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Set Pickleball League Ranking Algorithms
Set Pickleball League Ranking Algorithms

Module 2 (10/11)

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Written by Ashley Owens
Updated over a week ago

Learn about the two league algorithm options available on CourtReserve: 1-Up/1-Down and Points Won %.

Module 2 is an eleven-part quick-start guide highlighting the key steps admins should complete when creating events and leagues for pickleball players. This article is Part 10.

  1. Part 1: Set Up a Pickleball Event

  2. Part 2: Create Event Categories, Sessions, and Tags

  3. Part 3: Configure Event Pricing and Rules

  4. Part 4: Create a Pickleball Waitlist

  5. Part 5: Create Pickleball Event Custom Field

  6. Part 6: Create Pickleball Player Ratings

  7. Part 7: Create Pickleball Packages

  8. Part 8: Create a Pickleball League

  9. Part 9: Create a Pickleball Session

  10. Part 10: Set Pickleball League Ranking Algorithms

  11. Part 11: Create a Pickleball Session Schedule

1-up/1-down

Moving up and down in rank

Players are re-ranked each week according to the match outcomes using these rules:

  1. After play, the 4 players in your group are ranked from 1 to 4, depending on the accumulative score of all 3 games.

  2. If you finish first in your group, you move ahead of the player finishing last in the group just above your group.

  3. The #1 ranked player must play or be bumped to #2. The winner of group 1 will be the new #1 ranked player.

  4. Any player who is a “No Show” will be recorded as finishing last in his/her group.

  5. No inactive player can move above an active player.

Explanation of Rule 5

When active players lose and go down in rank, inactive players below them get moved down as well. This rule deliberately encourages participation and may penalize inactivity. ACTIVE players are assured that no INACTIVE player can move from below them to above them in rank regardless of what they do. At the same time INACTIVE players must realize there is nowhere to go but down if they are unable to play. Notice how the three inactive players in the example below all fall between one and four spots in rank.

Example of ranking procedures

Points Won %

Moving up and down in rank

Players are re-ranked each week according to the match outcomes using their points earned divided by the total possible points. They will move up and down based on their Overall Points Won Percentage.

Total Points

Players earn points based on their performance in matches. The total points a player can earn in a session are predetermined by the rotations and score limit. The more game days the player participates in, the more total points.
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​For Example: If in a 4-person rotation type, a player plays 1 rotation to 15. They can earn up to 45 points per game day. If they play again next week, their total possible points will move up to 90.

Point Percentage

Point Percentage is calculated by dividing the total points earned by a player by the maximum possible points they could have earned.


​For Example: If we have a 4-person Rotation type with 2 rotations to 11. The total possible points would be 66. If one player wins all 6 of their matches in this case, they would have a 100% Points Won Percentage for the day.

Important

Admins will have the ability to manually adjust the rankings. Currently, there is no penalty system for a player who does not attend a game day. A player could attend one event and have a perfect score, then never attend another event. This would leave them at 100% of the Points won, and they would stay at the number 1 slot. We would encourage full attendance or manually lowering a player's ranking for missing game day sessions.

VIDEO TRAINING & RELATED WEBINARS

Watch the entire Module 2 video to learn about event management.

Watch a recorded webinar about setting up leagues.

What’s next?

  1. Read Module 2, Part 11: Create a Pickleball Session Schedule

  2. Read Module 2, Part 1: Set Up a Pickleball Event

  3. Read Module 2, Part 2: Create Event Categories, Sessions, and Tags

  4. Read Module 2, Part 3: Configure Event Pricing and Rules

  5. Read Module 2, Part 4: Create a Pickleball Waitlist

  6. Read Module 2, Part 5: Create Pickleball Event Custom Field

  7. Read Module 2, Part 6: Create Pickleball Player Ratings

  8. Read Module 2, Part 7: Create Pickleball Packages

  9. Read Module 2, Part 8: Create a Pickleball League

  10. Read Module 2, Part 9: Create a Pickleball Session


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