Storyline
Richard Whittington entered VIPR with an initial registry rating of 4.0320. Across 48 rated doubles games, the player went 28-20 and moved +0.1832, finishing at 4.2152.
Why It Moved
AI-generated explanation: The 28-20 record produced +0.2901 from wins and -0.1069 from losses, for a net move of +0.1832. The biggest single-game impact was +0.0162 against Sal Aparo as partner and David DeBeradinis / Chris Eversole as opponents. In game #6 on 2026-07-23, the player's team was the lower-rated team, so the win carried a larger gain: player team 4.1222 vs opponent team 4.3748.
Partnership patterns are starting to emerge.
Richard's most common partner signals so far: Bill Shoemaker (3-0, 100%), Chip Leccese (2-1, 67%), Chris Eversole (2-1, 67%), Gary Jones (2-1, 67%). No partnership has reached both the 8+ match and 75%+ win-rate marker yet, so treat this as directional.
Richard has faced Bill Shoemaker 9 times - record: 4-5. A close matchup worth watching.
Session Summary
| Date | W-L | Start | End | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | 2-2 | 4.0320 | 4.0429 | +0.0109 |
| 2026-07-23 | 1-3 | 4.0429 | 4.0451 | +0.0022 |
| 2026-08-06 | 2-2 | 4.0451 | 4.0547 | +0.0096 |
| 2026-08-13 | 3-1 | 4.0547 | 4.0624 | +0.0077 |
| 2026-08-20 | 1-3 | 4.0624 | 4.0591 | -0.0033 |
| 2026-09-03 | 3-1 | 4.0591 | 4.0892 | +0.0301 |
| 2026-09-10 | 3-1 | 4.0892 | 4.1181 | +0.0289 |
| 2026-09-17 | 3-1 | 4.1181 | 4.1412 | +0.0231 |
| 2026-10-01 | 4-0 | 4.1412 | 4.1776 | +0.0364 |
| 2026-10-15 | 3-1 | 4.1776 | 4.2075 | +0.0299 |
| 2026-10-22 | 1-3 | 4.2075 | 4.1996 | -0.0079 |
| 2026-10-29 | 2-2 | 4.1996 | 4.2152 | +0.0156 |
Game-By-Game Rating Trail
| # | Date | Result | Score | Partner | Opponents | Before | Change | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Bill Shoemaker | Jason Johnson / Patrick Wilson | 4.0320 | +0.0106 | 4.0426 |
| 2 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-2 | Jerry Linklater | Jason Johnson / Bill Shoemaker | 4.0426 | +0.0135 | 4.0561 |
| 3 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Patrick Wilson | Jerry Linklater / Bill Shoemaker | 4.0561 | -0.0045 | 4.0516 |
| 4 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 10-11 | Jason Johnson | Jerry Linklater / Patrick Wilson | 4.0516 | -0.0087 | 4.0429 |
| 5 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Gary Jones | David DeBeradinis / Jim Suminski | 4.0429 | -0.0049 | 4.0380 |
| 6 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Sal Aparo | David DeBeradinis / Chris Eversole | 4.0380 | +0.0162 | 4.0542 |
| 7 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Jim Suminski | David DeBeradinis / Sal Aparo | 4.0542 | -0.0045 | 4.0497 |
| 8 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Chris Eversole | Gary Jones / Sal Aparo | 4.0497 | -0.0046 | 4.0451 |
| 9 | 2026-08-06 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Jason Johnson | Jim Keating / Bill Shoemaker | 4.0451 | -0.0055 | 4.0396 |
| 10 | 2026-08-06 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Craig Narod | Bill Shoemaker / Jason Johnson | 4.0396 | -0.0059 | 4.0337 |
| 11 | 2026-08-06 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-10 | Bill Shoemaker | Jim Keating / Craig Narod | 4.0337 | +0.0108 | 4.0445 |
| 12 | 2026-08-06 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Jim Keating | Jason Johnson / Craig Narod | 4.0445 | +0.0102 | 4.0547 |
| 13 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Chris Donahue | Jim Suminski / Ramon Jimenez | 4.0547 | +0.0011 | 4.0558 |
| 14 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Ramon Jimenez | Martin Brady / Jerry Visconti | 4.0558 | -0.0006 | 4.0552 |
| 15 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Jim Suminski | Martin Brady / Ramon Jimenez | 4.0552 | +0.0002 | 4.0554 |
| 16 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Jerry Visconti | Martin Brady / Chris Donahue | 4.0554 | +0.0070 | 4.0624 |
| 17 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Tony Toledo | David DeBeradinis / Jerry Linklater | 4.0624 | -0.0048 | 4.0576 |
| 18 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Jerry Linklater | Tony Toledo / Chip Leccese | 4.0576 | -0.0076 | 4.0500 |
| 19 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Chip Leccese | David DeBeradinis / Tony Toledo | 4.0500 | -0.0031 | 4.0469 |
| 20 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | David DeBeradinis | Jerry Linklater / Chip Leccese | 4.0469 | +0.0122 | 4.0591 |
| 21 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Mark Burkowski | Bill Shoemaker / David Jeanguenat | 4.0591 | -0.0056 | 4.0535 |
| 22 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | David Jeanguenat | Mark Burkowski / Chip Leccese | 4.0535 | +0.0114 | 4.0649 |
| 23 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Chip Leccese | Bill Shoemaker / Mark Burkowski | 4.0649 | +0.0127 | 4.0776 |
| 24 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Bill Shoemaker | David Jeanguenat / Chip Leccese | 4.0776 | +0.0116 | 4.0892 |
| 25 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | David DeBeradinis | David Jeanguenat / Jason Johnson | 4.0892 | +0.0102 | 4.0994 |
| 26 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Jason Johnson | Bill Shoemaker / Craig Narod | 4.0994 | +0.0118 | 4.1112 |
| 27 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Craig Narod | David DeBeradinis / Bill Shoemaker | 4.1112 | -0.0045 | 4.1067 |
| 28 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | David Jeanguenat | Bill Shoemaker / Jason Johnson | 4.1067 | +0.0114 | 4.1181 |
| 29 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Mark Norman | John Hubbs / Gary Jones | 4.1181 | -0.0047 | 4.1134 |
| 30 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Gary Jones | Mark Norman / Craig Narod | 4.1134 | +0.0072 | 4.1206 |
| 31 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Craig Narod | John Hubbs / Mark Norman | 4.1206 | +0.0104 | 4.1310 |
| 32 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | John Hubbs | Gary Jones / Craig Narod | 4.1310 | +0.0102 | 4.1412 |
| 33 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-2 | Jon Duke | Thomas Morris / Chris Donahue | 4.1412 | +0.0055 | 4.1467 |
| 34 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Chris Donahue | Thomas Morris / Chip Leccese | 4.1467 | +0.0147 | 4.1614 |
| 35 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Thomas Morris | Jon Duke / Chip Leccese | 4.1614 | +0.0093 | 4.1707 |
| 36 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Chip Leccese | Jon Duke / Chris Donahue | 4.1707 | +0.0069 | 4.1776 |
| 37 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | Chris Eversole | Mitch Langseth / Gary Jones | 4.1776 | +0.0111 | 4.1887 |
| 38 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | Gary Jones | Mitch Langseth / Sal Aparo | 4.1887 | +0.0113 | 4.2000 |
| 39 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Mitch Langseth | Chris Eversole / Sal Aparo | 4.2000 | +0.0136 | 4.2136 |
| 40 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Sal Aparo | Chris Eversole / Gary Jones | 4.2136 | -0.0061 | 4.2075 |
| 41 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Jerry Linklater | Chris Eversole / Mitch Langseth | 4.2075 | -0.0075 | 4.2000 |
| 42 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 10-11 | Anthony Campbell | Chris Eversole / Jerry Linklater | 4.2000 | -0.0065 | 4.1935 |
| 43 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Mitch Langseth | Anthony Campbell / Jerry Linklater | 4.1935 | -0.0056 | 4.1879 |
| 44 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | Chris Eversole | Anthony Campbell / Mitch Langseth | 4.1879 | +0.0117 | 4.1996 |
| 45 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Doug LeFebvre | Mark Montgomery / Steve LaVallee | 4.1996 | +0.0147 | 4.2143 |
| 46 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Daren Haskell | Mark Montgomery / Doug LeFebvre | 4.2143 | +0.0126 | 4.2269 |
| 47 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Steve LaVallee | Daren Haskell / Doug LeFebvre | 4.2269 | -0.0062 | 4.2207 |
| 48 | 2026-10-29 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Mark Montgomery | Daren Haskell / Steve LaVallee | 4.2207 | -0.0055 | 4.2152 |
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 | 4.1119 | 4.1315 | -0.0196 | +0.0106 |
| 2 | 4.1070 | 4.2342 | -0.1271 | +0.0135 |
| 3 | 4.0651 | 4.2782 | +0.2132 | -0.0045 |
| 4 | 4.0927 | 4.1397 | +0.0469 | -0.0087 |
| 5 | 4.1416 | 4.3372 | +0.1956 | -0.0049 |
| 6 | 4.1222 | 4.3748 | -0.2525 | +0.0162 |
| 7 | 4.1335 | 4.3487 | +0.2152 | -0.0045 |
| 8 | 4.1432 | 4.3544 | +0.2113 | -0.0046 |
| 9 | 4.0856 | 4.2544 | +0.1689 | -0.0055 |
| 10 | 4.0566 | 4.2073 | +0.1507 | -0.0059 |
| 11 | 4.1105 | 4.1382 | -0.0277 | +0.0108 |
| 12 | 4.1028 | 4.1098 | -0.0070 | +0.0102 |
| 13 | 3.9074 | 3.4203 | +0.4871 | +0.0011 |
| 14 | 3.3448 | 3.9564 | +0.6116 | -0.0006 |
| 15 | 4.1195 | 3.3226 | +0.7969 | +0.0002 |
| 16 | 4.0052 | 3.8969 | +0.1083 | +0.0070 |
| 17 | 4.1609 | 4.3590 | +0.1981 | -0.0048 |
| 18 | 4.1480 | 4.2334 | +0.0854 | -0.0076 |
| 19 | 4.0857 | 4.3783 | +0.2925 | -0.0031 |
| 20 | 4.1444 | 4.2235 | -0.0791 | +0.0122 |
| 21 | 4.0912 | 4.2565 | +0.1653 | -0.0056 |
| 22 | 4.1118 | 4.1620 | -0.0502 | +0.0114 |
| 23 | 4.0946 | 4.1891 | -0.0945 | +0.0127 |
| 24 | 4.1420 | 4.1986 | -0.0565 | +0.0116 |
| 25 | 4.1839 | 4.1893 | -0.0054 | +0.0102 |
| 26 | 4.1159 | 4.1787 | -0.0628 | +0.0118 |
| 27 | 4.1144 | 4.3315 | +0.2170 | -0.0045 |
| 28 | 4.1494 | 4.1992 | -0.0498 | +0.0114 |
| 29 | 4.0753 | 4.2795 | +0.2042 | -0.0047 |
| 30 | 4.1706 | 4.0718 | +0.0988 | +0.0072 |
| 31 | 4.1057 | 4.1186 | -0.0129 | +0.0104 |
| 32 | 4.1680 | 4.1734 | -0.0055 | +0.0102 |
| 33 | 4.1738 | 4.0057 | +0.1681 | +0.0055 |
| 34 | 3.9760 | 4.1546 | -0.1787 | +0.0147 |
| 35 | 4.1768 | 4.1527 | +0.0241 | +0.0093 |
| 36 | 4.1322 | 4.0226 | +0.1096 | +0.0069 |
| 37 | 4.2599 | 4.2989 | -0.0390 | +0.0111 |
| 38 | 4.2337 | 4.2796 | -0.0459 | +0.0113 |
| 39 | 4.2164 | 4.3491 | -0.1327 | +0.0136 |
| 40 | 4.2327 | 4.3761 | +0.1434 | -0.0061 |
| 41 | 4.2573 | 4.3455 | +0.0882 | -0.0075 |
| 42 | 4.2710 | 4.3996 | +0.1286 | -0.0065 |
| 43 | 4.2253 | 4.3899 | +0.1646 | -0.0056 |
| 44 | 4.2768 | 4.3364 | -0.0596 | +0.0117 |
| 45 | 4.2514 | 4.4266 | -0.1753 | +0.0147 |
| 46 | 4.3034 | 4.3955 | -0.0921 | +0.0126 |
| 47 | 4.2819 | 4.4191 | +0.1372 | -0.0062 |
| 48 | 4.2754 | 4.4419 | +0.1665 | -0.0055 |
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 -0.0196 -> computed delta +0.0106; 4.0320 +0.0106 = 4.0426