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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>Sorry for all the back and forth this week, but here’s yet another stats & play sheet update.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>The results of one match on table 6 last Monday was reversed and so new results and player match up for next week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>Stats: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jCt6Wch-96Q5EVOtvc1xEPg5qGVkrAtb/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jCt6Wch-96Q5EVOtvc1xEPg5qGVkrAtb/view?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>Week 2 play sheets: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rfEj3EcEWHotzRPH164ldUNCFSMPQ_15/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rfEj3EcEWHotzRPH164ldUNCFSMPQ_15/view?usp=sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>I’ve had a few questions about how players are repositioned as a result of matches.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>The basic results are shown on the 1<sup>st</sup> page of the stats, based on the outcome of play, players are given a changed rank from -2 to +4 indicating how their rating <b><i>might</i></b> change. However this isn’t how they rating <b><i>will</i></b> change because of several factors. First, ladder play doesn’t allow duplicate ranks, so if two (or more) players end up with the same rank, this must be resolved. Bye player ranks don’t change, they are neither rewarded or penalized for having a bye.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>Notice that the stats PDF has 10 more pages showing the RAW rankings then many pages of the logic used to determine who arrives at their final rank. If you have questions, please look there first.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'>Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Liberation Mono"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>