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PU Challenge IFPA Tournament

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Event Name
Main Tournament
When
Sep 20, 2025
Location
Bünde, NRW, Germany
Director
Thilo and Daniel Schwarz
Ranking System
Main
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Change Effect
Pos Player Points Rank Rating Rank Rating Eff Pro
1 Guido Ehrmann 17.10 1551 1598.71 1551 -> 1458 1598.71 -> 1619.66 16.25 -> 16.78
2 Wolfgang Dieken 9.33 6678 1351.90 6678 -> 5622 1351.90 -> 1397.12 6.23 -> 7.89
3 Michael von Vopelius 6.09 9238 1359.00 9238 -> 7879 1359.00 -> 1398.76 5.16 -> 6.33
4 Ivan Gluschko 4.13 2946 1504.41 2946 -> 2886 1504.41 -> 1522.53 9.69 -> 9.85
6 Dirk Elzholz 2.12 502 1561.76 502 -> 503 1561.76 -> 1561.93 27.15 -> 27.09
6 Pierre Jahic 2.12 2027 1551.40 2027 -> 2034 1551.40 -> 1552.7 12.02 -> 12.02
6 Christian Gerckens 2.12 7957 1381.80 7957 -> 7660 1381.80 -> 1405.38 6.31 -> 6.5
6 Dirk Wittke 2.12 5630 1325.98 5630 -> 5543 1325.98 -> 1356.63 4.13 -> 4.23
9 Sven Märting 1.22 3619 1470.39 3619 -> 3620 1470.39 -> 1471.69 12 -> 11.89
10 Hartmut Dieken 1.14 8805 1377.39 8805 -> 8527 1377.39 -> 1385.08 5.2 -> 5.26
11 Björn Riegel 1.08 23618 1403.96 23618 -> 19502 1403.96 -> 1406.9 7.1 -> 6.74
12 Christian Hagemann 1.01 6065 1256.37 6065 -> 6035 1256.37 -> 1272.6 3.15 -> 3.18
13 Andrea Ehrmann 0.95 3156 1491.93 3156 -> 3160 1491.93 -> 1472.43 6 -> 5.99
14 Stephan Glahs 0.89 28648 931.45 28648 -> 22447 931.45 -> 1012.83 1.6 -> 2.55
15 André Buchhalla 0.82 5535 1352.07 5535 -> 5506 1352.07 -> 1341.36 8.74 -> 8.64
16 Jens Grashorn 0.76 11395 1295.04 11395 -> 11031 1295.04 -> 1287.28 3.42 -> 3.47
17 Sarah Härtel 0.70 9225 1276.91 9225 -> 9061 1276.91 -> 1269 5.75 -> 5.66
18 Matthias Härtel 0.63 11451 1271.47 11451 -> 11165 1271.47 -> 1261.31 3.64 -> 3.64
19 Carsten Woyde 0.57 58936 Not Rated 58936 -> 31371 Not Rated -> 1132.42 0 -> 3.33
20 Mateo Jahic 0.51 10580 1265.88 10580 -> 10423 1265.88 -> 1246.14 3.3 -> 3.29
21 Katharina Hagemann 0.44 6629 1242.56 6629 -> 6632 1242.56 -> 1220.78 2.6 -> 2.6
22 Jonas Bottke 0.38 58936 Not Rated 58936 -> 35588 Not Rated -> 1047.12 0 -> 2.22
23 Simone Wickert 0.32 21346 1085.14 21346 -> 20225 1085.14 -> 1074.85 1.59 -> 1.63
24 Udo Luzay 0.25 9837 1071.34 9837 -> 9851 1071.34 -> 1058.94 2.35 -> 2.33
25 Mehmet Power 0.19 58936 Not Rated 58936 -> 43357 Not Rated -> 961.62 0 -> 1.11
26 Dagmar Nordenholt 0.13 44947 1025.83 44947 -> 38308 1025.83 -> 977.02 0.44 -> 0.52
27 Lea-Marie Kastning 0.06 58936 Not Rated 58936 -> 55924 Not Rated -> 904.55 0 -> 0.35
  Highlighted players are not applied to the strength calculations as the player hasn't played in more than 5 tournaments.
Additional Details
Address
Boschstraße 51 32257 Bünde Germany
Registration Opens
Day of Tournament
Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying
Player Limit
65
Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website
Finals Format
Single Elimination
Overall

Willkommen zu unserem "PU Challenge IFPA Turnier" in unserer PU Challenge Area.
Wir werden an diesem Termin von 11.00 bis 19.30 Uhr im (strikten) Schweizer System head-to-head gegeneinander spielen (ungefähr 24 Runden; eine ca. 1-stündige Mittagspause ist enthalten).
Viertelfinale: Die besten 8 Spieler der Hauptrunde spielen im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head
Halbfinale: Die Gewinner der Viertelfinale spielt im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head
Finale: Die Gewinner der Halbfinale spielen im best-of-5 Modus im head-to-head

Welcome to our "PU Challenge IFPA Tournament" in our PU Challenge Area.
We will play head-to-head in a (strict) Swiss system from 11:00 to 19:30 (approximately 24 rounds, including a 1-hour lunch break).
Quarter-finals: The best 8 players of the main round play head-to-head in best-of-5 mode
Semi-finals: The winners of the quarter-finals play in best-of-5 mode head-to-head
Final: The winners of the semi-finals play in best-of-5 mode head-to-head

WPPR Snapshot
  • Base Value 9.5
  • Total (before TGP) 10.68
  • TGP 160%
  • Event Booster 100%
  • Tour Value 17.1
Tournament Strength
  • Ranking Strength 0.14
  • Ratings Strength 1.04
  • Average Ranking 15.15
  • Average Rating 17.11
Player Stats
  • Player Count 27
  • Rated Players 19
Player Locations
  • Germany 27
Age Distribution
  • 12-18 1
  • 35-45 2
  • 45-55 5
  • 56-65 1
Event Date Ranking System Winner
Main Tournament January 24, 2026 MAIN Undecided
Main Tournament November 15, 2025 MAIN Ethan Bent
Main Tournament January 18, 2025 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament November 16, 2024 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 14, 2024 MAIN Mark van der Gugten
Main Tournament July 20, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 25, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament March 09, 2024 MAIN Philippe Craul
Main Tournament January 13, 2024 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament November 11, 2023 MAIN Julian Zahs
Main Tournament September 16, 2023 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 08, 2023 MAIN Dirk Klaver
Main Tournament May 13, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament March 11, 2023 MAIN Marc Steinmeier
Main Tournament January 21, 2023 MAIN Kirsten Adam
Main Tournament November 05, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament September 24, 2022 MAIN Dirk Elzholz
Main Tournament July 23, 2022 MAIN Kirsten Adam

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