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How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf

Posted By: Ken Larsen
Date: Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 11:48 a.m.

In Response To: How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf (Bill Riles)

A ratings system based on cashing/points in tournaments would definitely drive up tournament participation ... particularly if the top 1000 are listed. Such a system would also be in harmony with what's already being done in tennis and golf.

A ratings system based on elo or PR proably would not have any effect on attendance. I advocate going with a system that will boost worldwide tournament participation. That would be great for backgammon and might someday attract sponsors.

If you could provide a database that displays all data (cashing/points, elo, and PR) and sortable by each, that would be ideal, but it would probably be very expensive/tedious to implement and maintain.

Messages In This Thread

• How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
  Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 10:13 a.m.
  • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
    axs@gmx.us -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 1:47 p.m.
    • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
      Frank Berger -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 9:16 p.m.
      • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
        Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 11:13 p.m.
        • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
          Rich Munitz -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 2:35 a.m.
          • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
            Ken Larsen -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 3:28 p.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 2:56 p.m.
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      Mr Majestyk -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 3:40 p.m.
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        Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 5 July 2011, at 4:30 p.m.
  • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
    leobueno -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 7:30 a.m.
    • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
      Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 3:41 p.m.
      • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 5:26 p.m.
        • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
          leobueno -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 8:10 p.m.
          • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
            Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 8:19 p.m.
            • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
              leobueno -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 8:38 p.m.
              • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
                Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 1:46 p.m.
                • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
                  Jason Lee -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 1:46 a.m.
                  • Convergence
                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 1:29 p.m.
                    • Convergence
                      Rich Munitz -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 3:20 p.m.
                      • Convergence
                        Bob Koca -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 4:24 p.m.
                        • Convergence
                          Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 4:32 p.m.
                        • Convergence
                          Rich Munitz -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 5:42 p.m.
                • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
                  Henrik Bukkjaer -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 4:28 p.m.
                  • Real world examples
                    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 5:44 p.m.
                  • Skill differences between flights
                    mtuhtan -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 6:25 p.m.
            • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
              Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 11:17 p.m.
          • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
            mtuhtan -- Wednesday, 6 July 2011, at 8:28 p.m.
  • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
    Bill Riles -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 3:08 a.m.
    • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
      Ken Larsen -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 11:48 a.m.
      • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
        Bob Koca -- Thursday, 7 July 2011, at 11:07 p.m.
        • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
          Ken Larsen -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 12:48 a.m.
          • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
            Steve Mellen -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 3:53 a.m.
            • How to improve backgammon: Adopt a world ranking system like tennis or golf
              Rich Munitz -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 6:07 a.m.
  • Why won't other games/sports rating system work for backgammon?
    leobueno -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 8:22 p.m.
    • Why won't other games/sports rating system work for backgammon?
      Ken Larsen -- Friday, 8 July 2011, at 9:01 p.m.
      • How does the chess rating system work? Will it work for backgammon? *NM*
        leobueno -- Saturday, 9 July 2011, at 12:27 p.m.
        • How does the chess rating system work? Will it work for backgammon?
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 9 July 2011, at 3:29 p.m.