Quoted from 85vett:This doesn't drive competitive play, it pushes it out. I know several players that have given up even trying because of exploits like this occurring.
There are lots of approaches to sports championships - many can't be accommodated by league or division play.
The fact that there are two (or more) ways/techniques to qualify for a state championship is irrelevant. It appears the rules do not favor garnering points through participation alone. On post #1450, the image with the state ranking is a beautiful thing. It contains a mix of players with 40+ events, players with 10-20 events, and players with only a few events. That’s awesome.
Rules are posted, and each player identifies a strategy to maximize their opportunity to qualify. It sounds like how players approach a single game of pinball.
The good news is, if you are looking for the best 10ish players to be in the state championship, and you don’t worry about who is the 11th - 16th best players, the point structure seems to accomplish that. The green boxes identify 6 of the top 16 playing >37 events: perfect. The top 16 captures the best 10ish players. It doesn’t matter that the actual 14th best player was on the outside looking in, because his point total was 18th. You’re not really looking to identify the 14th best player. You’re looking for the top 10ish.
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