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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Jan 18, 2025
Location
Bünde, Nor, Germany
Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Julian Zahs 46.87 1282 1593.42 1282 -> 1007 1593.42 -> 1633.19 22.19 -> 24.99
2 Silas Lindlahr 35.79 2980 1472.77 2980 -> 2133 1472.77 -> 1531.26 11.81 -> 15.03
3 Carsten Wieske 29.92 1308 1385.01 1308 -> 1118 1385.01 -> 1453.67 7.09 -> 7.46
4 Dirk Elzholz 25.52 279 1511.73 279 -> 273 1511.73 -> 1557.05 26.99 -> 27.26
6 Dirk Dröden 19.06 1329 1386.69 1329 -> 1216 1386.69 -> 1452.83 8.8 -> 9.13
6 Jan Gröppel 19.06 1040 1491.87 1040 -> 959 1491.87 -> 1537.46 12.82 -> 13.29
6 Guido Ehrmann 19.06 1659 1580.07 1659 -> 1514 1580.07 -> 1607.5 13.6 -> 14.13
6 Simon Metz 19.06 2806 1431.25 2806 -> 2362 1431.25 -> 1485.64 16.18 -> 18.1
9 Carlo Vijn 12.73 320 1570.79 1570.79 -> 1591.87 17.65 -> 17.76
10 Jan Feth 11.20 859 1534.67 859 -> 835 1534.67 -> 1559.01 13.56 -> 13.72
11 Timm Tesch 9.89 4471 1410.17 4471 -> 3937 1410.17 -> 1455.4 6.08 -> 6.83
12 Heiko Hagedorn 8.75 4133 1415.38 4133 -> 3735 1415.38 -> 1456.47 7.13 -> 7.67
13 Guido Christiansen 7.77 700 1566.04 700 -> 701 1566.04 -> 1574.98 10.58 -> 10.61
14 Joshua Rühl 6.94 1575 1541.94 1575 -> 1530 1541.94 -> 1553.98 16.9 -> 16.82
15 Sebastian Eiselin 6.22 733 1506.67 1506.67 -> 1520.97 12.13 -> 12.14
16 Philippe Craul 5.61 253 1529.67 1529.67 -> 1535.45 22.48 -> 22.4
17 Maik Rog 5.08 6459 1262.50 6459 -> 5895 1262.50 -> 1325.14 3.59 -> 3.91
18 Jens Schmidt 4.64 3141 1385.37 3141 -> 3047 1385.37 -> 1416.21 6.03 -> 6.12
19 Eckhard Zahs 4.27 2220 1492.30 2220 -> 2177 1492.30 -> 1497.47 11.37 -> 11.3
20 Christian Sommer 3.96 34486 1342.98 34486 -> 14563 1342.98 -> 1456.39 6.7 -> 8.25
21 Chris Dröden 3.69 1946 1544.38 1946 -> 1921 1544.38 -> 1531.18 8.68 -> 8.66
22 Frank Linden 3.47 7011 1472.75 7011 -> 6468 1472.75 -> 1474.15 14.02 -> 12.63
23 Fabian Cremer 3.29 14352 1357.37 14352 -> 11494 1357.37 -> 1383.64 4.44 -> 5.17
24 Helen de Haan-Verbeek 3.14 751 1439.41 751 -> 753 1439.41 -> 1443.15 9.28 -> 9.26
25 Ergun Erdemir 3.02 3590 1409.24 3590 -> 3473 1409.24 -> 1418.85 21.84 -> 19.77
26 Philipp Unger 2.91 675 1552.65 675 -> 676 1552.65 -> 1524.09 16.72 -> 16.63
27 Stefanie Tesch 2.82 5961 1332.13 5961 -> 5772 1332.13 -> 1355.89 4.73 -> 4.81
28 Mathias Jäger 2.74 915 1574.22 915 -> 920 1574.22 -> 1533.99 12.07 -> 11.99
29 Kay Wolters 2.67 4363 1329.47 4363 -> 4304 1329.47 -> 1350.69 8.05 -> 7.96
30 Maximilian Marx 2.60 2029 1409.33 2029 -> 1998 1409.33 -> 1406.31 12.34 -> 12.03
31 Michael von Vopelius 2.52 7990 1350.90 7990 -> 7465 1350.90 -> 1359 5.13 -> 5.16
31 Matthias Härtel 2.52 41245 962.42 41245 -> 17248 962.42 -> 1250.79 0.38 -> 3.03
33 Hartmut Dieken 2.38 11839 1274.75 11839 -> 10470 1274.75 -> 1303.42 5.22 -> 5.19
34 Dirk Rohde 2.31 1924 1463.30 1924 -> 1929 1463.30 -> 1434.86 6.6 -> 6.58
35 Jochen März 2.24 3860 1409.63 3860 -> 3835 1409.63 -> 1393.83 5.94 -> 5.9
36 Julius Wittke 2.16 5396 1440.71 5396 -> 5212 1440.71 -> 1415.07 6.41 -> 6.26
37 Björn Geyer 2.09 4393 1403.64 4393 -> 4290 1403.64 -> 1386.28 6.17 -> 6.08
38 Axel Lindlahr 2.02 1518 1575.65 1518 -> 1516 1575.65 -> 1506.2 23.93 -> 22.69
39 Gordon Billy 1.95 3939 1374.88 3939 -> 3928 1374.88 -> 1363.19 7.57 -> 7.42
40 Jens Knobloch 1.87 2688 1394.89 2688 -> 2695 1394.89 -> 1374.11 5.39 -> 5.37
41 Nicole Billy 1.80 5725 1216.56 5725 -> 5617 1216.56 -> 1236.6 4.1 -> 4.09
42 Rüdiger Hartmann 1.73 5403 1273.59 5403 -> 5319 1273.59 -> 1277.56 3.23 -> 3.25
43 Berk Güler 1.66 12671 1188.21 12671 -> 11479 1188.21 -> 1207.49 3.14 -> 3.22
44 Holger Petersen 1.59 5870 1274.40 5870 -> 5730 1274.40 -> 1270 10.86 -> 9.93
45 Wolfgang Dieken 1.51 13185 1281.64 13185 -> 11976 1281.64 -> 1272.73 3.99 -> 3.8
46 Leendert Kollmer 1.44 5815 1338.62 5815 -> 5689 1338.62 -> 1312.66 4.76 -> 4.64
47 Gabi Schmeichel 1.37 4916 1274.07 4916 -> 4925 1274.07 -> 1259.65 2.54 -> 2.54
48 Wolfgang Matussek 1.30 42647 987.83 42647 -> 21339 987.83 -> 1101.87 1.05 -> 2.39
49 Sebastian Wessel 1.23 41900 948.42 41900 -> 21614 948.42 -> 1079.32 0.34 -> 1.51
50 Marc David Leipold 1.15 19514 1043.32 19514 -> 16547 1043.32 -> 1082.21 1.55 -> 1.77
51 Andrea Ehrmann 1.08 3953 1481.23 3953 -> 3968 1481.23 -> 1409.07 4.28 -> 4.24
52 Dirk Witteweg 1.01 5291 1443.79 5291 -> 5298 1443.79 -> 1375.47 9.62 -> 9.1
52 Dirk Wittke 1.01 6275 1285.67 6275 -> 6277 1285.67 -> 1251.29 3.2 -> 3.16
54 Christian Hagemann 0.87 6818 1273.94 6818 -> 6773 1273.94 -> 1237.8 2.78 -> 2.74
55 Katharina Hagemann 0.79 7695 1259.40 7695 -> 7639 1259.40 -> 1223 2.11 -> 2.09
56 Steven Schmidt 0.72 10614 1112.96 10614 -> 10331 1112.96 -> 1103.91 1.57 -> 1.56
57 Frans Kollmer 0.65 16319 1119.37 16319 -> 15277 1119.37 -> 1102.91 1.54 -> 1.51
58 Sarah Härtel 0.58 25758 1102.25 25758 -> 21657 1102.25 -> 1059.61 1.9 -> 1.55
58 Michael Freitag 0.58 53068 Not Rated 53068 -> 28463 Not Rated -> 1012.06 0 -> 1.24
60 Gerrit Metz 0.43 7221 1366.18 7221 -> 7152 1366.18 -> 1293.9 4.45 -> 4.14
61 Michael Nau 0.36 2787 1318.32 2787 -> 2793 1318.32 -> 1252.8 8.63 -> 8.31
62 Yuna Rohde 0.29 5890 1240.78 5890 -> 5897 1240.78 -> 1187.15 2.02 -> 1.99
63 Udo Luzay 0.22 8377 1152.50 8377 -> 8381 1152.50 -> 1110.5 2.98 -> 2.78
64 Alexander Wittke 0.14 4584 1468.65 4584 -> 4598 1468.65 -> 1369.12 8.43 -> 7.87
65 Melanie Beyers 0.07 25536 1125.18 25536 -> 24902 1125.18 -> 1012.04 1.83 -> 0.97
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Pinball Universe Daimlerstr. 41-43 32257 Bünde Germany
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
60
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Tournament Date: September 14, 2024

At our bi-monthly tournament we currently play the following mode:

Main round: We play from 11 am to 7.30 pm in (strict) Swiss system head-to-head (approx. 21+ games) (incl. 1h lunch break).
Quarter-finals: The best 8 players of the main round qualify (play-off in case of a tie) and play a best-of-5 head-to-head (1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5).
Semi-finals: The winners of the quarter-finals play a best-of-5 head-to-head.
Final: The winners of the semi-finals play a best-of-5 head-to-head.

The losers of the quarter-finals will be ranked equal on the 6th rank.
The losers of the semi-finals play a best-of-3 head-to-head for 3rd and 4th place.

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 28.5
  • Total (before TGP) 33.48
  • TGP 140%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 46.87
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 1.12
  • Ratings Strength 3.86
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 65
  • Rated Players 57
Player Locations
  • Germany 61
  • Netherlands 3
  • Finland 1
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 3
  • 19-25 1
  • 26-35 2
  • 35-45 4
  • 45-55 15
  • 56-65 11
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament January 24, 2026 MAIN Undecided
Main Tournament November 15, 2025 MAIN Ethan Bent
Main Tournament September 20, 2025 MAIN Guido Ehrmann
Main Tournament November 16, 2024 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 14, 2024 MAIN Mark van der Gugten
Main Tournament July 20, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 25, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament March 09, 2024 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament January 13, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament November 11, 2023 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament September 16, 2023 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 08, 2023 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 13, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament March 11, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament January 21, 2023 MAIN Kirsten Adam
Main Tournament November 05, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 24, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 23, 2022 MAIN Kirsten Adam

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