Greetings!

Thanks for joining our LoopKill table tennis newsletter.  In the past few weeks we have increased membership and match play at two of our favorite Chicago Park District clubs - Seward Park and Washington Park; the jewel of Chicago's south side.  For more information about Seward Park, Washington Park and other table tennis events around other Chicago park district table tennis venues - check out details below as well as LoopKill on facebook.

Seward Park

375 W. Elm Street, Chicago, IL  60610

 

Match Play began this month and 28 of our 75 members have already joined in the fun.  When you play somebody, the winner will gain points and the loser will lose points.  Its exactly how a sanctioned tournament works and its exactly how our match play will work.  We will use the chart below to calculate Seward Park ratings and rankings.  For starters, if you have a USATT rating; we will use it.  If your rating is out of date, our committee may 'adjust' it to make it current.   Check out our Seward Park club's ratings and rankings posted on the wall each saturday and then sign up to challenge any player rated ABOVE you!   If you can't wait to see the standings, click here to see Seward ratings on our Facebook page.  Seward has 24 players rated 1800 or better!  Need some humility in your game?  Come challenge one of them and they will be glad to oblige you.

Washington Park

5531 S. Martin Luther King Drive, Chicago, IL  60637

 

Our club at Washington re-launched after moving from Betty Shabazz International Charter School to Washington Park.  We will miss our beloved School, but players needed more room and Washington has delivered.   Washington has about half as many players (32) as Seward (75) right now, but it has twice the room!   Need room for your big game?  Come join us on Sundays (noon to 5) and Mon/Wed/Fri (11 to 2). 

 

Washington Park 

Ratings Calculations  

 

Point Spread Between Players

Expected Result (Higher Rated Player Wins: number of points exchanged)

Upset Result (Lower Rated Player Wins: number of points exchanged)

0 - 12

8

8

13 - 37

7

10

38 - 62

6

13

63 - 87

5

16

88 - 112

4

20

113 - 137

3

25

138 - 162

2

30

163 - 187

2

35

188 - 212

1

40

213 - 237

1

45

238 and up

0

50

 

 

 


Sincerely,

 

Steve Claflin

LoopKill Chicago TTC