International Flipper Pinball Association!

March Melee

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Mar 17, 2024

Location
Wood River, IL, 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	Tyler Becker	23.67	232	1729.89	232 -> 220	1729.89 -> 1752.65	23.25 -> 23.64	218 -> 205
2	Chuck Sanderson	15.82	381	1689.14	381 -> 376	1689.14 -> 1711.7	31.11 -> 31.48
3	Tim Zollner	12.03	1130	1462.56	1130 -> 1092	1462.56 -> 1508.24	16.38 -> 16.78
4	Robert Trail	9.37	3847	1525.16	3847 -> 3375	1525.16 -> 1556.76	12.44 -> 13.8
6	Stephen Chappell	5.92	669	1542.65		1542.65 -> 1563.02	14.3 -> 14.37
6	Carleton Plourde	5.92	373	1697.16		1697.16 -> 1697.37	23.43 -> 23.44
6	Tyler Hund	5.92	779	1669.78	779 -> 762	1669.78 -> 1674.71	29.87 -> 29.74
6	Darrin Bosco	5.92	2974	1353.81	2974 -> 2818	1353.81 -> 1402.24	7.73 -> 8.03
12	Charles Hefti Jr.	1.98	4172	1405.94	4172 -> 4032	1405.94 -> 1420.61	7.96 -> 7.98
12	John Barnerd	1.98	4793	1235.34	4793 -> 4658	1235.34 -> 1277.72	5.28 -> 5.37
12	John Ragusa	1.98	3195	1453.71	3195 -> 3180	1453.71 -> 1460.97	6.48 -> 6.52
12	Dylan Sholtes	1.98	5986	1247.17	5986 -> 5685	1247.17 -> 1286.78	4.51 -> 4.71
12	James Brooks IL	1.98	1220	1479.90		1479.90 -> 1483.21	15.21 -> 15.11
12	Chris Vaught	1.98	6027	1263.59	6027 -> 5799	1263.59 -> 1301.32	4.95 -> 5.07
12	Dennis Bosco	1.98	5068	1371.32	5068 -> 4930	1371.32 -> 1391.5	8.08 -> 8.1
12	Kristin Machalek	1.98	4274	1341.08	4274 -> 4217	1341.08 -> 1366.13	3.19 -> 3.25
17	Matthew Marisa Craig	1.34	13611	1069.08	13611 -> 11929	1069.08 -> 1143.32	1.7 -> 2.16
18	Crystal Ragusa	1.28	7461	1233.64	7461 -> 7260	1233.64 -> 1252.47	2.6 -> 2.71
19	Eddie O'Brien	1.22	17383	1014.85	17383 -> 14172	1014.85 -> 1081.36	1.38 -> 2.04
20	Lars Hagen	1.15	2888	1348.06		1348.06 -> 1340.14	10.07 -> 9.93
21	Maecy Ragusa	1.09	7276	1083.12	7276 -> 7069	1083.12 -> 1113.72	2.74 -> 2.81
22	Adrian Bordeleau	1.02	10315	1220.66	10315 -> 9677	1220.66 -> 1225.98	11.57 -> 9.8
23	Tom Eaton	0.96	14658	1381.10	14658 -> 13089	1381.10 -> 1338.26	7.78 -> 6.19
24	Gary Vollmer	0.90	2963	1440.47	2963 -> 2968	1440.47 -> 1399.45	8.92 -> 8.82
25	Marq Quiller	0.83	1253	1649.25		1649.25 -> 1570.19	26.36 -> 25.8
26	Lawrence Booker	0.77	6468	1192.44	6468 -> 6381	1192.44 -> 1182.96	3.48 -> 3.47
27	Steve Fredericks	0.70	2271	1516.40	2271 -> 2274	1516.40 -> 1449.82	17.31 -> 16.9
28	Jeremiah Griffiths	0.64	5060	1337.00	5060 -> 5059	1337.00 -> 1296.38	4.37 -> 4.32
29	Craig Holan	0.58	4107	1311.49	4107 -> 4115	1311.49 -> 1270.71	6.04 -> 5.95
30	Chris O'Brien IL	0.51	7819	1274.80	7819 -> 7738	1274.80 -> 1235.63	3.12 -> 3.07
31	Calvin O'brien	0.45	41445	900.59	41445 -> 24769	900.59 -> 924.89	1.31 -> 1.8
32	Mike Howard	0.38	1023	1626.98	1023 -> 1024	1626.98 -> 1519.51	14.76 -> 14.66
33	Abram Quiller	0.32	20528	1039.18	20528 -> 18656	1039.18 -> 1002.65	2.14 -> 1.86
34	Carli Vaught	0.26	18897	937.42	18897 -> 17732	937.42 -> 920.37	1.3 -> 1.26
35	Mallory Herzog	0.19	19132	966.37	19132 -> 18258	966.37 -> 923.76	1.69 -> 1.46
36	Sharon Holan	0.13	8972	1107.10	8972 -> 8980	1107.10 -> 1067.81	2.07 -> 2.01
37	Grace Mehan	0.06	13505	878.39	13505 -> 13531	878.39 -> 853.86	0.96 -> 0.92

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

Additional Details

Address

102 Whitelaw Ave Wood River, IL

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Single Elimination

Overall

March Melee 2024

@Atomic Pinball Arcade - 102 Whitelaw Ave Wood River, IL

Sunday - March 17th, 2024

Doors Open: 9:45am
Tourney Start: 11:00am

Admission: $20(includes tournament entry and all day free play on all the games).

-FORMAT-

Qualifying: Group Matchplay - 5 Rounds of two-game banks(10 games total). Tiered Swiss Pairings with IFPA(7,5,3,1) scoring. Each bank will feature a “modern” game and a “classic” game.

Finals: Similar to the NCAA basketball tournament, the 16 players in the finals bracket will be seeded 1 through 16 based on their points earned in qualifying and compete in a head to head single elimination finals. Each head to head match be a best 2/3 match, higher seed will have the choice of game or order in the first game, with the losing player having choice on the next.

Trophies to Top Three Finishers.

IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR points

No pre-registration necessary!

Please contact Tyler Becker at pinballderby@gmail.com with any questions.

You are allowed to bring your own food and drink! Candy/snacks/soda is available on site also.

Come out and compete in the crazy pinball fun at the March Melee!!

-Past March Melee Champions-

2021: Dan Sexauer
2022: John Miller
2023: Chuck Sanderson

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 16.5
Total (before TGP) 19.72
TGP 120%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 23.67

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.85
Ratings Strength 2.37
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 37
Rated Players 33

Player Locations

United States 37

Age Distribution

19-25 1
26-35 6
35-45 3
45-55 6
56-65 2
65-99 1