American Flying Disc Open

Randy P and Nate, I think the disagreement here comes from treating three different things as though they are the same: 1. **Eligibility** — whether the player is eligible to register for MA4 und ... show more ›

Randy P and Nate, I think the disagreement here comes from treating three different things as though they are the same:

1. Eligibility — whether the player is eligible to register for MA4 under PDGA rules.
2. Player rating — the official PDGA rating used to determine ratings-based division eligibility.
3. Round rating — how a player performed in a particular round.

This player has played one PDGA-rated round. It happened to be rated 911. But he does not yet have an official PDGA Player Rating.

That distinction matters. A 911 round rating is not the same thing as having a 911 Player Rating.

You can certainly look at that round and think the player may ultimately prove to be better than MA4. He may. Once he establishes an official rating, that rating will determine which ratings-based divisions he is eligible to play.

But I don't think we can take one round, convert it into a player rating that the PDGA has not yet given him, and then say he should be forced out of MA4 on that basis.

Those are different questions:
Was the round unusually good for MA4?
Yes.

Does that one round make an unrated player ineligible for MA4 under the PDGA rating system?
No.