VNEA Rankings
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Are you talking local, State, or International? International has Open, Intermediate, and Masters. Masters are the top rated and they have some very good players in that division. Jesse Bowman, Shane Van Boening, Stan Tourangeau, just to name a couple.Fore Rail said:
They have B, A, and Master levels. In upper level tournaments you start out in the B division and compete there until you finish high enough in the tournament to be raised (sorry I dont know the exact cut off for this to happen).
As an example, say you go to a state tourney and finish in the top 8 of the B division. Next year you will have to play in the A bracket. This works the same way for singles or team, so if you dont do well in singles but are on a team that finishes high you are now considered an A player and would have to compete as such in the singles the next year.
If your an A player at state but have never competed in a national event you would go to the national tournament as a B player, and would stay at that ranking until you finish high enough to be raised.
I hope I explained this clearly, as it can be a little confusing
Woody
As an example, say you go to a state tourney and finish in the top 8 of the B division. Next year you will have to play in the A bracket. This works the same way for singles or team, so if you dont do well in singles but are on a team that finishes high you are now considered an A player and would have to compete as such in the singles the next year.
If your an A player at state but have never competed in a national event you would go to the national tournament as a B player, and would stay at that ranking until you finish high enough to be raised.
I hope I explained this clearly, as it can be a little confusing
Woody
woody_968 said:They have B, A, and Master levels. In upper level tournaments you start out in the B division and compete there until you finish high enough in the tournament to be raised (sorry I dont know the exact cut off for this to happen).
As an example, say you go to a state tourney and finish in the top 8 of the B division. Next year you will have to play in the A bracket. This works the same way for singles or team, so if you dont do well in singles but are on a team that finishes high you are now considered an A player and would have to compete as such in the singles the next year.
If your an A player at state but have never competed in a national event you would go to the national tournament as a B player, and would stay at that ranking until you finish high enough to be raised.
I hope I explained this clearly, as it can be a little confusing
Woody
Thanx for the reply Woody.
What you explained above is just about how I had the whole deal understood. I play in the Rocky Mountain Region where there is actually a C division or "un-ranked" if you will.
The trouble with some of these so called C players is some simply do not play in tournaments & have a skill level much higher than their ranking. Therefore they can sandbag in league play & for that matter in tournaments if they should decide to play.
Do you think there is a problem with the system in place? Should what one does during league play have an impact on ranking instead of just relying on tournament play results?
I guess somewhere down the line everything might even out, that is if people compete in tournaments, place & thus are raised in ranking. For some, they are very happy raking in the dough every year from league play with loaded teams.
woody_968 said:
Wood-man,
Well, they roped me into playing on a Master's league team this Fall - my very first play on bar tables. Does this mean I could play in the B level singles in the state tournament (even though I'm doing quite well in the Masters league)? Are the single's events handicapped in any way?
What about the Las Vegas tournaments? Could I play as a B player there in team or individual events? I'm totally confused.
Thanks.
P.S. - I'm going to get over to TH some Fri or Sun for one of those tournaments if they are still active.