International Flipper Pinball Association!

Heavenly Pinball Wizard Tournament

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Mar 23, 2024

Location
Hanyu, 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	10.17	1899	1925.36	1899 -> 1804	1925.36 -> 1942.53	57.66 -> 59.05
2	Kenji Ishii	5.41	3465	1796.34	3465 -> 3266	1796.34 -> 1818.64	29.06 -> 30.1
3	Yuta Arashima	3.47	2557	1827.31	2557 -> 2516	1827.31 -> 1839.31	38.85 -> 38.66
4	Hibiki Sugiyama	2.32	4036	1721.54	4036 -> 3946	1721.54 -> 1738.92	18.37 -> 18.53
5	Yuuji Kobayashi	1.61	25212	1575.98	25212 -> 15661	1575.98 -> 1599.22	6.48 -> 10.26
5	Kotaro Imoto	1.61	9271	1536.18	9271 -> 8617	1536.18 -> 1567.42	7.82 -> 8.46
7	Daichi KIMURA	0.94	11564	1422.60	11564 -> 10820	1422.60 -> 1457	13.04 -> 12.22
7	Hiroto SHISHIDO	0.94	5297	1559.36	5297 -> 5224	1559.36 -> 1575.68	19.38 -> 18.7
10	Kei Takahashi	0.69	43065	1435.73	43065 -> 22562	1435.73 -> 1456.51	0 -> 6.78
10	KO JINFU	0.69	25650	1445.28	25650 -> 19191	1445.28 -> 1508.49	6.64 -> 6.73
10	Shimada Masaya	0.69	27651	1323.80	27651 -> 19795	1323.80 -> 1447.46	5.19 -> 6.14
10	Matsuda Tatsuki	0.69	25651	1445.28	25651 -> 19192	1445.28 -> 1508.49	6.64 -> 6.73
14	Kazuki Yokoyama	0.54	23230	1290.96	23230 -> 19078	1290.96 -> 1348.94	3.64 -> 4.26
14	Shinji Matsushima	0.54	21890	1328.36	21890 -> 18455	1328.36 -> 1368.68	4.39 -> 4.73
14	Akihito Nishimura	0.54	43065	Not Rated	43065 -> 24491	Not Rated -> 1396.99	0 -> 5.31
14	Hiroshi Saito	0.54	4596	1675.34	4596 -> 4602	1675.34 -> 1642.7	21.57 -> 20.73
20	Sunao Kono	0.33	8172	1532.87	8172 -> 8170	1532.87 -> 1490.45	8.62 -> 8.27
20	Courtney Squires	0.33	43065	Not Rated	43065 -> 28443	Not Rated -> 1203.44	0 -> 3.24
20	Shin HOMMYO	0.33	13207	1515.16	13207 -> 12797	1515.16 -> 1479.78	4.26 -> 4.16
20	Masanori Yoshimura	0.33	17389	1374.51	17389 -> 16285	1374.51 -> 1342.64	2.59 -> 2.68
20	Miku Okada	0.33	33922	1067.99	33922 -> 25026	1067.99 -> 1142.21	1.64 -> 2.43
20	Ryota Kishi	0.33	17472	1280.31	17472 -> 16361	1280.31 -> 1273.8	3.02 -> 3.06
20	Sohei Akahoshi	0.33	21875	1265.24	21875 -> 19526	1265.24 -> 1262.92	4.39 -> 3.97
20	Ko Okuyama	0.33	14349	1327.64	14349 -> 13794	1327.64 -> 1310.29	5.74 -> 5.3
26	Nishibayashi Hiroshi	0.11	26808	1211.73	26808 -> 24935	1211.73 -> 1188.37	1.57 -> 1.46
26	Tatsuo Minegishi	0.11	33919	1067.99	33919 -> 29727	1067.99 -> 1029.2	1.64 -> 1.36
26	Hirokazu Sakurai	0.11	8704	1586.83	8704 -> 8726	1586.83 -> 1505.53	6.61 -> 6.35
26	Yudai Shibata	0.11	14469	1436.68	14469 -> 14268	1436.68 -> 1361.56	3.66 -> 3.36

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

Additional Details

Address

Minamihanyuu Hanyuu City, Sai

Registration Opens
February 22, 2024

Format
Double Elimination

Player Limit

40

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Overall

Preregistration date is Feb 22 2024,
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 9
Total (before TGP) 11.56
TGP 88%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 10.17

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 2.56
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 28
Rated Players 18

Player Locations

Japan 28

Age Distribution

26-35 4
35-45 1
45-55 1
56-65 2
65-99 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	May 04, 2024	MAIN	Sunao Kono
Main Tournament	January 06, 2024	MAIN	Takaya Yamaguchi