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Doubles Rankings
North American and Canadian Rankings available
for:
Men's - As of September 26, 2006
Open,
40, 45,
50, 55,
60, 65,
70, 75
Women's - As of September 26,
2006
Open,
40, 45,
50
Mixed - As of January 2006
Men's
Open, 40,
50, 55
Women's
Open, 40,
50, 55
North American Doubles Rankings
Criteria
(December, 2005)
As North American doubles tournaments have proliferated
in both number and participants, there has been an increased need
for a ranking system to both recognize accomplishment and importantly
to help tournament directors seed their events more accurately.
Accordingly, a formulaic ranking system has been created to include
both Canadian and United States events. The system has the following
characteristics:
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Rankings take into account the best four (4)
results of a player over the past two (2) years from all sanctioned
approved play (includes play in different divisions).
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Rankings are based on total accumulated points
from the four best results over the course of a two-season revolving
cycle. Points are allocated by tournament results (Champion
= 60, Finalist = 45, etc.). Points for the current year are
valued @ 100% and @ 75% for the previous year. The total accumulated
points are divided by 4 to determine a player’s current
standing. A player may be ranked in more than one division provided
he has played at least one event in that division over the 2-year
period. To be ranked in the Open, the requirement is three events.
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Points earned in an age division are worth
80% of the value of the previous division. For example, points
earned in the 55’s are worth 80% of the same points earned
in the 50’s. This process enables players moving up a
division in the two-year period to carry results forward into
the new division.
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Each division is assigned a “strength
of draw” factor based on the number and ranking of players
entered. That factor is multiplied by the points earned in the
division. These factors will change from year to year based
on the draws. The highest weightings are usually assigned to
the Worlds and the national championships.
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Tournament directors retain a degree of discretion
to account for players/teams with an established history but
insufficient data.
Ranking Committee:
Lolly Gillen, Alan Grant,
Mike McGorry & Tom Poor
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