Hey third post in a row new record? This is a direct copy paste from my Facebook post.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ud3srNnkVFnQ_S--RJE2qi-97GPNh58m-VLwTppn85k/edit?usp=sharing
First things first, special thanks to @
Locke 06 for the advice and data entry throughout this project.
I started this project when members of the community voiced their concerns about how seeding was being done at local tournaments. While who has wins over who was still being taken into account a lot of the placements were entirely subjective, as a result I decided to try my hand at creating a rudimentary seeding system for Western Washington, and while this is far from perfect I think it’s a good starting point and time to get your feedback and advice on how to proceed. My attempt here was entirely based on local tournament results, for the time being Gameclucks Weeklies, ePeen Gaming BiWeeklies, Northwest Majors 7, and the NWBG series due to their consistency and the level of play typically found at these events.
It became clear early on that seeding around 200 local players with perfect accuracy was going to be a near impossible task, so I shifted my focus towards identifying the higher ranking players in the region and seeding them based on results. What came out of this was essentially the start of a power ranking system, and while that’s what is being highlighted in this document, it isn’t the final say. There are players that haven’t met in bracket that may be better than someone currently seeded higher than them, or may not even be seeded at all due to having an off day at the tournament or two that they’ve attended. I believe that with a larger sample size and more time this problem will resolve itself and hopefully this will encourage more players to make an effort to get out and prove their claims that they deserve a higher spot.
While this is already compiled, there’s still a fair amount of work to be done on the project and for this to be a fair representation of the region as well as the community I can’t do this entirely myself. I have a few individuals in mind already, but I’m striving for an even representation geographically and tournament participation wise to fully represent the player base. I’m looking to you for guidance on who these individuals should be.
I’ll happily address any comments or concerns and would appreciate any intelligent feedback, thoughts, or questions.
