So Americans will go OCD over their rating, while in Europe it's all about your performance for the team. The big difference between US TT and European TT is not so much the rating system but that in USA there's virtually no team competition while in Europe it's almost all team competition.

We have rankings in each League, which are based on the results from the previous 12/24 months - But we have no way of comparing one person in one League, to another in a completely different part of them country.Īnyway, would be great to see how it works elsewhere in the world (as well as the actual set up in the USA). Most table tennis is played in local leagues - Within one of our 'Counties' (think a very small version of one of the 'states' in USA), we'll have multiple 'leagues' - Typically, each big town will have it's own League with a number of divisions (Typically between 3 and 8 divisions depending on the size of the town).Ī lot of players play in multiple Leagues within the County (geographically, it's not that big, so you'll typically have 3/4 different leagues (in different towns), all within a 45 minute drive.

We also have tournaments at weekends across the country, but again, the participation in these vary dramatically. In the UK, the main ranking system comes from the 'British League' results and County matches - However, to complicate matters, not everyone plays in the British League (and only the top top players play in County matches). It would also be good to see how rankings work in other countries. I assume the rating then comes once you've played a certain number of tournaments, and it changes purely based on your results (and the rating of the opponent?) How do you players in the USA get your rating? From what I've seen on the forum, you have no regular league? Is it purely tournaments (and how often are these). I know it's been touched on briefly in other threads, but I thought I'd see if we could bring all the info together for everyone to see in one place.

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