Kickoff meeting: notes from Global Player IDs + Player Points

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Christine Denny

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Nov 6, 2020, 11:07:59 AM11/6/20

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Meeting 1 Notes courtesy of Shen Ting Ang

Global Player IDs + Player Points

Problems currently facedPlayer IDs

NBO Codes are not uniform, different number of digits
Some Player IDs do not work in bridgemates
Matching WBF and NBO player IDs
Standardization of Player names
Bridgemates do not allow any letters to be in the ID, can support up to 13(? To be verified) digits

Masterpoints

Very different between countries - no way to convert
Old results still count
Masterpoints are not recorded for members whose payments/membership fees are not current

What type of work would be useful in this area? What are the benefits from a standard in this area?Player IDs

Standardization of player IDs
Ease of transfer of player records between different NBOs/WBF

Masterpoints/Ranking

Ranking System would allow any player to be seeded more accurately, even if they are foreign/visitors
Centralized registration database - includes even non-members

What features should the standard possess?Player IDs

Uniformity in ID across all NBOs/WBF
Unique for each player (no re-using/duplication)
Only digits used for the ID
UTF-8 for player names?
Potentially: codes for country/club/player?

Masterpoints/Ranking

Centralized Database
Data Consistency
User-friendliness/ease of use
Common ranking algorithm?
By player/partnership/team?

What type of work has already been done in this area? Is this work useful? Why or why not? We have included links to some of the work we have seen in these areas for your reference.Player IDs

Potentially some work by WBF, but no recent news/update/details

Masterpoints/Ranking

UK’s National Grading Scheme: https://www.ebu.co.uk/ngs
- Useful, but might need to tweak
Power Rating: https://www.bridgepowerratings.com/

What are the next steps for the subgroup? What communication platforms will be used? (We will be providing both Google Group and Discord server links for each subgroup. We recommend GitHub for technical specs and docs. People can participate in as many subgroups as they wish).