Indoor Tournament: Which category?

[AlexDK09]

I'm about to sign up for a two week indoor tournament.
However, I don't know in which category I should play: 3.0 or 3.5.

My results this year:
3.0 1-1
Lost 5-7 4-6 [Played within a week after I came back from my four week holiday in the USA]
Won 6-1 6-1

3.5 1-0
Won 0-6 7-5 6-0

4.0 0-2
Lost 5-7 2-6
Lost 5-7 5-7 [5-4 5-3 ahead but I still managed to lose this match]

4.5 0-1
Lost 3-6 0-6

 

[SweetH2O]

If you are trying to decide between 3.0 or 3.5, go with 3.5.

At first glance I thought you would be trying to decide between 3.5 and 4.0. I can't imagine being competitive at 4.0 and having any fun playing a tournament at 3.0.

 

[MNPlayer]

That's a really amazing range of results. Either you are improving very, very fast or something is weird with the levels. Someone who can play 4.0 competitively should almost always bagel a 3.0. For sure it would not be a competitive score. Same from 4.5 to 3.5, etc.

It looks like you are in the Netherlands. Do you use NTRP there?

Edit: Looking again it looks like the outlier is your first 3.0 match. Other than that you look like strong 3.5 to weak 4.0. So take your pick

 

[obtn]

I agree, go with 3.5 at least, 3.0 won't give you any competition. Unless of course you are just in it for the win... which I hope not.

 

[jdubbs]

I would say 3.5.

 

[ibeeskeef]

Create a brand new USTA account, self rate as a 2.5 and bask in the glory of being a cheating sandbagger like everyone else on this site!

 

[AlexDK09]

That's a really amazing range of results. Either you are improving very, very fast or something is weird with the levels. Someone who can play 4.0 competitively should almost always bagel a 3.0. For sure it would not be a competitive score. Same from 4.5 to 3.5, etc.

It looks like you are in the Netherlands. Do you use NTRP there?

Edit: Looking again it looks like the outlier is your first 3.0 match. Other than that you look like strong 3.5 to weak 4.0. So take your pick

We use different ratings in the Netherlands (3 = 9.0 3.5 = 8 etc. the Dutch pros are about 0.7). Because I didn't played any matches in 2009 I am still rated 3.0, and the indoor tournament I mentioned in the OP is unofficial so I will stay a 3.0 in 2011. However, I only played one 3.0 tournament this year and lost in the first round due to my trip in the USA [didn't play for four weeks].

The variety of results is due to two 3.5 tournaments. In the first round I played a 3.5 and in the second round a 4.5, for instance. About four years ago, I used to play about 10 hours per week as a junior. But I kind of lost interested in 2009, but regained interest in 2010 .

 

[dlk]

Create a brand new USTA account, self rate as a 2.5 and bask in the glory of being a cheating sandbagger like everyone else on this site!

Hey, easy with the sweeping generalizations, I'm getting smoked at least weekly.

 

[ibeeskeef]

Hey, easy with the sweeping generalizations, I'm getting smoked at least weekly.

by other cheating 2.5's no doubt.

 

[AlexDK09]

I decided to sign up for the 3.5 tournament, the matches will last 45 minutes each so it isn't a 'real' match it's more like an unofficial christmas tournament. I hope that I'm going to reach the finals