[tournament-org] TournamentEntryGrades

[Geoff Kaniuk]

Thanks Matt,

Just a bit of history:

Prior to 1997 player grades were self-declared apart from dan grades 
which were set by the BGA Grading Committee.

There was a lot of discomfort when the rating system was introduced as 
there was a feeling that players would be named and shamed.

So I am keen to see that players and TD's agree with the concept of an 
automatic setting of entry grades.

The EGD system is the one we use but I would be cautious about saying 
that the right grade for a player is the one derived after the last 
tournament.  In most players below about 4d you will find a significant 
scatter in the player's rating from one tournament to the next. Sticking 
to that measure is of course the easy option.

Geoff

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On 16/06/2019 18:20, Matt Marsh via tournament-org wrote:
> Geoff: thanks for your thoughts on this topic.
> 
> I agree that as tournament directors, we do have a duty to check entry 
> grades and ensure that people are entering tournaments at the 'right' 
> grade.
> 
> The 'right' grade should generally mean the grade based on the player's 
> current EGF rating (GoR). Of course there will be some exceptions to 
> this and the tournament director needs to make appropriate decisions to 
> deviate from that where needed - but that should be the default.
>