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the addict · Tennis legend

2025 - Men's Ranking Prediction Competition

indiana · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
I'm contemplating changing the scoring system for next year to get more points scored for the WR especially. Perhaps more bands (2.5% instead of 5%) and changing the weighting to make it easier to get points for the top players. For example, Jack is currently WR11, but if you predicted WR15 you don't get any points and I think that you should get points for even WR19. So I want to introduce a sliding scale. Any thoughts ?

I'll have a think but looking at how things have been turning out, it's clearly currently an atrocious unfair system

the addict · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
the addict wrote:
I'm contemplating changing the scoring system for next year to get more points scored for the WR especially. Perhaps more bands (2.5% instead of 5%) and changing the weighting to make it easier to get points for the top players. For example, Jack is currently WR11, but if you predicted WR15 you don't get any points and I think that you should get points for even WR19. So I want to introduce a sliding scale. Any thoughts ?
I'll have a think but looking at how things have been turning out, it's clearly currently an atrocious unfair system

Certainly is - I have only 3 points for the women's world rankings, yet I have 8 of the current top 10 in my choices.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
I'm contemplating changing the scoring system for next year to get more points scored for the WR especially. Perhaps more bands (2.5% instead of 5%) and changing the weighting to make it easier to get points for the top players. For example, Jack is currently WR11, but if you predicted WR15 you don't get any points and I think that you should get points for even WR19. So I want to introduce a sliding scale. Any thoughts ?

Yes - the percentage weighting in the example you give seems wrong, I agree

miriam abc · Club Coach

Maybe for players with a ranking higher than 50 the percentage system could be changed to number limits. Eg, player ranked 30, anyone who guesses within 5 gets maximum points, within 10 ether way gets 4, etc.

the addict · Tennis legend

Thanks for the suggestions. I woke up this morning with some ideas running through my head and have looked at ways of implementing them. An increase in maximum points to 200 with a greater spread of rankings earning points up to a maximum of 10 and a weighted percentage for players inside the top 100. Still tweaking the parameters though.