International Flipper Pinball Association!

The Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent ill-advised Vanity Tournament!

Event Name
Main Tournament

When
Jun 21, 2025

Location
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD, United States

Director
Douglas Malcolm

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Douglas J Malcolm	21.37	1839	1405.30	1839 -> 1656	1405.30 -> 1446.55	11.45 -> 11.75
2	Rene Hilbach-Barger	12.62	1613	1449.23	1613 -> 1540	1449.23 -> 1482.81	17.7 -> 18.04
3	Justin Bath	8.73	862	1755.95		1755.95 -> 1763.16	34 -> 34.03
4	Derek Swanson	6.23	1222	1461.33		1461.33 -> 1486.82	8.88 -> 8.96
5	Doru Zuba	4.52	1214	1562.47	1214 -> 1221	1562.47 -> 1573.3	25.26 -> 25.26
5	Candace Selby	4.52	891	1720.25		1720.25 -> 1722.13	25.29 -> 25.27
7	Casey Fowler	2.54	680	1907.26	680 -> 684	1907.26 -> 1885.45	37.14 -> 36.98
7	Seth Rudesill	2.54	11814	1151.33	11814 -> 10629	1151.33 -> 1194.52	2.63 -> 3.17
9	Ernest EG Wright	1.64	3496	1411.56	3496 -> 3448	1411.56 -> 1421	21.69 -> 20.91
10	FL Ettlin	1.42	6070	1324.40	6070 -> 6020	1324.40 -> 1340.12	5.2 -> 5.24
11	Connor Cunnane	1.27	17628	1160.42	17628 -> 15583	1160.42 -> 1198.84	4.22 -> 4.57
12	Celina Cuadro	1.16	8902	1092.75	8902 -> 8784	1092.75 -> 1126.31	2.47 -> 2.5
13	Dave Reitz	1.07	2459	1265.52	2459 -> 2467	1265.52 -> 1274.65	8.86 -> 8.83
14	Sean Smiley	0.98	13111	1289.53	13111 -> 12375	1289.53 -> 1292.12	4 -> 4.07
15	Matt Mister	0.89	3085	1401.06	3085 -> 3097	1401.06 -> 1386.86	9.16 -> 9.1
16	Kyle Nichols	0.80	4826	1397.16	4826 -> 4834	1397.16 -> 1379	9.42 -> 9.34
17	Dave Blouch Jr.	0.71	6790	1409.57	6790 -> 6715	1409.57 -> 1385.61	11.18 -> 10.54
18	Richard Kennison	0.62	2727	1350.34	2727 -> 2729	1350.34 -> 1328.33	12.91 -> 12.84
19	Shannon Keys	0.53	4053	1349.68	4053 -> 4057	1349.68 -> 1324.08	4.76 -> 4.75
20	Stephen O'Connor	0.45	9174	1191.59	9174 -> 9184	1191.59 -> 1178.41	2.49 -> 2.48
21	Krista Johnson Smiley	0.36	23975	1084.01	23975 -> 22091	1084.01 -> 1060.37	3.19 -> 2.65
22	Tim Peterson	0.27	3764	1527.70	3764 -> 3775	1527.70 -> 1471.61	10.15 -> 9.98
23	Jeff Helgeson	0.18	17057	1217.58	17057 -> 16763	1217.58 -> 1184.59	4.72 -> 3.81
24	Natalie Morningstar	0.09	12018	1155.70	12018 -> 12032	1155.70 -> 1126.39	2.1 -> 2.03

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

Additional Details

Address

11100 Amherst ave Whetaon MD 20902

Registration Opens
May 12, 2025

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

28

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

The Unfortunate Return of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent ill-advised Vanity Tournament!

An IFPA sanctioned pinball tournament. Apparently they are STILL letting just anyone register sanctioned pinball tournaments these days. Come score yourself some wppr points and cash on a Saturday!

Limited to 28 players. Prior registration is required, send an email to DepartmentofPinball@gmail.com to register once registration opens.
For Saturday May 31st, registration opens Monday May 12th at 9am.
For Saturday June 21st, registration opens Monday June 9th at 9am.
For Saturday July 26th, registration opens Monday July 7th at 9am.

Entry fee of $20 will be paid by Paypal to complete registration. When you send an email to register, you will receive a response confirming your registration and asking for entry fee payment. Your spot is not locked in until you pay the entry fee. There are no refunds once you have paid.

Entry fee is $20, broken down as:
$19 Prize Fund
$1 IFPA / MD State Champion prize fund

Free parking at the event. A map of parking will be sent out before the event.

Doors open at 11:30am, tournament begins promptly at 12:00 noon.

No practice or casual games allowed during the qualifying portion of the tournament until your two games are completed for the round.

Qualifying: 6 double rounds, or 12 games played in 4 player groups.

Number of players to playoffs: The top 8 players make the playoffs.

Finals format: PAPA style finals, 4 player groups, 4 games per round. Top seed picks games (or order) from 3 different eras of machine in predefined groups.

This will score us a TGP of 160%!

Send an email to DepartmentofPinball@gmail.com to register once registration opens.

Sixteen pinball machines in a tiny townhouse! The current lineup is:
Avengers Infinity Quest LE
Deadpool Premium
Demolition Man
Flash Gordon
Funhouse
Godzilla Premium
Harlem Globetrotters on Tour
Iron Man Vault
Jurassic Park Premium
Led Zeppelin LE
Playboy (Bally)
RoboCop
Simpsons Pinball Party
Space Invaders
Walking Dead Premium
Xenon

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WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 11.5
Total (before TGP) 13.35
TGP 160%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 21.37

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.13
Ratings Strength 1.72
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 24
Rated Players 23

Player Locations

United States 24

Age Distribution

19-25 2
35-45 5
45-55 4
56-65 2
65-99 1