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A Summary of the New Ranking System Ranking
points will be awarded based on a player’s lowest known finishing
position e.g.
The
new system is governed by a published matrix
of points that provides points for categories A, B, C + D within
the 4 ‘grades’ of event i.e. World Championships, Super World
Tour, World Tour, Challenger. As with the previous system, every player participating in an FIR event will receive at least one ranking point. The
new ranking system will be based on a player’s best 10
point-scoring events over a ‘rolling’ 2-year period. There
is no erosion of points other than their removal after 24 months
i.e. points gathered 23 months previously are worth the same as
points gathered yesterday. Rankings will be published on the 1st of every month, and will include all events that have finished before the 14th of the previous month. Number of Events played will also be presented as part of the World Ranking Listings. Points for all events before 2007 have been rolled up and now count as 1 event. What About Existing Ranking Points? To
ensure continuity, the 2006 year-end ranking points will be carried
forward into 2007 and count towards the world ranking for 2007 only. The
2006 year-end ranking points will be ‘rounded down’ to remove
all decimal points. During
this transition year (2007), rankings will be calculated based on
the 2006 year-end rankings plus the best 5 point-scoring events. As
of 1st January 2008 the 2006 year-end rankings will be
removed and the ‘best 10 point-scoring’ rule will come into
play. Therefore, those
players playing more than 5 events during 2007 stand a better chance
of having a higher ranking in early 2008. By 31st December 2008 the system will be operating as intended i.e. a player’s best 10 point-scoring events over a full 24 month period will count towards their ranking.
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