NHPA Men's World Preliminary Class-A and B Champions by Yrs.
		40 Shoe Game Era 1982 - To Present						World Tournament
Year	Class	First	Last	State	W	L	Average %	Location
2017	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	1	89.22%	St. George, Utah (*)
2017	A-2	David M.	Rioux	CT	13	2	59.33%	St. George, Utah (*)
2017	B-1	Marty	Montz	CA	13	2	55.50%	St. George, Utah (*)
2017	B-2	Rich	Brockway	WI	12.5	2.5	42.67%	St. George, Utah (*)
2016	A-1	Brian	Simmons	VT	15	0	77.00%	Montgomery, AL (*)
2016	A-2	Billy	Vann	OK	13.5	2.5	62.34%	Montgomery, AL (*)
2016	B-1	Pete	Ploss	MO	10.5	4.5	49.50%	Montgomery, AL (*)
2016	B-2	Joe	Mueller	MN	13	2	48.00%	Montgomery, AL (*)
2015	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	0	90.00%	Topeka, Kansas (*)
2015	A-2	Drew	Becker	ONT	14	1	65.33%	Topeka, Kansas (*)
2015	B-1	Ken	Jones	NM	12	4	56.72%	Topeka, Kansas (*)
2015	B-2	Rick	Lyle	MI	12	1	49.81%	Topeka, Kansas (*)
2014	A-1	Brian	Simmons	VT	15	0	85.50%	Buffalo, New York (*)
2014	A-2	Marcus	Santillana	CA	13	3	62.03%	Buffalo, New York (*)
2014	B-1	Ken	Heinritz	WI	14	1	62.00%	Buffalo, New York (*)
2014	B-2	Roger	Carter	WV	14	1	51.83%	Buffalo, New York (*)
2013	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	1	89.22%	St. George, Utah (*)
2013	A-2	Marcus	Santillana	CA	14.5	0.5	63.00%	St. George, Utah (*)
2013	B-1	Gary	Bearpaw	OK	13	2	59.83%	St. George, Utah (*)
2013	B-2	Dave	Lane	CA	14	3	46.76%	St. George, Utah (*)
2012	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	14	1	87.67%	Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2012	A-2	Tony	Hankins	KY	12	3	66.33%	Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2012	B-1	Ronnie	Jones	NC	13.5	1.5	60.33%	Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2012	B-2	Jim	Renfro	MO	12	3	50.17%	Knoxville, Tennessee (*)
2011	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	0	88.00%	West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2011	A-2	Jacob	Fimbres	AZ	12	3	59.83%	West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2011	B-1	Glenn	King	OK	12	4	52.81%	West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2011	B-2	Wilfred	Korpela	MN	13	2	49.33%	West Monroe, Louisiana (*)
2010	A-1	Brian	Simmons	VT	15	0	81.17%	Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2010	A-2	Bobby	White	PA	12	3	63.17%	Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2010	A-3	David	Johnson Jr.	OH	12	4	57.50%	Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2010	B-1	Mark	Stevens	WI	12	4	50.94%	Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2010	B-2	Dustin	Dahl	MN	12	4	46.88%	Cedar Rapids, Iowa (*)
2009	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	1	88.59%	Springfield, Illinois (*)
2009	A-2	Art	Tyson	NY	13	2	66.67%	Springfield, Illinois (*)
2009	A-3	Ken	Jones	NM	14	3	61.91%	Springfield, Illinois (*)
2009	B-1	Ronnie	Joines	NC	15	0	62.50%	Springfield, Illinois (*)
2009	B-2	Mark	Stevens	WI	15	0	49.67%	Springfield, Illinois (*)
2008	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	0	89.83%	York, Pennsylvania (*)
2008	A-2	Tom	Gallina	ONT	15	0	73.50%	York, Pennsylvania (*)
2008	A-3	Tony	Hankins	KY	14	1	73.83%	York, Pennsylvania (*)
2008	B-1	Art	Tyson	NY	13	2	65.33%	York, Pennsylvania (*)
2008	B-2	Edward	Thompson	VA	12	3	57.67%	York, Pennsylvania (*)
2008	B-3	Charles	Walker	VA	14	1	57.17%	York, Pennsylvania (*)
2007	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	1	82.66%	Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2007	A-2	Ken	Heinritz	WI	13	3	58.44%	Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2007	B-1	Jim	Renfro	MO	12	3	48.33%	Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2007	B-2	Bob	Renfro	MO	12	3	41.83%	Ardmore, Oklahoma (*)
2006	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	9	0	90.96%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2006	A-2	Gary	Kollmann	ID	14	1	60.00%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2006	B-1	David	Mallory	OK	14	1	53.17%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2006	B-2	Richard	Andrysiak	IL	10.5	2.5	46.15%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
2005	A-1	Mark	Mauthe	WI	10	3	67.31%	Bakersfield, California (*)
2005	A-2	Robert	Booe	KS	13	2	58.33%	Bakersfield, California (*)
2005	B-1	Ken	Heinritz	WI	13	4	49.12%	Bakersfield, California (*)
2005	B-2	Roy	Buhler	UT	12	4	48.28%	Bakersfield, California (*)
2004	A-1	Gary	Opper	ID	13	2	68.83%	Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2004	A-2	Marcus	Thomsen	NE	13.5	1.5	59.67%	Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2004	B-1	Brandon	Lund	WA	13	2	61.00%	Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2004	B-2	George	Tanner	MI	13	2	44.83%	Pocatello, Idaho (*)
2003	A-1	Ricky	Hall	VA	11.5	3.5	67.67%	Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2003	A-2	Darrell	Sherrard	IN	13	4	60.00%	Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2003	B-1	Jim	Culver	KY	13	2	55.50%	Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2003	B-2	Roger	Carter	WV	12	3	55.50%	Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
2002	A	Brian	Simmons	RI	13.5	1.5	82.50%	Red Deer, Alberta(*)
2002	B	Colin	Finnie	SK	14	1	67.17%	Red Deer, Alberta(*)
2001	A-1	Brian	Simmons	RI	15	0	86.33%	Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2001	A-2	Randy	Rein	WI	12	3	72.67%	Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2001	B-1	Dick	Moen	MN	11	4	58.00%	Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2001	B-2	Alan	Larson	MN	10.5	4.5	51.67%	Hibbing, Minnesota (*)
2000	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	13.5	1.5	82.67%	Bismarck, North Dakota (*)
2000	A-2	Branson	Miller	VA	13	2	75.33%	Bismarck, North Dakota (*)
2000	B-1	Marvin	Ellison	SK	14	1	59.50%	Bismarck, North Dakota (*)
2000	B-2	Dick	Moen	MN	12.5	2.5	6017.00%	Bismarck, North Dakota (*)
1999	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	15	2	85.29%	Greenville, Ohio
1999	A-2	John	Walters	OH	13	4	73.82%	Greenville, Ohio
1999	B-1	Foster	Kenton Jr.	NV	11	4	64.00%	Greenville, Ohio
1999	B-2	Raymond	Bedard	MA	15	2	61.18%	Greenville, Ohio
1998	A-1	Alan	Francis	OH	12	4	78.59%	Ainsworth, Nebraska
1998	B-1	Coke	Bowker	TX	13.5	1.5	66.50%	Ainsworth, Nebraska
1998	B-2	Jim	Knisley	OH	13	3	60.78%	Ainsworth, Nebraska
1997	A-1	Art	Tyson	NY	12	3	76.00%	Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1997	A-2	Glenn	Burris	PA	11.5	3.5	72.33%	Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1997	B-1	Thomas	Gallina	ONT	15	0	74.83%	Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1997	B-2	Marvin	Ellison	SK	13	2	63.67%	Kitchener, Ontario (*)
1996	A-1	Brian	Simmons	ME	13.5	1.5	81.50%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1996	A-2	Jim	Walters	OH	14	1	75.67%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1996	B-1	Marvin	Ellison	SK	12	3	63.33%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1996	B-2	Harold	Holbrook	NV	14	1	63.67%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1996	B-3	Doug	McConnell	KS	13	2	56.83%	Gillette, Wyoming (*)
1995	A-1	Brian	Simmons	ME	14	2	81.83%	Perry, Georgia (*)
1995	A-2	Chad	Hyatt	IN	12	3	74.67%	Perry, Georgia (*)
1995	B-1	Tommy	Gann	NC	14	1	69.67%	Perry, Georgia (*)
1995	B-2	Randy	Hankins	KY	11.5	3.5	67.00%	Perry, Georgia (*)
1995	B-3	Foster	Kenton Jr.	NV	13	2	61.50%	Perry, Georgia (*)
1994	A-1	Jack	Stenberg	NY	13	2	67.50%	Syracuse, New York (*)
1994	A-2	John	Walters	OH	12	3	65.00%	Syracuse, New York (*)
1994	A-3	John	Merrill	NY	13	2	65.67%	Syracuse, New York (*)
1994	B-1	Eric	Zimmerman	MD	12.5	2.5	55.00%	Syracuse, New York (*)
1994	B-2	Mike	Green	IL	13.5	1.5	55.17%	Syracuse, New York (*)
1994	B-3	Dave	Wescott	NH	11.5	3.5	54.00%	Syracuse, New York (*)
1993	A	Clyde	Southern	NC	6	1	56.40%	Spearfish, South Dakota
1993	B	Chris	Paul	TX	5.5	1.5	56.07%	Spearfish, South Dakota
1992	A	Clarence	Bellman	IN	5.5	1.5	71.00%	Columbus, Ohio
1992	B	Robert	Jones	NY	9	2	63.18%	Columbus, Ohio
1991	A-1	Joe	Schultz	NY	10	1	77.00%	Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1991	A-2	Charles	Posey	TX	9	2	67.34%	Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1991	A-3	Tony	Hankins	KY	10	2	73.13%	Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1991	B-1	Randy	Rein	WI	9	3	62.08%	Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1991	B-2	Jim	Mihura	OK	11	0	60.36%	Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1991	B-3	Emanual	Wilson	LA	9	2	59.55%	Biloxi, Mississippi (*)
1990	A	Rich	Pintor	CO	9	0	71.40%	Stone Mtn., Georgia (*)
1990	B	Jack	Freeman	TN	8	1	68.90%	Stone Mtn., Georgia (*)
1989	A	Jeff	Williams	AZ	6.5	2.5	70.10%	Spearfish, South Dakota
1989	B	Marvin	Ellison	ONT	8	1	63.90%	Spearfish, South Dakota
1988	A	Jeff	Williams	CA	7	2	68.30%	Pleasanton. California ( # )
1988	B	Joseph	Gamble	CA	9	0	61.70%	Pleasanton. California ( # )
1987	A	John	Kapnis	MA	6	1	77.10%	Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
1987	B	Rich	Pintor	CO	7	0	70.90%	Eau Claire, Wisconsin (*)
1986	A	Walter Ray	Williams Jr.	CA	7	0	87.43%	Ainsworth, Nebraska
1986	B	Dave	Loucks	CA	15	2	61.50%	Ainsworth, Nebraska
1985	A	No A Class	Top 32 in Champ Class Prelims moved up					Lafayette, Indiana ( + )
1985	B	Jesse	Gonzales	CA	12	3	72.90%	Lafayette, Indiana ( + )
1984	A	No A Class	Top 24 in Champ Class Prelims Moved up					Huntsville, Alabama
1984	B	Kevin	Cone	IA	7	0	73.00%	Huntsville, Alabama
1983	A	No Class A	Top 24 in Champ Class Prelims Moved up					Statesville, North Carolina
1983	B	Chas	Killgore	MD	6	1	73.50%	Statesville, North Carolina
1982	A	No Class A	Top 24 in Champ Class Prelims Moved up					Huntsville, Alabama
1982	B	Coke	Bowker	TX	5	2	70.50%	Huntsville, Alabama
		Top Class-A-1 Champion = Alan Francis with (12) wins