4573	1494.01	4573 -> 4003	1494.01 -> 1527.32	9.64 -> 10.81
9	Lindsey Rhoades	6.16	4263	1372.54	4263 -> 3862	1372.54 -> 1429.89	4.61 -> 5.08
10	Erik Swedlund	5.30	1828	1352.01	1828 -> 1793	1352.01 -> 1407.91	9.41 -> 9.53
11	Chris Cafaro	4.59	993	1572.78	993 -> 999	1572.78 -> 1583.11	14.67 -> 14.69
11	Parker Shippey	4.59	10544	1263.46	10544 -> 8180	1263.46 -> 1331.65	3.53 -> 5.46
17	Miriam Nadler	2.28	1502	1614.77	1502 -> 1510	1614.77 -> 1597.76	12.28 -> 12.18
17	Francesco La Rocca	2.28	1413	1419.83	1413 -> 1421	1419.83 -> 1441.54	11.11 -> 11.09
17	Kevin Stanley	2.28	12728	1342.88	12728 -> 10497	1342.88 -> 1383.73	5.43 -> 6.21
17	Sean Ford	2.28	2049	1568.89	2049 -> 2046	1568.89 -> 1561.78	9.2 -> 9.18
17	Tommy Ortega	2.28	4915	1371.83	4915 -> 4754	1371.83 -> 1406.22	14.74 -> 13.97
17	Kaite Martin	2.28	2682	1469.57	2682 -> 2691	1469.57 -> 1482.88	4.24 -> 4.27
17	Zen Zochniak	2.28	3161	1544.91	3161 -> 3139	1544.91 -> 1543.01	13.67 -> 13.42
17	Matthew Quintanilla	2.28	12084	1399.61	12084 -> 10108	1399.61 -> 1426.51	6.81 -> 7.2
17	Aaron Hamel	2.28	3929	1400.07	3929 -> 3780	1400.07 -> 1429.32	19.04 -> 17.7
24	Alan Gamboa	1.57	3404	1399.85	3404 -> 3375	1399.85 -> 1404.72	7.99 -> 7.89
24	Kaitlyn Reese	1.57	4171	1322.88	4171 -> 4141	1322.88 -> 1345.5	2.11 -> 2.15
24	Michelle Capobianco	1.57	8791	1201.50	8791 -> 8304	1201.50 -> 1253.21	2.91 -> 3.04
24	Dani Spagnoli	1.57	8387	1574.97	8387 -> 7842	1574.97 -> 1538.71	10.74 -> 9.53
24	Robert Wong	1.57	1712	1609.31	1712 -> 1717	1609.31 -> 1565.72	28.61 -> 27.34
29	Morgan Levinson	1.30	7260	1243.40	7260 -> 6971	1243.40 -> 1261.48	1.3 -> 1.39
29	Azh Ditrapani	1.30	17731	1129.42	17731 -> 14039	1129.42 -> 1200.77	2.33 -> 3.09
29	Till Lattke	1.30	14738	1179.44	14738 -> 12548	1179.44 -> 1219.67	3.7 -> 3.99
29	Eric Rubinsky	1.30	8912	1214.94	8912 -> 8395	1214.94 -> 1239.45	3.51 -> 3.63
29	Anna Siembor	1.30	9791	1315.31	9791 -> 9110	1315.31 -> 1317.65	3.71 -> 3.82
29	Matt Grady	1.30	5960	1446.32	5960 -> 5739	1446.32 -> 1415.93	25.36 -> 19.62
36	Harlan Aidalinda	0.92	5863	1326.11	5863 -> 5736	1326.11 -> 1301.76	7.4 -> 7
36	Adam Cane	0.92	992	1591.70	992 -> 998	1591.70 -> 1504.92	42.79 -> 41.97
36	Matt Warwick	0.92	10891	1291.10	10891 -> 10307	1291.10 -> 1274.85	4.72 -> 4.44
36	Tammy Oler	0.92	5875	1128.49	5875 -> 5734	1128.49 -> 1146.53	2.2 -> 2.23
36	Uchendu Nwachuku	0.92	2687	1356.13	2687 -> 2699	1356.13 -> 1324.85	6.91 -> 6.87
36	Wes Ulfig	0.92	3271	1317.56	3271 -> 3281	1317.56 -> 1295.21	9.2 -> 9
36	Sam Keogh	0.92	2631	1351.15	2631 -> 2640	1351.15 -> 1320.96	4.12 -> 4.12
41	Taylor Connelly	0.65	4784	1419.27	4784 -> 4771	1419.27 -> 1361.23	6.14 -> 5.93
41	Zac Arnold	0.65	2243	1372.05	2243 -> 2253	1372.05 -> 1324.68	10.79 -> 10.57
41	Michele Colomer	0.65	11490	1187.48	11490 -> 11059	1187.48 -> 1178.37	2.3 -> 2.3
44	Simon Cleveland	0.49	40953	Not Rated	40953 -> 24271	Not Rated -> 1062.2	0 -> 1.74
44	Sydney Zeldis	0.49	17676	1205.87	17676 -> 15921	1205.87 -> 1180.91	4.02 -> 2.97
44	Kay James	0.49	11315	1203.42	11315 -> 11028	1203.42 -> 1180.41	3.28 -> 3.05
44	Kiley Dalrymple	0.49	16734	1101.94	16734 -> 15290	1101.94 -> 1094.95	2.6 -> 2.35
47	Matthew ExWhyZed	0.33	5917	1360.99	5917 -> 5939	1360.99 -> 1296.21	4.69 -> 4.49
48	Natalie Cleveland	0.27	40953	Not Rated	40953 -> 28946	Not Rated -> 991.33	0 -> 0.96
50	Sara Fulton	0.16	32379	1155.84	32379 -> 27206	1155.84 -> 1121.58	0.73 -> 0.64
50	Monica Weitekamp	0.16	21093	1251.34	21093 -> 19894	1251.34 -> 1163.73	2.81 -> 1.66
50	Alyssa Panetta	0.16	39817	1096.34	39817 -> 30498	1096.34 -> 1018.92	1.29 -> 0.67
52	Jess Warren	0.05	5312	1203.57	5312 -> 5332	1203.57 -> 1153.2	3.09 -> 3.04

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

Additional Details

Address

388 Union Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211-3429

Registration Opens
February 03, 2024

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

44

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

More players!! More rounds!! More machines?? Let's celebrate love of all kinds with a matchplay tournament for LGBTQIA+ pinball players and allies from the PinPride crew!

Preregistration for up to 44 players will open at noon Eastern time on Saturday, February 3 at https://next.matchplay.events/tournaments/123598/rsvp with $10 entry fee to Jess (venmo @zeta6742, last 4 digits 1371, or paypal jessicaleewarren at hotmail).

Check in starting at 12 p.m., tournament starts at 1 p.m. Seven rounds of match play in 3- or 4-player groups, with 7/5/3/1 scoring and balanced pairings. Top 8 make PAPA-style finals. Plunge all extra balls. Semifinals and finals will be three games with 4/2/1/0 scoring where top seed has choice of game or player order; top 2 from each semifinal group advance to finals. IFPA sanctioned. All players and spectators must be 21+.

Approximate payouts based on 44 players:
• 1st place: $60 + trophy
• 2nd place: $50 + trophy
• 3rd place: $40 + medal
• 4th place: $20 + medal
• 5th-8th place: $10
• $150 donated to Ali Forney Center (https://www.aliforneycenter.org/, additional donations welcome with your registration, online, or at the event via cash, venmo, or paypal)

Tournament will also feature:
• Door prizes!
• Translites for Trans Rights silent auction to benefit Transgender Law Center (https://transgenderlawcenter.org/)

Tentative game list:
Bad Cats
Cactus Canyon Remake
Godzilla Premium
Iron Maiden Pro
Johnny Mnemonic
Junk Yard
Paragon
Star Trek TNG
Theatre of Magic
Total Nuclear Annihilation
Toy Story 4 LE
Twilight Zone

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 23.5
Total (before TGP) 27.11
TGP 104%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 28.2

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.35
Ratings Strength 3.26
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 52
Rated Players 47

Player Locations

United States 52

Age Distribution

0-11 1
19-25 1
26-35 5
35-45 10
45-55 4
56-65 1