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Larsen/Silliman rankings of U.S. players

Posted By: Ken Larsen
Date: Saturday, 12 December 2015, at 2:07 a.m.

The latest "Larsen/Silliman" ranking of the top 500 U.S. players can be seen here: http://kenlarsennc.com/bgUSrating.htm The bottom of it has links to the nine previous rankings. It's based on a weighted scale of ABT points accumulated within the last 5 years. A ranking based on "USBGF points" can be found here: http://kenlarsennc.com/bgUSratingUSBGF.htm

We've called it the “Larsen/Silliman U.S. Backgammon Ranking” to distinguish it from other rankings that people may create. “Silliman” refers to Barry Silliman who wrote software to read USBGF loaded draw sheets that have been collected since 2009.

Each ranking treats the current year as the most recent 12 month period (not calendar year). As we progress through 2015, new tournaments from 2015 will be added, and old ones from 2010 will be dropped. The current ranking includes ABT play through October 15th. It does not include the Florida, Connecticut, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles tournaments. We hope to add those soon.