I have decided that, instead of adding ranking points for group D and E after the restart, it would be better to do it now and then leave it the same. This means that for past players returning for the restart, the results of their last 3 seasons at Group E level or higher will count toward their ranking, rather than only those results at Group C level or higher.

Ranking points are earned each time you win a game in Group A, B, C, D and E. They are not directly used to decide who promotes or relegates, but I am considering using them in the tie-breaking system as an alternative to using a tie-break tournament or fastest turn-speed.

Group A will give 8 ranking points per win.
Group B will give 4 ranking points per win.
Group C will give 2 ranking points per win.
Group D will give 1 ranking point per win.
Group E will give 0.5 ranking points per win.

For the restart, the top 20 ranked returning players will be seeded across the 5 groups (4 per group) using the results from the last 3 seasons they participated in. This means that past players who have not played in the most recent seasons can still receive a seeding based on past performance.

Following the restart, all ranking points will be set to zero regardless of any individual's performance prior or during the restart of the league. This way, our first Group A winner following the restart will also be ranked #1.

Points will be accumulated over the 3 most recent seasons of the Small Earth P/R League. Note that this will be different from the restart, where I used each individual player's last 3 seasons. Once 3 seasons have been played, players will need to defend their ranking points from the 1st season in the 4th season, and so on.

Hopefully this ranking system makes sense. Please feel free to ask if you need any point clarified.

Edited 4/15/2019 09:17:24

I am in the process of listing the top 20 ranked returning players, who will each receive a seeding for the restart tournaments. This will be posted very soon, so stand by!

Here are all the returning past players with their ranking points. The top 20 will be seeded and split between the 5 tournaments for the restart.

Rank. Name (Points)

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1. Baer (144)
2. huddyj (144)
3. AI (128)
4. iNsAnE (104)
5. Hunta (100)
6. Bonsai (92)
7. graemes (80)
8. BlacKnight (64)
9. Matt431 (60)
10. Private Pabse (60)
11. mslasm (48)
12. Cata Cauda (42)
13. Ameter (38)
14. Fc Bayern (36)
15. Hasdrubal (32)*
16. Kevin Turner (32)
17. Suschel (27)*
18. Ragnar Lothbrok (24)
19. rocky1 (24)
20. Tof (22)
21. ARand0mPlayer (20)
22. kirdol (20)
23. Taji (17)
24. s1gmoyd (9)
25. PhucilliJerry (7)
26. Meldarion (2.5)
27. GeniusJKlopp (2)
28. TianO (2)
29. Dimitris_Wingo (1)
30. Captain Trips (0)
31. lh70 (0)
32. ViralGoat (0)
33. Wiz Wizz Wizznson (0)
34. DrowningManatee (0)

* means player has matches unfinished from last season

The 20 seeded players will be distributed according to seeding across the 5 groups:
Group 1: 1st, 10th, 11th, and 20th seeds
Group 2: 2nd, 9th, 12th, and 19th seeds
Group 3: 3rd, 8th, 13th, and 18th seeds
Group 4: 4th, 7th, 14th, and 17th seeds
Group 5: 5th, 6th, 15th, and 16th seeds

Edited 4/15/2019 10:14:21

Invitations for seeded returning players will be sent out tomorrow.

Still waiting for 3 unseeded players to join their groups. @dauti @NoobSchool @lh70

Once invitations have been sent to the seeded players, tournaments will be started either:
1. When every invited player has joined. Or
2. On the 1st of May.

New players can still sign up for the restart until the first group tournament is started. Get in ASAP if you are wanting to participate!

Edit: dauti and lh70 have joined, just waiting for NoobSchool (plus the seeded players who are yet to be invited)

Edited 4/16/2019 06:23:50

Seeded players will be sent their tournament invitations in about 7-8 hours from now.

All other players have joined their tournaments except for NoobSchool in Group 5.

There is still space for several more players, so if you want to join the small earth league, sign up ASAP by posting on this thread.

Will you be organizing the results of the restart something like: everyone that finished 1-2 goes to Division A, finish 3-4 go to Division B, etc?

That is exactly it. One of the reasons why I created the ranking system was to give known good players the best chance to qualify.

Ok, all seeded players have been sent their tournament invitations. Please join promptly, and I will start the tournaments as they are ready.

Cut-off date is May 1. All tournaments at that time that are waiting for players to join will be started without them.

Oof. It's a pretty hard system. Have 2 bad games and you are in Div C already, although you have been playing in Div A for a long time?

However, I'm in. I just think that 3 games are not enough to make such a big decision, whether someone plays in Div A or D. Especially because all of us also know, that fist-pick-luck is involved.

Edit: Forget what I just said. apparently, the groups are bigger.

Edited 4/17/2019 09:34:29

There are 10-11 players in each group. If you finish top 2, you go to Group A. 3rd-4th to Group B, 5th-6th to Group C, etc.

The better players should at least make it to Group B by finishing top 4.

Sign me in please

Ok Seggel, you have been invited to Group 5. Welcome!

Is there still a free place? i would like to join..

you can sign me in for the next season or if they are still free places

If possible, I'd like to join as well

Count me in

You guys who have asked to join since my last post, I will try to fit you in if possible. However, I will need to wait until after the weekend. This will give me a chance to see which groups I can put you in.

Thanks for your patience, and standby for (hopefully) your tournament invitations.

Edit: Sorry, SmallEarthMaster is my alt. huddyj

Edited 4/17/2019 23:04:29

Is it to late to join?
If yes, fuck.
If no, count me in.

Working on it...will let you and everyone else know in a couple of days. If I get enough interest, I might create another group so you all can play. I'll try to fit you in if possible though.

Edit: @k.o. @Thorben, You have both been added and sent invitations.

@Star-Lord @ ADHDnl @Maschder, There is room for 1 more player in each group (5 players total) so you will be invited, but I won't be sending your invitations until next week, as I don't want any groups to start early.

Edited 4/18/2019 12:54:37

@huddy: This is really well run, thank you so much for reviving!

@AI: I think this system is the fastest route to equilibrium and that’s the right thing to optimize for. There may be some noise during the first two seasons due to bad luck or poor pairings, but the best players will end up in A even if they have to go through B or C to get there. This is better than having to go through E -> D -> C -> B as a phenom new player or a dramatically improved old player. It’s been a year, I’m sure there are rusty A/B players who frankly don’t deserve that spot any more because the field has caught up.