Sending in results
The index and grade of each player is recalculated after each game. Therefore to have the figures as accurate as possible, and to ensure that a list of games for an individual player is in the correct order, it is preferable if the games can be supplied in the order in which they were played.
Also I need the date of the event, so the event can be placed in the correct order in relation to other events.
The best format for supplying results is shown below. If results are sent in this way then they can be parsed and read into the system automatically, ie I don't have to type them in again.
Event Little Snodgrass Open
Date 20-23.7.10
Winner Fred Bloggs
Type single
Order firstname
Games 6
1 Fred Bloggs beat John Doe +26
2 Bruce Smith beat Percy Picacity +7
3 John Smith beat Jock McTavish +10
4 Fred Bloggs beat Bruce Smith +4
5 John Doe beat John Smith +17tp
6 Percy Picacity beat Jock McTavish +26tp
End
For best of threes
Event Little Snodgrass Open KO
Date 24-25.7.10
Winner Fred Bloggs
Type match
Order firstname
1 Fred Bloggs beat Jock McTavish +16, -3, +26tp
2 John Doe beat Bruce Smith -6, +17, +17tp
3 John Smith lost to John Doe -26tp, +26tp, -26tp
End
The syntax of the header is
Event <event name>
Date <dd-dd.mm.yy>
Winner <name>
Type <single|match>
Order <firstname|surname>
Within the game list games can be listed as
A beat B
or
B lost to A
In matches all games won by the first named player must have + and all games won by the second named must have -. So a beat should have more pluses and 'lost to' should have more - characters.
If the event is played in blocks followed by play offs, then please separate the blocks and the play offs. The final should be the last game in the list.
Consolation and plate events count for different amounts in the rankings and so should be separated from the main events.
If there are any players new to the system please list their first names, handicaps and state/province. Names of all the players currently in the system can be found in the Interactive rankings
I do not actually need the scores, but would like to have any peeling information for the peeling stats.
Results can be sent in plain text, Word or Excel formats. If using Excel please try and put each event in a separate worksheet.
Please send the results to acresults at wcfcroquet dot org
Results from CA events should be sent to results @ croquet dot org dot uk. This address is a forwarding one and the results will be forwarded to the CA's webmaster, the CA Office and the Gazette editor as well as the ranking officers.