Keeping Player Rankings with Tourny Parameters

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27th April 2009, 05:37pm
#1
by Majere1313
Florida United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 511

Why is there not a rule in place to keep new players ranked 1200 from joining 1200-1400 ranked tourny's then sky rocketing to 2000+ and dominating it?

27th April 2009, 05:47pm
#2
by steevmartuns
Pennsylvania United States
Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 526

There are protections, I just suppose said tournament director did not assign a high enough value to the "minimum games completed" box when creating the tourney.

However, as to sandbagging one's rating to get into a lower-rated tourney, there aren't protections for that.

27th April 2009, 06:11pm
#3
by Majere1313
Florida United States
Member Since: Sep 2008
Member Points: 511

yeah, I'm not accusing anyone of doing it on purpose or anything.  I didn't know you could set min games played parameters though.  That answers my question.  Thanks.

 

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