Hey Peter,

Interesting idea!

But let me first ask - what were you thinking as the purpose/intent of setting
up a ranking system specifically for the DC area?

And btw, quite a few folks (including myself) are off to get our butts kicked
at the Boston Open this weekend, and enjoying the process, so will not be join
you at Glenn Dale :)

Cheers,
- Aamir


--- In DCBadminton@yahoogroups.com, Peter Teuben <teuben@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
> I've been tinkering with the idea of a ladder/ranking system for
> badminton in
> our area. There are various variations on this theme, e.g. the Swiss
> Ladder system
> http://www.worldbadminton.com/text/swissLadder.htm
>
> In addition to that, we could also use an ELO based (like the Chess people
> do) ranking system, that keeps a running ranking score of your games
> and can even be used in doubles. Check out
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system#Theory
> and
> http://www.chessrankings.com/theory.aspx
>
> With this email i'd like to solicit ideas.
>
>
> I am planning to try this out at the small tournament I'm organizing
> in the Glenn Dale Rec Center gym this coming Saturday (May 9).
> Between about 10.30am and 4pm we are hosting a small tournament. You are
> welcome to contact me if you are really interested to play,
> but i should add these caveats:
> - we only have 3 courts and I have to limit the entries (i..e there
> might be a waiting list)
> - the level is very recreational, though we plan to play in A and B
> (A=C/D dcopen level at best; B=recreational/kids/no tourney experience
> and if enough kids we might do seperate J (junior) level)
> - fee is between $5 and $10 for the day
> - prizes are fun prizes, no medals or trophies.
> - we play with Yonex-2000 plastic shuttles, but for the finals we might
> use AS-50 feather. The finals are between the top 4 players in the ladder
> by the end of the tournament
> - if you're really interested in helping with this ladder system, we
> might be
> able to bypass that waiting list :-)
>
> Info on the glenn dale club:
> http://www.astro.umd.edu/~teuben/badminton/glenndale/
>
> peter
>