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Backgammon Ranking Lists 18 Sept. 2011

Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Monday, 19 September 2011, at 7:20 p.m.

In Response To: Backgammon Ranking Lists 18 Sept. 2011 (Bob Koca)

Bob, your question is whether BIBA is the system with the largest total experience (usually measured by TMP (total match points) although total matches played could substitute)?

No, I don't think that's possible, even though BIBA has been quite active for 22 years. Although I don't see total matches or TMP online at the BIBA site, you can find this information:

Founded December 1989, 221 tournaments, 12,493 total entries, unknown total matches played, unknown total TMP, 1,078 total rated players.

That's about 10 tournaments a year with an average of about 56.5 participants per tournament. Perhaps about 40% of these tournaments are 6*11pt Swiss, and perhaps most of the rest are Knock-out with 11 point main, 7 point consolation, 5 point last chance and 3 point "suicide." Some details here: http://www.backgammon-biba.co.uk/faq.html#types

One might guesstimate total matches or TMP from that, but I won't.

Compare DBgF, which at its height had more members in any one year than the total number of BIBA players in all of 22 years:

Founded October 1987, about 550 tournaments, unknown number of entries, unknown total matches played, about 3,980 total rated players, and about 5.8 million total TMP.

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