HAPPY NEW RACKETLON WORLD RANKINGS YEAR

The new Racketlon year starts with some small changes in the FIR World Rankings. From 2010 only the best 8 results (instead of 10) of the last 24 months count for the World Rankings, which has lead to some small immediate changes on the new World Rankings (1st January. Furthermore the highest (instead of the lowest) possible finishing positions count and the points matrix has been slightly adapted. All Seniors rankings will be grouped together as one single Seniors ranking and all FIR World Rankings as well as the FIR World Tour Race will be updated 12 times a year on the 1st of each month.

BEST 8 RESULTS IN TWO YEARS

Every player participating in an FIR World Ranking Event receives at least one ranking point. From 2010 The ranking system is based on a player’s best 8 point-scoring events during a ‘rolling’ 2-year period of the last 24 months. In all elite draws, players are guaranteed 4 rounds (instead of 3) counting for the World Rankings.

FIR WORLD TOUR RACE

As previously for the FIR World Tour Race all points achieved at Super World Tour and International World Tour events during a calendar year will be added to have an end of year World Tour Race Ranking. In 2010 players can collect World Tour points at a record of 14 events on the FIR World Tour.

RANKINGS UPDATE

From 2010 FIR World Rankings will be dated with the 1st of each month including all tournaments which have finished during the previous month. In most cases the World Rankings will also be published on the 1st of each month, only if the last day of the last tournament was very close to the end of the end of the month, will the World Rankings be published a few days later.

QUALITY FACTOR

The FIR World Ranking system awards ranking points based on a player’s highest known finishing position within a FIR World Ranking Event. The system is governed by a published FIR WORLD RANKINGS POINTS MATRIX (see Pdf-File below) that provides points for categories A, B, C + D within the 4 ‘grades’ of FIR World Ranking Events:
World Championships*** = Quality factor x2
Super World Tour*** Events = Quality factor x1,5
International World Tour** Events = quality factor x1
Challenger* Events = quality factor x0,5

SENIORS CLASSES 50+ and 60+ ADDED

FIR Council has also decided that 50+ and 60+ Seniors Classes will be added from 2010. This means that these classes will be held at the World Champs and can (but must not) be offered by any World Ranking Tournaments. If at least 4 players sign in the class must be held. As a consequence to avoid four different Seniors World Rankings, these will be grouped together as one single Ranking with different quality factors (as above) for different Seniors Classes: +45 x2, +50 x1,5, +55 x1, +60, x0,5.

FIR World Rankings (1.1.2010)

Complete Results

Marcel Weigl