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Players/Chris Vaaler

Chris Vaaler

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Match Play ↗IFPA ↗CardCSV
IFPA rank #5,217IFPA rating 1405.0Matchplay rating 1575
Career best #4,497151 IFPA events all-time
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Playing order, early vs late rounds, attendance, rivalries, upsets, and the venue split.

Win rate 29.4% · top 52%Finish quality 52% · top 47%

Season recaps: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023

Recent form:31stLITT Pinball Bar - October 2026 Open Tournament · 31st of 608thBroken Clock 3-Strike Tournament (October) · 8th of 426thFinals for LITT Pinball Bar - 2026 Fall Competitive League · 6th of 813thLITT Pinball Bar - 2026 Fall Competitive League #6 · 13th of 177thLITT Pinball Bar - 2026 Fall Competitive League #5 · 7th of 18

Rivals

Chris Adelmann 17-12nemesisTom Colburn 15-12Tiffany Noll 14-12Paul Tvedt 10-14Derek Fagerwold 11-13

Insights

Win rate by playing order (4-player)
Player 1
26.7% · 270g
Player 2
26.2% · 237g
Player 3
27.7% · 235g
Player 4
24.4% · 279g
Early vs late rounds
Early rounds54% (397g)
Late rounds50% (464g)

Fades in the late rounds

By group size
2-player43% wins43% quality · 47g
3-player43% wins58% quality · 189g
4-player26% wins52% quality · 1021g
Warm-up and tilt
First game of the night53% vs 52% after
After a last-place finish52% vs 52% usual
Learning curves
John Wick+119/108gMedieval Madness+111.1/108gBig Guns+97/1010gEmbryon-129/108gAustin Powers-47.6/108gMetallica-44.4/109g
WPPR outlook
Points per event0.82 · top 42%
To crack top 5,000~2 pts
To crack top 2,500~50.76 pts
To crack top 1,000~216.73 pts
To crack top 500~371.3 pts

Estimated from tracked players at those ranks; decay shifts the exact number.

Attendance
Events tracked216
Active month streak37
Longest streak37 months
Home venueLITT Pinball Bar 55%
Rivalries
Chris AdelmannW117-1231gTom ColburnL215-1227gTiffany NollW114-1226gPaul TvedtW110-1426gDerek FagerwoldL111-1325g
Biggest upset winsby current IFPA rank gap
Beat Luke Nahorniak #19Broken Clock 3-Strike Tournament (November) · King Kong: Myth of Terror Island · Nov 8, 2025+5,198Beat Luke Nahorniak #19NPC Multi-Match - 3/17/24 · Transformers · Mar 17, 2024+5,198Beat Luke Nahorniak #19NPC Multi-Match - 3/17/24 · TX-Sector · Mar 17, 2024+5,198Beat Luke Nahorniak #19NPC Sunday Strikes - 7/7/24 · Metallica · Jul 7, 2024+5,198Beat Luke Nahorniak #19NPC Sunday Strikes - 10 strikes 8/23/26 · Rush · Aug 23, 2026+5,198

Venue comparison

3rd Lair Skatepark and Skate Shop813.131
56 Brewing4672.4310
Bad Penny Pinball Arcade270382.4667
Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative82142.5418
Full Tilt Tavern1131.736
Julie's Pinball1212.254
LITT Pinball Bar5701182.32164
Northstar Pinball Collective250322.4859
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