Thanks to Nick for hosting this week!  We had our biggest turnout in a while this week, thanks to the nice weather, good location, and first week after Labour day.  We also had 2 new members out this week, so welcome to Frank and Adam H!

Scores for the week are up here. We’re out to Jim’s place next week-hope to see everyone there!

Welcome to another TOPL season!  Thanks to Luch for hosting the season opener-scores are up here.  We had a few new people out this week, so welcome to Matthew, Aly, and Sebastan.  This is shaping up to be a good season-we have 10 hosts on the calendar for the first 10 weeks.  There are still some dates to fill in, but for those planning ahead, playoffs are planned for Dec 18. 

Next week, there’s no pinball on Labour Day Monday, so enjoy the long weekend!  Week 2 is at Nick’s place on Sept 12.

Another playoff tournament is in the books!  Thanks to Adam and Denise for having everyone out to the new building for the day, and for keeping everyone very well fed.  We had a good turnout, with a bunch of new players, and some familiar faces visiting from out of town.  We also tried something a little different for the A/B divisions this time around.  For the first 7 rounds, we used regular match play pairs with everyone playing everyone else.  Then we split the player base in two, and reset the standings for B division in a separate tournaments for the next 8 rounds.  Here’s how the A and B standings looked after qualifying (15 rounds in A, 8 in B):

There were then 4 separate playoff rounds-2 for each division-to determine the top 8 players in A and B, and decide prize money.  In the end the final standings for A division were:

And for B division:

Thanks to everyone who made it out, and congratulations to all the winners!  Next week, we start with a brand new season at Luch’s place.  Also, remember that we’re still giving away a machine at the end of the season (the Black Pyramid that you may have played at Adam’s this weekend), and you get an entry for every week that you make it out to TOPL. 

Thanks to Nick for hosting the last league night of the season!  The final season results are up here, and John came extremely close to tying Adam for the season points total.  Close doesn’t count though, so Adam takes the season champ trophy again.  This also gives us the first season with results for the handicap system, and it looks like the system is working.  Congrats to David Newman, who not only took the lead in that race, but in most improved as well!  That means he gets both trophies, and a replay into next season. 

Playoffs are coming up on Sunday at Adam’s place, and doors open at 10:30.  We’re aiming for an 11:00 start for match play rounds.  As before, there’ll be an A and B division for playoffs-I’ll send out more details later in the week once we finalize eligibility. 

Thanks to everyone who made it out this season, and see you on Sunday.  Remember that playoffs are an open event, so if anyone wants to drop in and get a full day of competitive pinball, they’re more than welcome to come out.  League nights for the start of next season have also been posted to the Yahoo and Facebook calendars.

Thanks to Andrew for hosting this week, and for giving most of the league their first chance to play The Hobbit!  There’s only one more week left in the regular season, and the scores are up here.  Most improved and the handicap race are both incredibly close.  We’ll see what next week brings.

Speaking of next week, we’re at Nick’s next Monday for the end of the regular season, and then out to Adam’s the following Sunday for playoffs.  Have a great week!

Thanks to Kim for hosting this week!  The season is starting to wrap up, and the scores still have Adam and John in fairly tight contention for the season points total.  Julian and Dave are still fighting it out for the handicap total, with Julian ahead by just 2 points.  Julian is also leading in the Most Improved race again.

Next week, we’re off for the long weekend, and then we’re back to Andrew’s place the week after that.  Have a great long weekend everyone!

Thanks to Jim for having us back to his place this week!  Scores are up on the PAPA site, and Dave and Julian are tied for the season lead right now.  Dave still has a slight edge on the most improved stat for the season, but there are still 3 regular season weeks left before playoffs.  Also wanted to welcome two new members this week, both named Rob D (who came independently of each other).  Welcome Rob and Rob, and hopefully we see you guys out again. 

We’re out to Kim’s place next week-see everyone there!

Thanks to everyone for coming out to my place this week, and especially thanks to the family members who were entertaining my kids this week!  It meant that Emma was finally able to play her first TOPL week, and that everyone else could benefit from her being able to do things like make fresh brownies.  Scores are up here, and John and Adam are now tied for the season lead, with Mike Capocci coming up close behind.  Dave Newman has pulled just ahead of Julian for the Handicap lead, and has also taken the lead on most improved.  Still plenty of time for things to change though.

We’re at Jim’s place next Monday, so I’ll see everyone there.  Have a great week!

Thanks to Luch for hosting us again this week and keeping everyone well fed.  This week’s scores are up in the usual place, and it’s still Adam, John, and Les at the top of the points totals.  Julian is still leading the pack when the handicap is taken into account, and he’s also retaken the most improved spot.

Next week we’re out at my place in Mississauga-have a great week, and see everyone next Monday!

Thanks to Glen and his family for hosting this week!  Scores are up on the PAPA site, and we’ve got an Adam/John tie for the season lead, with Les coming up close behind.  Les is also still leading the Most Improved race, with Kim pulling ahead of Julian right behind him. 

We’re at Luch’s next Monday after the long weekend.  Have a great Canada Day, and see everyone next Monday!