Results for the Main Tournament event on January 18, 2025
| Pos | Player | Rank | Rating | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Lemankiewicz | 2053 | 1581.15 | 32.99 |
| 2 | Cryss Stephens | 73 | 1989.90 | 22.43 |
| 3 | Mahesh Murthy | 476 | 1685.58 | 17.26 |
| 4 | Jared Schmidt | 161 | 1743.93 | 13.62 |
| 5 | Bateman Edwards | 1673 | 1704.52 | 10.88 |
| 6 | Jordan Retterer | 3848 | 1540.86 | 8.77 |
| 7 | Raymond Karhut | 18442 | 1299.63 | 7.13 |
| 8 | Gary Hartz | 240 | 1639.75 | 5.84 |
| 10 | Mandy Donaldson | 15317 | 1271.53 | 4.05 |
| 10 | tia roberts | 5997 | 1331.31 | 4.05 |
| 10 | Brian Bower | 1145 | 1622.96 | 4.05 |
| 12 | Corey Hulse | 1017 | 1575.93 | 2.97 |
| 12 | Bob Steele | 22649 | 1469.87 | 2.97 |
| 15 | Anita Thallmayer | 3295 | 1328.83 | 2.17 |
| 15 | Michael Reimer | 1991 | 1610.05 | 2.17 |
| 15 | Tony Makowski | 1122 | 1671.04 | 2.17 |
| 17 | Tim Tournay | 706 | 1625.54 | 1.92 |
| 18 | Stacey Moritz | 1369 | 1634.86 | 1.82 |
| 19 | Greg Galanter | 2534 | 1665.12 | 1.74 |
| 20 | Mike Karbowsky | 3309 | 1413.41 | 1.65 |
| 21 | Dave Lancaster | 728 | 1592.78 | 1.56 |
| 22 | Erin Kelly PA | 6742 | 1252.16 | 1.48 |
| 23 | John Thwaite | 1810 | 1474.08 | 1.39 |
| 24 | Sandy Graver | 4263 | 1248.55 | 1.30 |
| 25 | Tessa Morton | 1255 | 1550.49 | 1.22 |
| 26 | Angie Marinelli | 4189 | 1413.58 | 1.13 |
| 27 | Dalton Allshouse | 53075 | Not Rated | 1.04 |
| 28 | Austin Snyder | 1485 | 1572.37 | 0.95 |
| 29 | Em Frank | 16787 | 1148.05 | 0.87 |
| 30 | Kate Wills | 18073 | 1241.30 | 0.78 |
| 31 | Allison Thrower | 8137 | 1138.99 | 0.69 |
| 32 | Derek Anderson | 4363 | 1363.95 | 0.61 |
| 33 | Terri Morton | 2349 | 1422.63 | 0.52 |
| 34 | Robert Sneed | 6953 | 1256.57 | 0.43 |
| 35 | Jack Higgins PA | 11064 | 1195.05 | 0.35 |
| 36 | John Kolomosky | 53075 | 1044.37 | 0.26 |
| 37 | Tyler Jankowski | 53075 | Not Rated | 0.17 |
| 38 | Peace Nick Mann | 7292 | 1088.44 | 0.09 |
Location
Format Details
| Event Name : | Main Tournament |
| Qualifying Format : | Matchplay Qualifying |
| Finals Format : | Match Play |
| Player Limit : | Unknown |
| Unlimited Qualifying? : | No |
Tournament Overview
Tournament Date: January 18, 2025
In support of PA States Championship weekend and upcoming Winter Classics League finals, we're running a special classics-only edition of the Big Battle. A 3:30pm start should allow some of the folks from states to play while still allowing the women competing in States on Sunday to finish at a reasonable hour.
Doors open at 2, First round starts at 3:30pm.
$15 for all day entry for the Dojo, $5 for tournament fee.
100% of entry fees go cash (and non-cash) prizes!
QUALIFYING
– 8 rounds of match play
– Players will be put into groups of 4 (or 3 when necessary) and play ONE randomly selected game
– Scoring on each game is 7/5/3/1
NUMBER OF QUALIFIERS
24 – 31 players – Top 12 qualify (top 4 receive byes)
32 – 47 players – Top 16 qualify
48 – 64 players – Top 24 qualify (top 8 receive byes)
Top 8 players with IFPA ranking >850 will qualify for B finals.
PLAYOFFS
– Groups of 3-4 will compete in Pinburgh style match play
– Each round will contain 3 games
– Scoring will be 3/2/1/0
– Top two from each group will advance to the next round
Games will be a mix of EM and solid state games
Doors open at 2, First round starts at 3:30pm.
$15 for all day entry for the Dojo, $5 for tournament fee.
100% of entry fees go cash (and non-cash) prizes!
QUALIFYING
– 8 rounds of match play
– Players will be put into groups of 4 (or 3 when necessary) and play ONE randomly selected game
– Scoring on each game is 7/5/3/1
NUMBER OF QUALIFIERS
24 – 31 players – Top 12 qualify (top 4 receive byes)
32 – 47 players – Top 16 qualify
48 – 64 players – Top 24 qualify (top 8 receive byes)
Top 8 players with IFPA ranking >850 will qualify for B finals.
PLAYOFFS
– Groups of 3-4 will compete in Pinburgh style match play
– Each round will contain 3 games
– Scoring will be 3/2/1/0
– Top two from each group will advance to the next round
Games will be a mix of EM and solid state games