Category: New Zealand Pinball Champs

NZ Pinball Champs 2025 Qualifying: November Update

A massive 11 tournaments in November resulted in a lot of movement in the qualifying table, quite surprising for this late in the year. Some players who had made other plans for the finals weekend on January 17-18 might want look into booking their tickets for Wellington! A reminder, if you’re in the top 48 or in the next 20 or so places below the cutoff, make sure you let the IFPA team know at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DDa3XmEdu/ if you can make the finals in or not; visit https://www.pinballshoppe.co.nz/event-details/new-zealand-pinball-championship-2025 for the NZ Champs details!

Here’s the latest as at the end of November:

			Points	Comps	NZ Rank	World
1		Ashley Burke	277.63	26	1	384
2		Jason Lambert	244.61	8	–	61
3	▲ 2	Tyler Dipper	241.53	14	2	408
4	▼ 1	Josh Burke	193.22	35	6	727
5	▼ 1	Mike Burke NZ	185.41	33	4	681
6		Damon Newland	162.84	30	9	994
7		Patrick Fisher-Evans	131.69	26	13	1315
8	▲ 1	Josh Dipper	108.08	13	23	2141
9	▼ 1	Kevin Hester	96.09	18	26	2431
10		Callum Boston	93.66	14	27	2515
11	▲ 3	Simon Haxton	93.50	39	15	1440
12	▼ 1	Brooke Riddell-Garner	93.24	32	19	1906
13	▼ 1	Laurence Smith	83.91	22	17	1692
14	▼ 1	Danielle Peck	82.72	6	5	691
15	▲ 4	Aubrey Walker	76.77	21	7	780
16	▼ 1	Haylem Rayner	76.37	28	16	1691
17	▼ 1	Drew Bennett	69.86	41	37	3352
18	▼ 1	Hugo Strang	68.92	29	18	1814
19	▲ 1	Esther Ahronheim	68.79	44	10	1100
20	▲ 212	Mitchell Stewart NZ	68.23	4	–	182
21	▼ 3	Aidan Kersley	62.43	14	8	958
22	▲ 18	Matt Gedye	61.43	8	11	1158
23		Richard Willins	56.32	16	28	2516
24	▼ 3	Alfie Dennis	55.52	26	48	4224
25	▼ 3	Cameron Crabb	53.34	34	36	3349
26	▼ 2	David Peck	53.02	11	3	590
27	▲ 3	Marc Sanger	52.89	18	20	1931
28	▼ 1	Stephen Bardell	48.40	14	–	1790
29	▼ 4	David Gifford-Moore	46.53	16	34	3071
30	▼ 4	Nikolas Busljeta	45.02	13	38	3546
31	▼ 3	James Drury	42.17	3	–	727
32	▲ 1	Ed Timings	40.93	11	39	3620
33	▼ 4	Casey Lochead	39.92	29	50	4718
34	▼ 3	Dylan Petrie	37.85	19	30	2829
35	▲ 14	Markus Dipper	37.57	14	32	2982
36	▲ 1	Sam Stonnell	36.09	14	24	2246
37	▼ 5	Tim Chapman	34.41	4	–	1041
38	▼ 3	John Scrivener	33.30	30	43	3935
39	▲ 11	Lisa Conroy	30.91	12	22	2014
40	▲ 3	Phil Dolbel	30.19	20	40	3667
41	▼ 7	Matt Kemp	29.75	16	25	2394
42	▼ 6	Karri Butler	29.57	5	41	3688
43	▼ 5	Lachlan Caudle	28.63	18	62	6293
44	▼ 5	Kobe Smith	28.37	14	31	2962
45	▼ 4	Kelly Mitchell	26.77	24	21	1990
46	▼ 4	Sean Fausett	24.98	23	45	3972
47	▼ 3	Ken Thompson	24.39	12	49	4655
48	▼ 3	Travis Dawson	23.43	3	58	5605
49	▲ 55	Isaiah Peters	22.04	7	73	8015
50	▼ 4	David Clark AUS	20.97	4	–	480
51	▼ 3	Jeremy Takacs	20.53	10	35	3107
52	▼ 5	Rafael Olmedo	20.26	36	72	7907
53	▼ 2	Charles Dolbel	19.58	33	66	6919
54	▼ 2	Robert Meuldijk	17.90	26	42	3707
55	▲ 12	Andrew Chapman NZ	16.61	9	47	4180
56	▲ 1	Kylie Dipper	15.98	14	55	5471
57	▼ 4	Zac Cousins	15.81	19	71	7804
58	▼ 4	Daryl Purdie	15.78	16	51	5015
59	▼ 4	Matthew Proctor	14.58	25	81	9197
60	▼ 1	Thomas Skurr	13.83	18	87	9883
61	▼ 5	Simon Ros	12.73	32	89	10050
62	▼ 1	Marqus Berney	12.56	15	64	6479
63	▼ 5	Jennifer Bays	12.53	38	86	9620
64	▼ 4	David Miles	10.58	11	63	6312
65	▼ 3	Mark Higham	9.59	4	78	8451
66	▼ 2	Filip Piri	8.94	21	92	10219
67	▼ 4	Blaise St-Laurent	8.90	26	99	10906
68	▲ 167	Lee Cheneler	8.37	5	97	10750
69	▼ 4	David Campton	8.15	4	69	7640
70	▼ 4	Patrick Caudle	8.11	16	103	11391
71	▲ 6	Daniel Brown	7.61	10	101	11007
72		Mumtaz Dolbel	6.83	23	96	10510
73	▲ 20	Pedro Silva	6.79	5	74	8100
74	▼ 6	Jono King	6.70	13	80	9109
75	▼ 6	Fiona Peck	6.52	8	57	5535
76	▼ 6	Sofia Riddell-Garner	5.73	17	128	14261
77	▲ 37	Rod Wilton	5.72	7	59	5842
78	▼ 7	Hamish Guthrey	5.35	7	75	8356
79	▼ 6	John Devine	5.19	6	61	6271
80	▲ 152	David Stavleu	5.13	4	–	3102
81	▼ 7	Jono Ward	4.95	9	126	14060
82	▲ 2	Paul Kang	4.39	6	90	10053
83	▼ 7	Carly St-Laurent	4.36	7	120	13629
84	▼ 5	Jon Rennie	4.02	6	129	14316
85	▼ 9	Nick Polson	3.90	3	67	7046
86	▼ 8	Andrew Way	3.80	8	121	13641
87	▼ 6	Lincoln Holloway	3.68	5	88	10047
88	▼ 8	Lani Gray	3.57	3	95	10453
89	▼ 4	Blaine McLachlan	3.55	11	124	13862
90	▼ 7	John Maughan	3.49	11	77	8423
91	▼ 9	Samantha Stanko	3.43	3	–	4682
92	▼ 5	Tom Busljeta	3.35	8	52	5100
93	▲ 54	Mike Fowles	3.19	2	76	8394
95	▲ 12	Jayne Whittle	3.11	7	113	12662
95	▼ 9	Paul Malthouse	3.11	4	106	11782
96	▲ 13	Tiffany Pont	3.05	4	122	13660
97	▼ 9	Mark Honey	3.02	1	156	18542
98	▼ 8	Lewis Tennant	3.00	7	105	11470
99	▼ 10	Emily-Rose Kersley	2.93	10	135	14589
100	▼ 9	Patrick Radomski	2.74	2	130	14380

Our Take

Mitchell returned to the motherland and made a real nUCEsanse of himself, taking 2 wins out of 4 at the Show Weekend to debut at #20. Matt, Markus, Lisa, Isaiah, and Andrew also put in solid performances there to move up the table.

With just 6 tournaments in December, the top 48 are mostly set no doubt bar a few small changes. Time to practice, work on your game, and get ready for the biggest event of the NZ pinball calendar in just over a month!

December 7, 2025

NZ Pinball Champs 2025 Qualifying: October Update

We’re getting to the pointy end of qualifying now, with only two months to go! But there’s still time for movement and with a HEAP of tournaments in November, including the Christchurch Show Weekend from 14th-16th, there’s a lot of points still on offer. If you’re already safe in the top 48 or in the next 20 or so places below the cutoff, make sure you let the IFPA team know at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DDa3XmEdu/ if you can make the finals in January or not; visit https://www.pinballshoppe.co.nz/event-details/new-zealand-pinball-championship-2025 for the NZ Champs details!

Here’s October’s list:

			Points	Comps	NZ Rank	World
1		Ashley Burke	273.30	24	1	369
2		Jason Lambert	244.61	8	–	60
3		Josh Burke	193.22	33	7	787
4		Mike Burke NZ	185.41	32	4	664
5		Tyler Dipper	183.18	8	2	405
6		Damon Newland	160.21	28	9	969
7		Patrick Fisher-Evans	124.01	23	12	1267
8	▲ 5	Kevin Hester	94.29	16	25	2329
9	▼ 1	Josh Dipper	94.01	8	24	2262
10	▼ 1	Callum Boston	93.21	13	27	2459
11	▼ 1	Brooke Riddell-Garner	89.05	30	20	1896
12	▼ 1	Laurence Smith	83.91	22	17	1633
13	▼ 1	Danielle Peck	82.72	6	5	675
14		Simon Haxton	82.42	33	14	1377
15		Haylem Rayner	75.03	26	16	1626
16		Drew Bennett	69.86	38	36	3267
17	▲ 2	Hugo Strang	64.71	27	18	1805
18	▼ 1	Aidan Kersley	62.43	14	8	934
19	▼ 1	Aubrey Walker	62.33	15	6	748
20	▲ 4	Esther Ahronheim	58.55	37	10	1081
21	▼ 1	Alfie Dennis	54.39	23	46	4177
22	▼ 1	Cameron Crabb	52.41	29	37	3281
23	▼ 1	Richard Willins	52.19	15	29	2518
24	▲ 4	David Peck	50.85	10	3	573
25	▼ 2	David Gifford-Moore	46.53	16	34	3018
26	▲ 1	Nikolas Busljeta	44.92	12	38	3494
27	▼ 2	Stephen Bardell	44.64	10	–	1754
28	▼ 2	James Drury	42.17	3	–	716
29		Casey Lochead	39.50	27	49	4527
30		Marc Sanger	38.14	14	19	1816
31		Dylan Petrie	36.96	18	30	2763
32		Tim Chapman	34.41	4	–	1165
33		Ed Timings	29.94	7	42	3749
34		Matt Kemp	29.75	16	26	2351
35	▲ 5	John Scrivener	29.69	28	51	4901
36	▼ 1	Karri Butler	29.57	5	40	3617
37	▼ 1	Sam Stonnell	29.18	10	23	2214
38	▼ 1	Lachlan Caudle	28.63	18	61	6061
39	▼ 1	Kobe Smith	28.37	14	31	2886
40	▼ 1	Matt Gedye	28.24	4	11	1148
41	▲ 1	Kelly Mitchell	26.77	23	21	1935
42	▲ 1	Sean Fausett	24.85	21	44	3900
43	▼ 2	Phil Dolbel	24.63	15	41	3656
44		Ken Thompson	24.39	12	48	4524
45		Travis Dawson	23.43	3	59	5499
46		David Clark AUS	20.97	4	–	469
47	▲ 1	Rafael Olmedo	20.26	33	72	7806
48	▲ 2	Jeremy Takacs	20.18	9	33	2977
49	▼ 2	Markus Dipper	20.14	8	35	3084
50	▼ 1	Lisa Conroy	19.27	8	22	1961
51	▲ 2	Charles Dolbel	17.60	29	68	6993
52	▼ 1	Robert Meuldijk	17.36	20	39	3538
53	▼ 1	Zac Cousins	15.81	18	71	7639
54		Daryl Purdie	15.78	15	52	4929
55		Matthew Proctor	13.51	23	83	9327
56		Simon Ros	12.73	29	88	9848
57		Kylie Dipper	12.36	8	56	5337
58		Jennifer Bays	11.42	32	85	9684
59	▲ 15	Thomas Skurr	11.22	16	99	10785
60	▼ 1	David Miles	10.08	10	62	6089
61	▲ 3	Marqus Berney	9.74	12	64	6372
62	▼ 2	Mark Higham	9.59	4	77	8329
63	▼ 2	Blaise St-Laurent	8.67	24	95	10615
64	▼ 2	Filip Piri	8.31	19	87	9749
65	▼ 2	David Campton	8.15	4	70	7535
66	▼ 1	Patrick Caudle	7.93	14	101	11208
67	▼ 1	Andrew Chapman NZ	7.00	5	47	4208
68	▼ 1	Jono King	6.70	13	79	8956
69	▼ 1	Fiona Peck	6.35	7	57	5344
70	▲ 3	Sofia Riddell-Garner	5.69	16	130	14138
71	▼ 2	Hamish Guthrey	5.35	7	74	8118
72	▼ 2	Mumtaz Dolbel	5.33	20	97	10758
73	▼ 1	John Devine	5.19	6	63	6116
74	▼ 3	Jono Ward	4.76	8	123	13839
76	▼ 1	Nick Polson	3.90	3	66	6871
76	▲ 8	Carly St-Laurent	3.90	6	122	13814
77	▲ 10	Daniel Brown	3.85	7	111	12644
78	▼ 1	Andrew Way	3.80	8	118	13419
79	▼ 2	Jon Rennie	3.71	5	135	14411
80	▼ 2	Lani Gray	3.57	3	84	9650
81	▼ 2	Lincoln Holloway	3.51	4	89	9887
82	▲ 138	Samantha Stanko	3.43	3	–	4532
83	▼ 3	John Maughan	3.36	10	76	8305
84	▲ 49	Paul Kang	3.28	4	92	10038
85		Blaine McLachlan	3.27	10	120	13657
86	▼ 5	Paul Malthouse	3.11	4	104	11658
87	▼ 5	Tom Busljeta	3.03	7	53	4951
88	▼ 5	Mark Honey	3.02	1	157	18334
89		Emily-Rose Kersley	2.93	10	134	14399
90	▲ 2	Lewis Tennant	2.83	6	100	11142
91	▼ 5	Patrick Radomski	2.74	2	131	14191
92	▼ 4	Connor Kemp	2.62	5	169	19259
93	▼ 3	Pedro Silva	2.52	3	75	8179
94	▼ 3	Eric Fisher AR	2.37	1	–	4305
95		Brett Carter	2.21	11	125	13995
96	▼ 3	Melcolm Spacies	2.20	1	182	20483
97	▼ 3	Jo Caudle	2.17	11	165	18862
98	▼ 2	Daniel Madge	1.98	5	127	14083
99	▼ 2	Julie Veltmeyer	1.93	2	172	19829
100	▼ 3	Barry Wakeling	1.67	7	80	9015

Our Take

A great win by Kevin has him rocketing up the list into the top 10. Consistent results by Esther, RD, John S, and Thomas sees them improving their places, and special mention to Charles for picking up his maiden victory.

With 11 tournaments in November we expect to see a big change in the rankings next month, so don’t be complacent, get out and earn those WWPR’s!

November 9, 2025

NZ Pinball Champs 2025 Qualifying: September Update

We’re now 2/3 of the way through to find New Zealand’s top 48 pinball players, who’ll qualify for the NZ Champs in Wellington from January 17-18, 2026. A full schedule has now been released, visit https://www.pinballshoppe.co.nz/event-details/new-zealand-pinball-championship-2025 for the details!

On to the chart as at end of September:

			Points	Comps	NZ Rank	World
1		Ashley Burke	266.19	21	1	279
2		Jason Lambert	244.61	8	–	56
3		Josh Burke	192.70	30	6	625
4		Mike Burke NZ	185.41	29	5	545
5		Tyler Dipper	183.18	8	2	325
6		Damon Newland	154.34	26	9	795
7		Patrick Fisher-Evans	123.63	20	12	1157
8		Josh Dipper	94.01	8	25	2102
9		Callum Boston	93.21	13	30	2434
10		Brooke Riddell-Garner	89.05	27	18	1516
11	▲ 3	Laurence Smith	83.33	20	16	1416
12	▼ 1	Danielle Peck	82.72	6	4	517
13		Kevin Hester	82.46	15	31	2511
14	▼ 2	Simon Haxton	82.42	31	13	1201
15	▲ 2	Haylem Rayner	73.91	24	15	1316
16	▼ 1	Drew Bennett	68.45	35	39	3176
17	▲ 1	Aidan Kersley	62.39	13	7	631
18	▼ 2	Aubrey Walker	62.33	15	8	710
19		Hugo Strang	57.82	24	20	1651
20		Alfie Dennis	53.97	20	48	4129
21		Cameron Crabb	52.32	27	37	2966
22		Richard Willins	50.96	14	26	2239
23	▲ 1	David Gifford-Moore	46.53	16	35	2774
24	▼ 1	Esther Ahronheim	46.46	33	11	994
25		Stephen Bardell	44.64	10	–	1700
26		James Drury	42.17	3	–	662
27		Nikolas Busljeta	41.09	11	42	3384
28	▲ 3	David Peck	40.85	9	3	436
29		Casey Lochead	38.36	25	51	4298
30	▼ 2	Marc Sanger	38.14	14	19	1544
31	▼ 1	Dylan Petrie	36.96	18	29	2414
32		Tim Chapman	34.41	4	–	1109
33		Ed Timings	29.94	7	40	3251
34	▲ 4	Matt Kemp	29.75	16	22	1809
35	▼ 1	Karri Butler	29.57	5	38	2999
36	▼ 1	Sam Stonnell	29.18	10	24	1960
37	▲ 7	Lachlan Caudle	28.63	17	67	5984
38	▼ 2	Kobe Smith	28.28	13	33	2540
39	▼ 2	Matt Gedye	28.24	4	10	897
40	▼ 1	John Scrivener	28.09	25	57	4836
41	▼ 1	Phil Dolbel	24.63	15	41	3289
42	▼ 1	Kelly Mitchell	24.54	20	23	1872
43	▲ 2	Sean Fausett	23.63	19	43	3459
44	▼ 2	Ken Thompson	23.56	11	49	4182
45	▼ 2	Travis Dawson	23.43	3	58	5004
46		David Clark AUS	20.97	4	–	415
47		Markus Dipper	20.14	8	34	2581
48	▲ 1	Rafael Olmedo	19.72	30	75	7875
49	▼ 1	Lisa Conroy	19.27	8	21	1801
50	▲ 13	Jeremy Takacs	16.35	8	32	2530
51	▼ 1	Robert Meuldijk	16.11	18	36	2955
52	▼ 1	Zac Cousins	15.81	16	72	7556
53	▼ 1	Charles Dolbel	15.66	27	68	6417
54	▼ 1	Daryl Purdie	15.36	14	52	4512
55	▼ 1	Matthew Proctor	13.51	21	89	9165
56		Simon Ros	12.51	26	94	9843
57	▼ 2	Kylie Dipper	12.36	8	53	4541
58	▼ 1	Jennifer Bays	11.30	29	90	9528
59	▼ 1	David Miles	9.46	9	64	5622
60	▼ 1	Mark Higham	8.78	3	74	7797
61	▼ 1	Blaise St-Laurent	8.69	23	101	10523
62	▼ 1	Filip Piri	8.28	16	93	9646
63	▼ 1	David Campton	8.15	4	71	6755
64	▲ 9	Marqus Berney	8.14	9	63	5504
65		Patrick Caudle	7.91	13	106	11064
66	▼ 2	Andrew Chapman NZ	7.00	5	44	3575
67	▼ 1	Jono King	6.56	12	77	7999
68	▼ 1	Fiona Peck	6.00	6	55	4719
69	▼ 1	Hamish Guthrey	5.35	7	78	8026
70	▼ 1	Mumtaz Dolbel	5.33	20	96	10004
71	▼ 1	Jono Ward	4.76	8	127	13666
72	▼ 1	John Devine	4.71	5	62	5427
73	▼ 1	Sofia Riddell-Garner	4.64	15	144	15239
74	▲ 5	Thomas Skurr	3.96	13	149	16379
75	▼ 1	Nick Polson	3.90	3	66	5894
77	▲ 2	Jon Rennie	3.71	5	124	13335
77	▼ 2	Andrew Way	3.71	7	117	12767
78	▼ 2	Lani Gray	3.57	3	91	9575
79	▼ 2	Lincoln Holloway	3.51	4	85	8677
80	▲ 4	John Maughan	3.26	9	82	8175
81	▼ 1	Paul Malthouse	3.11	4	109	11392
82	▼ 1	Tom Busljeta	3.03	7	50	4255
83	▼ 1	Mark Honey	3.02	1	165	18186
84	▼ 1	Carly St-Laurent	3.01	5	138	14529
85	▲ 1	Blaine McLachlan	2.77	8	126	13546
86	▼ 1	Patrick Radomski	2.74	2	133	14051
87	▲ 17	Daniel Brown	2.70	5	121	13225
88	▲ 2	Connor Kemp	2.62	5	175	19081
89	▲ 8	Emily-Rose Kersley	2.58	9	135	14103
90	▼ 3	Pedro Silva	2.52	3	79	8066
91	▼ 3	Eric Fisher AR	2.37	1	–	4111
92	▲ 2	Lewis Tennant	2.26	5	97	10297
93	▼ 4	Melcolm Spacies	2.20	1	185	20344
94	▼ 3	Jo Caudle	2.17	11	171	18619
95	▼ 3	Brett Carter	2.04	10	128	13749
96	▼ 1	Daniel Madge	1.98	5	129	13872
97	▼ 4	Julie Veltmeyer	1.93	2	181	19670
98	▲ 4	Barry Wakeling	1.54	6	81	8121
99	▼ 3	Charlotte Goodin	1.53	4	119	12921
100	▲ 5	Vlatko Materic	1.44	3	213	23415

Our Take

With eight tournaments in the month there was always going to be a lot of upwards movement. Big jumps by Marqus and Jeremy, who now sits just outside the cutoff line. And a great result by Lachlan with his 2nd place at Poneke Pinballers solidifying his place in the top 48.

Keep flipping!

October 5, 2025

NZ Pinball Champs 2025 Qualifying: August Update

It’s that time again!

The top 48 qualify for the NZ Champs in January 2026, and only your best 12 competition results count.

			Points	Comps	NZ Rank	World
1		Ashley Burke	266.19	21	1	276
2		Jason Lambert	244.61	8	–	50
3		Josh Burke	186.27	28	6	617
4		Mike Burke NZ	185.32	27	5	539
5		Tyler Dipper	183.18	8	2	331
6		Damon Newland	153.80	23	9	798
7		Patrick Fisher-Evans	114.94	17	12	1143
8		Josh Dipper	94.01	8	24	2077
9		Callum Boston	93.21	13	30	2406
10		Brooke Riddell-Garner	89.05	25	17	1508
11	▲ 2	Danielle Peck	82.72	6	4	512
12	▼ 1	Simon Haxton	82.42	29	13	1193
13	▼ 1	Kevin Hester	81.98	13	31	2492
14		Laurence Smith	74.49	17	16	1446
15		Drew Bennett	68.45	32	39	3123
16		Aubrey Walker	62.33	15	8	708
17		Haylem Rayner	61.38	21	15	1353
18		Aidan Kersley	56.03	10	7	625
19	▲ 1	Hugo Strang	55.27	22	20	1641
20	▼ 1	Alfie Dennis	51.64	18	50	4227
21		Cameron Crabb	51.63	25	37	2937
22		Richard Willins	46.71	12	26	2278
23	▲ 7	Esther Ahronheim	46.15	30	11	979
24		David Gifford-Moore	45.08	15	35	2753
25	▼ 2	Stephen Bardell	44.64	10	–	1666
26	▼ 1	James Drury	42.17	3	–	657
27	▼ 1	Nikolas Busljeta	41.09	11	42	3343
28		Marc Sanger	38.14	14	19	1528
29	▼ 2	Casey Lochead	38.09	22	49	4224
30	▼ 1	Dylan Petrie	36.96	16	29	2381
31	▲ 6	David Peck	36.28	8	3	426
32	▼ 1	Tim Chapman	34.41	4	–	1081
33	▲ 5	Ed Timings	29.94	7	41	3255
34	▼ 2	Karri Butler	29.23	4	38	2964
35	▼ 2	Sam Stonnell	29.18	10	25	2089
36	▼ 2	Kobe Smith	28.28	12	32	2527
37	▼ 2	Matt Gedye	28.24	4	10	888
38	▼ 2	Matt Kemp	27.38	15	22	1795
39	▲ 3	John Scrivener	25.20	22	56	4893
40	▼ 1	Phil Dolbel	24.63	15	40	3240
41	▲ 8	Kelly Mitchell	23.81	17	23	1848
42	▼ 1	Ken Thompson	23.48	10	48	4168
43	▼ 3	Travis Dawson	23.43	3	58	4973
44	▼ 1	Lachlan Caudle	21.41	15	71	6862
45	▼ 1	Sean Fausett	21.20	15	43	3354
46	▼ 1	David Clark AUS	20.97	4	–	401
47	▼ 1	Markus Dipper	20.14	8	33	2571
48		Lisa Conroy	19.27	8	21	1785
49	▼ 2	Rafael Olmedo	19.06	27	79	7967
50		Robert Meuldijk	16.11	18	36	2921
51	▲ 1	Zac Cousins	15.65	15	72	7484
52	▼ 1	Charles Dolbel	15.01	24	67	6350
53		Daryl Purdie	14.13	12	52	4469
54		Matthew Proctor	13.51	20	89	9100
55		Kylie Dipper	12.36	8	53	4502
56		Simon Ros	12.13	23	96	9888
57		Jennifer Bays	11.30	26	90	9452
58		David Miles	9.03	8	63	5585
59		Mark Higham	8.78	3	74	7719
60	▲ 2	Blaise St-Laurent	8.60	21	101	10458
61		Filip Piri	8.28	14	93	9550
62	▼ 2	David Campton	8.15	4	70	6704
63	▲ 1	Jeremy Takacs	7.15	7	34	2647
64	▼ 1	Andrew Chapman NZ	7.00	5	44	3526
65		Patrick Caudle	6.43	12	111	11618
66	▲ 1	Jono King	6.41	11	77	7928
67	▼ 1	Fiona Peck	5.45	5	54	4511
68	▲ 1	Hamish Guthrey	5.35	7	78	7958
69	▼ 1	Mumtaz Dolbel	5.31	19	95	9867
70	▲ 2	Jono Ward	4.76	8	127	13558
71	▼ 1	John Devine	4.71	5	62	5396
72	▼ 1	Sofia Riddell-Garner	4.64	14	145	15252
73		Marqus Berney	4.15	7	64	5644
74		Nick Polson	3.90	3	65	5768
75	▲ 2	Andrew Way	3.71	7	117	12645
76	▼ 1	Lani Gray	3.57	3	92	9496
77	▼ 1	Lincoln Holloway	3.51	4	85	8619
79	▲ 2	Thomas Skurr	3.44	11	156	17207
79	▲ 3	Jon Rennie	3.44	4	124	13454
80	▲ 13	Paul Malthouse	3.11	4	104	10684
81	▼ 3	Tom Busljeta	3.03	7	51	4240
82	▼ 3	Mark Honey	3.02	1	165	18035
83	▼ 2	Carly St-Laurent	3.01	5	136	14435
84	▼ 1	John Maughan	2.89	7	82	8109
85	▲ 21	Patrick Radomski	2.74	2	131	13946
86		Blaine McLachlan	2.67	7	125	13462
87	▼ 3	Pedro Silva	2.52	3	80	7989
88	▼ 3	Eric Fisher AR	2.37	1	–	3899
89	▼ 2	Melcolm Spacies	2.20	1	186	20229
90	▼ 2	Connor Kemp	2.18	4	187	20288
91	▼ 2	Jo Caudle	2.13	10	170	18476
92	▼ 1	Brett Carter	2.02	9	128	13590
93	▼ 2	Julie Veltmeyer	1.93	2	175	19118
94	▼ 2	Lewis Tennant	1.88	4	97	10138
95	▼ 1	Daniel Madge	1.79	4	129	13764
96	▲ 2	Charlotte Goodin	1.53	4	118	12821
97	▼ 2	Emily-Rose Kersley	1.48	6	143	15151
98	▲ 29	Isaiah Peters	1.39	3	292	31244
99	▼ 3	David Holender	1.36	3	73	7577
100	▲ 2	Graeme Silk	1.35	4	116	12597

Our Take

A surprising number of big movers for this time of the year, with Esther, Dave Peck, Ed and Kelly all moving up at least 5 places. Kelly breaks into the top 48 at the expense of Rafael.

With four tournaments in Auckland in September we may see some Aucklanders making some moves up the table (or not…:-).

September 10, 2025

NZ Pinball Champs 2025 Qualifying: July Update

Our first post! Over half way through the year now, but still time for some movement in the table. Remember the top 48 qualify for the NZ Champs in January 2026, and only your best 12 competition results count.

			Points	Comps	NZ Rank	World
1		Ashley Burke	265.38	18	1	267
2		Jason Lambert	244.61	8	–	50
3	▲ 2	Josh Burke	186.27	26	6	585
4	▼ 1	Mike Burke NZ	185.32	25	5	493
5	▼ 1	Tyler Dipper	183.18	8	2	321
6		Damon Newland	148.61	21	9	754
7		Patrick Fisher-Evans	100.95	15	13	1173
8		Josh Dipper	94.01	8	24	2026
9		Callum Boston	91.82	12	30	2296
10		Brooke Riddell-Garner	86.29	23	17	1496
11		Simon Haxton	82.42	27	12	1109
12		Kevin Hester	80.61	11	31	2392
13		Danielle Peck	77.76	5	4	485
14	▲ 1	Laurence Smith	72.00	16	16	1427
15	▼ 1	Drew Bennett	68.45	29	39	3036
16		Aubrey Walker	60.21	14	8	685
17		Haylem Rayner	59.91	19	15	1336
18	▲ 3	Aidan Kersley	53.00	9	7	602
19	▼ 1	Alfie Dennis	50.95	16	51	4177
20	▼ 1	Hugo Strang	50.49	20	19	1572
21	▼ 1	Cameron Crabb	48.17	23	38	2947
22	▲ 8	Richard Willins	44.80	11	26	2188
23	▼ 1	Stephen Bardell	44.64	10	–	1640
24	▼ 1	David Gifford-Moore	44.37	14	35	2677
25	▼ 1	James Drury	42.17	3	–	649
26	▲ 1	Nikolas Busljeta	41.09	11	42	3262
27	▼ 1	Casey Lochead	37.96	21	50	4154
28	▼ 3	Marc Sanger	37.89	13	18	1506
29	▲ 4	Dylan Petrie	35.82	14	29	2287
30	▼ 1	Esther Ahronheim	34.88	26	11	957
31	▼ 3	Tim Chapman	34.41	4	–	1021
32	▼ 1	Karri Butler	29.23	4	36	2852
33	▼ 1	Sam Stonnell	29.18	10	25	2041
34	▲ 3	Kobe Smith	28.28	12	32	2486
35	▼ 1	Matt Gedye	28.24	4	10	818
36	▼ 1	Matt Kemp	27.38	15	21	1731
37	▲ 1	David Peck	26.37	7	3	409
38	▼ 2	Ed Timings	25.43	6	41	3178
39		Phil Dolbel	24.44	14	40	3164
40		Travis Dawson	23.43	3	58	4827
41		Ken Thompson	23.05	9	48	4056
42	▲ 3	John Scrivener	22.11	20	57	4716
43	▼ 1	Lachlan Caudle	21.34	14	71	6705
44	▲ 2	Sean Fausett	21.06	13	43	3274
45	▼ 2	David Clark AUS	20.97	4	–	402
46	▼ 2	Markus Dipper	20.14	8	33	2524
47	▲ 1	Rafael Olmedo	18.83	24	81	7986
48	▼ 1	Lisa Conroy	17.52	7	22	1756
49		Kelly Mitchell	16.92	15	23	1889
50		Robert Meuldijk	15.75	16	37	2862
51		Charles Dolbel	14.66	22	67	6238
52		Zac Cousins	14.29	12	72	7345
53	▲ 5	Daryl Purdie	13.73	11	52	4221
54	▼ 1	Matthew Proctor	13.30	18	89	8946
55	▼ 1	Kylie Dipper	12.36	8	54	4431
56	▼ 1	Simon Ros	11.84	21	97	9839
57	▼ 1	Jennifer Bays	10.26	23	94	9467
58	▲ 1	David Miles	9.03	8	63	5449
59	▼ 2	Mark Higham	8.78	3	75	7593
60		David Campton	8.15	4	70	6605
61		Filip Piri	8.10	12	91	9294
62		Blaise St-Laurent	8.05	18	104	10471
63		Andrew Chapman NZ	6.65	4	44	3480
64	▲ 17	Jeremy Takacs	6.21	6	34	2596
65	▼ 1	Patrick Caudle	6.00	11	111	11551
66	▲ 1	Fiona Peck	5.45	5	53	4421
67	▼ 2	Jono King	5.39	9	78	7775
68	▼ 2	Mumtaz Dolbel	5.29	17	95	9649
69	▼ 1	Hamish Guthrey	5.11	6	76	7601
70	▼ 1	John Devine	4.71	5	62	5283
71		Sofia Riddell-Garner	4.64	13	146	15184
72	▼ 2	Jono Ward	4.55	7	125	13216
73		Marqus Berney	4.11	6	64	5542
74	▲ 13	Nick Polson	3.90	3	65	5582
75	▼ 3	Lani Gray	3.57	3	90	9203
76	▲ 2	Lincoln Holloway	3.51	4	85	8347
77	▼ 1	Andrew Way	3.31	6	118	12528
78	▼ 4	Tom Busljeta	3.03	7	49	4127
79	▼ 4	Mark Honey	3.02	1	168	17768
81	▲ 4	Thomas Skurr	3.01	9	169	17802
81	▼ 4	Carly St-Laurent	3.01	5	136	13930
82	▲ 2	Jon Rennie	2.85	3	129	13593
83	▼ 4	John Maughan	2.74	6	82	8017
84	▼ 4	Pedro Silva	2.52	3	77	7725
85	▼ 3	Eric Fisher AR	2.37	1	–	3652
86	▲ 7	Blaine McLachlan	2.26	6	126	13217
87	▼ 4	Melcolm Spacies	2.20	1	188	19935
88	▲ 9	Connor Kemp	2.18	4	189	19995
89	▼ 3	Jo Caudle	2.13	10	174	18210
91		Brett Carter	1.93	8	127	13452
91	▼ 3	Julie Veltmeyer	1.93	2	171	17879
92	▼ 3	Lewis Tennant	1.88	4	93	9435
93	▼ 3	Paul Malthouse	1.85	2	106	10618
94	▼ 2	Daniel Madge	1.79	4	128	13546
95	▼ 1	Emily-Rose Kersley	1.48	6	141	14684
96	▲ 3	David Holender	1.36	3	73	7362
97	▲ 16	Barry Wakeling	1.27	4	79	7777
98	▲ 13	Charlotte Goodin	1.21	3	119	12665
99	▼ 4	Tim Cadogan	1.13	1	235	24797
100	▼ 4	Jayne Whittle	1.10	4	108	11033

Our Take

The battle of the Burkes continues with Josh just nudging ahead of dad Mike into 4th! The top 6 look untouchable with a very large gap back to 7th. With 3 tournaments in Auckland there was a number of Aucklanders climbing the rankings, including Aidan, Richard, Dylan, Kobe, Daryl, and Jeremy.

There’s still lots of time to make it into the top 48 so get flipping!

August 10, 2025