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Jeff_LaG · Jul 25 2011, 01:47 PM

It's surprising how prevalent this misperception about ratings is. There was a former Masters world champion a few weeks ago who asked a question at a tournament about round ratings for that day's rounds being yielded by averaging them with previous ratings from events long passed, and we had to explain that this was not how ratings were calculated.

Round ratings are yielded solely from the scores and the current player ratings of propagators playing that specific round. The only times that data from another round would be used would be in the case that the exact same layout is used during that same event, all rounds would get averaged in the official process. The only exception to that rule is if the tournament director notes that there were severe weather conditions for one of the rounds...it would then not be used for the averages and would be rated independantly.

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Jul 25 2011, 01:47 PM	#11
Jeff_LaG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: cheering for the Steelers, Penguins, and Pitt Posts: 3,122	It's surprising how prevalent this misperception about ratings is. There was a former Masters world champion a few weeks ago who asked a question at a tournament about round ratings for that day's rounds being yielded by averaging them with previous ratings from events long passed, and we had to explain that this was not how ratings were calculated. Round ratings are yielded solely from the scores and the current player ratings of propagators playing that specific round. The only times that data from another round would be used would be in the case that the exact same layout is used during that same event, all rounds would get averaged in the official process. The only exception to that rule is if the tournament director notes that there were severe weather conditions for one of the rounds...it would then not be used for the averages and would be rated independantly.