International Flipper Pinball Association!

King Kong Launch Party

Event Name
Launch Party

When
Jun 23, 2025

Location
Liberty Township, OH, United States

Director
Larry Schmidlin

Ranking System
Main

Information
Website

Show Impact

					Change Effect
Pos	Player	Points	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Eff	Pro
1	Chris Hardewig	4.03	697	1610.57	697 -> 699	1610.57 -> 1630.74	26.41 -> 26.53
2	Chris Grutzmacher	2.15	1565	1392.93	1565 -> 1560	1392.93 -> 1431.69	16 -> 16.1
3	Scott Crawford OH	1.37	10492	1294.44	10492 -> 9993	1294.44 -> 1343.36	7.33 -> 7.68
4	Joe Reist	0.91	1650	1467.79	1650 -> 1645	1467.79 -> 1490.17	10.76 -> 10.78
5	Phoebe Smith	0.63	3981	1466.19	3981 -> 3980	1466.19 -> 1484.42	8.23 -> 8.26
6	CJ Dicks	0.46	11733	1454.62	11733 -> 11507	1454.62 -> 1486.5	20.29 -> 19.67
6	Trent Sackenheim	0.46	7100	1284.72	7100 -> 7095	1284.72 -> 1318.73	5 -> 5.03
8	Eli Brandis	0.31	44751	1293.39	44751 -> 32640	1293.39 -> 1405.14	6.64 -> 7.31
10	Abby Brown	0.25	7066	1185.11	7066 -> 7064	1185.11 -> 1216.15	3.05 -> 3.06
10	Doug Hanselman	0.25	7318	1396.23	7318 -> 7258	1396.23 -> 1399.82	5.3 -> 5.31
10	Leland Taulbee	0.25	5551	1135.60	5551 -> 5545	1135.60 -> 1172.64	4.01 -> 4.02
14	Kyle Wren	0.18	57258	1165.71	57258 -> 42446	1165.71 -> 1181.66	0 -> 4.47
14	Ric Forney	0.18	9895	1283.80	9895 -> 9862	1283.80 -> 1285.87	4.36 -> 4.36
14	Janet Wren	0.18	57258	Not Rated	57258 -> 42965	Not Rated -> 1244.98	0 -> 4.47
14	Dan Brandis	0.18	16687	1281.49	16687 -> 16413	1281.49 -> 1282.96	3.78 -> 3.81
14	Brian Coney	0.18	4542	1578.52	4542 -> 4532	1578.52 -> 1541.66	21.96 -> 21.71
19	Phil Margrave	0.10	57258	Not Rated	57258 -> 49302	Not Rated -> 1070.79	0 -> 2.48
19	Charles Dicks	0.10	59326	1373.73	59326 -> 46279	1373.73 -> 1263.17	2.52 -> 2.49
19	Alexis Buchanan	0.10	8143	1115.13	8143 -> 8147	1115.13 -> 1110.44	1.82 -> 1.82
19	Erin Nutley	0.10	11498	1137.26	11498 -> 11440	1137.26 -> 1130.23	2.44 -> 2.44
19	Pete Lahrmann	0.10	4401	1420.64	4401 -> 4400	1420.64 -> 1378.14	14.68 -> 14.58
19	Scott Jende	0.10	2917	1470.30	2917 -> 2919	1470.30 -> 1421.31	7.46 -> 7.45
23	Larry Smith OH	0.03	1869	1601.08	1869 -> 1865	1601.08 -> 1518.59	21.74 -> 21.66
24	Ben Margrave	0.02	57258	Not Rated	57258 -> 61571	Not Rated -> 930.23	0 -> 0.5

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

Additional Details

Address

The Draft Bar & Grille 7029 Yankee Rd, Liberty Township, Butler County, OH

Registration Opens
June 20, 2025

Qualifying Format
Matchplay Qualifying

Player Limit

20

Registration Fee
Check Tournament Website

Finals Format
Match Play

Overall

King Kong Pinball Launch Party
Monday, June 23
6:00-8:30pm
Come join us for a fun night playing Stern‘s newest release - King Kong (Premium version)!
MatchPlay Tournament begins at 6pm. Must pre-register with Larry by June 20 by texting 513-833-1234. Open to first 20 registrants.
$1 per game during Qualifying. Free-play during Finals.
Prizes provided by Stern.

WPPR Snapshot

Base Value 9
Total (before TGP) 10.08
TGP 40%
Event Booster 100%
Tour Value 4.03

Tournament Strength

Ranking Strength 0.07
Ratings Strength 1.01
Average Ranking 15.15
Average Rating 17.11

Player Stats

Player Count 24
Rated Players 18

Player Locations

United States 24

Age Distribution

26-35 2
35-45 2
45-55 2
56-65 3

Event	Date	Ranking System	Winner
Launch Party	January 21, 2026	MAIN	Undecided
Launch Party	September 09, 2025	MAIN	Michele Gelmini
Launch Party	July 08, 2025	MAIN	John Cambareri
Launch Party	June 29, 2025	MAIN	Bryan Elbe
Launch Party	June 14, 2025	MAIN	Brian Spencer
Main Tournament	June 11, 2025	MAIN	Jeff Monroe
Launch Party	June 02, 2025	MAIN	Joe Emery
Launch Party	June 01, 2025	MAIN	Al Thomka
Launch Party	May 31, 2025	MAIN	Evan Amano