Rankings and Points
For tournament players who meet certain requirements (including playing a certain number of tournaments or other sanctioned matches in a year), the SCTA computes rankings which compare players’ tournament records against one another, within each age/gender division.
The SCTA awards ranking points using what is called a “points per round” ranking system. This means that when you play a tournament at a particular level, you will receive a number of ranking points depending on how far you advance in the tournament.
The idea is that as you move to higher-level tournaments, and as you advance farther in each tournament, you will receive more ranking points.