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This is where the Rankings and Pairings will be updated each week for November ROOT. Check here each week to see who you play, and to make sure you've earned all the points you should have.

November ROOT Rankings:
                                   Pts:                LSDif:
1.  Minister Polarius              32                              29
2.  jmhartz                         29                              18    
3.  Professoralstad            23.5                                8  
4.  Alex_Olijar                      21                              14          
5. Red                              20                               -1
6.  Daniel TS RED                20                                -3
7. The Guardian                 17                               -8
8.  slugfencer                    15.5                              1                       
9.  RTSManiac                   14                                -6
10. adotson85                   11                                  -1
11. Count Fount                 10                                -3
12. Red Dragon Thorn         8                                  -14
13. mjwaree5                     5                                -4
14. The Warrior                  5                                -15

Are challenge wins (When you're the one who got challenged) no longer counting as bonus points for that player? If so then my score is correct. But otherwise I should have full bonus from my defeat of Justin when he challenged me.

I was not aware of that rule. It won't affect the rankings at all, so if that is how it was before, it will continue to be so. I will fix your score accordingly.

So you get points for each challenge game win, regardless of who challenges who?

No. You only get points for winning the challenge that you make. If you win a game that someone challenges you on, then no one gets points (unless it is a mutual challenge).

I thought that if you won a game where you got challenged, you got bonus points.  Actually, I thought that you got bonus points no matter what if you got challenged (1 or 2, depending on whether you won or lost).  Am I wrong?

This is the way it has been done in the past.

Person who challenges:
wins - they get 3 challenge points and 0 bonus points
loses - they get 0 challenge points and 0 bonus points

Person who is challenged:
wins - they get 0 challenge points and 2 bonus points
loses - they get 0 challenge points and 1 bonus point

The second part looks like bonus games.  Is that the valid format.  You get points regardless if you win or lose when you're challenged?

When you are challenged, it is like a bonus game played for you (which provides incentive for you to play and accept a challenge) but it is an official game for the challenger (he gets three points if he wins, none if he loses). I didn't realize that rule when I started, but I will certainly maintain it.

Please let me know ASAP if you notice an error in your (or anyone else's) number of points. Thanks. 
« Last Edit: November 11, 2010, 11:48:36 AM by Professoralstad » 
 

I know ive acquired some points since the last update.

Who got third?

No I'm pretty sure it's me.