IJA-Canada Ranking Calculations

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Ranking Calculation Explained:

• Tournament Points (this is the easy one):
  • Competitors are given the inverse number of points to the number of competitors.
    • Example: If there are three competitors, 1st place gets 3 points, 2nd place gets 2 points, 3rd place gets 1 point.
    • Example: If there are four competitors, 1st place gets 4 points, 2nd place gets 3 points, 3rd place gets 2 points, 4th place gets 1 point.
    • Example: If there are "n" competitors, 1st place gets "n" points, 2nd place gets "n-1" points, etc, last place gets 1 point.
    • (High is good.)
  • These points are cumulative.
• Placement Bonus (this is the compex one):
  • Placements are averaged.
    • Example: If a competitor comes 1st in one tournament, his average is 1.
    • Example: If a competitor comes 1st in one tournament and 2nd in a second tournament, her average is 1.5.
    • Example: If a competitor comes 1st in one tournament, 2nd in a second tournament and 3rd in a third tournament, his average is 2.
    • (Low is good.)
  • To calculate the bonus, this average placement is inversed and multiplied by the number of tournaments.
    • Example: As above, a competitor comes 1st in one tournament. The average is inversed (1/1) and multiplied by the number of tournaments (1) for a bonus of 1.
    • Example: As above, a competitor comes 1st in one tournament and 2nd in a second tournament. The average is inversed (1/1.5) and multiplied by the number of tournaments (2) for a bonus of 1.33.
    • Example: As above, a competitor comes 1st in one tournament, 2nd in a second tournament, 3rd in a third tournament. The average is inversed (1/2) and multiplied by the number of tournaments (3) for a bonus of 1.5.
    • (High is good.)
• Total Points:
  • Add the tournament points and the placement bonus, and you have total points.

Rules:

• Only IJA-Canada Members in good standing are listed.
• Membership status at time of competition is not considered. (That is, events are not excluded if your membership lapsed for that tournament, so long as you are currently a member in good standing.)
• Competitor count means ALL competitors, not just IJA/EJL members.
• Competitor count means count at the beginning of the tournament. Competitors who withdraw partway through are still counted.Competitors who do not start the tournament (such as "no-shows") are not counted.
• Tournaments must be sanctioned by/affiliated with the IJA or the EJL.
• Tournaments must have three or more competitors.
• Ties are permitted.
• Calulations are done to two decimal places.
• Rules are subject to interpretation/change without notice, at the discretion of the IJA-Canada Secretary with the approval/ratification of the Board.
• Suggestions from members are always welcome.