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How the BigTime rating works
Every player starts at 1500. After each match, your rating updates based on your results:
- Beat someone rated higher than you — big gain
- Beat someone rated lower — small gain
- Lose to someone rated higher — small loss
- Lose to someone rated lower — big loss
A dominant win (2-0) moves your rating more than a narrow win (2-1).
The colored bars next to your rating show how confident the system is in that number. Three green bars means the rating is well-established.
Fewer bars means the system is still figuring out your level — your rating will move more after each tournament until it settles.
If you haven’t played in a while, the confidence decreases. When you return, your rating will adjust faster to find your current level.
Players’ placement in draws still depends on organiser judgment and the lottery thereafter.