snooker ranking system?
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The current rankings for the 2005/06 season were compiled from the results of eight tournaments: the totesport Grand Prix, British Open, UK Championship, Welsh Open, Malta Cup, Irish Masters, China Open and World Championship. For six of these tournaments, the winner is awarded 4000 points, the runner-up 3000, losing semi-finalists 2050, losing quarter-finalists 1750 and so on down to 200 points for losing in the first round. The world championship earns double points. The UK Championship earns one and a half times the points.
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This is the rankings as they are now, direct from FIFA website: http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/statistics/index/0,2548,All-May-2006,00.html\n\nThis website explains ranking system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings
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In our yahoo pool lg hun we have ratings from 1020 to over 1800 > the trick is to increase your ratings is to play a rated game against a higher rated player > the lower rating you have against a higher rating opponent will see you shoot up if/when you win against them
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You'll probably find because you are using a snooker or pool cue!!!
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Depends on the size of the snooker, I guess.\n\nKidding. \n\nAccording to official BCA equipment specifications, the weight may be from 5 1/2 to 6 oz. with a diameter of 2 1/4", plus or minus .005".
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The scoring system for golf is actually very simple.\n\nEach hole on every course is given a "par" score..in other words the number of shots it should take you to get your ball from the tee to the hole. The par for a hole depends on its length and difficulty. \n\nA "bogie" is  the par score for a hole plus one..so if you take 5 shots on a par 4 hole, thats a bogie..and thats not good!\n\nA "birdie" is the par score for a hole minus one..so if you only take 3 shots on a par 4 hole, that's a birdie...and that's good!\n\nThe winner is the golfer who take the fewest shots to go round all 18 holes on a course.\n\nThe best way to learn is to play,  or just watch the big tournaments on the TV. You will soon pick it up.
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Boxing and tennis?\n\nEach boxing organization has its own ranking system.\nThe most prestigious of the alphabet organizations in boxing is the World Boxing Council (WBC) http://www.wbcboxing.com/\n\nMany people also go by The Ring's rankings:\nhttp://www.thering-online.com/\n\nBoth the WBO and BoxRec use a computerized system:\nhttp://www.boxrec.com/
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well. the stableford system is based on points instead of relation to par.. a par might earn u nothing. a birdie 2 points.. a bogey -1 point. depending on if modified or not.. the ambrose system is basically just a scramble except the handicaps are added up and divided by the total team members
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Seeding is the expected order of finish of players in a tournament. In the pro ranks, this is based on the point system, which is based on past performance in tournaments.\nIn amateur tennis, a tournament committee or tournament chair will usually make an educated guess about the ranking of players. Usually there is no formal point system to use, so the ranking often will be based on more subjective criteria than for pro tournaments.\nThe purpose is to insure that the "better" players do not meet until later in the tournament. Seeds 1 & 2 always are on top and bottom; 3 & 4 draw for their spots on the top or lower half of the draw; seeds 5, 6, 7, & 8 draw for their positions in each quarter of the draw; etc.\nIn general, seeding is only as effective as the information it's based on. Even in the pros, with records based on all types of tournaments, seeding at Wimbledon and the French is usually suspect. E.g., a strong grasscourt player such as Henman is likely to be seeded lower than his ability because of losses on other court surfaces.
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Steve Davis is my pick for best ever pro snooker player.\n\nStephen Hendry has been no slouch either.
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Here is list of the current top 50 rankings for the ATP (as of Monday, 20-Nov-06):\nhttp://www.atptennis.com/3/en/rankings/championsrace/
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Try this:\nhttp://www.tenniscorner.net/index.php?action=file&vFileName=ATPRankingSystem
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Simon Buckingham has written a great article at SnooHoo, telling us the basic difference between pool and snooker. Such information is often assumed known, but many professionals will fail to accurately distinguish between the two. So, here are the major differences between these two amazing cuesports.\nPool and snooker are two similar sports which both entail using sticks called cues to pocket balls of different colors into six holes on the sides and corners of a rectangular table. Yet these two sports go a long way to illustrate the difference between the old organized world and the new unorganized world.\n\nSnooker is a sport from the age old organized tradition. You are much more likely to get dressed up when playing snooker, often in a dinner suit and bow tie. You play snooker on a long table of well over two meters in length and a meter wide. You hit the balls gently, relying on their smooth passage across the slate-bedded table to reach their destination pocket.\n\nBecause the table is so large, success (known as "break building": an unbroken series of pocketing the balls) depends upon using spin to position the white cue ball for potting the subsequent ball. There are set rules which are strictly adhered to, for example, if you accidentally tap a snooker ball with the end of your cue you "foul" and forfeit your shot.\n\nSnooker is played at a thoughtful, leisurely pace and some time can elapse between shots. One frame between average players can take up a good hour. \n\nThe contrast between snooker and pool is clear. Pool represents the unorganized world. You can play in any clothes that you find comfortable. The pool table is much smaller, just over a meter in length and less than a meter wide. The pockets are larger relative to the size of the balls. Paradoxically, even though the pool table is smaller, you tend to hit the balls harder because the cloth on the table (which can be and often is blue or red as well as green) is more coarse. The rules are less strict, insofar as the acceptance of minor mistakes when setting up a shot tends to be greater. The pace of pool is quicker: you don't need complicated implements such as "spiders" which are supplementary cues that let you reach areas of the snooker table in order to play shots that human size would otherwise preclude.\n\nGames between good pool players can be over in 10 minutes. There is less break building because the table is small enough for the good players to pot a few balls and win. \nPool is a sport which is much more attuned to today's quicker, faster unorganized world than the more organized world of snooker. Our goals remain the same: personal prosperity (potting the balls) and the infrastructure of the world (the table) is smaller and more accessible. As with the world, pool games are played at a faster speed, the rules are fewer, innovation rather than strategy much more important. The entry barriers are lower: people who have not played pool or snooker before can pick up a short pool cue and have a go and pot something. \nNew beginners could be playing snooker a long time before they pocket a ball. The start up costs for the pool equipment are lower, and the ease of carrying around a pool cue greater.\n\nWith its smaller table and wider pockets, pool is like technological capitalism, giving its players both the opportunity and the opportunity to pursue that opportunity.\n\nThe image of the pool player in the movie "The Hustler" contrasts with that of the gentleman in his country mansion playing snooker. As someone once said, "The best things come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle". Rack up those pool balls, and play on, play on.
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Yeah in the U.S. we have a pretty good system of rankings... For juniors we have USTA sectional and national rankings, We also have the same for Adults, Seniors pretty much every age and level....
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Go to irb.com. ll fixtures and results plus rankings is there!!!
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Good morning...try www.xscores.com  I believe they bracket the tournaments before they are played.
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Simon Buckingham has written a great article at SnooHoo, telling us the basic difference between pool and snooker. Such information is often assumed known, but many professionals will fail to accurately distinguish between the two. So, here are the major differences between these two amazing cuesports.\nPool and snooker are two similar sports which both entail using sticks called cues to pocket balls of different colors into six holes on the sides and corners of a rectangular table. Yet these two sports go a long way to illustrate the difference between the old organized world and the new unorganized world.\n\nSnooker is a sport from the age old organized tradition. You are much more likely to get dressed up when playing snooker, often in a dinner suit and bow tie. You play snooker on a long table of well over two meters in length and a meter wide. You hit the balls gently, relying on their smooth passage across the slate-bedded table to reach their destination pocket.\n\nBecause the table is so large, success (known as "break building": an unbroken series of pocketing the balls) depends upon using spin to position the white cue ball for potting the subsequent ball. There are set rules which are strictly adhered to, for example, if you accidentally tap a snooker ball with the end of your cue you "foul" and forfeit your shot.\n\nSnooker is played at a thoughtful, leisurely pace and some time can elapse between shots. One frame between average players can take up a good hour. \n\nThe contrast between snooker and pool is clear. Pool represents the unorganized world. You can play in any clothes that you find comfortable. The pool table is much smaller, just over a meter in length and less than a meter wide. The pockets are larger relative to the size of the balls. Paradoxically, even though the pool table is smaller, you tend to hit the balls harder because the cloth on the table (which can be and often is blue or red as well as green) is more coarse. The rules are less strict, insofar as the acceptance of minor mistakes when setting up a shot tends to be greater. The pace of pool is quicker: you don't need complicated implements such as "spiders" which are supplementary cues that let you reach areas of the snooker table in order to play shots that human size would otherwise preclude.\n\nGames between good pool players can be over in 10 minutes. There is less break building because the table is small enough for the good players to pot a few balls and win. \nPool is a sport which is much more attuned to today's quicker, faster unorganized world than the more organized world of snooker. Our goals remain the same: personal prosperity (potting the balls) and the infrastructure of the world (the table) is smaller and more accessible. As with the world, pool games are played at a faster speed, the rules are fewer, innovation rather than strategy much more important. The entry barriers are lower: people who have not played pool or snooker before can pick up a short pool cue and have a go and pot something. \nNew beginners could be playing snooker a long time before they pocket a ball. The start up costs for the pool equipment are lower, and the ease of carrying around a pool cue greater.\n\nWith its smaller table and wider pockets, pool is like technological capitalism, giving its players both the opportunity and the opportunity to pursue that opportunity.\n\nThe image of the pool player in the movie "The Hustler" contrasts with that of the gentleman in his country mansion playing snooker. As someone once said, "The best things come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle". Rack up those pool balls, and play on, play on. \n\nthis answer provided by: Internet_Professor\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AgZKwWiLBpWHkgb7xuemvlwezKIX?show=AA10505536