13 Sep '20 06:50>1 edit
At present, tournament entry ratings are calculated by the formula (current rating + highest rating)/2.
Would it not make more sense to use an ‘average rating’ as the tournament entry rating?
Calculated over the last 50 games or 100 games or the last six months, or something like that?
A player’s average rating is.. well.. just that ... surely a more accurate measure of playing strength, than using the current method.
As it currently stands, players are often allowed entry into tournaments above their general playing strength, because the highest rating they once achieved may be significantly higher than their general playing strength is now.
Additionally, using an average rating as the tournament entry rating would make it harder for sandbaggers, as resigning a number of games to gain entry to a lower rated tournament would not be so effective anymore.
I see on the profile page it also states “The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your highest rating.”
Never? Really?
Why would this be so?
Time can take its toll on all of us, and there must be players who ten years ago were playing at a significantly higher level than they are now. If their rating has dropped by 500 points, why would their tournament entry rating only drop by 100 points? That doesn’t make sense to me.
A player’s average rating is already calculated on their profile page.
I just feel that using an average rating as a tournament entry rating would be a fairer system for all.
Would it not make more sense to use an ‘average rating’ as the tournament entry rating?
Calculated over the last 50 games or 100 games or the last six months, or something like that?
A player’s average rating is.. well.. just that ... surely a more accurate measure of playing strength, than using the current method.
As it currently stands, players are often allowed entry into tournaments above their general playing strength, because the highest rating they once achieved may be significantly higher than their general playing strength is now.
Additionally, using an average rating as the tournament entry rating would make it harder for sandbaggers, as resigning a number of games to gain entry to a lower rated tournament would not be so effective anymore.
I see on the profile page it also states “The entry rating will never drop to more than 100 points below your highest rating.”
Never? Really?
Why would this be so?
Time can take its toll on all of us, and there must be players who ten years ago were playing at a significantly higher level than they are now. If their rating has dropped by 500 points, why would their tournament entry rating only drop by 100 points? That doesn’t make sense to me.
A player’s average rating is already calculated on their profile page.
I just feel that using an average rating as a tournament entry rating would be a fairer system for all.