WPPR formula change for 2015!

As the landscape of competitive pinball has broadened, the IFPA is constantly investigating ways to make the World Pinball Player Rankings more accurate for how we rank players across the globe. This latest change to the formula is quite extensive, with a complete overhaul as to how the value of a tournament is calculated. These changes will be implemented starting January 1, 2015.

Below is an overview of changes for the new 2015 formula:

• The point value for every tournament and/or league event — whether previously called Main, Side, League, Launch, Charity, Annual, Periodic, or otherwise — will be graded separately as a single, distinct event and count as one line item for a player's World Ranking resume.
• The base point value for every event will no longer have a guaranteed 25-point minimum, and instead be based on the merit of the event's # of participants in addition to the quality of the event's format.
• Events eligible for determining a player's World Ranking will be increased from the best 15 active events to the best 20 active events.  Events eligible for State, European, or country Championship series ranking will remain unlimited during the affected calendar year. 
• Events that are three to four years old will be worth 25% of their original value instead of 0%.
• There will be no limitations to how many events any particular location or organizer can hold, but there will be a minimum number of players required for any tournament that is listed as 'private' on the IFPA calendar in order to be endorsed by the IFPA for WPPR points.
• The changes will NOT be retroactive: the original WPPR point values for events prior to 2015, and the combination of Main/Side tourneys and Periodic tourneys into single line items for World Ranking consideration will remain unchanged.
• The Tournament Value Adjustment (TVA) mechanism will remain unchanged.

   

For full detailed information on the 2015 formula, click HERE.