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10-30-2019 12:13 PM
Hello and welcome back to the final part of our coverage of this 35th annual Pinball Expo.
For most vendors and machine donors, Sunday continues the tearing down and packing up which began on Saturday evening.
The remains of the displays in the Vendor Hall on Sunday
In the Pin Lounge (a.k.a. the Botanic Garden Ballroom) the end-of-show party continued until 6am, so there was plenty of work still to do on Sunday.
The Pin Lounge on Sunday
The only public event scheduled for Sunday was the Classics Tournament, where the play-offs were due to begin. Qualifying for the Classics Tournament had begun on Thursday at 10am and ran right through until 11pm on Saturday – three full days of qualifying.
However, there was an extra event taking place in the same part of the room alongside the Classics – the final of the main A Division Flipout Tournament.
Seeding for the Flipout TournamentThe Flipout Tournament followed the same format as the past couple of years where Thursday is used to seed players who then start playing in the tournament proper on Friday. Entry to the tournament cost $125 but that also included access to the Vendor and Game Halls.
Players had the choice whether to play in the seeding round or not, but would be placed at the bottom of the seeding if they chose not to play.
More machines for the Flipout Tournament
When the seeding round finished at 1am on Friday morning, the top 50% of players formed the A Division play-offs, and the bottom 50% went into the B Division.
Information for players
Both divisions’ play-offs consisted of double-elimination best-of-three matches, but the higher a player seeded the more rounds they skipped, with the highest qualifiers only coming into the play-offs in round 9.
The A and B Divisions
The B Division concluded on Saturday afternoon with a win for Stanley Sowa, Jr. Second place went to Jacob Wolff while John Hegele was third.
B Division Results1stStanley Sowa Jr2ndJacob Wolff3rdJohn Hegele4thRebecca Hinsdale5thRob Presley
Chris Grace 7thThomas Urban
Erin Malysa9thJohn Armstrong
Jason Woolston
Rabih Dahdouh
Deborah Tahlman 13thJeffrey Williams
Abby Tehrune
Greg Pitner
Phil Harmon The A Division play-offs went on longer than expected, and with the room needed for the end-of-show party at 11pm on Saturday, the final match was deferred until 10am on Sunday.
That final was between Escher Lefkoff who remained undefeated since joining the play-offs in round 9 where he immediately knocked Keith Elwin into the loser bracket, and Alek Kaczmarczyk who did the same with Cayle George.
Escher and Alek had met in round 11 where Escher had triumphed, but Alek won through the loser bracket to face him again in the final.
Alek Kaczmarczyk and Escher Lefkoff before the finalThe first game of the best-of-three final was on the Black Knight: Sword of Rage Premium seen above. It was Escher’s choice and he soon showed why he had chosen it, scoring more than 1.3 billion on his first ball thanks to repeated upper playfield orbits.
Escher Lefkoff starts the final on Black Knight: Sword of Rage
Alek did well to come back, but ‘only’ managed 444 million on his first ball. Escher upped his score to 1.6 billion on ball two but Alek had a quick drain, only adding a million.
Escher wrapped up the first game by taking his score to 1.9 billion while Alek finished on 472 million following a second quick ball.
Game two of three was on Jurassic Park, and this time it was Alek playing first. It was a different game, but his luck from Black Knight continued, as his first ball drained quickly with no ball save for less than half a million. Escher only did slightly better on his first ball, scoring just over one million.
Alek’s second ball was quick too, but at least he scored the two million skill shot to end on 3.2 million. Escher did the same and hooked up some more shots for 10 million.
Alek’s third ball was a copy of his second, and his 7.3 million total meant game two and the final went to Escher.
Escher wins the final on Jurassic Park
So, Escher was first, Alek was second and Colin Urban was third.
Colin Urban, Alek Kaczmarczyk and Escher Lefkoff
A Division Results1stEscher Lefkoff2ndAlek Kaczmarczyk3rdColin Urban4thJared August5thKeith Elwin
Brian O’Neill 7thDJ Reil
Cayle George 9thAdam Lefkoff
Alex Harmon
Zach Sharpe
Andy Rosa 13thDalton Ely
Andrew Rosa II
Raymond Davidson
Robert Smith 17thBrian Shephard
Steve Hill
Josh Henderson
Dominic Kacich
Jim Belsito
Josh Sharpe
Jason Scheffelmaer
Andy Bagwell You can watch the final on the IE Pinball channel on Twitch here.
Meanwhile, the Classics Tournament play-offs were taking place on the other side of the hall.
Play in the Classics Tournament
We’ll have more on the Classics Tournament and our end-of-show wrap-up shortly.
More...
Hello and welcome back to the final part of our coverage of this 35th annual Pinball Expo.
For most vendors and machine donors, Sunday continues the tearing down and packing up which began on Saturday evening.
The remains of the displays in the Vendor Hall on SundayIn the Pin Lounge (a.k.a. the Botanic Garden Ballroom) the end-of-show party continued until 6am, so there was plenty of work still to do on Sunday.
The Pin Lounge on SundayThe only public event scheduled for Sunday was the Classics Tournament, where the play-offs were due to begin. Qualifying for the Classics Tournament had begun on Thursday at 10am and ran right through until 11pm on Saturday – three full days of qualifying.
However, there was an extra event taking place in the same part of the room alongside the Classics – the final of the main A Division Flipout Tournament.
Players had the choice whether to play in the seeding round or not, but would be placed at the bottom of the seeding if they chose not to play.
More machines for the Flipout TournamentWhen the seeding round finished at 1am on Friday morning, the top 50% of players formed the A Division play-offs, and the bottom 50% went into the B Division.
Information for playersBoth divisions’ play-offs consisted of double-elimination best-of-three matches, but the higher a player seeded the more rounds they skipped, with the highest qualifiers only coming into the play-offs in round 9.
The A and B DivisionsThe B Division concluded on Saturday afternoon with a win for Stanley Sowa, Jr. Second place went to Jacob Wolff while John Hegele was third.
B Division Results1stStanley Sowa Jr2ndJacob Wolff3rdJohn Hegele4thRebecca Hinsdale5thRob Presley
Chris Grace 7thThomas Urban
Erin Malysa9thJohn Armstrong
Jason Woolston
Rabih Dahdouh
Deborah Tahlman 13thJeffrey Williams
Abby Tehrune
Greg Pitner
Phil Harmon The A Division play-offs went on longer than expected, and with the room needed for the end-of-show party at 11pm on Saturday, the final match was deferred until 10am on Sunday.
That final was between Escher Lefkoff who remained undefeated since joining the play-offs in round 9 where he immediately knocked Keith Elwin into the loser bracket, and Alek Kaczmarczyk who did the same with Cayle George.
Escher and Alek had met in round 11 where Escher had triumphed, but Alek won through the loser bracket to face him again in the final.
Escher Lefkoff starts the final on Black Knight: Sword of RageAlek did well to come back, but ‘only’ managed 444 million on his first ball. Escher upped his score to 1.6 billion on ball two but Alek had a quick drain, only adding a million.
Escher wrapped up the first game by taking his score to 1.9 billion while Alek finished on 472 million following a second quick ball.
Game two of three was on Jurassic Park, and this time it was Alek playing first. It was a different game, but his luck from Black Knight continued, as his first ball drained quickly with no ball save for less than half a million. Escher only did slightly better on his first ball, scoring just over one million.
Alek’s second ball was quick too, but at least he scored the two million skill shot to end on 3.2 million. Escher did the same and hooked up some more shots for 10 million.
Alek’s third ball was a copy of his second, and his 7.3 million total meant game two and the final went to Escher.
Escher wins the final on Jurassic ParkSo, Escher was first, Alek was second and Colin Urban was third.
Colin Urban, Alek Kaczmarczyk and Escher LefkoffA Division Results1stEscher Lefkoff2ndAlek Kaczmarczyk3rdColin Urban4thJared August5thKeith Elwin
Brian O’Neill 7thDJ Reil
Cayle George 9thAdam Lefkoff
Alex Harmon
Zach Sharpe
Andy Rosa 13thDalton Ely
Andrew Rosa II
Raymond Davidson
Robert Smith 17thBrian Shephard
Steve Hill
Josh Henderson
Dominic Kacich
Jim Belsito
Josh Sharpe
Jason Scheffelmaer
Andy Bagwell You can watch the final on the IE Pinball channel on Twitch here.
Meanwhile, the Classics Tournament play-offs were taking place on the other side of the hall.
Play in the Classics TournamentWe’ll have more on the Classics Tournament and our end-of-show wrap-up shortly.
More...
