How do “unranked” players become “ranked”?
In order for an unranked player to become ranked, a player must accumulate at least one win and two losses against players who are already ranked over the course of 12 months. Players can only obtain an initial ranking after they have been assigned a temporary ranking. In calculating a temporary ranking, the system calculates the average of a player’s initial performances. It is important to note that in the calculation of the temporary ranking, wins and losses against players who have more than 300 points of the average of other wins and losses, will not count. For example, if Player “A” competes in four matches against opponents with the following ranking points: 2000, 2200, 3100, and 2150, the system will only count the matches against the players with 2000, 2200, and 2150 points in the calculation of a temporary ranking. This rule is in place to prevent a player from being ranked too high or too low compared to their real level of play as they enter the ranking system. For the same
