Rankings and ELO policy

Group-level ELO is designed to reflect how a player performs inside a specific playing environment. Consolidated ELO blends active ratings from multiple groups into one broader guide that can help with cross-group seeding later on.

ELO changes are influenced by opponent strength. Beating higher-rated players should move you up more. Losing to lower-rated players should cost more. That is the whole point: expected results move less, upsets move more.

Leaderboards for an event can be configured by the organiser. Unless changed for a specific session, the default event rule is total points first, then point difference, then wins, because classic americano scoring places heavy value on every point won.

Rankings are useful seeding tools, not an absolute measure of player value. Clubs and organisers should still apply common sense when placing players, especially where injury, rust, mixed standards, or guest players affect the draw.