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 31 December 2006
(changes since July are due to the HOTTC, SOTTC and DOTTC and deweighting of last year's HOTTC and SOTTC)
Click here to return to the Elő rating and seeding home page
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 Elő ratings, please click the "Elő 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 T Games Played Unadj. Adju- Add so Adj. TABLE Other chg Actual Adj. ADJ. Current
Pos Position chg Player Name Trn Country Pld In All Dewtd Elő -sted G >= 36 if G SEEDING PTS since in Online Online TABLE Lobby
Jul- 2006 Mstr T Yr Yrs G Rating G G Elő LE 5 G Pts July 2006 SPs SPs SPs Nickname
< adjustments (see above) >
1 = = Niklas Andersson TTM SWE
6 34 91 55.5 2047 55.5 55.5 2047 -005 -003 1853 1853 2047 NiklasA
2 = = Zoltán Németh TTM* HUN
7 48 107 73.8 2026 73.8 73.8 2026 -023 -006 1956 1956 2026 Zormac
3 Up 14 Up 4 Tamás Gombkötő ITM HUN
3 14 43 28.5 2070 28.5 7.5 1820 28.5 2018 +123 +038 1980 1980 2018 TommG
4 Dn 1 Dn 1 Rob Morton TTM* GBR
7 32 103 55.5 2016 55.5 55.5 2016 +010 +001 1953 1953 2016 skweeki
5 = Up 3 Heli Niemi TTM FIN
12 48 182 102.5 2004 102.5 102.5 2004 +019 +043 1847 1847 2004 Helly
6 Up 3 Up 16 Laurence Pacull   FRA
4 28 52 40.0 1993 40.0 40.0 1993 +044 +157 1864 1864 1993 lorene
7 Dn 1 Dn 3 László Szobonya TTM* HUN
6 46 92 69.0 1991 69.0 69.0 1991 +007 -009 1933 1933 1991 SiRPi
8 Dn 4 Up 7 Susi Rieger   GER
4 32 61 46.5 1983 46.5 46.5 1983 -006 +087 1797 1797 1983 bikey
9 Dn 2 Up 4 Péter Petrecz ITM HUN
2 18 33 25.5 2031 25.5 10.5 1781 25.5 1958 = +059 1944 1944 1958 Pepe
10 Dn 2 Dn 5 Mike McManaway ITM NZL
3 14 55 29.5 1997 29.5 6.5 1747 29.5 1952 = -036 1902 1902 1952 mikem
11 new new Zsófia Salát   HUN
1 13 13 13.0 2108 13.0 23.0 1858 13.0 1948 new new 1891 1891 1948 kissali
12 Dn 2 Dn 3 Lennart Aspelin   SWE
6 46 88 63.5 1945 63.5 63.5 1945 +011 -010 1843 1843 1945 Pellepen
13 Dn 2 new Angharad Taylor   GBR
3 46 46 46.0 1925 46.0 46.0 1925 +011 new 1729 1729 1925 angy
14 new new Tibor Kapu   HUN
1 14 14 14.0 2068 14.0 22.0 1818 14.0 1915 new new 1799 1799 1915 Alfie
15 Dn 2 Dn 9 Matt Peek TGM NZL
1 21 5.3 2125 5.3 30.8 1875 5.3 1911 = -072 2016 2016 2016 Pekko
16 Dn 2 Dn 2 Attila Mikulán   HUN
6 47 93 70.0 1907 70.0 70.0 1907 -003 +009 1880 1880 1907 blick
17 Dn 5 Dn 5 Simon Wright ITM GBR
5 16 68 34.8 1911 34.8 1.3 1661 34.8 1902 -012 -001 1944 1944 1944 Shunter
18 Up 18 Up 23 Francois Pacull   FRA
3 27 38 32.5 1923 32.5 3.5 1673 32.5 1899 +121 +166 1807 1807 1899 francois
19 new new Hendri Adriaens   NED
2 24 24 24.0 1979 24.0 12.0 1729 24.0 1896 new new 1794 1794 1896 Smile
20 Dn 5 Dn 1 Marek Reniers   POL
3 18 49 33.5 1907 33.5 2.5 1657 33.5 1890 -016 +030 1801 1801 1890 1kornik21
21 Dn 3 = László Harsányi   HUN
4 34 64 49.0 1886 49.0 49.0 1886 -005 +034 1728 1728 1886 leslie
22 Dn 3 Up 1 Mauro Lazzara   ANG
8 47 117 74.5 1879 74.5 74.5 1879 -010 +045 1851 1851 1879 Soqquadro
23 Dn 2 Up 2 Rick Yagodich   GBR
11 61 157 97.0 1876 97.0 97.0 1876 +032 +055 1876 1876 1876 Rick
24 Up 33 Up 36 Lewis Palmer   GBR
3 33 48 36.8 1852 36.8 36.8 1852 +178 +230 1887 1887 1887 Luigi
25 Dn 9 Dn 14 Rémy Goyon   FRA
3 17 41 29.0 1894 29.0 7.0 1644 29.0 1845 -055 -070 1902 1902 1902 flacky
26 Dn 6 Up 7 Joe Ruby   USA
2 16 31 23.5 1932 23.5 12.5 1682 23.5 1845 = +053 1815 1815 1845 JMSC
27 Dn 5 Dn 10 Ben Polman ITM NED
8 47 122 75.5 1840 75.5 75.5 1840 +009 -035 1871 1871 1871 benopi
28 = Up 14 Vincent Auger   FRA
5 33 76 51.0 1833 51.0 51.0 1833 +020 +102 1849 1849 1849 Syagrius
29 Dn 6 Dn 19 Jason Oliver   NZL
2 39 15.0 1976 15.0 21.0 1726 15.0 1830 = -113 1926 1926 1926 Zorpolotta
30 Up 18 Up 8 Illés Gábor Matócsi   HUN
2 14 28 21.0 1929 21.0 15.0 1679 21.0 1825 +106 +075 1704 1704 1825 ILLES
31 Dn 7 Up 4 Britta Steude ITM NZL
3 14 44 26.3 1892 26.3 9.8 1642 26.3 1824 = +045 1906 1906 1906 Bdot
32 Dn 6 Up 2 Maria Erdey-Gruz   HUN
6 47 93 70.0 1824 70.0 70.0 1824 +002 +035 1840 1840 1840 egmaria
33 = Up 13  Gábor Chikán   HUN
3 31 45 38.0 1823 38.0 38.0 1823 +032 +115 1863 1863 1863 Tolyas
34 Up 5 Up 21 Miklós Hansel   HUN
3 28 42 35.0 1828 35.0 1.0 1578 35.0 1821 +051 +162 1860 1860 1860 mikellos
35 Dn 8 Dn 6 Esther Purnell   GBR
5 48 76 62.0 1816 62.0 62.0 1816 -004 +008 1868 1868 1868 Noodles
36 Dn 4 Up 9 Alex Thompson   GBR
5 18 78 39.0 1814 39.0 39.0 1814 +017 +103 1809 1809 1814 toddy
37 Dn 8 Dn 21 Marion Scott   GBR
5 16 69 30.0 1853 30.0 6.0 1603 30.0 1811 = -070 1750 1750 1811 mazzer
38 Dn 8 new James Preen   GBR
1 14 14 14.0 1932 14.0 22.0 1732 14.0 1810 = new 1855 1855 1855 bluedog
39 Up 12 new Chris Essex   GBR
2 29 29 29.0 1854 27.0 9.0 1654 29.0 1804 +096 new 1793 1793 1804 tizz88
40 Dn 9 Dn 10 Monica Persson   SWE
6 33 88 53.8 1801 53.8 53.8 1801 +001 -001 1833 1833 1833 Nica
41 Dn 7 new Julia Schwarz   GBR
1 16 16 16.0 1892 16.0 20.0 1692 16.0 1781 = new 1876 1876 1876 jade
42 Dn 17 Dn 22 Krisztina Csabai   HUN