Tournament Point Scores - Frequencies

Overall, the average number of points scored is about 15 for a win, 10 for a draw and 5 for a loss.

Games in the May Open Tournament were slightly closer overall than those in the Masters Tournament. In the Continental Championships, the proportion of wins by only 1-3 tiles was even bigger - tournament games seem to be getting closer and closer!

TOURNAMENT POINT SCORE FREQUENCY ANALYSIS
 
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Margin TP score Masters % Open % Contl % Total %
Draw 10-10 3 5% 3 4% 7 6% 13 5%
1 13-7 7 12% 7 10% 16 14% 30 12%
2-3 14-6 9 15% 14 19% 30 26% 53 21%
4-6 15-5 15 25% 23 32% 24 21% 62 25%
7-11 16-4 13 22% 16 22% 23 20% 52 21%
12-17* 17-3 10 17% 6 8% 14 12% 30 12%
*18-23 18-2 1 2% 2 3% 2 2% 5 2%
24-31 19-1 1 2% 0 0% 1 1% 2 1%
32+ 20-0 0 0% 1 1% 0 0% 1 0%
 
Small wins < 15-5 19 32% 24 33% 53 45% 96 39%
Normal 15-5 15 25% 23 32% 24 21% 62 25%
Big wins >15-5 25 42% 25 35% 40 34% 90 36%
 
Totals 59 100% 72 100% 117 100% 248 100%
 
Table ignores time penalties; * = changeover was 16/17, not 17/18, in Masters tournament
 

Last Updated on 24 August 1999
By Steven
Email: tournaments@tantrix.co.uk
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