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The Arcade's Uncanny X-Men Launch Tournament

Event Name
Launch Party

When
Nov 23, 2024

Location
Wichita, KS, United States

Director
Sam Swain

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Sam Swain	14.46	1948	1504.73	1948 -> 1769	1504.73 -> 1542.68	18.09 -> 18.96
2	Michael Perkins	8.93	7425	1376.99	7425 -> 6048	1376.99 -> 1424.29	8.15 -> 10.36
3	Dave Chapman	6.40	1187	1465.12	1187 -> 1188	1465.12 -> 1495.53	14.14 -> 14.25
4	Cory Moren	4.73	1438	1664.77	1438 -> 1432	1664.77 -> 1672.98	34.21 -> 34.17
5	Logan Wiehn	3.55	1705	1503.46	1705 -> 1706	1503.46 -> 1522.69	24.45 -> 24.45
6	Joey Henry	2.70	3542	1649.00	3542 -> 3517	1649.00 -> 1647.69	44.02 -> 41.87
7	Chad Cowan	2.09	2008	1516.42	2008 -> 2007	1516.42 -> 1524.26	13.13 -> 13.14
8	Toni Gaston	1.65	23428	1221.62	23428 -> 16865	1221.62 -> 1274.78	4.56 -> 7.33
9	Chase Groth	1.34	11647	1208.40	11647 -> 10872	1208.40 -> 1260.29	4.12 -> 4.51
10	Ryan Clayton	1.13	12658	1449.76	12658 -> 11788	1449.76 -> 1450.45	7.7 -> 7.72
10	Jacob Nelson	1.13	13701	1226.74	13701 -> 12605	1226.74 -> 1271.97	4.8 -> 5.19
12	Kam Gaston	0.90	24942	1245.51	24942 -> 19584	1245.51 -> 1272.86	4.16 -> 5.05
13	Rachel Reed	0.83	20932	1174.21	20932 -> 17915	1174.21 -> 1204.86	2.48 -> 3.08
14	David Topham	0.77	8860	1239.59	8860 -> 8688	1239.59 -> 1250.38	4.46 -> 4.5
14	Brandie Hinds	0.77	16955	1018.33	16955 -> 15447	1018.33 -> 1064.2	2.1 -> 2.44
16	Steve Brown USA	0.67	2360	1539.72	2360 -> 2361	1539.72 -> 1499.15	17.64 -> 17.47
17	Leslie Smith KS	0.62	11255	1224.38	11255 -> 10881	1224.38 -> 1223.51	8.63 -> 8.02
17	Meadow Duran	0.62	13746	1437.06	13746 -> 13144	1437.06 -> 1396.29	11.71 -> 9.71
19	Preston Pywell	0.52	1372	1651.67	1372 -> 1373	1651.67 -> 1565.26	37.22 -> 36.76
20	Kat Paige	0.46	38346	1220.37	38346 -> 26667	1220.37 -> 1206.36	1.44 -> 2.28
20	Courtland Elliott	0.46	14523	1165.24	14523 -> 13963	1165.24 -> 1156.24	4.18 -> 4.05
22	Jeremy Stos	0.36	11205	1084.36	11205 -> 11174	1084.36 -> 1078.51	2.78 -> 2.77
22	Casey Swain	0.36	6337	1132.45		1132.45 -> 1120.96	4.72 -> 4.68
24	Jason Isaacs	0.26	51446	Not Rated	51446 -> 35261	Not Rated -> 972.26	0 -> 1.8
24	Andrew Larabee	0.26	51446	Not Rated	51446 -> 35262	Not Rated -> 972.26	0 -> 1.8
26	Victoria Whitetree	0.15	11137	1323.32	11137 -> 11047	1323.32 -> 1270.64	4.52 -> 4.25
27	Hannah Nesbitt	0.10	7123	1213.42	7123 -> 7133	1213.42 -> 1166.52	2.79 -> 2.75
27	Kruze Nesbitt	0.10	50046	754.88	50046 -> 40654	754.88 -> 739.62	0.61 -> 0.66

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

Additional Details

Address

906 East Third Street North Wichita, Kansas 67220

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

80

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Ladder Format

Overall

The Uncanny X-Men Launch Tournament

Entry fee to the tournament is $5.

Doors open at 11am, Matchplay will begin at 1pm!

Format for this launch tournament will be a balanced pairing, 8 round Group Matchplay, using IFPA scoring. Each qualifying round will be groups of 4 (or 3) playing 1 game, using IFPA (7,5,3,1) scoring. After 8 rounds, the top 8 players, or a maximum of 50% of the field, will move on to a Ladder Matchplay Final. All others will play a 2 strike B Final.

The Ladder Finals will be groups of 4, beginning with the 5,6,7,8 seeds, playing 1 game of Uncanny X-Men. Whoever takes last in the game is eliminated. The other players move on and we will add the 4th seed. Ect…

During the finals, the top seed in the group will have a choice of their player order for that game.

Last person standing will be declared The Uncanny X-Men Grand Champion and be awarded the Launch Tournament Plaque.

All games are 2 tokens to play.
All extra balls will be off, if you are awarded an extra ball, please plunge it with no flips.
All rulings from Tournament Directors are final.
This is an IFPA Sanctioned event.
All A Finals Games will be played on X-Men.

Thank you for continuing your support of The Arcade and The Wichita Pinball Community!

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 13
Total (before TGP) 14.45
TGP 100%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 14.46

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.00
Ratings Strength 1.45
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 28
Rated Players 26

Player Locations

United States 28

Age Distribution

26-35 4
35-45 6
45-55 2
56-65 1