Introduction:
The Senior Ranking Scheme is a “results based” system with points awarded for matches won and deductions made for matches lost in ranking tournaments. Points will also be awarded for participation in each event. The Scheme outlined below is a pilot scheme for the 2008/09 season which will be adjusted, if considered necessary, due to unforeseen anomalies during the season.

Points for each player shown on the closing 2007/08 lists will be reduced to 50% to form the opening points for the 2008/09 season. For different Classes and Levels of events different amounts are awarded.

Award/Deduction of Points:
Working from the opening points, players will be awarded or deducted points for every match played in ranking tournaments in accordance with the following:

      Ranking                     Win                    Loss
  Point Difference        Expected   Unexpected   Expected  Unexpected
        0-20                 8          12          -4          -6
       21-40                 6          14          -3          -7
       41-70                 4          16          -2          -8
       71+                   3          20          -1.5       -10

A result is ”expected” where the winner is the player with the higher ranking points and “unexpected” where the winner is the player with the lower ranking points.

Classes of Tournaments:
To differentiate between the different Classes of tournaments, the above win and loss points will be multiplied by a factor of:

	1.25 for Class 1 Events (National Championships, Senior Classification and Top 10)
	1.00 for Class 2 Events (Ulster Open Graded, Leinster Grand Prix, Munster 
                                  Grand Prix, Connacht Grand Prix, Fermanagh Open)
                                 
	0.75 for Level 1 Senior events, Qualification Event*
	0.50 for Level 2 Senior Events
	0.40 for Level 3 Senior Events
	0.30 for Level 4 Senior Events
	0.20 for Level 5 Senior Events
	0.10 for Level 6 Senior Events

*Players qualifying for the Senior Classification from the Qualification Event *to be awarded points only for their performances in the Senior Classification. *Players not qualifying from the Classification to be awarded points as listed above.

New Unranked Players:
A new player will be given a ranking based on his/her performance in his/her first competition. If a player wins sufficient points to enter the ranking list at, for example, position no. 50, then the additions or deductions of points for that player’s matches will be recalculated based on the player having starting ranking points equivalent to a ranking of no. 50, rather than a ranking of zero. Additions/deductions of points will be made accordingly for those players winning or losing to this player.

Award of Bonus/Participation Points:
Players to be awarded Bonus/Participation Points for finishing places in Class 1 & 2 and other levels of tournaments on the following basis depending on the Class or Level of tournament:

                           Class 1             Class 2       Other Levels
    Below 128 Losers         10                   7.5              5
    Last 128 Losers          12.5                10                7.5
    Last 64 Losers           25                  20               15
    Last 32 Losers           37.5                30               22.5
    Last 16 Losers           50                  40               30
    Quarter Final Losers     62.5                50               37.5
    Semi-Final Losers        75                  60               45
    Runner-Up                87.5                70               52.5
    Winner                  100                  80               60

Issue of Ranking Lists:
Lists will be compiled after each event and issued monthly.
20 August 2008

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