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Benchmark What I don't understand is when you are a 3.0 who played at regionals and sectionals, and get a benchmark rating. In January you get moved up to the 3.5 level, but are still a benchmark. How can you be a benchmark 3.5 when you never played at that level?

Sandbagging If you sign up at 3.0 and play your best, you are not sandbagging. You may get DQ'd, but if that is what it takes for a 3.5 team to take you, then do it. Sandbagging is losing on purpose to not get DQ'd.

There are no Stupid questions, just stupid people.

One thing that needs to be done, is to recalculate the ratings at the end of the year. I have seen guys roll through their local league, but then go on to lose at regionals, sectionals, or even nationals. These guys then stay at the same level because of their post-season losses, while some of...

I just want to congratulate the Jacksonville team on their win. You guys were gone by the time we finished our last match. Good luck at nationals, From Gainesville

Regionals DQ My team had two scheduled matches at regionals in one day. After the first match, the scores were put into the computer and I was told that 2 of my players had been DQ'd and they could not play in the second match. So this guy had to be DQ'd after the second match.

I believe the system is kind of like the BCS in college football. If you beat a player at the 3.5 level, and that player goes on and beats a player at the 4.o level, your rating will go up with the player you beat. So, at the time you beat that player, it may not have been considered a strike...

If you are who I think you are, you were rated a 3.5 before you played in regionals. Have you checked your rating since. Click on your name and look in the upper right.

3.0 Regionals I don't think you have to worry. You have been bumped up to 3.5.