TABLE Tantrix Tournament Seeding List (based on Elo Ratings)

The current table tournament seeding list can be found below.

Elo ratings are the best estimate of your strength from the evidence of tournament games (TGs) you have played so far, but are less reliable when based on only a few TGs or tournaments so to give the benefit of the doubt to players whose ratings have been 'tested' over more TGs and should be more reliable, Elo ratings from less than 36 table TGs/less than 3 table tournaments are reduced when calculating your seeding points, SPs. To allow for the large confidence interval around Elo ratings based on very few games/tournaments or only on tournament games ("TGs") played long ago, the rating for seeding purposes is the player's Elo rating reduced by by various factors:

- a reduction of (250/36) for each 'missing' game if G is less than 36
- G is capped at 18 (50% of 36) for this purpose if the player has played in less than two tournaments, or 27 (75% of 36) for exactly two tournaments

To find out the reasons for the above adjustments and for further information about the seeding criteria, please look at the seeding method and FAQ page. The figures on that page relate to online tournament seeding points, but the table tournament seeding adjustments will move towards those numbers over time as the number of table tournaments played increases.

If you did not have an"established" Elo rating before, your SPs will have risen by more than your Elo rating to reflect the greater confidence in the accuracy of your Elo rating now that you have played more tournament games - so newer players' SPs may rise even if their Elo rating has fallen.

To see whether or not your rating has improved it is best to look at how your rating has changed rather than your position. This is because the constant influx of completely new players and newish players (whose seeding deductions disappear as they play more tournaments and their Elo rating becomes established) may drop you down the table even if your rating stays the same.

* TABLE * TANTRIX TOURNAMENT SEEDING LIST as at 30 April 2008
Click here to return to the Elo rating and seeding home page
(changes since Dec are due to the GERO, NZLO & GBRO and the deweighting of previous years' Jan-Apr events)
Actual seedings for any tournament will depend on which players enter - in addition, 2 x lobby ranking - 250 is used for your SPs if higher than the SPs shown here
To find yourself in the list below : CTRL+F then type your nickname & press Enter - the columns are explained at the end of the page
For detailed movements, tournt by tournt figures & comments on the underlying Elo ratings, please click the "Elo Rating" column heading below
Apparent ties are separated by looking at decimal places even though seeding points are shown here to the nearest whole number
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR THOSE SEEDING TABLE TOURNAMENTS
Because only a few players have played in more than two table tournaments so far, it is not yet practical to seed a table tournament using table seeding points only. So:
1) If an entrant has played in a table tournament before, you should use the HIGHER of their table or online seeding points, i.e. the numbers in the BLUE column below.
2) If an entrant has never played in a table tournament, you should use their online seeding points instead - i.e. the numbers in the purple column on the online seeding list.
3) For all of the above players and also for players who have never played in any type of tournament, you should also calculate 2 x all-time lobby ranking - 250.
4) If (2 x lobby ranking - 250) is HIGHER than the highest value calculated in steps 1) or 2) above, use that as the seeding points for that player instead.
5) If you would like advice or to be sent any of the tables sorted by nickname, name or country, please ask Steven, tournaments@tantrix.co.uk.
N.B. Players below are ORDERED by UNADJUSTED table tournament seeding points because this is the best measure of table tournament performance so far.
However, the notes above imply that the seeding order for any given table tournament may not match these positions exactly.
PLAYER DETAILS Trn Dw T Games Played Unadj. Adju- Add so Adj. TABLE SPs change Actual Adj. ADJ. Current
Pos Position chg Player Name Trn Country Pld Trn In All Dewtd Elo -sted G >= 36 if G SEEDING PTS since in Online Online TABLE Lobby
Jan- 2008 Mstr T T' Yr Yrs G Rating G G Elo LE 5 G Pts Jan 2008 SPs SPs SPs Nickname
< adjustments (see above) >
1 = = Tamás Gombkötő TTM* HUN
6 3.5 14 91 53.8 2060 53.8 53.8 2060 +002 -024 1998 1998 2060 TommG
2 Up 1 Up 3 Attila Mikulán TTM HUN
11 5.6 14 172 87.1 2028 87.1 87.1 2028 -007 +009 1909 1909 2028 blick
3 Dn 1 = Zoltán Németh TTM* HUN
11 5.3 14 170 80.8 2027 80.8 80.8 2027 -012 -008 1897 1897 2027 Zormac
4 Up 1 = Matt Peek TGM* NZL
4 2.6 16 72 43.3 2023 43.3 43.3 2023 +002 +002 2013 2013 2023 Pekko
5 Up 1 Up 1 Péter Kovács   HUN
3 2.3 46 35.5 2014 35.5 0.5 1764 35.5 2011 = = 1908 1908 2011 mizo
6 Dn 2 Dn 4 Rob Morton TTM* GBR
10 3.4 15 152 53.6 2007 53.6 53.6 2007 -016 -033 1956 1956 2007 skweeki
7 Up 24 Up 12 Susi Rieger TTM GER
6 2.8 16 93 42.8 1994 42.8 42.8 1994 +133 +077 1820 1820 1994 bikey
8 Dn 1 Up 3 László Szobonya TTM* HUN
10 5.1 14 155 78.6 1985 78.6 78.6 1985 +002 +026 1910 1910 1985 SiRPi
9 Dn 1 Up 1 Jason Oliver TTM* NZL
5 2.7 16 93 48.8 1976 48.8 48.8 1976 +006 +006 1937 1937 1976 Zorpolotta
10 Dn 1 Dn 1 Heli Niemi TTM FIN
14 4.8 209 69.0 1969 69.0 69.0 1969 +001 -003 1760 1760 1969 Helly
11 Up 6 Up 7 Jungle Payne   NZL
6 2.9 16 82 49.3 1969 49.3 49.3 1969 +046 +046 1752 1752 1969 Jungle
12 Dn 2 Dn 5 Péter Petrecz TTM* HUN
3 1.5 50 25.3 2042 25.3 10.8 1792 25.3 1967 = -031 1942 1942 1967 Pepe
13 Dn 1 Dn 1 Brad Kast   AUS
2 1.1 41 22.6 2043 22.6 13.4 1793 22.6 1950 -008 -008 1798 1798 1950 kasty
14 = Dn 1 Mike McManaway ITM NZL
7 4.2 16 126 72.9 1948 72.9 72.9 1948 -005 -005 1953 1953 1953 mikem
15 Up 1 Up 1 Laurence Pacull   FRA
6 3.5 16 82 50.0 1945 50.0 50.0 1945 +008 +008 1812 1812 1945 lorene
16 Dn 1 Dn 2 Angharad Taylor   GBR
5 2.8 79 43.5 1943 43.5 43.5 1943 +004 +004 1713 1713 1943 angy
17 Dn 4 Dn 2 Rick Yagodich TTM GBR
19 9.7 29 281 145.6 1933 145.6 145.6 1933 -022 -005 1846 1846 1933 Rick
18 Dn 7 Dn 10 Niklas Andersson TTM SWE
6 1.3 91 19.3 2048 19.3 16.8 1798 19.3 1931 -030 -058 1887 1887 1931 NiklasA
19 = Up 2 Hamish Watt   NZL
3 2.5 16 54 45.0 1928 45.0 45.0 1928 +018 +018 1884 1884 1928 Metallor
20 Up 17 Up 2 Marek Reniers   POL
6 3.1 14 92 45.1 1922 45.1 45.1 1922 +073 +026 1891 1891 1922 1kornik21
21 Up 11 Up 12 David Kenny   AUS
3 2.5 16 54 45.0 1921 45.0 45.0 1921 +061 +061 1839 1839 1921 lytnin
22 Dn 4 Dn 5 Lennart Aspelin   SWE
10 5.4 14 145 76.3 1917 76.3 76.3 1917 -003 -011 1877 1877 1917 Pellepen
23 Up 3 Up 3 Simon Wright ITM GBR
7 2.4 15 100 36.9 1909 36.9 36.9 1909 +025 +025 1928 1928 1928 Shunter
24 Dn 4 Dn 4 Rémy Goyon   FRA
4 1.8 57 26.3 1969 26.3 9.8 1719 26.3 1901 = -010 1865 1865 1901 flacky
25 Dn 4 = Matthias Neumeister   GER
4 1.9 14 64 28.4 1953 28.4 7.6 1703 28.4 1900 = +015 1884 1884 1900 voogel
26 Dn 3 Dn 2 Ben Polman ITM NED
15 7.8 45 230 118.4 1897 118.4 118.4 1897 +001 +011 1902 1902 1902 benopi
27 Dn 5 = Zsófia Salát   HUN
5 4.0 14 75 60.5 1897 60.5 60.5 1897 = +015 1853 1853 1897 kissali
28 Dn 4 Dn 5 Michal Abaffy   SVK
2 2.0 32 32.0 1955 27.0 9.0 1705 32.0 1893 = = 1737 1737 1893 jasterica
29 Dn 4 Up 23 Attila Bőhl   HUN
3 2.5 14 45 38.0 1889 38.0 38.0 1889 = +091 1905 1905 1905 Aata
30 Up 3 Up 5 Mauro Lazzara   ANG
10 3.3 15 150 50.9 1882 50.9 50.9 1882 +022 +028 1877 1877 1882 Soqquadro
31 Dn 4 Dn 3 Tibor Kapu   HUN
2 1.5 31 24.0 1959 24.0 12.0 1709 24.0 1876 = = 1799 1799 1876 Alfie
32 Dn 4 Dn 3 Miklós Hansel   HUN
4 2.3 59 34.5 1886 34.5 1.5 1636 34.5 1875 = = 1869 1869 1875 mikellos
33 Dn 3 Dn 1 Chris Essex   GBR
4 2.3 15 61 34.0 1889 34.0 2.0 1639 34.0 1875 +012 +006 1844 1844 1875 tizz88
34 Dn 5 Dn 3 Yoseph Phillips ITM ISR
1 1.0 8 8.0 2062 8.0 28.0 1812 8.0 1868 = = 1952 1952 1952 yoseph
35 Up 19 Up 19 Francois Pacull   FRA
4 2.3 16 54 32.3 1891 32.3 3.8 1641 32.3 1865 +079 +079 1815 1815 1865 francois
36 Dn 2 Dn 2 Daniella Tidman   AUS
1 1.0 20 20.0 1984 18.0 18.0 1734 20.0 1859 = = 1781 1781 1859 DanT
37 Dn 2 = Matúš Abaffy   SVK
3 2.5 49 40.5 1852 40.5 40.5 1852 = +010 1744 1744 1852 Bafonone
38 = Up 5 Maria Erdey-Gruz   HUN
10 5.1 14 155 78.6 1849 78.6 78.6 1849 +001 +022 1827 1827 1849 egmaria
39 = Dn 9 Eva Radix   NED
5 4.0 14 68 54.5 1847 54.5 54.5 1847 = -024 1816 1816 1847 Fafa
40 = = Monica Persson   SWE