Storyline
Joe Spano entered VIPR with an initial registry rating of 4.0650. Across 52 rated doubles games, the player went 24-28 and moved -0.1563, finishing at 3.9087.
Why It Moved
AI-generated explanation: The 24-28 record produced +0.1691 from wins and -0.3254 from losses, for a net move of -0.1563. The biggest single-game impact was -0.0197 against Frank Pindulic as partner and Ramon Jimenez / George Carroll as opponents. In game #9 on 2026-07-16, VIPR expected the player's team to have the edge, so the loss carried a larger drop: player team 3.8558 vs opponent team 3.1459.
Partnership patterns are starting to emerge.
Joe's most common partner signals so far: Pete Nikolakakis (0-6, 0%), Christopher Burns (3-1, 75%), Matt Dame (1-3, 25%), Scott Konkel (3-0, 100%). No partnership has reached both the 8+ match and 75%+ win-rate marker yet, so treat this as directional.
Joe has faced Pete Nikolakakis 12 times - record: 8-4. A close matchup worth watching.
Session Summary
| Date | W-L | Start | End | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 2-2 | 4.0650 | 4.0606 | -0.0044 |
| 2026-07-09 | 3-1 | 4.0606 | 4.0628 | +0.0022 |
| 2026-07-16 | 3-1 | 4.0628 | 4.0685 | +0.0057 |
| 2026-07-23 | 3-1 | 4.0685 | 4.0801 | +0.0116 |
| 2026-08-13 | 3-1 | 4.0801 | 4.0940 | +0.0139 |
| 2026-08-20 | 1-3 | 4.0940 | 4.0690 | -0.0250 |
| 2026-08-27 | 2-2 | 4.0690 | 4.0613 | -0.0077 |
| 2026-09-03 | 1-3 | 4.0613 | 4.0324 | -0.0289 |
| 2026-09-10 | 2-2 | 4.0324 | 4.0203 | -0.0121 |
| 2026-09-17 | 1-3 | 4.0203 | 3.9888 | -0.0315 |
| 2026-09-24 | 1-3 | 3.9888 | 3.9568 | -0.0320 |
| 2026-10-01 | 1-3 | 3.9568 | 3.9316 | -0.0252 |
| 2026-10-22 | 1-3 | 3.9316 | 3.9087 | -0.0229 |
Game-By-Game Rating Trail
| # | Date | Result | Score | Partner | Opponents | Before | Change | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 0-11 | Jeff Fink | Martin Brady / Craig Narod | 4.0650 | -0.0127 | 4.0523 |
| 2 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Craig Narod | Martin Brady / Fred Veenstra | 4.0523 | +0.0068 | 4.0591 |
| 3 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Martin Brady | Jeff Fink / Fred Veenstra | 4.0591 | +0.0088 | 4.0679 |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Fred Veenstra | Jeff Fink / Craig Narod | 4.0679 | -0.0073 | 4.0606 |
| 5 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | John Patton | Kevin Geraty / Joel Lancaster | 4.0606 | -0.0073 | 4.0533 |
| 6 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Sunil Sadhwani | Joel Lancaster / John Patton | 4.0533 | +0.0063 | 4.0596 |
| 7 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Joel Lancaster | Kevin Geraty / Sunil Sadhwani | 4.0596 | +0.0012 | 4.0608 |
| 8 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Kevin Geraty | John Patton / Sunil Sadhwani | 4.0608 | +0.0020 | 4.0628 |
| 9 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Frank Pindulic | Ramon Jimenez / George Carroll | 4.0628 | -0.0197 | 4.0431 |
| 10 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-10 | George Carroll | Ramon Jimenez / Joseph DeVito | 4.0431 | +0.0005 | 4.0436 |
| 11 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-2 | Ramon Jimenez | Frank Pindulic / Joseph DeVito | 4.0436 | +0.0189 | 4.0625 |
| 12 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Joseph DeVito | Frank Pindulic / George Carroll | 4.0625 | +0.0060 | 4.0685 |
| 13 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-3 | Chris Donahue | Christopher Burns / Matt Dame | 4.0685 | +0.0107 | 4.0792 |
| 14 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 2-11 | John Ressler | Chris Donahue / Christopher Burns | 4.0792 | -0.0118 | 4.0674 |
| 15 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Christopher Burns | Matt Dame / John Ressler | 4.0674 | +0.0058 | 4.0732 |
| 16 | 2026-07-23 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Matt Dame | Chris Donahue / John Ressler | 4.0732 | +0.0069 | 4.0801 |
| 17 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Scott Konkel | Pete Nikolakakis / Christopher Burns | 4.0801 | +0.0078 | 4.0879 |
| 18 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-3 | Jeff Fink | Scott Konkel / Pete Nikolakakis | 4.0879 | +0.0052 | 4.0931 |
| 19 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Pete Nikolakakis | Christopher Burns / Jeff Fink | 4.0931 | -0.0085 | 4.0846 |
| 20 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-9 | Christopher Burns | Scott Konkel / Jeff Fink | 4.0846 | +0.0094 | 4.0940 |
| 21 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 1-11 | Chris Donahue | Jim Suminski / Craig Narod | 4.0940 | -0.0048 | 4.0892 |
| 22 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Craig Narod | Chris Donahue / Tim Tonguis | 4.0892 | +0.0038 | 4.0930 |
| 23 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 2-11 | Tim Tonguis | Jim Suminski / Chris Donahue | 4.0930 | -0.0079 | 4.0851 |
| 24 | 2026-08-20 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 8-11 | Jim Suminski | Craig Narod / Tim Tonguis | 4.0851 | -0.0161 | 4.0690 |
| 25 | 2026-08-27 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-6 | Scott Konkel | Tim Tonguis / ANDREW HARRIS | 4.0690 | +0.0069 | 4.0759 |
| 26 | 2026-08-27 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | ANDREW HARRIS | Scott Konkel / Jeff Fink | 4.0759 | -0.0094 | 4.0665 |
| 27 | 2026-08-27 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Jeff Fink | Tim Tonguis / Scott Konkel | 4.0665 | -0.0151 | 4.0514 |
| 28 | 2026-08-27 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Tim Tonguis | ANDREW HARRIS / Jeff Fink | 4.0514 | +0.0099 | 4.0613 |
| 29 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 1-11 | Pete Nikolakakis | Matt Dame / Christopher Burns | 4.0613 | -0.0109 | 4.0504 |
| 30 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Frank Pindulic | Pete Nikolakakis / Matt Dame | 4.0504 | +0.0104 | 4.0608 |
| 31 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 10-11 | Matt Dame | Christopher Burns / Frank Pindulic | 4.0608 | -0.0133 | 4.0475 |
| 32 | 2026-09-03 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Christopher Burns | Pete Nikolakakis / Frank Pindulic | 4.0475 | -0.0151 | 4.0324 |
| 33 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-1 | Scott Konkel | Pete Nikolakakis / Jim Toth | 4.0324 | +0.0039 | 4.0363 |
| 34 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-8 | Jim Toth | Pete Nikolakakis / Dan Scheer | 4.0363 | +0.0097 | 4.0460 |
| 35 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Pete Nikolakakis | Scott Konkel / Dan Scheer | 4.0460 | -0.0134 | 4.0326 |
| 36 | 2026-09-10 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Dan Scheer | Scott Konkel / Jim Toth | 4.0326 | -0.0123 | 4.0203 |
| 37 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Dan Scheer | Pete Nikolakakis / Jim Toth | 4.0203 | +0.0072 | 4.0275 |
| 38 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Joseph DeVito | Dan Scheer / Pete Nikolakakis | 4.0275 | -0.0137 | 4.0138 |
| 39 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Pete Nikolakakis | Jim Toth / Joseph DeVito | 4.0138 | -0.0145 | 3.9993 |
| 40 | 2026-09-17 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Jim Toth | Dan Scheer / Joseph DeVito | 3.9993 | -0.0105 | 3.9888 |
| 41 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-3 | Christopher Burns | Mark Wu / Pete Nikolakakis | 3.9888 | +0.0081 | 3.9969 |
| 42 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Pete Nikolakakis | Dan Scheer / Joseph Weber | 3.9969 | -0.0093 | 3.9876 |
| 43 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Joseph Weber | Christopher Burns / Dan Scheer | 3.9876 | -0.0156 | 3.9720 |
| 44 | 2026-09-24 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Mark Wu | Dan Scheer / Pete Nikolakakis | 3.9720 | -0.0152 | 3.9568 |
| 45 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 0-11 | Pete Nikolakakis | Matt Dame / John Hayward | 3.9568 | -0.0115 | 3.9453 |
| 46 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 10-2 | Mark Wu | John Hayward / Pete Nikolakakis | 3.9453 | +0.0056 | 3.9509 |
| 47 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 10-11 | John Hayward | Matt Dame / Mark Wu | 3.9509 | -0.0085 | 3.9424 |
| 48 | 2026-10-01 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | Matt Dame | Pete Nikolakakis / Mark Wu | 3.9424 | -0.0108 | 3.9316 |
| 49 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Robert Naumann | Mark Wu / Craig Vogel | 3.9316 | +0.0073 | 3.9389 |
| 50 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Matt Dame | Mark Wu / Robert Naumann | 3.9389 | -0.0078 | 3.9311 |
| 51 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Craig Vogel | Matt Dame / Robert Naumann | 3.9311 | -0.0075 | 3.9236 |
| 52 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Mark Wu | Matt Dame / Craig Vogel | 3.9236 | -0.0149 | 3.9087 |
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 | 4.0692 | 3.9729 | -0.0963 | -0.0127 |
| 2 | 4.0365 | 3.9214 | +0.1151 | +0.0068 |
| 3 | 3.9897 | 3.9465 | +0.0431 | +0.0088 |
| 4 | 3.9491 | 4.0465 | +0.0974 | -0.0073 |
| 5 | 3.5155 | 3.6099 | +0.0944 | -0.0073 |
| 6 | 3.5788 | 3.4442 | +0.1346 | +0.0063 |
| 7 | 3.9014 | 3.4237 | +0.4777 | +0.0012 |
| 8 | 3.6827 | 3.3020 | +0.3807 | +0.0020 |
| 9 | 3.8558 | 3.1459 | -0.7099 | -0.0197 |
| 10 | 3.8157 | 3.1920 | +0.6237 | +0.0005 |
| 11 | 3.2629 | 3.7648 | -0.5019 | +0.0189 |
| 12 | 3.8699 | 3.7220 | +0.1480 | +0.0060 |
| 13 | 3.8637 | 3.8886 | -0.0249 | +0.0107 |
| 14 | 3.9026 | 3.8393 | -0.0633 | -0.0118 |
| 15 | 3.9826 | 3.8287 | +0.1538 | +0.0058 |
| 16 | 3.9202 | 3.8096 | +0.1106 | +0.0069 |
| 17 | 3.9670 | 3.8879 | +0.0792 | +0.0078 |
| 18 | 4.0567 | 3.8756 | +0.1811 | +0.0052 |
| 19 | 3.9191 | 3.9711 | +0.0521 | -0.0085 |
| 20 | 3.9879 | 3.9687 | +0.0192 | +0.0094 |
| 21 | 3.9391 | 4.1376 | +0.1985 | -0.0048 |
| 22 | 4.0868 | 3.8363 | +0.2505 | +0.0038 |
| 23 | 3.9077 | 3.9835 | +0.0758 | -0.0079 |
| 24 | 4.1471 | 3.8984 | -0.2487 | -0.0161 |
| 25 | 3.9611 | 3.8495 | +0.1116 | +0.0069 |
| 26 | 3.9337 | 3.9558 | +0.0221 | -0.0094 |
| 27 | 4.0580 | 3.8639 | -0.1941 | -0.0151 |
| 28 | 3.9135 | 3.9094 | +0.0041 | +0.0099 |
| 29 | 3.9004 | 3.8678 | -0.0326 | -0.0109 |
| 30 | 3.8240 | 3.8371 | -0.0131 | +0.0104 |
| 31 | 3.9111 | 3.7916 | -0.1194 | -0.0133 |
| 32 | 3.9663 | 3.7709 | -0.1954 | -0.0151 |
| 33 | 3.9466 | 3.6996 | +0.2471 | +0.0039 |
| 34 | 3.7578 | 3.7468 | +0.0109 | +0.0097 |
| 35 | 3.8875 | 3.7654 | -0.1221 | -0.0134 |
| 36 | 3.8206 | 3.7377 | -0.0830 | -0.0123 |
| 37 | 3.8083 | 3.7100 | +0.0984 | +0.0072 |
| 38 | 3.8749 | 3.7398 | -0.1351 | -0.0137 |
| 39 | 3.8678 | 3.7012 | -0.1666 | -0.0145 |
| 40 | 3.7724 | 3.7550 | -0.0174 | -0.0105 |
| 41 | 3.9280 | 3.8629 | +0.0652 | +0.0081 |
| 42 | 3.8469 | 3.8711 | +0.0242 | -0.0093 |
| 43 | 4.0311 | 3.8137 | -0.2174 | -0.0156 |
| 44 | 3.9825 | 3.7836 | -0.1989 | -0.0152 |
| 45 | 3.8503 | 3.7987 | -0.0515 | -0.0115 |
| 46 | 3.9592 | 3.7938 | +0.1655 | +0.0056 |
| 47 | 3.8381 | 3.8908 | +0.0527 | -0.0085 |
| 48 | 3.8802 | 3.8530 | -0.0272 | -0.0108 |
| 49 | 3.9320 | 3.8357 | +0.0963 | +0.0073 |
| 50 | 3.8889 | 3.9684 | +0.0795 | -0.0078 |
| 51 | 3.7975 | 3.8862 | +0.0887 | -0.0075 |
| 52 | 3.9591 | 3.7731 | -0.1861 | -0.0149 |
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 -0.0963 -> computed delta -0.0127; 4.0650 -0.0127 = 4.0523