Kick a** dude iam really happy for you. Congratulation!!!!!

Hey congrats man way to go!!!!

Adam,
Without even seeing you play.......by just checking some of the tournament results from the past I had a feeling you were an exceptional pinball player, not to mention  collector/enthusiast.  Well at least now I don't have to wonder.  Congrats!

                                                     flashman  

Congrats Adam !!

congrats...



When and where will the victory parade be? We shall line the streets with shredded coil wrappers in your honour

That's fantastic news, Adam. Congratulations!

Congrats Adam!!!

The 'Ottawa Trio' left on Saturday night as we knew we wouldn't qualify...and we finally didn't try any 'mini-tournament'.

We did our own 'papa tourney' by each selecting a game (FamGuy, Rocky, CFTBL) but nobody won as all 3 finished 1-2-3 on all 3 games, so we each took our $10 back and bought more quarters...

Maybe next year, I'll choose the level (B or C) depending on the qualification bank...I 'thoroughly knew' a few games in 'B', but only 1 in the 'C' (LOTR)...I was really hoping that my old CFTBL would have been in the C qual bank...but alas...

In any case, great to see a fellow Canadian AND MAACA member win the 'B'!!!

frosken

Thanks to everyone for the kind words, I'm still on friking cloud.... I don't even know if they have a cloud that can describe just how estatic I am.

The finals were something else one of the most stressful times I've ever have to deal with.  

The machines we had to choose from in the Finals were Wh20, JD, FG, and CV.

I had some luck on my side in the first round as I was able to come in second place with just 31 million on Wh20 and got 2nd place on FG with 18 million.  I got 1st on Judge Dred with 180 Million.  Which got my 8 points and into the semi-finals.

Then in the semi-finals I really stepped up my game knowing I couldn't survive another round with those scores.  We started on CV and I put up a 33 million score which was good for first place, and let me tell you this CV was EVIL, it was an A bank machine and they had removed the left post!  CV can be a bit of a drain whore to begin with on the outlanes but with no post anything in the vicinity of the left outlane spelled doom!  Second game was FG where I was able to start Stewie Multiball in my first ball and my first trip up to the mini pinball, I ended up with 71 million on FG which assured me my trip into the finals.  I then ended up in third on JD giving my self a grand total of 9 points to make it into the finals.

Lucky for me in the Finals everyone else who was seeded higher then my in the qualifying had been eliminated so I got choice of game.  I choose CV and was able to take first place with 15 million giving me 4 points and a good shot at the title.  

The second game I choose was Wh20, at the end of my third ball I had 150 million, and everyone else had closer to 20 - 30 million, if I got first again I was almost assured First place in B, I was pacing the facility as I couldn't sit and watch as my future held in the balance, after each lap around I would come back to find another player had drained and I still remained in 1st and the end I did get first and was well on my way to winning B with 8 points.

But now in the final machine there was a chance I might not get first, another player Jory had 4 points from coming in second the last 2 games, which meant that if I came in last and got 0 points and he came in first and got 4 points we would be forced into a tie breaker, as a result I decided to choose 4th for order instead of machine so I knew exactly what to do, Jory choose FG.  But was forced to go first, if I beat anyone the title was mine and if anyone beat Jory the title was mine.  On his first ball Jory ran into a malfunction with the mini pinball and as a result lost his ball in play.  This meant that now after everyone else got done playing he got 1 last ball so in essence he voided my 4th position.  At the end of 3 balls Jory had 1st, and I was trailing everyone, on the 3rd ball I started my stewie pinball and was bale to rack up a 20 million score beating 2 of the other players, I heard the applause from behind me and I walked away from the machine knowing that I now was a PAPA B division World Pinball Champion, once of the best experiences I've had in my pinball playing career.

Now I move onto the new Challenge of A, I'm going to go into A with the same drive I did with B this year hoping to just qualify for playoffs and take it from there, I can't wait until PAPA11!!

Well done Adam .. I put up a quick reference to it on the TOPL board when I found out.

You worked really hard to get it and it's good to hear that you are going after the A guys next !!'


Cheers


Squid

I should start a new run of shirts...

" I had my a** handed to me at pinball by Adam Becker, and survived!!! "



I guess I know who will definitely be at PAPA11!!!

And like Glen said now anyone who's ever beat me can say "I beat a PAPAB Division Champion!"

Quoted from Sparky

I should start a new run of shirts...

" I had my a** handed to me at pinball by Adam Becker, and survived!!! "



I guess I know who will definitely be at PAPA11!!!

Funny ou should mention that, my first instinct was a to buy a SPP because I've been wanting one for a while and now is the perfect oportunity to get one, my other option I've be mulling over for a while is a Big Screen TV.  I don't have one, I've never had one so owning one would be kinda cool.

I'm heading to best buy and future shop today to look around, still haven't made and decisions.

Also PAPA had to withhold 30% of my winnings, so I still have to jump through some hoops to get the rest of my prize money, it's similar to the stuff that Canadians have to deal with when they win Jackpots at Vegas.

Quoted from MrMikeman

Well if you're gonna be forced into the A div next year it might as well be because you friggin WON the B!!  Awesome dude!!  So...  4000$US ain't what it used to be but do you plan on buying another pin with your prize money??  

Mike