WPBA ANNOUNCES NEW RANKING POINTS SYSTEM FOR 2010

For Immediate Release:

November 30, 2009: Thousand Oaks, CA

The Women’s Professional Billiard Association, in its continuing efforts to promote our sport and generate increased interest, is announcing a new rolling ranking system beginning in 2010.  After the first event of next season, rankings will be determined by using the results from the previous 6 events on a sliding percentage scale. In addition, the point allocations are changing.  Point’s values and sliding scale details are as follows:

NEW RANKING POINTS      

Finish   Points        w/ one loss

1              20,000          19,000    
2              15,000          14,000    
3-4           12,000          11,000    
5-8           10,000           9,000     
9-16           8,000           7,000     
17-24         5,000          
25-32         3,000          
33-48         2,000          
49-64            500                                    

Minimum number of total events in the season (10) before we award 1 1/2 points for majors

Rankings & Seeding will be determined based on the previous 6 events points using a reduced sliding percentage scale as follows:

Most recent event points awarded at 100%

Second most recent event points awarded at 90%

Third most recent at 80%

Fourth at 70%

Fifth at 60%

Sixth at 50%

Our voting player membership’s input and suggestions were critical to establishing this new system and we believe the balance between having the 6 previous events points plus the sliding percentage scale should more accurately reflect who the top-most consistent players are while allowing all players an equal opportunity to rise in the rankings.

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