"Is Going to Tournaments Correlated with Winning Them?" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Jan 2017 2:49 p.m. PST |
"I was grabbing a current snapshot of the current ITC standings (as of Jan. 29, 2017) for another project, but while I was looking at the data I started wondering how correlated tournament attendance is with ITC score. So I decided to find out.
Now, clearly there's some relationship that's inherent. Your ITC score is calculated as follows, from the Frontline Gaming website:A player's ITC Championship Rankings Score is comprised of their top 5 scores from the following categories:
•A player's ITC Championship Rankings Score is comprised of their top 5 scores from the following categories:
•Up to 3 Rogue Trader Tournaments
•Up to 4 Grand Tournaments
•Up to 5 Major Tournaments
That means with less than five tournaments, there's an effective cap on your score…"
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| Rubber Suit Theatre | 30 Jan 2017 3:35 p.m. PST |
Relatively difficult to win tourneys that you *don't* attend, I should think… |
| Bowman | 30 Jan 2017 3:50 p.m. PST |
I agree, there is a strong correlation. As for why, see RST's reason. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC  | 30 Jan 2017 3:51 p.m. PST |
It's not like the lottery, where you have statistically the same chance of winning whether you buy a ticket or not. |
| Stryderg | 30 Jan 2017 4:01 p.m. PST |
Is it statistically possible for EVERYONE that attends to have a below average chance of winning? Seems that way at a casino. |
| thehawk | 30 Jan 2017 7:08 p.m. PST |
Potential Darwin Award recipient? |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 07 Feb 2017 3:38 p.m. PST |
@Stryderg: As they say in Las Vegas, the house is always up. |
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