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 Tournament Strength of Field

Updated 7/1/2009 : The Strength of Field Rating (SF) is determined by the adding the strength points of the top 36 ranked players from the United States and Canada on the USTHA/CTHA North American Ranking List attending that tournament. Players ranked 37 and higher count as one point.

Example:

Current #1 ranked player worth 36 strength pts

Current #2 ranked player worth 35 strength pts

...down to the

Current #36 and above ranked players worth 1 strength pt

A player can be worth more than 36 points if that player is ranked higher on the Official World Ranking (WR) list than the #1 ranked North American entered. The USTHA/CTHA also may use the ITHF World Ranking to assign strength points to players where appropriate, such as when a European player plays in more than one North American event.

Players ranked #37 and above in the USTHA/CTHA North American ranking chart count as one point when determining strength of field. This is to reward tournament organizers who get novice and intermediate players to return to their events. And it's also to recognize all players as valuable to the table hockey community.

 

NOTE: THIS WAS THE CHART USED UNTIL 6/30/2009.  IT IS NO LONGER IN USE.

Advancement Option1 Adv Opt 2
Points Awarded  Level  SF Point Range  Actual Player Minimum    Point Minimum  Min Players  Player Min.
             
75 AA  480 or >  57      
             
60 479 - 382  43   446 54 64
               
50 381 - 285  40   349 43 50
               
40 284 - 188  28   252 36 43
               
30 187 - 91  20   155 28 36
               
20 90 - 1  16   59 20 28
             
10 0 16      
             
5 0 12      

Formerly used Strength of Field Rating Chart (in effect through 06-07 tour year)

Advancement Option 1
Advancement Option 2
Points Awarded
Level
SF Point Range
Actual Player Minimum
Point Minimum
Min Players
Player Minimum
75
AA
533 or >
64
60
A
532 - 425
48
496
60
72
50
B
424 - 317
40
388
48
56
40
C
316 - 209
32
280
40
48
30
D
208 - 101
24
172
32
40
20
E
100 - 1
16
66
24
32
10
F
0
24
5
G
0
16
Either advancement option may be used but not both
Level F and G are for Novice only events, no ranked players