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[ UK Scrabble ratings ]
The approximate equivalency between NSA and ABSP (UK) ratings:
ABSP = (NSA - 500)/8,
is due to work of Jim Homan. More recently and probably more accurately (certainly more flattering to North American players)
ABSP = (NSA + 325)/11.4
has been calculated by Craig.
Brian Cappelletto 2121 * NA Champion, 1998 Trey Wright 2027 Ron Tiekert 2018 * NA Champion, 1985 Jeremiah Mead 2016 Jim Geary 2008 Jim Kramer 2005 Adam Logan 2003 * NA, Canadian Champion, 1996 Dave Wiegand 2002 Lester Schonbrun 1994 Paul Epstein 1986 David Boys 1985 * World Champion, 1995 Lisa Odom 1980 John Luebkemann 1978 Joe Edley 1975 * NA Champion, 1980, 1992 Charnwit Sumrattaaporn 1971 Joel Wapnick 1969 * NA Champion, 1983, Canadian 1998 Joel Sherman 1953 * World Champion, 1997 Rodney Nivison 1953 Mark Landsberg 1950 Merrill Kaitz 1950 Randy Greenspan 1946 Robin Pollock 1944 Rita Norr 1940 * NA Champion, 1987 Gail Wolford 1940 Sam Kantimathi 1937 Chris Lennon 1933 Rich Baker 1933 Jan Dixon 1927 Chris Cree 1926 Richard Ross 1924 Bob Lipton 1924 Robert Felt 1924 * NA Champion, 1990 Edward Halper 1921 Joey Mallick 1921 Michael Wolfberg 1919 Tim Adamson 1917 Ira Cohen 1915 John Hart 1914 Lloyd Mills 1913 Robert Ellickson 1910 Richard Lund 1910 Ian Weinstein 1909 Joe Weinike 1908 Matt Graham 1902 Pat Barrett 1901 John Holgate 1899 Iffy Onyeonwe 1899 Steve Polatnick 1897 Gordon Shapiro 1896 Gerald Carter 1894 Jeff Widergren 1894
Last revised: November 1, 1998
Patrick Gitonga Nderitu 2066 David Gibson 2063 * NA Champion, 1994 Stephen Fisher 2052 Charlie Carroll 2048 Nick Ballard 2026 James Neuberger 2022 Mark Nyman # 2007 * World Champion, 1993 Goldstein Charles 2007 Bob Watson 1986 * NA Champion, 1988 Richard Brown 1970 Chuck Armstrong 1969 Peter Morris 1965 * NA Champion, 1989, World Champion, 1991 Michael Spencer 1961 Jakkrit Klaphajone t 1957 Nemitrmansuk Pakorn t 1956 Mark Powell 1938 Gerald Carter t 1934 David Flicker 1917 Steve Needler 1915 Allan Simmons # 1912 Chris Reslock 1911 Brian Sugar # 1909 Constantine Xanthos 1900 John Kiehlbauch 1898 Manop Phiphat t 1896 John Holgate a 1890 David Prinz n.r. * NA Champion, 1978Non-North American residents are noted:
[ 0] 0: [ 1] 100: [ 4] 200: [ 8] 300: [ 63] 400: *... [ 748] 500: #********.......................................................... [1185] 600: ####********............................... [1711] 700: #####*********...................................... [2306] 800: ##########***********...................................... [2945] 900: ##############*************................................... [3548] 1000: ##############*************............................... [4070] 1100: ################*************..................... [4566] 1200: ##################***********.................. [4985] 1300: ################************............. [5370] 1400: ##################*********.......... [5668] 1500: #############*********...... [5903] 1600: ###########******.... [6106] 1700: ############****... [6262] 1800: #########****. [6317] 1900: ###* [6335] 2000: #In the histogram above, each #, * or . represents ten rated players, the cumulative count is within [], and the number to the side represent intervals of 100 ("400:" represents ratings 400-499). For example, there are 55 players rated 1900-1999. There is a bump at 500 because that is the rating assigned to a player who wins no games in his or her first tournament.
(Here's a graphical version of that histogram.)