International Flipper Pinball Association!

Pinball Planet Mega Matchplay

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
May 03, 2025 to May 04, 2025

Location
Cleveland, OH, United States

Director
John Delzoppo

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Carlos Delaserda	117.03	13	1901.97		1901.97 -> 1928.39	40.43 -> 40.78	26 -> 23
2	Galvin Morgan	92.30	49	1742.47	49 -> 48	1742.47 -> 1781.02	32.15 -> 32.72	71 -> 66
3	Aaron RIch	78.91	48	1814.06	48 -> 46	1814.06 -> 1842.09	36.81 -> 37.13
4	DJ Toth	68.68	735	1630.76	735 -> 552	1630.76 -> 1676.79	14.06 -> 15.17
5	Brian Shepherd	60.32	62	1833.14		1833.14 -> 1852.64	30.23 -> 30.48
5	Andrew Lee	60.32	58	1890.73	58 -> 51	1890.73 -> 1904.32	41.84 -> 42.02	45 -> 44
7	Jaden Rich	47.27	271	1743.34	271 -> 243	1743.34 -> 1768.85	21.08 -> 21.56	0 -> 228
8	Zak Bowers	42.07	452	1622.70	452 -> 403	1622.70 -> 1658.59	21.28 -> 21.72
9	Jared Schmidt	37.53	76	1802.77		1802.77 -> 1812.1	29.72 -> 29.75
9	Evan Bingham	37.53	1040	1554.56	1040 -> 874	1554.56 -> 1596.83	19.83 -> 20.66
12	John Delzoppo	26.97	36	1972.40		1972.40 -> 1954.33	43.38 -> 43.13
12	Suppressed Player	26.97	95	1685.04		1685.04 -> 1705.3	44.88 -> 44.39
12	Kyle Shepard	26.97	1839	1542.61	1839 -> 1559	1542.61 -> 1584.15	8 -> 8.52
14	Gary Hartz	21.85	297	1598.32	297 -> 294	1598.32 -> 1624.19	18.62 -> 18.62
14	Adam Krzeminski	21.85	417	1674.56	417 -> 393	1674.56 -> 1686.59	19.16 -> 19.15
16	Paul Ellis OH	17.85	1549	1532.15	1549 -> 1437	1532.15 -> 1569.92	12.03 -> 12.14
17	Aaron Burke	16.21	3077	1602.22	3077 -> 2670	1602.22 -> 1620.6	24.61 -> 22.84
19	Tim Breidenstein	13.50	484	1652.13	484 -> 485	1652.13 -> 1655.79	19.64 -> 19.43
19	Valencia Kelly	13.50	620	1590.14	620 -> 614	1590.14 -> 1604.68	19.09 -> 18.77
19	Mark Brown OH	13.50	410	1672.17	410 -> 412	1672.17 -> 1672.45	22.83 -> 22.61
21	Ethan Smilg	11.41	1043	1595.83	1043 -> 1006	1595.83 -> 1604.23	15.26 -> 14.95
23	Sean Campbell OH	9.83	1190	1530.33	1190 -> 1160	1530.33 -> 1543.79	9.38 -> 9.35
23	Jon Hrobat	9.83	1049	1515.48	1049 -> 1020	1515.48 -> 1533.49	14.17 -> 13.9
23	Bateman Edwards	9.83	646	1706.89	646 -> 648	1706.89 -> 1687.46	20.39 -> 19.82
25	Logan Foley	8.64	1111	1589.80	1111 -> 1091	1589.80 -> 1587.94	10.63 -> 10.49
26	Matt E Owen	8.16	852	1453.35	852 -> 853	1453.35 -> 1475.97	9.83 -> 9.76
27	Nolan Liem	7.76	841	1569.31	841 -> 840	1569.31 -> 1566.41	10.08 -> 10
28	Cody Webb	7.41	88	1764.48		1764.48 -> 1717.93	24.55 -> 24.39	136 -> 138
29	Aaron McMillin	7.10	2525	1407.11	2525 -> 2426	1407.11 -> 1434.01	7.43 -> 7.36
30	Chris Weber	6.83	2157	1500.78	2157 -> 2068	1500.78 -> 1502.55	14.12 -> 13.32
31	Mark Dunlevy	6.60	5325	1334.64	5325 -> 4850	1334.64 -> 1370.41	4.61 -> 4.71
32	JJ Lehett	6.40	4644	1371.89	4644 -> 4291	1371.89 -> 1397.46	6.06 -> 5.98
33	Richard Rulong	6.21	1404	1487.79	1404 -> 1399	1487.79 -> 1483.24	11.07 -> 10.88
34	Desiree Lewis	6.02	5835	1396.99	5835 -> 5237	1396.99 -> 1412.04	4.99 -> 5.01
35	Sabrina Dugandzic	5.85	3067	1328.52	3067 -> 2962	1328.52 -> 1357.91	3.56 -> 3.6
36	Valerie Ellis	5.68	7351	1132.07	7351 -> 6541	1132.07 -> 1208.41	2.26 -> 2.41
37	Tedd Mirgliotta	5.51	1098	1357.28	1098 -> 1097	1357.28 -> 1375.91	10.63 -> 10.53
38	Michael Trombetta	5.34	1365	1465.50	1365 -> 1367	1465.50 -> 1456.76	8.34 -> 8.23
39	Wayne Guk	5.16	8485	1266.26	8485 -> 7476	1266.26 -> 1302.62	4.38 -> 4.39
40	Brianna Weber	4.99	7830	1339.81	7830 -> 6942	1339.81 -> 1354.47	6.05 -> 5.59
41	Johanna Whitsel	4.82	3147	1333.43	3147 -> 3019	1333.43 -> 1345.54	5.52 -> 5.42
42	Mark Biszantz	4.65	2859	1396.73	2859 -> 2816	1396.73 -> 1392.16	5.67 -> 5.61
43	Brent Reed	4.47	875	1551.80	875 -> 877	1551.80 -> 1506.57	8.5 -> 8.42
44	Jonathan Edwards	4.30	5558	1372.63	5558 -> 5245	1372.63 -> 1366.01	4.66 -> 4.56
45	Jessica Reitz	4.13	12958	1147.57	12958 -> 10524	1147.57 -> 1190.12	2.45 -> 2.78
46	Scott Zepp	3.96	12783	1235.34	12783 -> 10509	1235.34 -> 1254.3	3.83 -> 3.66
47	JD Chips	3.79	2046	1393.52	2046 -> 2043	1393.52 -> 1372.91	7.93 -> 7.7
48	Jill Grunenwald	3.61	9840	1130.18	9840 -> 8782	1130.18 -> 1162.69	1.81 -> 1.95
49	Shane Lewis	3.44	4603	1352.52	4603 -> 4403	1352.52 -> 1334.17	7.43 -> 6.76
50	Justin Reitz	3.27	8716	1098.53	8716 -> 8126	1098.53 -> 1132.42	1.74 -> 1.79
51	Clayton Parker	3.10	20161	1100.62	20161 -> 14331	1100.62 -> 1131.83	2.42 -> 2.54
52	Mark Houghton	2.93	4313	1367.39	4313 -> 4268	1367.39 -> 1336.48	5.81 -> 5.57
53	Krista Liem	2.75	2975	1304.06	2975 -> 2983	1304.06 -> 1282.91	3.68 -> 3.65
54	Amy Virostko	2.58	2697	1339.89	2697 -> 2695	1339.89 -> 1307.98	4.75 -> 4.66
55	Tim Kerro	2.41	428	1536.93	428 -> 430	1536.93 -> 1459.35	17.66 -> 17.13
56	Sarah Kwiecien	2.24	3671	1378.84	3671 -> 3677	1378.84 -> 1332.87	5.38 -> 5.24
57	Chris Pavlic	2.07	2120	1421.87	2120 -> 2127	1421.87 -> 1363.41	6.63 -> 6.46
59	Emily Felvus	1.72	5715	1387.93	5715 -> 5587	1387.93 -> 1330.05	3.86 -> 3.62
59	Bill Stohr	1.72	5943	1325.57	5943 -> 5788	1325.57 -> 1279.94	5.68 -> 5.04
59	Sarah Kunz	1.72	4924	1238.73	4924 -> 4928	1238.73 -> 1210.42	3.06 -> 2.99
59	Kaitlin Truskot	1.72	9290	1136.32	9290 -> 8865	1136.32 -> 1126.28	3.65 -> 3.33
62	Hailey Maletz	1.20	15500	1061.84	15500 -> 14086	1061.84 -> 1052.74	3.66 -> 2.61
63	Jack Higgins PA	1.03	7172	1311.51	7172 -> 7093	1311.51 -> 1257.48	3.22 -> 2.95
64	Danette Naftanel	0.86	7533	1186.22	7533 -> 7493	1186.22 -> 1150.6	3.72 -> 3.42
65	Chase Novack	0.69	5739	1327.50	5739 -> 5661	1327.50 -> 1265.32	5.54 -> 4.74
66	Garrett Broters	0.52	8584	1201.30	8584 -> 8447	1201.30 -> 1157.2	3.24 -> 2.73
67	Jessica Canterbury	0.34	12281	1148.26	12281 -> 12070	1148.26 -> 1107.55	2.42 -> 1.83
68	Nicole Turk	0.17	1300	1454.71		1454.71 -> 1359.4	8.44 -> 8.25

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

Additional Details

Address

6277 Pearl Rd E Parma Heights, OH 44130

Registration Opens
March 29, 2025

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

72

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

Cleveland Pinball League Presents...

PINBALL PLANET MEGA MATCHPLAY

Saturday May 3 (Qualifying)
Sunday May 4 (Playoffs)

200% TGP
IFPA Certified Boost to 250% WPPR value with 48+ players

PRE-REGISTRATION
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pinball-planet-mega-matchplay-tickets-1261597976509

OPENS SATURDAY MARCH 29 AT 2PM

72 PLAYER LIMIT (6 spots reserved for TDs and Techs)

No charge upon sign-up to hold your spot. Pay cash at the event

Only one name per registration

If you have multiple people in your group just make additional registrations

Waitlist available upon sellout - Email clevelandpinball@gmail.com

ENTRY FEES
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$30 Cash Entry Fee + Coin Drop
Bring cash! No ATM on site
Change machines are available

All entry fees are paid out as prize money
IFPA fees sponsored by Pinball Planet

QUALIFYING
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20 Rounds of Group Matchplay
Balanced groupings (not Swiss)
Balanced game draws
7/5/3/1 scoring in 4 player groups
7/4/1 scoring in 3 player groups

A Division
Top 24 make playoffs (top 8 bye)

B Division*
Qualifiers 25-32 make playoffs (no byes)

*Players ranked in the IFPA top 500 are ineligible for B Division

Ties on the cut line or bye bubble will be played out on a randomly selected Old/Mid game

PLAYOFFS
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PAPA Format
3 Game Rounds
4/2/1/0 Scoring
High seed chooses games
Old/Mid/New - one game from each
A player can't choose the same game in consecutive rounds
Groups can't choose games already selected in the same round

SCHEDULE
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-Saturday-
10:00am - Doors open / Practice begins
11:00am - Announcements
11:15am - Qualifying begins
~2:30pm - 45 minute break after Round 6
~7:30pm - 60 minute break after Round 13
~12:00am - Qualifying ends**

-Sunday-
10:00am - Doors open for Check-In / Practice
11:00am - First Round begins
~1:00pm - Quarterfinals begin
(optional lunch break - player vote)
~3:00pm - Semifinals begin
~5:00pm - Finals begin
7:00pm - Latest estimated ending time

(Playoffs rounds are estimated as 1.5 - 2 hours)

PRIZE POOL
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Prize pool is determined by the number of participants

EXAMPLE: 72 players (full field)

A Division

1st Place - $400
2nd Place - $250
3rd Place - $160
4th Place - $120
5th - 8th - $80
9th - 16th - $40
17th - 24th - $20

B Division

1st Place - $150
2nd Place - $100
3rd Place - $80
4th Place - $60

Payouts listed here are used as a general guide and actual amounts may be rounded up or down for simplicity of dividing cash

GAME LIST
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- Will be posted on Matchplay within 2 weeks of the event
- Games will be split into Old/Mid/New categories in a logical way for Playoffs only

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 32
Total (before TGP) 46.82
TGP 200%
Event Booster 125%
Tour Value 117.03

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 7.37
Ratings Strength 7.45
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 68
Rated Players 68

Player Locations

United States 68

Age Distribution

12-18 1
19-25 3
26-35 13
35-45 10
45-55 4
56-65 6