Storyline
Guy Ford entered VIPR with an initial registry rating of 4.5240. Across 24 rated doubles games, the player went 8-16 and moved -0.1186, finishing at 4.4054.
Why It Moved
AI-generated explanation: The 8-16 record produced +0.0688 from wins and -0.1874 from losses, for a net move of -0.1186. The biggest single-game impact was -0.0170 against Rick Jones as partner and John Hubbs / Chris Donahue as opponents. In game #19 on 2026-10-15, VIPR expected the player's team to have the edge, so the loss carried a larger drop: player team 4.3260 vs opponent team 4.0216.
Partnership patterns are starting to emerge.
Guy's most common partner signals so far: Brian Pierce (2-1, 67%), Gary Jones (1-2, 33%), Jim Suminski (1-1, 50%), Steve LaVallee (0-2, 0%). No partnership has reached both the 8+ match and 75%+ win-rate marker yet, so treat this as directional.
Guy has faced Brian Pierce 6 times - record: 1-5. A tough matchup so far.
Session Summary
| Date | W-L | Start | End | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | 2-2 | 4.5240 | 4.5189 | -0.0051 |
| 2026-07-09 | 2-2 | 4.5189 | 4.5136 | -0.0053 |
| 2026-07-16 | 0-4 | 4.5136 | 4.4690 | -0.0446 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1-3 | 4.4690 | 4.4444 | -0.0246 |
| 2026-10-15 | 1-3 | 4.4444 | 4.4143 | -0.0301 |
| 2026-10-22 | 2-2 | 4.4143 | 4.4054 | -0.0089 |
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 | 5-11 | Tony Chiravolo | Brian Pierce / Chris Eversole | 4.5240 | -0.0127 | 4.5113 |
| 2 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Gary Jones | Tony Chiravolo / Brian Pierce | 4.5113 | +0.0102 | 4.5215 |
| 3 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | Brian Pierce | Chris Eversole / Gary Jones | 4.5215 | +0.0082 | 4.5297 |
| 4 | 2026-07-02 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 6-11 | Chris Eversole | Tony Chiravolo / Gary Jones | 4.5297 | -0.0108 | 4.5189 |
| 5 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Gary Jones | Steve LaVallee / Brian Pierce | 4.5189 | -0.0104 | 4.5085 |
| 6 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-10 | Jim Suminski | Gary Jones / Steve LaVallee | 4.5085 | +0.0107 | 4.5192 |
| 7 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 4-11 | Steve LaVallee | Brian Pierce / Jim Suminski | 4.5192 | -0.0123 | 4.5069 |
| 8 | 2026-07-09 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Brian Pierce | Gary Jones / Jim Suminski | 4.5069 | +0.0067 | 4.5136 |
| 9 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | Tony Chiravolo | Tony Toledo / Steve LaVallee | 4.5136 | -0.0117 | 4.5019 |
| 10 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Steve LaVallee | Tony Chiravolo / Gary Jones | 4.5019 | -0.0114 | 4.4905 |
| 11 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Gary Jones | Tony Toledo / Tony Chiravolo | 4.4905 | -0.0095 | 4.4810 |
| 12 | 2026-07-16 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Tony Toledo | Steve LaVallee / Gary Jones | 4.4810 | -0.0120 | 4.4690 |
| 13 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | David DeBeradinis | Brian Pierce / Jerry Linklater | 4.4690 | -0.0120 | 4.4570 |
| 14 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 5-11 | Tony Toledo | Brian Pierce / David DeBeradinis | 4.4570 | -0.0111 | 4.4459 |
| 15 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Win | 11-5 | Jerry Linklater | Tony Toledo / David DeBeradinis | 4.4459 | +0.0105 | 4.4564 |
| 16 | 2026-08-13 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Summer 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | Brian Pierce | Tony Toledo / Jerry Linklater | 4.4564 | -0.0120 | 4.4444 |
| 17 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-7 | David Jeanguenat | John Hubbs / Rick Jones | 4.4444 | +0.0092 | 4.4536 |
| 18 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 9-11 | Chris Donahue | Rick Jones / David Jeanguenat | 4.4536 | -0.0055 | 4.4481 |
| 19 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 3-11 | Rick Jones | John Hubbs / Chris Donahue | 4.4481 | -0.0170 | 4.4311 |
| 20 | 2026-10-15 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 10-11 | John Hubbs | David Jeanguenat / Chris Donahue | 4.4311 | -0.0168 | 4.4143 |
| 21 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-4 | Doug LeFebvre | Mark Burkowski / Ed Key | 4.4143 | +0.0046 | 4.4189 |
| 22 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | Jim Suminski | Doug LeFebvre / Mark Burkowski | 4.4189 | -0.0124 | 4.4065 |
| 23 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Win | 11-2 | Mark Burkowski | Ed Key / Jim Suminski | 4.4065 | +0.0087 | 4.4152 |
| 24 | 2026-10-22 Thursday Men's Ladder League - Fall 2026 |
Loss | 7-11 | Ed Key | Doug LeFebvre / Jim Suminski | 4.4152 | -0.0098 | 4.4054 |
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 | 4.4757 | 4.3807 | -0.0950 | -0.0127 |
| 2 | 4.4151 | 4.4217 | -0.0066 | +0.0102 |
| 3 | 4.4416 | 4.3790 | +0.0625 | +0.0082 |
| 4 | 4.4170 | 4.3895 | -0.0275 | -0.0108 |
| 5 | 4.4263 | 4.4131 | -0.0132 | -0.0104 |
| 6 | 4.3696 | 4.3936 | -0.0240 | +0.0107 |
| 7 | 4.4378 | 4.3550 | -0.0828 | -0.0123 |
| 8 | 4.4650 | 4.3455 | +0.1195 | +0.0067 |
| 9 | 4.4566 | 4.3973 | -0.0592 | -0.0117 |
| 10 | 4.4322 | 4.3834 | -0.0487 | -0.0114 |
| 11 | 4.4057 | 4.4230 | +0.0173 | -0.0095 |
| 12 | 4.4414 | 4.3720 | -0.0694 | -0.0120 |
| 13 | 4.4081 | 4.3390 | -0.0691 | -0.0120 |
| 14 | 4.4174 | 4.3779 | -0.0395 | -0.0111 |
| 15 | 4.3659 | 4.3836 | -0.0177 | +0.0105 |
| 16 | 4.4222 | 4.3531 | -0.0691 | -0.0120 |
| 17 | 4.2978 | 4.2684 | +0.0295 | +0.0092 |
| 18 | 4.0849 | 4.2514 | +0.1665 | -0.0055 |
| 19 | 4.3260 | 4.0216 | -0.3044 | -0.0170 |
| 20 | 4.3199 | 4.0318 | -0.2881 | -0.0168 |
| 21 | 4.3511 | 4.1408 | +0.2102 | +0.0046 |
| 22 | 4.2727 | 4.1865 | -0.0861 | -0.0124 |
| 23 | 4.2160 | 4.1700 | +0.0460 | +0.0087 |
| 24 | 4.2291 | 4.2371 | +0.0080 | -0.0098 |
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 -0.0950 -> computed delta -0.0127; 4.5240 -0.0127 = 4.5113