SOWPODS rating system - Revision history

CM000003: /* Monthly ratings */ 2026

2026-01-02T03:10:26Z

‎Monthly ratings: 2026

CM000003: /* Monthly ratings */ 2025

2025-01-03T19:21:13Z

‎Monthly ratings: 2025

CM000003: /* Monthly ratings */ + 2024

2024-04-16T18:08:09Z

‎Monthly ratings: + 2024

CM000003: /* Monthly ratings */ updated for 2023

2023-01-18T19:38:12Z

‎Monthly ratings: updated for 2023

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Judycole: /* Current ratings */ Added link to NWL

2022-09-06T18:36:39Z

‎Current ratings: Added link to NWL

Judycole: Changed OTCWL to NWL

2022-09-06T18:33:06Z

Changed OTCWL to NWL

Judycole: Changed SOWPODS to CSW

2022-09-06T18:32:22Z

Changed SOWPODS to CSW

Judycole: 2021-10-04 - TWL to NWL

2021-10-04T19:48:37Z

2021-10-04 - TWL to NWL

Poslfit: /* Monthly ratings */ 2020

2020-04-14T02:52:58Z

‎Monthly ratings: 2020

Poslfit: /* Monthly ratings */ Update for 2019

2019-01-03T04:00:17Z

‎Monthly ratings: Update for 2019

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 * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/ratings-byname.pl?system=csw search by name]
 * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/ratings-byrank.pl?system=csw search by rating or rank]
-You may also be interested in the [[tournament results]] (cross-tables) that contributed to these ratings.
+NASPA maintains a separate ratings system for games played with the NASPA Word List (NWL) lexicon. Click [[Ratings |here]] to view those ratings.
 You can estimate your new rating after a tournament by using the [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/rcalc.pl Rating Calculator].

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 Players who compete regularly at an international level often prefer to play CSW games domestically as well, and to have those games count for ratings.  Since the nature of the game varies significantly according to the lexicon used, the ratings are kept separate.
-NASPA recognizes that while many members want to play rated CSW games on a regular basis, many more prefer to play NWL.  NASPA does not have any plans to discontinue the OTCWL lexicon in the foreseeable future.
+NASPA recognizes that while many members want to play rated CSW games on a regular basis, many more prefer to play NWL.  NASPA does not have any plans to discontinue the NWL lexicon in the foreseeable future.
 == Differences between the rating systems ==

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-Since January 2010, NASPA has kept track of rated games played using the [[SOWPODS]] lexicon in a '''SOWPODS rating system''' separate from the regular [[Ratings|rating system]], which continues to be used for games played using the [[NWL]] lexicon. At the time of the new system's inception, three recent events whose players had been advised ratings were pending were retroactively rated.
+Since January 2010, NASPA has kept track of rated games played using the [[SOWPODS | CSW]] lexicon (formerly known as SOWPODS) in a '''CSW rating system''' separate from the regular [[Ratings|rating system]], which continues to be used for games played using the [[NWL]] lexicon. At the time of the new system's inception, three recent events whose players had been advised ratings were pending were retroactively rated.
-Players who compete regularly at an international level often prefer to play SOWPODS games domestically as well, and to have those games count for ratings.  Since the nature of the game varies significantly according to the lexicon used, the ratings are kept separate.
+Players who compete regularly at an international level often prefer to play CSW games domestically as well, and to have those games count for ratings.  Since the nature of the game varies significantly according to the lexicon used, the ratings are kept separate.
-NASPA recognizes that while many members want to play rated SOWPODS games on a regular basis, many more prefer to play NWL.  NASPA does not have any plans to discontinue the OTCWL lexicon in the foreseeable future.
+NASPA recognizes that while many members want to play rated CSW games on a regular basis, many more prefer to play NWL.  NASPA does not have any plans to discontinue the OTCWL lexicon in the foreseeable future.
 == Differences between the rating systems ==
-A game played at a NASPA-sanctioned event is rated only once, either in the regular system or the SOWPODS system, not both. The SOWPODS system works exactly as the regular one does, with one exception.  If a player has a regular rating but not a SOWPODS rating, they will enter the SOWPODS system with their regular rating, not a rating calculated based on their debut event performance.  New player career game totals will start at zero, regardless of the source of their initial rating, so if a player&rsquo;s SOWPODS playing strength differs substantially from their regular strength, their rating will converge rapidly.
+A game played at a NASPA-sanctioned event is rated only once, either in the regular system or the CSW system, not both. The CSW system works exactly as the regular one does, with one exception.  If a player has a regular rating but not a CSW rating, they will enter the CSW system with their regular rating, not a rating calculated based on their debut event performance.  New player career game totals will start at zero, regardless of the source of their initial rating, so if a player&rsquo;s CSW playing strength differs substantially from their regular strength, their rating will converge rapidly.
 == Current ratings ==
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 The database of current ratings is updated immediately when the results from a tournament are processed.  You can access the current rating information in the following ways:
-* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ratings/data/csw/full/current.txt full rating list] as a short text file (columns: name, rating, ranking, expiration, number of rated SOWDPODS games)
+* [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ratings/data/csw/full/current.txt full rating list] as a short text file (columns: name, rating, ranking, expiration, number of rated CSW games)
 * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/ratings-byname.pl?system=csw search by name]
 * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/ratings-byrank.pl?system=csw search by rating or rank]
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 == Questions and Answers ==
-;I have a WESPA rating and a NASPA rating but no NASPA SOWPODS rating. What will be my initial NASPA SOWPODS rating?
+;I have a WESPA rating and a NASPA rating but no NASPA CSW rating. What will be my initial NASPA CSW rating?
 :Your NASPA rating.
-;Can a NASPA-sanctioned SOWPODS event also be [[WESPA]]-rated?
+;Can a NASPA-sanctioned CSW event also be [[WESPA]]-rated?
-:Yes, provided it meets the requirements for both, and fees are paid to both organizations.  See the page on [[directing SOWPODS tournaments]] for more information.
+:Yes, provided it meets the requirements for both, and fees are paid to both organizations.  See the page on [[directing SOWPODS tournaments |directing CSW tournaments]] for more information.
-;Will NASPA SOWPODS ratings be used for qualification to SOWPODS events like the [[WSC]] and [[Causeway SCRABBLE Challenge]]?
+;Will NASPA CSW ratings be used for qualification to CSW events like the [[WSC]] and [[Causeway SCRABBLE Challenge]]?
 :Probably in some way, but that's up to the [[Canadian Committee]] and [[International Committee]] to determine.

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