2024 Pinball Winners
Leaderboards
Recognizing greatness, luck and can-do attitude.
2024 Tournaments – Current Year
For League stats and standings, please see the league page.
This year is the first where Michigan Flippers events will be broken into seasons. Sessions during the League Seasons contribute to the League’s scoring. Sessions during the post or pre season are be one-off IFPA tournaments, eight rounds of matchplay except where otherwise noted.
- Pre-Season (Jan 1 – Mar 1)
- League Season 1 (Mar 10 – Jun 30)
- Post-Season (Jul 14)
- Pre-Season 2 (Jul 28)
- League Season 2 (Aug – Nov)
- Post-Season 2 (Dec)
Each League will have its own leaderboard/standings on its own League page. However, here we’ll track each League session as though it were an independent tournament so you can see the overall results for the entire year. This table will not include League playoffs or any other closed-to-public event.
| Date | Winner | Runner Up | Total Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2024 | Ryan Jurado | Cindy Yao | 6 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | Evan Williams | Ryan Jurado | 6 |
| Feb 11, 2024 | Cindy Yao | Ryan Jurado | 4 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Austin Butcher | Ryan Jurado | 13 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Cindy Yao | Will Ellender | 19 |
All-Time Stats
Here’s some fun stats about players, events and machines. This section is not dynamic… yet. It was last updated Feb 14, 2024.
Player Accomplishments
Final Bosses
Players who attended at least 25 total events and won 20% or more:
- Tyrus Eagle (32 Events, 44% win rate)
- Austin Butcher (33 Events, 27% win rate)
- Chris Eagle (31 Events, 25% win rate)
- Adam Gacek (49 Events, 24% win rate)
- Ryan Jurado (64 Events, 22% win rate)
Wizards
Players who attended at least 25 total events and finished top-two in 20% of more:
- Cindy Yao (62 Events, 35% top-two rate)
- Andrew Fisher (29 Events, 24% top-two rate)
- Jeff Gordon (27 Events, 22% top-two rate)
- Ryan Wood (60 Events, 22% top-two rate)
Power Players
Players who attended at least 25 total events with a 7.5% or higher win rate:
- Sandy Ellender (25 Events, 8% win rate)
- Robert King (70 Events, 7.6% win rate)
Extra Ballers
Players who attended at least half of all the events ever thrown (excluding tournament organizers):
- Robert King (79 Total Events)
They Came, They Saw, They Conquered
Players who won their first-ever Michigan Flippers events or session.
- Steve Laronga (8/29/2021)
- Cindy Yao (12/1/2019)
- Daniel McNamara (9/24/2019)
- Aaron Grabowski (6/23/2019)
- Mike Stewart Jr (6/9/2019)
- Gwen Holowecky (6/9/2019)
- David DeSloover (6/2/2019)
- Esther Ahronheim (5/13/2019)
- Evan Williams (3/24/2019)
- Charlie Edwards (2/24/2019)
Biggest Events and Their Winners
These are our 5 most-attended events as of our last update, along with the top three players from each event. Cindy Yao is currently the most consistent podium player in large events, reaching the top three players in 3/5.
- 6/11/2023 Foo Fighters Launch Party (28 players):
- Won by Jeff Gordon
- Runner-Up: Cindy Yao
- Third Place: Austin Butcher
- 10/06/2019 Jurassic Park Launch Party (24 Players)
- Won By Chris Eagle
- Runner-Up: Robert King
- Third Place: Andrew Fisher
- 11/19/2023 Venom Launch Party (23 Players)
- Won by Austin Butcher
- Runner-Up: Evan Williams
- Third-Place: Cindy Yao
- 3/26/2023 Regular Sunday Matchplay (22 Players)
- Won by Cindy Yao
- Runner-Up: Ryan Jurado
- Third-Place: Jack Benson
- 4/10/2022 Regular Sunday Matchplay (22 Players)
- Won by Tyrus Eagle
- Runner-Up: Ryan Jurado
- Third-Place: Amanda Williams
MICHIGAN FLIPPER RESULTS FROM PAST YEARS
More detailed data on any of these events is available on Matchplay, but we’ve gathered top-level information you may want to know dating back to 2019.
2023 Leaderboards
All 2023 tournaments were run as 8-round matchplay, open to the public. Before April, all ties were broken by play record (most firsts, then most seconds). After April, all first-place ties were broken by a 1-game playoff on a random machine.
A few tournaments were launch parties with a single 4-player finals game on the launch party machine.
| Date | Winner | Runner-Up | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2023 | Ryan Jurado | Cindy Yao | 6 |
| 1/15/2023 | Cindy Yao | Marco Vendetti | 15 |
| 1/29/2023 | daniel walczak | Cindy Yao | 14 |
| 2/12/2023 | Jack Benson | Cindy Yao | 16 |
| 2/26/2023 | Ryan Jurado | Jack Benson | 16 |
| 3/26/2023 | Cindy Yao | Ryan Jurado | 22 |
| 4/2/2023 | Cindy Yao | Steven B Parker | 18 |
| 4/16/2023 | Sterling Mitoska | Jeff Catenacci | 17 |
| 4/30/2023 | daniel walczak | Ryan Jurado | 12 |
| 5/14/2023 | Ryan Jurado | Austin Butcher | 11 |
| 5/28/2023 | Jacob Joslin | Steven B Parker | 9 |
| 6/11/2023 | Jeff Gordon | Cindy Yao | 28 |
| 6/18/2023 | daniel walczak | Austin Butcher | 15 |
| 7/2/2023 | Ryan Jurado | Cindy Yao | 9 |
| 7/16/2023 | Josh Mitoska | Jeff Gordon | 11 |
| 7/30/2023 | Austin Butcher | Heather Catenacci | 13 |
| 8/13/2023 | Austin Butcher | Steven B Parker | 16 |
| 8/27/2023 | Austin Butcher | Jeff Gordon | 18 |
| 9/10/2023 | Cindy Yao | Robert King | 16 |
| 9/24/2023 | Cindy Yao | Robert King | 11 |
| 10/8/2023 | Austin Butcher | Jeff Gordon | 7 |
| 10/22/2023 | Austin Butcher | Jeff Gordon | 15 |
| 11/5/2023 | Austin Butcher | Jeff Gordon | 12 |
| 11/19/2023 | Austin Butcher | Evan Williams | 23 |
| 12/3/2023 | Cindy Yao | Evan Williams | 11 |
| 12/17/2023 | Ryan Jurado | Cindy Yao | 9 |
2022 Leaderboards
During 2022, tournament organization transferred from Justin Charlton to Ryan Jurado/Cindy Yao, but no format changes were made. All tournaments were 8-round matchplay.
A few tournaments were launch parties with a single 4-player finals game on the launch party machine
| Date | Winner | Runner-Up | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16/2022 | Steve Laronga | Austin Butcher | 10 |
| 2/6/2022 | Steve Laronga | Austin Butcher | 10 |
| 2/20/2022 | Bill Lembesis | Justin Charlton | 21 |
| 3/13/2022 | Cindy Yao Ryan Jurado | [tie] | 14 |
| 3/27/2022 | Tyrus Eagle | Ryan Jurado | 21 |
| 4/10/2022 | Tyrus Eagle | Ryan Jurado | 22 |
| 4/24/2022 | Austin Butcher | Justin Charlton | 15 |
| 5/8/2022 | Cindy Yao | Ryan Jurado | 10 |
| 5/22/2022 | Chris Tabaka | Justin Charlton | 17 |
| 6/26/2022 | Chris Tabaka | Ryan Jurado | 13 |
| 7/10/2022 | Marco Vendetti | Cindy Yao | 9 |
| 7/24/2022 | Chris Tabaka | Justin Charlton | 9 |
| 8/28/2022 | Robert King Amanda Williams | [tie] | 13 |
| 11/6/2022 | Robert King Austin Butcher | [tie] | 11 |
| 11/20/2022 | Ryan Jurado | Cindy Yao | 13 |
| 12/4/2022 | Ryan Jurado | Robert King | 12 |
| 12/18/2022 | Austin Butcher | Jack Benson | 10 |
2021 Leaderboards
COVID-19 prevented Michigan Flipper pinball for most of 2021. Tournaments were 8-round matchplay without tie-breaking. Launch parties had a 4-player finals on the launch party machine.
| Date | Winner | Runner-Up | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16/2022 | Steve Laronga | Austin Butcher | 10 |
| 2/6/2022 | Steve Laronga | Austin Butcher | 10 |
| 2/20/2022 | Bill Lembesis | Justin Charlton | 21 |
| 3/13/2022 | Cindy Yao Ryan Jurado | [tie] | 14 |
| 3/27/2022 | Tyrus Eagle | Ryan Jurado | 21 |
| 4/10/2022 | Tyrus Eagle | Ryan Jurado | 22 |
| 4/24/2022 | Austin Butcher | Justin Charlton | 15 |
| 5/8/2022 | Cindy Yao | Ryan Jurado | 10 |
| 5/22/2022 | Chris Tabaka | Justin Charlton | 17 |
| 6/26/2022 | Chris Tabaka | Ryan Jurado | 13 |
| 7/10/2022 | Marco Vendetti | Cindy Yao | 9 |
| 7/24/2022 | Chris Tabaka | Justin Charlton | 9 |
| 8/28/2022 | Robert King Amanda Williams | [tie] | 13 |
| 11/6/2022 | Robert King Austin Butcher | [tie] | 11 |
| 11/20/2022 | Ryan Jurado | Cindy Yao | 13 |
| 12/4/2022 | Ryan Jurado | Robert King | 12 |
| 12/18/2022 | Austin Butcher | Jack Benson | 10 |
2020 Leaderboards
Due to COVID-19 and extended state-mandated shutdowns for public businesses, there were no Michigan Flippers tournaments in most of 2020. These stats include all Pinball Pete’s Ann Arbor tournaments, including Ryan Wood’s $2 Tuesdays. These events had 7-8 rounds of matchplay and a 1-round finals with the top four players.
| Date | Winner | Runner-Up | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5/2020 | Chris Eagle | Robert King | 12 |
| 1/8/2020 | Adam Gacek | Kevin Brisbin | 15 |
| 1/12/2020 | Tyrus Eagle | Adam Gacek | 9 |
| 1/15/2020 | Sandy Ellender | Will Ellender | 11 |
| 1/19/2020 | Tyrus Eagle | Amanda Williams | 11 |
| 1/22/2020 | Adam Gacek | Charlie Edwards | 15 |
| 1/26/2020 | Chris Eagle | Justin Charlton | 9 |
| 1/29/2020 | Adam Gacek | Chris Eagle | 18 |
| 2/2/2020 | Amanda Williams | Justin Charlton | 13 |
| 2/5/2020 | Ryan Jurado | Jerry Lucas | 10 |
| 2/9/2020 | Daniel Norton | Justin Charlton | 13 |
| 2/12/2020 | Ian Bell | Amanda Williams | 14 |
| 2/19/2020 | Adam Gacek | Chris Eagle | 15 |
| 2/23/2020 | Daniel Norton | Mike Ouellette | 8 |
| 2/26/2020 | Adam Gacek | Bill Lembesis | 21 |
| 3/1/2020 | Justin Charlton | Ryan Jurado | 21 |
| 3/4/2020 | Sandy Ellender | Cindy Yao | 13 |
| 3/8/2020 | Adam Gacek | Bill Lembesis | 16 |
| 3/10/2020 | Will Ellender | Adam Gacek | 13 |
2019 Leaderboards
These stats include all Pinball Pete’s Ann Arbor tournaments, including Ryan Wood’s $2 Tuesdays. These events had 7-8 rounds of matchplay and a 1-round finals with the top four players.
During 2019, formats alternated between 8-round matchplay and strikes events.
| Date | Winner | Runner-Up | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/24/2019 | Charlie Edwards | Andrew Fisher | 16 |
| 3/10/2019 | Adam Gacek | Bill Lembesis | 15 |
| 3/17/2019 | Audrey Radd | Leeann DeSloover | 7 |
| 3/24/2019 | Evan Williams | Jason Humphrey | 16 |
| 4/7/2019 | Andrew Fisher | Evan Williams | 17 |
| 4/14/2019 | Kelly Norton | Audrey Radd | 9 |
| 5/13/2019 | Esther Ahronheim | Ghia Parow | 8 |
| 5/19/2019 | Andrew Fisher | Ian Bell MI | 11 |
| 5/26/2019 | Todd Davis MI | Andrew Fisher | 20 |
| 6/2/2019 | David DeSloover | Chris Tabaka | 20 |
| 6/9/2019 | Mike Stewart Jr | Todd Davis MI | 13 |
| 6/9/2019 | Mike Stewart Jr | David Rothstein | 8 |
| 6/9/2019 | Gwen Holowecky | Audrey Radd | 5 |
| 6/23/2019 | Aaron Grabowski | Jared August | 17 |
| 7/7/2019 | Ryan Wood | Tyrus Eagle | 13 |
| 7/9/2019 | Evan Williams | Adam Gacek | 9 |
| 7/14/2019 | Jared August | Marco Vendetti | 16 |
| 7/16/2019 | Evan Williams | David Rothstein | 8 |
| 7/21/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Justin Charlton | 9 |
| 7/23/2019 | Adam Gacek | David Rothstein | 6 |
| 7/28/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Justin Charlton | 11 |
| 7/30/2019 | Evan Williams | Sandy Ellender | 12 |
| 8/4/2019 | Marco Vendetti | Andrew Fisher | 9 |
| 8/6/2019 | Ryan Wood | Andrew Fisher | 17 |
| 8/11/2019 | Jared August | Tyrus Eagle | 14 |
| 8/13/2019 | Ryan Wood | Adam Gacek | 13 |
| 8/17/2019 | Marco Vendetti | Chris Eagle | 12 |
| 8/20/2019 | Ryan Wood | Tyrus Eagle | 17 |
| 8/25/2019 | Marco Vendetti | Tyrus Eagle | 8 |
| 8/27/2019 | Ryan Wood | Will Ellender | 14 |
| 9/1/2019 | Rob Cross | Todd Davis MI | 18 |
| 9/3/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Evan Williams | 19 |
| 9/8/2019 | Ryan Wood | Marco Vendetti | 10 |
| 9/10/2019 | Adam Gacek | Kevin Brisbin | 16 |
| 9/15/2019 | Marco Vendetti | Andrew Fisher | 8 |
| 9/17/2019 | Ian Bell | Adam Gacek | 12 |
| 9/22/2019 | Marco Vendetti | Adam Gacek | 21 |
| 9/24/2019 | Robert King | Adam Gacek | 12 |
| 9/29/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Chris Eagle | 10 |
| 10/1/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Will Ellender | 16 |
| 10/6/2019 | Chris Eagle | #N/A | 24 |
| 10/8/2019 | Ian Bell | Robert King | 15 |
| 10/13/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Todd Seaver | 10 |
| 10/15/2019 | Robert King | Adam Gacek | 11 |
| 10/20/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Chris Eagle | 9 |
| 10/22/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Ryan Wood | 20 |
| 10/27/2019 | Ian Bell MI | Tyrus Eagle | 15 |
| 10/29/2019 | Ryan Wood | David DeSloover | 17 |
| 11/3/2019 | Marco Vendetti | David DeSloover | 11 |
| 11/6/2019 | Chris Eagle | Adam Gacek | 10 |
| 11/10/2019 | Ryan Wood | Justin Charlton | 18 |
| 11/13/2019 | Chris Eagle | Frank Engel | 10 |
| 11/17/2019 | Scott August | Marco Vendetti | 11 |
| 11/20/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Ryan Wood | 15 |
| 11/24/2019 | Amanda Williams | Ian Bell MI | 13 |
| 11/27/2019 | Evan Williams | Scott August | 17 |
| 12/1/2019 | Cindy Yao | Frank Engel | 17 |
| 12/3/2019 | Adam Gacek | David Bushea | 9 |
| 12/8/2019 | Puff Danny Chris Eagle | [tie] | 10 |
| 12/11/2019 | Ryan Wood | Mike Ouellette | 10 |
| 12/15/2019 | Adam Gacek | Justin Charlton | 10 |
| 12/18/2019 | Ryan Wood | Daniel Norton | 11 |
| 12/22/2019 | Robert King | Bill Lembesis | 15 |
| 12/24/2019 | Justin Charlton | Robert King | 10 |
| 12/31/2019 | Adam Gacek | Ryan Wood | 8 |
| 12/31/2019 | Tyrus Eagle | Adam Gacek | 13 |