Player rankings (after six matches)

The method used is the same as last year. Pairs with more than one game are shown in bold.

A-team rankings

T. Pike & A. Wilson            35/2 = 17.50
J. Dutton & S. Dutton          17/1 = 17.00
J. Slater & N. Stephens        13/1 = 13.00
R. Procter & M. Robinson       34/3 = 11.33
K. Bennett & S. Noble          44/4 = 11.00
A. Lintott & D. Lintott        20/2 = 10.00
M. Webley & N. Wilkes          25/3 =  8.33
D. Bygott & J. Bygott          16/2 =  8.00
R. Lonsdale & S. McPhee        24/3 =  8.00
J. Williams & C. Wilson        13/2 =  6.50
L. Hayes & S. Landy             5/1 =  5.00

B-team rankings

J. Slater & N. Stephens        54/3 = 18.00
D. Bygott & J. Bygott          34/2 = 17.00
M. King & D. Watkins           14/1 = 14.00
T. Prior & N. Smith            40/3 = 13.33
J. Dutton & S. Dutton          26/2 = 13.00
M. Webley & N. Wilkes          25/2 = 12.50
A. Lintott & D. Lintott        29/3 =  9.67
B. Claridge & S. Claridge      14/2 =  7.00
R. Procter & M. Robinson        6/1 =  6.00
J. Williams & C. Wilson        10/2 =  5.00
J. Strachan & D. Thomas         4/1 =  4.00
P. Briggs & L. Hayes            1/1 =  1.00
T. Dawe & H. Thomson            0/1 =  0.00

C-team rankings

R. Quainton & P. Russell       36/2 = 18.00
M. Brown & F. Clark            67/4 = 16.75
D. Flower & D. Stead           47/3 = 15.67
M. King & D. Watkins           27/2 = 13.50
S. Constable & K. Jalie        13/1 = 13.00
T. Dickinson & D. Southcombe   34/3 = 11.33
N. Gascoyne & J. Squires       22/2 = 11.00
K. Kazmierczak & S. Nicholson  27/3 =  9.00
S. Elliott & P. Jordan         11/2 =  5.50

Combined A-team/B-team rankings

T. Pike & A. Wilson            35/2 = 17.50
J. Slater & N. Stephens        67/4 = 16.75
J. Dutton & S. Dutton          43/3 = 14.33
M. King & D. Watkins           14/1 = 14.00
T. Prior & N. Smith            40/3 = 13.33
D. Bygott & J. Bygott          50/4 = 12.50
K. Bennett & S. Noble          44/4 = 11.00
R. Procter & M. Robinson       40/4 = 10.00
M. Webley & N. Wilkes          50/5 = 10.00
A. Lintott & D. Lintott        49/5 =  9.80
R. Lonsdale & S. McPhee        24/3 =  8.00
B. Claridge & S. Claridge      14/2 =  7.00
J. Williams & C. Wilson        23/4 =  5.75
L. Hayes & S. Landy             5/1 =  5.00
J. Strachan & D. Thomas         4/1 =  4.00
P. Briggs & L. Hayes            1/1 =  1.00
T. Dawe & H. Thomson            0/1 =  0.00

Appendix: Ranking method

Various schemes are possible. Some features I find desirable are (i) each match should carry equal weight, (ii) the score should retain a bridge meaning, (iii) the scheme should be easy to explain and to implement.

The method I've used is to double the Butler IMP score and convert to a score out of 20 on the applicable VP scale.

[Thus, your score is what the match result in VP would have been if your results had been matched by the other pair with the same cards as you whilst everyone else produced datum scores.]

This is the same method as last year, except that the underlying Butler datum is now derived from twelve tables in play rather than eight.

Appendix: Dawes/Porter/Markham VP scale