mixed rating question

[rod99]

so here is my situation:

- i got bumped from 4.5 to 5.0 after the 2011 season.
- i played spring as a 5.0 in 2012 and got a 5.0 C rating in 2012.
- i have only played mixed/combo in 2013/2014 (i've boycotted spring until they do away with the 5.0+ garbage).
- my rating after 2013 and after 2014 has remained a 5.0 C from 2012.

i originally thought that they did away with the M exclusive rating if you had played spring at some point in the past. however....

i found two guys in my area who were given 2014 mixed exclusive ratings:

- player A played just 1 spring match in 2014 and has only played mixed/combo since (i assume that wouldn't be enough to qualify). the last time he played spring before that was in 2011.
- player B last played spring in 2012 and has only played mixed/combo since (just like me). however he only played 2 spring matches in 2012.

so my questions are:

- do you need to sit out 3 springs in order to get a M exclusive rating? this appears to be the case with player A. however played B played spring in 2012. did he need to play more than 2 matches to calculate a rating?

 

[J_R_B]

so here is my situation:

- i got bumped from 4.5 to 5.0 after the 2011 season.
- i played spring as a 5.0 in 2012 and got a 5.0 C rating in 2012.
- i have only played mixed/combo in 2013/2014 (i've boycotted spring until they do away with the 5.0+ garbage).
- my rating after 2013 and after 2014 has remained a 5.0 C from 2012.

i originally thought that they did away with the M exclusive rating if you had played spring at some point in the past. however....

i found two guys in my area who were given 2014 mixed exclusive ratings:

- player A played just 1 spring match in 2014 and has only played mixed/combo since (i assume that wouldn't be enough to qualify). the last time he played spring before that was in 2011.
- player B last played spring in 2012 and has only played mixed/combo since (just like me). however he only played 2 spring matches in 2012.

so my questions are:

- do you need to sit out 3 springs in order to get a M exclusive rating? this appears to be the case with player A. however played B played spring in 2012. did he need to play more than 2 matches to calculate a rating?

You need to play three matches to get a rating for a season, so player B's 2012 spring season didn't count towards a C rating. If you have a 5.0 C rating from 12/31/2012, you'll have to sit out one more year to get an M rating.

Once you have an M rating, you can self-rate for adult, but you can't self-rate lower than your last C rating (i.e. the 5.0 from 12/31/2012), but you can appeal the self-rating if you're trying to play 4.5.