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3/9/2010
League ratings have been updated http://seattlepinballleague.com/seatlle-pinball-player-rankings
Tourney Wrap - Mukilteo 2/20/2010
Another big collaborative effort in putting on our February 20th tournament at the Davidson's in Mukilteo. We had 8 different people bringing pins and many more helping with transportation, registration, organization and participation. The many people bringing energy to our league is what is making it work. Keep on truckin.
Along with a new champion we had a few other firsts. First tournament with music. I liked the music even though having my requested "Sultans of Swing" did not prove any advantage while I played Dracula. First tournament with multiple electromechanical options. Having different era pins makes selecting your pin in your group a much more strategic option. EMs have a different skill and strategy. Being a well rounded player is key to advancing through a multiple format round. First tournament with ballers in the hot tub. It was nice to have some sunshine, a hot tub, and people enjoying themselves beyond the pinball scene. Last and least we had the lowest score possible in the first round of tournament 5, by our formerly #1 ranked player Rod. Yes that means Rod placed last in each game played.
With 30 participating in our 4th tournament our numbers continue to grow. There was a 5 way tie for 4 positions to make it out of the fist round. Just don't come in last on the tie-breaker. Well I came in last on Surf Champ. There were 2 balls that I didn't even touch or flip! I suppose I need to work on those EM skills.
So top 8: Todd, Ethan, James, Elijah, Robert, Mike, Raymond, and Steve.
Games were played and the magic number of 6 would get you to the final. Home cookin Raymond with 7 points was the leader of the final four. New SPL member Mike Lorrain, Robert "The Kid From Canada" Gagno, and Steve "Freal" Cartoon all made the final 4 with 6 points
Dracula was the first to be played in the finals with Steve victorious. EM Funfest was the next game played and Seve again bumped, banged and chimed his way to another victory. So with two victories and 8 points Steve was out of reach of the nearest competitor. Robert chose Medieval Madness for the 3rd finals game. With only 3 million scored on his two balls Raymond took his wrath out on the third ball. Many minutes and multiballs later Raymond had scored 111,000,00. An impressive display pin skill. Robert couldn't destroy enough castles with his 3rd ball. I can't remember what Mike did. And Steve showing pin compassion was just going though the motions on his victory lap.
So our Mukilteo champion is Steve Cartoon!!!! Raymnond Davidson in 2nd, Mike Lorrain in the money at 3rd and Robert just missing the podium. So 4 tournaments 4 different winners. Many more to come.
1/22/2010
League ratings have been updated http://seattlepinballleague.com/seatlle-pinball-player-rankings
1/21/2010
To kick off 2010 with a blast, the Seattle Pinball League held its largest Tournament and highest payout yet this past Saturday 1/16/2010! Hosted by League Member, Todd MacCulloch, over 70 folks from as far north as the Canadian wilds, to as far south as the Oregon forests, to as far east as Philadelphia, made their way to Bainbridge Island to take their stab at the SPL prize. Needless to say, the competition was fierce!
Getting 74 people through the first round proved to be… challenging, but we were fortunate enough to have an amazing venue to accommodate such traffic with three large Pinball Rooms containing over 25 machines, one of which a SM freshly out of the box! The 1st Round Qualifiers consisted of 5 games, standard 1st = 7, 2nd = 5, 3rd = 3, and 4th = 1 point scoring on each 4-Player game. Only the Top 16 would move on to the next round. Of course it was not as simple as that, with 25 points being the line in the sand after 1st round scores were tabulated. 10 players still remained on the fence with a score of 25, and only 6 spots available in the bracket! A tie-breaker round commenced with the Top 6 advancing to the round 2! Round 2 also resulted in a required tie-breaker with 4 players on the fence with 3 brackets open. Round 3 produced 4 clear winners, and thus it was down to the Final 4.
The final round was conducted on RFM and SM, Angelo came out strong and at the end of the round was victorious with an 8 point win, followed by Dale and Cayle at 3 points each, and Chris (Raymond's Dad - Now we know where he gets it from!) at 0 points. Of course, with both Dale and Cayle sitting on a tie, a 2nd Place winner must be crowned, thus yet another tie-breaker ensued! This time, SC was the pin of choice and after the vault was thoroughly violated, Dale came out with the most plunder and with it, the 2nd Place victory.
Angelo was 1st, and received the coveted SPL 1st Place Medal!
To celebrate, Canadian Slurpees were consumed by all to the background sounds of electro-mechanical wonderment.
All-in-all, the event was a major success! Not only was it an amazing tournament that included some of the best players in the nation, but the Seattle Pinball League also doubled its membership! Next step… World Domination! Well, either that or another Tournament to be held in February. We'll see you there!
- Byron
12/23/2009
Seattle Pinball league submitted our participants to IFPA for world pinball points. Raymond won the league this year. To see world point rankings go here, http://www.pinballrankings.com/rank.php.
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