International Flipper Pinball Association!

Gateway Pinball Derby

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Dec 01, 2024

Location
St Louis, MO, 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	Bob Caldwell	34.71	175	1668.08	175 -> 172	1668.08 -> 1706.45	19.18 -> 19.55	196 -> 194
2	Steve Smith MO	25.32	1556	1518.22	1556 -> 1361	1518.22 -> 1574.05	15.63 -> 16.36
3	Marion Richards	20.50	686	1619.29	686 -> 663	1619.29 -> 1664.62	11.17 -> 11.37
4	Mike Howard	16.96	839	1508.26	839 -> 811	1508.26 -> 1563.66	16.24 -> 16.51
5	Ben Wingerter	14.20	5613	1425.33	5613 -> 4415	1425.33 -> 1488.76	11.46 -> 14.88
6	Dan Sexauer	11.97	657	1711.16	657 -> 642	1711.16 -> 1730.6	23.8 -> 23.97
7	Marq Quiller	10.15	1476	1613.20	1476 -> 1442	1613.20 -> 1641.18	26.18 -> 26.27
8	Tyler Becker	8.64	303	1726.13	303 -> 306	1726.13 -> 1735.96	23.57 -> 23.58
9	Kendell Holder	7.40	536	1757.58	536 -> 540	1757.58 -> 1758.81	41.46 -> 41.04
10	Carleton Plourde	6.36	351	1803.83	351 -> 355	1803.83 -> 1794.9	24.89 -> 24.84
11	Steve Rolsing	5.49	502	1690.85	502 -> 504	1690.85 -> 1694.78	32.36 -> 32.19
12	Stephen Chappell	4.79	1131	1523.32	1131 -> 1134	1523.32 -> 1552.93	13.87 -> 13.87
13	Ryan Knerr	4.20	2702	1453.16	2702 -> 2641	1453.16 -> 1492.83	11.8 -> 11.84
14	Chris Ward	3.72	681	1645.41	681 -> 687	1645.41 -> 1646.95	31.45 -> 31.02
15	Eric Duffner	3.33	4531	1374.56	4531 -> 4416	1374.56 -> 1425.04	6.22 -> 6.32
16	Scott Lee	3.01	1600	1466.70	1600 -> 1605	1466.70 -> 1498.14	14.89 -> 14.81
17	Ryan Willenbrock	2.75	1168	1567.61	1168 -> 1176	1567.61 -> 1573.07	20.04 -> 19.85
18	Dean Huber	2.56	2162	1459.60	2162 -> 2166	1459.60 -> 1483.96	13.29 -> 13.14
19	Dustin Howell IL	2.39	2841	1507.93	2841 -> 2849	1507.93 -> 1518.96	7.8 -> 7.79
20	Haley Huber	2.26	2305	1394.28	2305 -> 2307	1394.28 -> 1425.79	15.08 -> 14.86
21	Steve Fredericks	2.17	3127	1406.72	3127 -> 3133	1406.72 -> 1432.75	13.81 -> 13.48
22	Ken Calcaterra	2.08	7864	1253.42	7864 -> 7531	1253.42 -> 1306.61	3.68 -> 3.82
23	Carlin Reed	2.00	1897	1336.66	1897 -> 1899	1336.66 -> 1368.18	10.95 -> 10.89
24	Michael LaFrieda	1.94	1125	1567.55	1125 -> 1128	1567.55 -> 1544.51	10.4 -> 10.37
24	Darrin Bosco	1.94	3013	1497.21	3013 -> 3023	1497.21 -> 1489.66	8.38 -> 8.33
26	Alex Voss	1.80	8892	1402.38	8892 -> 8433	1402.38 -> 1409.65	4.58 -> 4.64
27	Steve Walker MO	1.74	7678	1530.46	7678 -> 7331	1530.46 -> 1506.9	17.67 -> 14.58
28	Logan Bowhay	1.67	6411	1317.01	6411 -> 6188	1317.01 -> 1334.73	4.94 -> 4.93
29	Dave Rush	1.60	2348	1534.00	2348 -> 2349	1534.00 -> 1499.49	13.01 -> 12.83
30	Lisa Lindsey	1.54	8623	1144.14	8623 -> 8324	1144.14 -> 1188.79	2.34 -> 2.42
31	James Darr	1.47	18901	1224.80	18901 -> 15494	1224.80 -> 1272.2	3.38 -> 3.7
32	Julie Glenn	1.40	9985	1301.84	9985 -> 9401	1301.84 -> 1307.43	5.08 -> 4.92
33	Corey Thompson MO	1.33	3195	1440.26	3195 -> 3200	1440.26 -> 1411.44	7.92 -> 7.84
34	Scott Morrow	1.27	2128	1512.02	2128 -> 2132	1512.02 -> 1464.52	7.04 -> 7.01
35	Greg Duffner	1.20	3730	1415.05	3730 -> 3731	1415.05 -> 1386.13	4.76 -> 4.75
36	Jacob Silbermann	1.13	31695	1120.67	31695 -> 20520	1120.67 -> 1197.69	2.79 -> 3.13
37	Chris Schlotte	1.07	16634	1258.48	16634 -> 14793	1258.48 -> 1253.83	3.57 -> 3.43
38	Matthew Schuchard	1.00	3017	1524.59	3017 -> 3026	1524.59 -> 1460.92	12.18 -> 11.82
39	Kazzarian White	0.93	10193	1322.95	10193 -> 9782	1322.95 -> 1298.9	4.23 -> 4.02
40	John Lazar	0.87	12247	1265.90	12247 -> 11632	1265.90 -> 1248.31	5.02 -> 4.48
41	Katie Wibbenmeyer	0.80	9958	1250.86	9958 -> 9683	1250.86 -> 1234.06	3.92 -> 3.76
42	Carol Walker	0.73	11737	1280.38	11737 -> 11263	1280.38 -> 1254.33	6.1 -> 5.21
43	Tim Meinecke	0.67	27182	943.64	27182 -> 21556	943.64 -> 988.26	1.07 -> 1.4
44	Dylan Sholtes	0.60	2529	1523.31	2529 -> 2539	1523.31 -> 1440.98	7.69 -> 7.57
45	Phil Metzger	0.53	9235	1253.32	9235 -> 9062	1253.32 -> 1219.82	4.95 -> 4.58
46	Kristin Machalek	0.47	4212	1325.94	4212 -> 4219	1325.94 -> 1275.02	3.21 -> 3.19
47	Petar Strinic	0.40	1448	1470.76	1448 -> 1456	1470.76 -> 1392.22	10.59 -> 10.48
48	Ben Wayne	0.33	51845	Not Rated	51845 -> 33070	Not Rated -> 984.13	0 -> 0.95
49	Brandon Judd MO	0.27	25747	1011.66	25747 -> 23380	1011.66 -> 994.61	2.48 -> 1.66
50	Joe Meinecke	0.20	43863	944.05	43863 -> 33543	944.05 -> 895.35	1.05 -> 0.69
51	Ryan Woolford	0.13	19259	1246.54	19259 -> 18820	1246.54 -> 1157.05	3.88 -> 2.57
52	Grace Mehan	0.07	13169	900.16	13169 -> 13177	900.16 -> 878.06	0.97 -> 0.94

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

Additional Details

Address

1900 Arsenal St St. Louis, Missouri

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

No Limit

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Amazing Race

Overall

Gateway Pinball Derby 2024

@Benton Parkade (located inside Cafe Piazza) 1900 Arsenal St - St. Louis, Missouri

Sunday. December 1st, 2024

Doors Open: 10:00am
Tourney Starts: 11:05am

Entry Fee: $20 (+ coin drop required for qualifying rounds)

IFPA Sanctioned and for WPPR Points

-Format-

Qualifying: 8 rounds of four-player match play contests with tiered swiss pairings and IFPA (7,5,3,1) scoring. The top 15 after qualifying will move on to the finals. Any format changes will be announced prior to tournament start.

Finals: The Derby format. 15 entrants will be seeded based on their standings after the qualifying rounds, all 15 entrants starting with the #15 seed and down will play individual games on game one, entrant with lowest score is eliminated. Game two the remaining 14 entrants all play individual games in the order in which they advanced from game one, lowest score is eliminated. This process continues until there is 2 entrants left, which one final game will be played in order to determine the winner. Machines will be set to Free Play for the finals games.

The winner of the Derby will receive the Silver Cup! Plus there will be payouts for the top eight finishers(consisting of remaining money after expenses).

Maximum Entries Allowed will be 64 players, All Skill Levels Welcome!

Please contact Tyler Becker via email - pinballderby@gmail.com to reserve your spot! Walk-ins are welcome, but are not guaranteed a spot if the reservations reach the max. Also feel free to send any questions you may have!

Full bar will be open conjoined next door.

-Past Gateway Pinball Derby Champions-

2019: Bob Caldwell
2022: Adam Mckinnie
2023: Bob Caldwell

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 23
Total (before TGP) 28.92
TGP 120%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 34.71

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 1.39
Ratings Strength 4.53
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 52
Rated Players 46

Player Locations

United States 52

Age Distribution

12-18 1
19-25 4
26-35 6
35-45 10
45-55 6
56-65 5
65-99 1

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Main Tournament	November 30, 2025	MAIN	Carter Crews
Main Tournament	November 26, 2023	MAIN	Bob Caldwell
Main Tournament	November 27, 2022	MAIN	Adam McKinnie
Main Tournament	September 29, 2019	MAIN	Bob Caldwell