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Last updated:
2010.02.05 14:07
Doubles Ladder
Managed by
Quick-Draws
The Evergreen
Doubles Ladder ranks the registered Evergreen
members according to an initial ranking, and thereafter by the
match results submitted. Quick-Draws also manages the
VDSL
and the provincial
doubles ranking. The provincial ladder, the club
ladder, and the VSDL are independent yet connected services.
All doubles matches with four registered Evergreen members
can be recorded on Quick-Draws.
When a VDSL match is entered on the league site, that result
will also be included in the provincial rankings. The only
restriction is that at least one player from each team must
already be on the provincial rankings. Also, if it happens that
all four players are on the Evergreen Doubles Ladder, a VDSL
result will count towards the club ladder rankings as well.
Tournament scores are fed into the provincial rankings, and they
too will influence the club ladder so long as all four players are
registered on the Evergreen Doubles Ladder.
All friendlies, and in-house doubles matches can be entered into
the club doubles ladder system on Quick-Draws.
All those playing in Evergreen’s In-house Doubles program are
strongly encouraged to enter results. Members are also encouraged
to record all doubles matches that they play on the ladder. Just
a word of caution, be certain match results are
not reported by multiple parties.
Do not expect that your provincial
doubles ranking and your Evergreen
Doubles Ladder ranking will be the same. While some
data is shared, the data for the two ladders is not identical.
Essentially, Quick-Draws is set up so that if all four players
are registered on the Evergreen
Doubles Ladder the score will count regardless of the source of the data.
Quick-Draws will also incorporate any match into provincial
rankings if there is at least one player from each team who
is already on the provincial rankings.
Log-in procedure
A separate document covering the log-in procedure
for the Evergreen Doubles Ladder is available.
There is no check for the duplication of match
results. All tournament results and all VDSL results
will be entered by the administrators or captains. Do not enter these separately.
When you enter the results of an Evergreen match, the other participants are sent a confirmation email. After a match it is helpful to decide who is going to enter the results or if there is doubt, check your emails to be certain that someone else in the foursome has not already entered the results.
Avoid duplication
Before, or after, each
match, determine who is going to record the results on the ladder.
The ranking system blends the individual rankings of the two
players in each pair. The results of matches are characterized
as expected or unexpected. If the higher ranked team wins, that
is expected. If the lower ranked team wins, that is unexpected.
Changes to rankings are small if the differences in pre-match
ranking are small. Changes are more dramatic for unexpected
results as the differences in ranking are greater. If a much
stronger team wins there may be no or little change in ranking.
All wins are not equal. 3-0 is a
strong win compared to a 3-2
win. This is reflected in the gains and losses in ranking points.
The changes to the ranking of individual players are
shared equally. If one player goes up by 5
ranking points, the partner goes up the same amount. The losing
players would also each lose the same number of points.
Be prompt
There is a 5-day time limit
for recording ladder matches.
Lastly, for those rare occasions when an error is made,
what to do? Once a match score has been entered and saved,
it is there forever. Well, not quite. If you happen to submit a
3-1 win, and your opponents remind you that
it was 3-2, you will have to request that a
club administrator make an adjustment. Tim Martin is the
current doubles director, and able to delete or edit ladder
results. But alterations must be made promptly.
Hard Copy
For those of you who would rather have something printed to read,
Lynn Broman has prepared a couple documents covering the operation,
and use of the Evergreen Doubles Ladder. They are available in Microsoft
Word and Adobe PDF format.
