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MatchPlay and Leaderboard Challenge at LBBL

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Apr 21, 2024
Location
Long Beach, CA, United States
Director
Tom Walker
Ranking System
Main
Information
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  • Results
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Show Impact
Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Robert Potter 12.16 824 1689.26 824 -> 806 1689.26 -> 1706.18 23.44 -> 24.01
2 Michael Kostolnik 6.61 1192 1653.29 1192 -> 1190 1653.29 -> 1666.14 13.61 -> 13.82
3 Gary Brown 4.29 561 1678.51 561 -> 555 1678.51 -> 1683.71 12.71 -> 12.82
4 Tom Law CA 2.89 1798 1581.23 1798 -> 1802 1581.23 -> 1590.26 16.13 -> 16.2
5 Scott Degler 1.99 7083 1259.91 7083 -> 6784 1259.91 -> 1300.46 6.53 -> 6.8
6 Gerry Ramirez 1.43 12075 1246.58 12075 -> 10863 1246.58 -> 1280.69 4.52 -> 5.29
7 Tom Walker 1.08 7357 1298.75 7357 -> 7159 1298.75 -> 1320.66 5.69 -> 5.81
8 Mitch Kasse 0.87 4448 1250.55 4448 -> 4405 1250.55 -> 1272.95 9.19 -> 9.13
9 Marty Ploy 0.75 4427 1348.13 4427 -> 4435 1348.13 -> 1355.16 9.79 -> 9.7
10 RJ Blaze 0.67 5398 1333.55 5398 -> 5370 1333.55 -> 1334.19 7.79 -> 7.72
10 Joe Pena 0.67 5809 1345.63 5809 -> 5764 1345.63 -> 1345.79 7.12 -> 7.07
13 Les Kiesow 0.49 5998 1254.44 5998 -> 5953 1254.44 -> 1249.63 7.61 -> 7.45
13 Jessica Walker 0.49 6799 1264.17 6799 -> 6797 1264.17 -> 1258.99 4.07 -> 4.07
13 Coco Chappelle 0.49 8970 1277.85 8970 -> 8888 1277.85 -> 1270.7 4.7 -> 4.67
13 Gonzalo Martinez 0.49 992 1703.09 992 -> 994 1703.09 -> 1652.63 33.39 -> 32.96
16 Andrew Kiesow 0.30 8367 1243.17 8367 -> 8275 1243.17 -> 1227.01 4.85 -> 4.73
17 Andrew Butera 0.24 26322 1032.97 26322 -> 23132 1032.97 -> 1030.77 1.85 -> 1.89
18 Brian Breault 0.18 4267 1402.43 4267 -> 4280 1402.43 -> 1360.82 12.94 -> 12.49
19 Sterlyn Erickson 0.12 17779 1041.29 17779 -> 17365 1041.29 -> 1020.31 2.82 -> 2.49
20 Micah Womack 0.06 9262 1227.60 9262 -> 9290 1227.60 -> 1194.32 4.81 -> 4.57
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
At the Long Beach Beer Lab 518 W Willow St Long Beach, CA
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
No Limit
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Match Play
Overall

At the Long Beach Beer Lab

518 W Willow St
Long Beach, CA


This will be a Group Match Play tournament with 8 rounds of 1 game each for qualifying rounds. Top 8 (if this is less than half of the total) will compete in a group elimination bracket to determine the winner. A non-sanctioned $5 consolation tournament for cash and prizes will be held after the qualifying rounds if there is interest. During the tournament two Insider Connected games will be left open. Players may play these anytime from 11am opening throughout the qualifying tournament (you do not need to be in the tournament to participate in the Leader Board Challenge). Prizes for the top 3 of each leaderboard will be awarded before finals.

Entry fee is $9 + $1 IFPA FEE plus coin-drop.


Tournament details:

- Doors Open at 11am.
- Tournament Starts at Noon.
- We are running a MatchPlay tournament using MatchPlay events
- There will probably be 11 machines in use
- Machines used TBD tournament day
- Players will be grouped in groups of threes or fours. There will be a qualifier of 8 separate rounds of one match. This means every player will play 8 matches in total to qualify for the finals
- In each round each group will play a single game on a randomly selected machine.
- For the first round, grouping will be random
- After the first round pairings will be Swiss
- At the close of the 8th round, the highest ranking players will advance to finals
- Finals are group MatchPlayCash for 1st and 2nd, Prizes for 3rd and 4th (with consolations)
- 2 games will be set aside for a leaderboard high score contest that runs all day from when they open to the end of the qualifiers Players can play those games during or between rounds all day and prizes will be awarded before finals!

Located at Long Beach Beer Lab (on Willow)

Questions, comments, or want to help? contact Tom at info@brewcades.com

Please respect our policy of a minimum of one purchase at the bar – thank you for your support!

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 9.5
  • Total (before TGP) 10.85
  • TGP 112%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 12.16
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 0.16
  • Ratings Strength 1.19
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 20
  • Rated Players 19
Player Locations
  • United States 19
  • Belize 1
Age Distribution
  • 35-45 1
  • 45-55 3
  • 56-65 2

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