News from ESLTA
New Ratings Criteria – for juniors
- Juniors start at a 10.2 rating and then need 4 qualifying wins to move up to a 10.1 rating. Another 4 wins will move them up to 9.2, then again to 9.1, then again to 8.2
- From 8.2 upwards, a player will need 6 qualifying wins and a 60% qualifying win to qualifying loss ratio to increase to the next level and this must be achieved within a ratings run period.
- A qualifying win is a win against a player rated the same or higher than you, however a qualifying loss will be changed to be a loss against only players rated lower than you.
Junior Competition Age Groups
The competition age group a player will compete in for the upcoming season will be determined by their age on the last date of that upcoming competition season.
Winter Season : 1st September - 31st March
Summer Season : !st April - 31st August