Hi Corey and anyone else that can tackle this...
Here is an excerpt of an email I recieved about the points system used by a league here in Canada (LTPQ). I haven't any clue how to write a formula for this...
Quote...
First we determine the leading pack (lp) which is = 30% (rounded down) of
the number of participants in the tournament (P), then we substract the
leading pack (lp) from the number of participants (P) to get the remaining
field (F).
30%P = lp
P-lp = F
Arbitrarily, the first player eliminated from the leading pack receives 250
points. The second one, 400 points and each player after that, 100
additional points.
It's quite hard to put in a formula.
Then the field is divided by 10 to find out how many players will be in each
bracket of ten points. The remaining decimal is added to the number of
players getting 10 points.
So, if F = 45, F/10 = 4.5 then, 4 players will get 100 points, 4 other
players 90 points, etc, and 9 players will receive 10 points.
End Quote.
Thanks to all that can help