Are You Sure My Self-Rate Is Safe?

[Spokewench]

Cindy, there is just no telling if your player will get 3 strikes. The algorithym that they use is way to too complicated to decide just from scores what will happen with that player; it is all based on what the score was, what the opponents' dynamic ratings are, etc., etc. Just too hard to calculate without all the information that is in the computer and the dynamic ratings of the opponents.

Don't worry, just go play! Whenever you have a self rated player they can get DQed. That's the way of the USTA and it affects all teams equally.

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[Kostas]

Originally Posted by Limpinhitter

How do "self-rates" rate themselves improperly? Why?

Uh...too low and to win matches....

[Cindysphinx]

She played another match last night, with the same partner. Won -2 and -1. Opponents were a 3.5 and a 3.0. No DQ, so maybe we're ok.

[dizzlmcwizzl]

Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

She played another match last night, with the same partner. Won -2 and -1. Opponents were a 3.5 and a 3.0. No DQ, so maybe we're ok.

Have you ever had a DQ'd player before? Would you even know this quickly if she had been DQ'd?

[Kostas]

You're likely fine Cindy...

From what I've seen this year the DNTRP have to be way off the charts to register (i.e. playing up and winning).

We had a self-rate junior player steamroll our entire league at #1 singles ALL year long to the tune of 12-1 (the one loss coming to my #1 C-rated singles player who didn't lose a match all year 7-5, 7-6) and he didn't get DQ'd...

With her playing doubles it masks it even more.

We had two more players also:

A self-rate 3.0 playing both 3.0 and 3.5 and he won ALL his matches at both levels and didn't get DQ'd...

And a self-rate 2.5(!!) who was playing up to 3.0 AND 3.5 and didn't lose a match and he's still a 2.5...even my state league coordinator couldn't figure this one out...

I try to use some common sense in these matters. if a self rated player double bagels someone of the same rating who isn't self rated, the self rated player needs to move up to their true rating. Of course that would go against the long established tradition of stocking your teams with ringers. but so be it. that's how I see it.

[Spokewench]

Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

She played another match last night, with the same partner. Won -2 and -1. Opponents were a 3.5 and a 3.0. No DQ, so maybe we're ok.

If she was playing a 3.0 on the other team, you can bet her dynamic rating was not that great; your player will not in any real probability get a strike for that match.