Storyline
Jim Bruton entered VIPR with an initial registry rating of 4.7280. Across 42 rated doubles games, the player went 23-19 and moved +0.0041, finishing at 4.7321.
Why It Moved
AI-generated explanation: The 23-19 record produced +0.1792 from wins and -0.1751 from losses, for a net move of +0.0041. The biggest single-game impact was -0.0156 against Buzz Barron as partner and Ted Custer / Gary Kray as opponents. In game #32 on 2026-10-15, VIPR expected the player's team to have the edge, so the loss carried a larger drop: player team 4.9141 vs opponent team 4.6941.
Partnership patterns are starting to emerge.
Jim's most common partner signals so far: Gary Kray (5-1, 83%), Richard Chris Armstrong (4-2, 67%), Michael Leardi (2-3, 40%), Perry Olson (3-0, 100%). No partnership has reached both the 8+ match and 75%+ win-rate marker yet, so treat this as directional.
Jim has faced Gary Kray 13 times - record: 5-8. A close matchup worth watching.
Session Summary
| Date | W-L | Start | End | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 3-1 | 4.7280 | 4.7470 | +0.0190 |
| 2026-07-09 | 3-1 | 4.7470 | 4.7639 | +0.0169 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2-0 | 4.7639 | 4.7834 | +0.0195 |
| 2026-09-03 | 2-2 | 4.7834 | 4.7775 | -0.0059 |
| 2026-09-10 | 1-3 | 4.7775 | 4.7499 | -0.0276 |
| 2026-09-17 | 3-1 | 4.7499 | 4.7688 | +0.0189 |
| 2026-09-24 | 3-1 | 4.7688 | 4.7780 | +0.0092 |
| 2026-10-01 | 1-3 | 4.7780 | 4.7600 | -0.0180 |
| 2026-10-15 | 1-3 | 4.7600 | 4.7433 | -0.0167 |
| 2026-10-22 | 3-1 | 4.7433 | 4.7558 | +0.0125 |
| 2026-10-29 | 1-3 | 4.7558 | 4.7321 | -0.0237 |
Game-By-Game Rating Trail
| # | Date | Result | Score | Partner | Opponents | Before | Change | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Derek Wuebbels | Vinny De Lapi / Oliver Sun | 4.7280 | +0.0055 | 4.7335 |
| 2 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Oliver Sun | Vinny De Lapi / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7335 | -0.0064 | 4.7271 |
| 3 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-10 | Vinny De Lapi | Derek Wuebbels / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7271 | +0.0132 | 4.7403 |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Richard Chris Armstrong | Derek Wuebbels / Oliver Sun | 4.7403 | +0.0067 | 4.7470 |
| 5 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Richard Chris Armstrong | Michael L Scott / Vinny De Lapi | 4.7470 | +0.0072 | 4.7542 |
| 6 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Michael Leardi | Vinny De Lapi / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7542 | +0.0129 | 4.7671 |
| 7 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Vinny De Lapi | Michael L Scott / Michael Leardi | 4.7671 | +0.0069 | 4.7740 |
| 8 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Michael L Scott | Richard Chris Armstrong / Michael Leardi | 4.7740 | -0.0101 | 4.7639 |
| 9 | 2026-08-06 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Wayne Bondy | Gary Kray / Oliver Sun | 4.7639 | +0.0046 | 4.7685 |
| 10 | 2026-08-06 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Oliver Sun | Ted Custer / Derek Wuebbels | 4.7685 | +0.0149 | 4.7834 |
| 11 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-10 | Perry Olson | Gary Kray / Michael Leardi | 4.7834 | +0.0025 | 4.7859 |
| 12 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Michael Leardi | Gary Kray / Tony Toledo | 4.7859 | -0.0147 | 4.7712 |
| 13 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Gary Kray | Perry Olson / Tony Toledo | 4.7712 | +0.0101 | 4.7813 |
| 14 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Tony Toledo | Perry Olson / Michael Leardi | 4.7813 | -0.0038 | 4.7775 |
| 15 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Phil Weiner | Gary Kray / Tony Chiravolo | 4.7775 | -0.0147 | 4.7628 |
| 16 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 2-11 | Tony Chiravolo | Phil Weiner / Michael Leardi | 4.7628 | -0.0094 | 4.7534 |
| 17 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Gary Kray | Michael Leardi / Tony Chiravolo | 4.7534 | +0.0063 | 4.7597 |
| 18 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Michael Leardi | Phil Weiner / Gary Kray | 4.7597 | -0.0098 | 4.7499 |
| 19 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-2 | Gary Kray | Oliver Sun / Perry Olson | 4.7499 | +0.0129 | 4.7628 |
| 20 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-3 | Perry Olson | Oliver Sun / Daren Haskell | 4.7628 | +0.0021 | 4.7649 |
| 21 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-1 | Oliver Sun | Gary Kray / Daren Haskell | 4.7649 | +0.0082 | 4.7731 |
| 22 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Daren Haskell | Gary Kray / Perry Olson | 4.7731 | -0.0043 | 4.7688 |
| 23 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Perry Olson | Richard Chris Armstrong / Glenn Becker | 4.7688 | +0.0015 | 4.7703 |
| 24 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Glenn Becker | Michael Leardi / Mark Montgomery | 4.7703 | +0.0103 | 4.7806 |
| 25 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Richard Chris Armstrong | Michael Leardi / Glenn Becker | 4.7806 | +0.0021 | 4.7827 |
| 26 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Mark Montgomery | Michael Leardi / Perry Olson | 4.7827 | -0.0047 | 4.7780 |
| 27 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Richard Chris Armstrong | Robert Kraft / Ted Custer | 4.7780 | -0.0092 | 4.7688 |
| 28 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Ted Custer | Robert Kraft / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7688 | -0.0100 | 4.7588 |
| 29 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Robert Kraft | Ted Custer / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7588 | -0.0097 | 4.7491 |
| 30 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-10 | Robert Kraft | Ted Custer / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7491 | +0.0109 | 4.7600 |
| 31 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Gary Kray | Ted Custer / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7600 | +0.0132 | 4.7732 |
| 32 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Buzz Barron | Ted Custer / Gary Kray | 4.7732 | -0.0156 | 4.7576 |
| 33 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | Richard Chris Armstrong | Buzz Barron / Gary Kray | 4.7576 | -0.0079 | 4.7497 |
| 34 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Ted Custer | Buzz Barron / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7497 | -0.0064 | 4.7433 |
| 35 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 10-11 | Mark Montgomery | Gary Kray / Michael Leardi | 4.7433 | -0.0086 | 4.7347 |
| 36 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | Jason Willhite | Michael Leardi / Mark Montgomery | 4.7347 | +0.0061 | 4.7408 |
| 37 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Michael Leardi | Gary Kray / Jason Willhite | 4.7408 | +0.0101 | 4.7509 |
| 38 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Gary Kray | Mark Montgomery / Jason Willhite | 4.7509 | +0.0049 | 4.7558 |
| 39 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-3 | Richard Chris Armstrong | Gary Kray / Michael Leardi | 4.7558 | +0.0061 | 4.7619 |
| 40 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Ted Custer | Gary Kray / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7619 | -0.0123 | 4.7496 |
| 41 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Michael Leardi | Ted Custer / Richard Chris Armstrong | 4.7496 | -0.0059 | 4.7437 |
| 42 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 1-11 | Gary Kray | Ted Custer / Michael Leardi | 4.7437 | -0.0116 | 4.7321 |
Formula Homework
These rows show the team ratings used in the adjustment calculation. The computed delta is the signed rating change produced by the current v0.6 formula.
| # | Player Team ( AVG ) | Opponent Team ( AVG ) | Winner-Loser VIPR Diff | Computed Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.7712 | 4.6014 | +0.1698 | +0.0055 |
| 2 | 4.6040 | 4.7363 | +0.1323 | -0.0064 |
| 3 | 4.7172 | 4.8319 | -0.1148 | +0.0132 |
| 4 | 4.7562 | 4.6364 | +0.1198 | +0.0067 |
| 5 | 4.7629 | 4.6641 | +0.0987 | +0.0072 |
| 6 | 4.6456 | 4.7496 | -0.1040 | +0.0129 |
| 7 | 4.7285 | 4.6167 | +0.1119 | +0.0069 |
| 8 | 4.6668 | 4.6618 | -0.0051 | -0.0101 |
| 9 | 4.7911 | 4.5824 | +0.2088 | +0.0046 |
| 10 | 4.6471 | 4.8312 | -0.1841 | +0.0149 |
| 11 | 4.9285 | 4.5941 | +0.3344 | +0.0025 |
| 12 | 4.6441 | 4.4655 | -0.1785 | -0.0147 |
| 13 | 4.6694 | 4.6734 | -0.0040 | +0.0101 |
| 14 | 4.5323 | 4.7830 | +0.2506 | -0.0038 |
| 15 | 4.7004 | 4.5227 | -0.1777 | -0.0147 |
| 16 | 4.5846 | 4.6042 | +0.0197 | -0.0094 |
| 17 | 4.6607 | 4.5255 | +0.1352 | +0.0063 |
| 18 | 4.6350 | 4.6412 | +0.0062 | -0.0098 |
| 19 | 4.6709 | 4.7730 | -0.1021 | +0.0129 |
| 20 | 4.9037 | 4.5293 | +0.3744 | +0.0021 |
| 21 | 4.6184 | 4.5555 | +0.0629 | +0.0082 |
| 22 | 4.5910 | 4.8172 | +0.2261 | -0.0043 |
| 23 | 4.9117 | 4.4759 | +0.4358 | +0.0015 |
| 24 | 4.4729 | 4.4850 | -0.0121 | +0.0103 |
| 25 | 4.7795 | 4.4063 | +0.3733 | +0.0021 |
| 26 | 4.5523 | 4.7584 | +0.2061 | -0.0047 |
| 27 | 4.7790 | 4.8058 | +0.0268 | -0.0092 |
| 28 | 4.7839 | 4.7844 | +0.0005 | -0.0100 |
| 29 | 4.7781 | 4.7901 | +0.0120 | -0.0097 |
| 30 | 4.7684 | 4.7998 | -0.0314 | +0.0109 |
| 31 | 4.6733 | 4.7874 | -0.1141 | +0.0132 |
| 32 | 4.9141 | 4.6941 | -0.2199 | -0.0156 |
| 33 | 4.7595 | 4.8336 | +0.0741 | -0.0079 |
| 34 | 4.7690 | 4.8997 | +0.1307 | -0.0064 |
| 35 | 4.5525 | 4.6032 | +0.0507 | -0.0086 |
| 36 | 4.6392 | 4.4980 | +0.1412 | +0.0061 |
| 37 | 4.6253 | 4.6275 | -0.0022 | +0.0101 |
| 38 | 4.6952 | 4.4975 | +0.1978 | +0.0049 |
| 39 | 4.7547 | 4.6130 | +0.1417 | +0.0061 |
| 40 | 4.7780 | 4.6973 | -0.0808 | -0.0123 |
| 41 | 4.6307 | 4.7819 | +0.1512 | -0.0059 |
| 42 | 4.7009 | 4.6445 | -0.0563 | -0.0116 |
Rating movement formula
Team VIPR = average - (average - lower partner) * CRF, with CRF = 0.40.
Adjustment = 0.02 / (1 + 10 ^ (2.5 * (winner team VIPR - loser team VIPR))).
Winning partners both receive +adjustment. Losing partners both receive -adjustment.
Score margin is recorded for context but is not currently part of the v0.6 formula.
First game check: winner-loser VIPR diff +0.1698 -> computed delta +0.0055; 4.7280 +0.0055 = 4.7335