Another TOPL season is underway! Thanks to Jim for hosting a great kickoff week, and for having everyone out to play his great collection of machines, with some games that we don’t have the opportunity to play anywhere else. Also a welcome to Sam, who made it out to his first league night, and a welcome back to Bob and Jeff, who are back after taking a couple of seasons off.
New Season starts Nov 3rd
First week of the next 15 week season starts Monday November 3rd.
All members please bring $40 ($30 season fee + $10 host fee) and see Luch when you get there.
Drop-in players bring $20 ($10 league fee + $10 host fee).
New players who need directions please Contact Us and let us know you would like to come and we will forward you the directions.
Thanks.
Playoff results-Oct 2014
First off, a big thanks to Kim for hosting everyone all day this past Sunday for the season playoffs. We had a decent turnout with 22 players, and a good solid 6 hours of match play to qualify. At the cutoff, the final standings were:
| Rank | Player | Total Points |
| 1 | Zaharatos, John (15) | 17 |
| 2 | Kowal, Les (11) | 16 |
| 3 | Becker, Adam (1) | 14 |
| 4 | Bernard, Ciaran | 14 |
| 5 | Brdar, Barry (14) | 13 |
| 6 | Blaquiere, Charles (13) | 12 |
| 7 | Manolis, Zeus (40) | 12 |
| 8 | Flitton, John (2) | 10 |
| 9 | Josef, Adam (32) | 10 |
| 10 | Clegg (B), John (21) | 9 |
| 11 | Luciani, Mike (4) | 9 |
| 12 | Bernard, Andrew (22) | 9 |
| 13 | Frolic, Chris (5) | 8 |
| 14 | Newman, David (6) | 8 |
| 15 | Cameron, Myles (7) | 8 |
| 16 | Smith, David | 8 |
| 17 | Wilks (B), Jim (3) | 7 |
| 18 | Kyriakoulias , John (15) | 7 |
| 19 | Bardon, Chris (9) | 7 |
| 20 | Raymond, Stephane (25) | 7 |
| 21 | Darowski (B), Kim (10) | 5 |
| 22 | Brown, Simon (32) | 4 |
Some surprises in the standings to be sure, but none as fun to watch as the 9 year old Ciaran, who managed to beat most of the top players though the day.
ToPL Fun Night 10/20/2014 Results
We had an off-season Fun Night at Luch’s. We tried a different format than normal, players had their scores ranked against all players, not just their group. Because of the small number of players, we also doubled up on games and played 8 games for the session. We also welcomed back Shaun to his first ToPL related night in some time and hope he can join us more next season. Congrats to Shaun for coming back and coming out in first.
Scores and Standings-Week 15
Another regular season is in the books! Thanks to everyone who came out this week, even though some of the outcomes were already set. Remember that there’s still order selection advantage at the playoffs for higher ranked players though, and as of next season, there are WPPR points up for grabs in the regular season, so all the more reason to come out more often.
Also wanted to say welcome to Patrick, who was in town from Sweden, and trying to settle a bet to “win a tournament in Canada within 10 years”. He did manage to come first in his group, which might count, but the Walking dead launch this Friday might prove to be the more definitive win.
ToPL State of the League 2014 & Upcoming changes
Presentation from Chris Frolic recapping the last season and what will be coming for the next.
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Scores and Standings-Week 14
Thanks to Nick for having everyone out to his place this week for pinball and 3d projector demos, and another special thanks to Kev for bringing the Samosas again! I can’t remember the last time we only had 4 groups playing, but with only 16 people, it meant that everyone played the same 4 machines, just like the TOPL of old. Also, welcome to Ross (Russ’ friend) who made it out for his first league night this week. Hope to see you again when you can make it!
Scores and Standings-Week 13
Thanks to Eddie for having us out to his place in Whitby, and for putting out great food. A smaller turnout than the last couple of weeks, but to make up for it there were more games in his place than ever before. What’s next once the garage overflow space fills up?
Scores and Standings-Week 12
Thanks to Luch for hosting everyone for another great TOPL night! Another good turnout this week, as we start into the last few weeks of the season.
Replay: New Wizardry Keeps Pinball Rolling in the Internet Age
Replay: New Wizardry Keeps Pinball Rolling in the Internet Age
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