International Flipper Pinball Association!

Electric Bat Metallica Launch Party

Event Name
Launch Party

When
Jan 12, 2025

Location
Tempe, AZ, United States

Director
Rachel Bess

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	John Finnegan	43.90	548	1500.09	548 -> 469	1500.09 -> 1555.94	19.97 -> 20.57
2	Jard Cassell	35.56	312	1606.99	312 -> 284	1606.99 -> 1646.49	18.94 -> 19.63
3	Ben Clement	30.98	169	1675.97		1675.97 -> 1711.45	30.31 -> 30.68
4	Mark Pearson	27.43	96	1677.09		1677.09 -> 1704.87	35.42 -> 35.51
5	John Shopple	24.49	90	1827.01		1827.01 -> 1838.84	44.47 -> 44.54
6	Jon Soares	21.99	834	1385.95	834 -> 765	1385.95 -> 1453.05	13.15 -> 13.5
7	Smokey	19.83	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 7312	Not Rated -> 1753.01	0 -> 45.17
8	Roland Nadeau	17.93	48	1807.30		1807.30 -> 1810.03	35.94 -> 35.96
9	Henry Hanshaw	16.26	1250	1586.10	1250 -> 1191	1586.10 -> 1614.82	20.62 -> 20.9
10	Amber Valdivia	14.77	1684	1408.18	1684 -> 1567	1408.18 -> 1464.2	7.15 -> 7.51
11	Greg Mohs	13.45	659	1454.56	659 -> 650	1454.56 -> 1499.03	19.85 -> 20.01
12	Fae Ashley	12.25	855	1426.66	855 -> 832	1426.66 -> 1472.47	10.67 -> 10.88
13	Brad Vogus	11.19	653	1461.08	653 -> 655	1461.08 -> 1497.65	15.61 -> 15.69
14	Denis Converse	10.24	25329	1148.46	25329 -> 9740	1148.46 -> 1405.15	3.06 -> 15.64
15	Ty Bull	9.38	328	1577.10		1577.10 -> 1588.44	27.45 -> 27.33
16	Geoffrey Cebulski	8.61	6504	1256.30	6504 -> 5471	1256.30 -> 1325.6	3.39 -> 4.32
17	Connor Kennedy	7.92	1520	1472.53	1520 -> 1489	1472.53 -> 1496.58	15.64 -> 15.7
18	Kristofer Jonson AZ	7.31	5350	1230.28	5350 -> 4788	1230.28 -> 1301.58	3.33 -> 3.69
19	Scott Birlin	6.74	18695	1226.88	18695 -> 10833	1226.88 -> 1317.1	4.05 -> 8.38
20	Wiley Bumtail	6.25	532	1628.52	532 -> 533	1628.52 -> 1614.35	21.54 -> 21.38
21	Kevin Burns AZ	5.80	1934	1615.34	1934 -> 1896	1615.34 -> 1597.04	13.3 -> 13.3
22	Bob Kennedy	5.41	712	1605.95		1605.95 -> 1590.22	14.07 -> 14.05
23	Greg Drewes	5.06	271	1478.05		1478.05 -> 1485.81	21.84 -> 21.73
24	Ken Klawitter	4.75	1677	1402.63		1402.63 -> 1424.64	9.88 -> 9.89
25	Will McKinney	4.47	138	1729.00		1729.00 -> 1678.8	37.1 -> 36.86
26	John Magyar	4.22	362	1488.66		1488.66 -> 1487.24	22.33 -> 22.24
27	Walter dony	4.01	331	1469.84		1469.84 -> 1469.74	21.91 -> 21.77
28	Pairy Henis	3.82	540	1522.46	540 -> 541	1522.46 -> 1508.79	17.45 -> 17.35
29	Cody Winant	3.66	354	1528.92		1528.92 -> 1511.21	23.54 -> 23.31
30	Brandon Passey	3.51	1455	1410.01	1455 -> 1456	1410.01 -> 1417.94	9.66 -> 9.63
31	Andrew Roesch	3.39	308	1546.42	308 -> 309	1546.42 -> 1518.32	20.92 -> 20.79
32	Jay Bondelli	3.28	1061	1475.54	1061 -> 1059	1475.54 -> 1460.49	18.34 -> 17.99
33	Jeff Hatfield	3.18	13017	1210.82	13017 -> 10819	1210.82 -> 1262.07	3.35 -> 4.12
34	Troy Brockstar	3.10	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 16335	Not Rated -> 1372.38	0 -> 7.06
35	Carl Alvarez	3.03	5422	1364.30	5422 -> 5190	1364.30 -> 1372.74	9.28 -> 9.1
36	Jeff Wegener	2.97	434	1523.70		1523.70 -> 1487.82	26.6 -> 26.14
37	Adam Horton	2.91	338	1504.45		1504.45 -> 1472.96	20.05 -> 19.97
38	Tyler Dominique	2.87	3269	1338.67	3269 -> 3273	1338.67 -> 1348.32	5.49 -> 5.51
39	Fiona Chiong	2.82	3745	1492.68	3745 -> 3684	1492.68 -> 1462.29	10.31 -> 10.12
40	kelly mohs	2.78	4874	1304.49	4874 -> 4758	1304.49 -> 1324.13	3.25 -> 3.3
42	Brian Pinney	2.69	650	1379.70	650 -> 652	1379.70 -> 1376.56	22.35 -> 21.87
42	Jason Barre	2.69	310	1596.76	310 -> 311	1596.76 -> 1535.98	24.31 -> 24.19
42	Rachel Bess	2.69	1108	1299.66		1299.66 -> 1317.4	9.75 -> 9.72
44	Mark Lindbergh	2.61	679	1440.06		1440.06 -> 1421.15	14.78 -> 14.7
45	Paul Hoeprich	2.57	2786	1266.32	2786 -> 2789	1266.32 -> 1292.02	5.04 -> 5.05
46	Kevin Geoghan	2.53	7873	1297.08	7873 -> 7355	1297.08 -> 1313.19	4.28 -> 4.42
47	Kurt Klawitter	2.49	7028	1345.36	7028 -> 6655	1345.36 -> 1350.91	9.15 -> 8.71
48	Stephen Shufran	2.44	2365	1433.41	2365 -> 2367	1433.41 -> 1413.13	7.69 -> 7.66
49	Matt Jackson AZ	2.40	4727	1356.83	4727 -> 4573	1356.83 -> 1355.41	4.74 -> 4.78
50	David Gray jr	2.36	5055	1406.54	5055 -> 4869	1406.54 -> 1391.25	6.83 -> 6.76
51	Keegan Crandall	2.32	631	1493.53		1493.53 -> 1455.45	16.65 -> 16.46
52	Shaniya Lee	2.28	10473	1152.48	10473 -> 9461	1152.48 -> 1205.29	1.43 -> 1.67
53	David Gray Sr.	2.24	11299	1177.78	11299 -> 10118	1177.78 -> 1221.71	5.25 -> 5.23
54	Cale Hernandez	2.20	830	1500.60	830 -> 833	1500.60 -> 1459.27	10.18 -> 10.14
55	Kyle Dimes	2.15	7531	1244.86	7531 -> 7098	1244.86 -> 1268.84	3.75 -> 3.85
56	Zander Lloyd	2.11	4165	1254.58	4165 -> 4144	1254.58 -> 1273.56	3.97 -> 3.99
57	Nico Cappabianca	2.07	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 18814	Not Rated -> 1295.96	0 -> 4.72
58	Mike Mcclure	2.03	1342	1390.18		1390.18 -> 1370.85	9.93 -> 9.88
59	Nick Steffen	1.99	5349	1269.16	5349 -> 5250	1269.16 -> 1280.37	3.03 -> 3.09
60	James Turner AZ	1.95	1038	1419.75	1038 -> 1037	1419.75 -> 1390.36	10.69 -> 10.64
61	Xris Rincon	1.91	10344	1140.16	10344 -> 9489	1140.16 -> 1187.81	5.51 -> 5.28
62	Dustin Kober	1.86	4752	1235.36	4752 -> 4734	1235.36 -> 1254.76	4.75 -> 4.74
63	Aric Stults	1.82	16544	1216.39	16544 -> 13896	1216.39 -> 1258.92	3.42 -> 3.67
64	Matt Dickson	1.78	3215	1296.40	3215 -> 3219	1296.40 -> 1295.91	6.62 -> 6.56
65	Dave Halley	1.74	728	1409.40	728 -> 730	1409.40 -> 1376.76	12.39 -> 12.34
66	Wade Lloyd	1.70	1815	1306.22	1815 -> 1816	1306.22 -> 1302.93	6.97 -> 6.94
67	Paul Acosta	1.66	44212	898.96	44212 -> 19836	898.96 -> 1182.22	0.59 -> 2.77
68	Chris Stoltenberg	1.62	2780	1388.60	2780 -> 2783	1388.60 -> 1362.12	5.2 -> 5.19
69	Mollie Stoltenberg	1.57	1641	1316.22	1641 -> 1644	1316.22 -> 1308.98	7.53 -> 7.48
70	David Vogt	1.53	5096	1334.36	5096 -> 5013	1334.36 -> 1320.52	4.92 -> 4.84
71	CJ Jensen	1.49	2588	1387.51	2588 -> 2589	1387.51 -> 1357.82	6.2 -> 6.15
72	Kyle Hammonds	1.45	11369	1256.70	11369 -> 10575	1256.70 -> 1265.26	3.76 -> 3.68
73	MARISSA TOUTOUNDJIAN	1.41	3789	1368.29	3789 -> 3785	1368.29 -> 1343.13	7.04 -> 6.9
74	Frankie Estrella	1.37	10627	1204.53	10627 -> 10001	1204.53 -> 1224.77	4.11 -> 3.95
75	Flippy	1.33	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 21791	Not Rated -> 1243.09	0 -> 3.03
76	Logan Jonson	1.28	12117	1058.34	12117 -> 11277	1058.34 -> 1112	1.43 -> 1.56
77	Tracy Lindbergh	1.24	818	1475.14	818 -> 820	1475.14 -> 1413.85	13.77 -> 13.68
78	Daniel Hart	1.20	16624	1188.51	16624 -> 14703	1188.51 -> 1209.28	2.5 -> 2.57
79	Jim Smith AZ	1.16	553	1607.64		1607.64 -> 1513.07	15.78 -> 15.71
80	Elaine Hecht	1.12	3672	1234.68	3672 -> 3677	1234.68 -> 1233.89	3.6 -> 3.59
81	Chris Gilb	1.08	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 23277	Not Rated -> 1200.88	0 -> 2.46
82	Nic Henry	1.04	17646	1166.56	17646 -> 15607	1166.56 -> 1188.63	1.95 -> 2.05
83	Alex Carlin	0.99	1866	1331.43		1331.43 -> 1299.73	7.35 -> 7.28
84	Krisha Shufran	0.95	3498	1319.02	3498 -> 3504	1319.02 -> 1286.36	4.49 -> 4.46
85	Amanda Kennedy	0.91	4270	1246.28	4270 -> 4272	1246.28 -> 1232.4	4.49 -> 4.44
86	Geoff Bennett	0.87	2813	1483.79	2813 -> 2815	1483.79 -> 1410.21	8.56 -> 8.35
87	Christy Kohtz	0.83	2970	1326.61	2970 -> 2971	1326.61 -> 1288.34	3.96 -> 3.94
88	Dane Spannaus	0.79	24791	937.95	24791 -> 20272	937.95 -> 1026.96	0.78 -> 1.06
89	Carl Sadowski	0.75	6205	1115.36	6205 -> 6147	1115.36 -> 1122.15	2.79 -> 2.75
90	Kristi Thomas	0.70	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 26716	Not Rated -> 1112.37	0 -> 1.59
91	Brad Myers	0.66	6351	1238.41	6351 -> 6337	1238.41 -> 1213.11	2.54 -> 2.51
92	Jesus Robles Sr	0.62	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 27781	Not Rated -> 1085.14	0 -> 1.41
93	Matt Yorkin	0.58	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 28360	Not Rated -> 1068.74	0 -> 1.32
94	Lisa Wheeler	0.54	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 29019	Not Rated -> 1058.88	0 -> 1.23
95	Jesus Robles Jr	0.50	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 29693	Not Rated -> 1044.45	0 -> 1.14
96	Derek Wheeler AZ	0.46	52896	886.34	52896 -> 30382	886.34 -> 933.59	0 -> 1.05
97	Rachel Buck	0.41	7720	1145.94	7720 -> 7724	1145.94 -> 1123.13	2.87 -> 2.79
98	Alyssa Marksz	0.37	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 32635	Not Rated -> 995.32	0 -> 0.84
99	Ulrike Preising	0.33	36170	1077.03	36170 -> 28223	1077.03 -> 1024.73	2.6 -> 1.09
100	Karin Starks	0.29	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 35095	Not Rated -> 970.49	0 -> 0.66
101	Jackson Alexander	0.25	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 36601	Not Rated -> 950.94	0 -> 0.57
102	Michael Esparza	0.21	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 38428	Not Rated -> 930.92	0 -> 0.48
103	Geoffrey Dorsey	0.17	7292	1076.68	7292 -> 7299	1076.68 -> 1045.17	1.92 -> 1.88
104	Ike Robles	0.12	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 44267	Not Rated -> 883.5	0 -> 0.27
105	Mary Slate	0.08	52896	Not Rated	52896 -> 48060	Not Rated -> 859.49	0 -> 0.18
106	james alexander	0.04	52896	1091.70	52896 -> 52617	1091.70 -> 899.12	0 -> 0.09

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

Additional Details

Address

29 W. Southern Ave Tempe, AZ 85282

Registration Opens
Day of Tournament

Qualifying Format
Max Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

120

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Amazing Race

Overall

The launch party starts promptly at noon.

We will have 12 rounds of one on one battles in the form of Max Matchplay. We will use automatic tie breakers to break any ties in determining who gets into finals.

The top 14 will move on to finals which will be Amazing Race format. Each player will have to move through 13 games with one player getting eliminated each round until the last person standing is victorious!

There will be prizes from Electric Bat and from Stern, including lots of giveaways! The Metallica banner and translite will be awarded to random winners-- you don't have to win the tournament to win some big prizes. Play Metallica during the party to get your Launch Party Badge.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 43.9
TGP 100%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 43.9

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 5.96
Ratings Strength 5.94
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 106
Rated Players 80

Player Locations

United States 106

Age Distribution

12-18 1
19-25 4
26-35 6
35-45 11
45-55 14
56-65 5