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Tournament Pairings

I thought I posted this already, but can't find it so here goes again.

I'm barely a 1200 player and I'm curious why I'm consistantly paired with 1400-1800 players in tournaments.

I feel set up for failure from the beginning and it makes me want to NOT join any tourneys.  I do like playing with players who are rated higher than myself as I know that's how you get better....but come on......give me a break here Frown

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  • 3 years ago

    MRScheckmate

    Yes, I did.  By the time a particular tourney started (for players 1000-1200) everyone I'm paired against are over 1200 (including me), but most are 1400-1500's.

    One particular group I'm in does it a lot, so I may un-join that group and look for another.

  • 3 years ago

    SJCorrie

    Find yourself tournaments with limited ratings (not OPEN), then that won't happen very much (yes, sometimes even higher rating players get through at limited ratings tournaments! I've complained about it, but nobody really worry about it).

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