PLAYER OF THE MONTH
January 201103-Jan to 30-Jan-2011
Here is an early look at the Player of the Month category. This list is by total points only which is not necessarily the way we will determine the award. Total points highly favors the player who plays in the most tourneys during the month. While it is a good thing to acknowledge and award players who play in the most tourneys, it is not the only way to look at who was the best player that month.
For example, there were over 40 tourneys in the four weeks included in the list below. A player could play in 30 or more tournies and amass a point total that would place them near the top of the total points list, perhaps without winning a single tourney. Another player might play in only three tourneys a week, but win five or six tourneys, maybe the most wins by any player during the month. While the wins would propel them toward the top of the list, they might not have the highest point total. So, there are other ways to look at this which will be included once we get the weekly data current and have time to compile other totals.
Meanwhile, for our first look at Player of the Month, congrats to
pollemanden, rif_raf, socksey, and aviator 
for making the top of the list. All have 100 points or more and are well ahead of the pack. Way to go!
TOP 64 -- POINTS BY PLAYER
January 2011[table=]
Rank, Player, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Total
1
,
pollemanden,
26
,
17
,
53
,
34
,
130
2
,
rif_raf,
26
,
20
,
25
,
31
,
102
3
,
socksey,
12
,
17
,
34
,
38
,
101
4
,
aviator,
21
,
28
,
23
,
28
,
100
5
,
sunray,
29
,
20
,
16
,
3
,
68
5
,
yocha,
31
,
16
,
16
,
5
,
68
7
,
TriAtma_III,
0
,
9
,
14
,
44
,
67
8
,
juanz,
17
,
24
,
8
,
13
,
62
8
,
vegas_vic,
14
,
12
,
12
,
24
,
62
10
,
sixtie,
27
,
5
,
8
,
21
,
61
11
,
Cigale,
12
,
15
,
4
,
17
,
48
11
,
yoyo,
19
,
13
,
5
,
11
,
48
13
,
rawo,
2
,
0
,
22
,
22
,
46
14
,
zbilbo,
17
,
16
,
6
,
6
,
45
15
,
Damma,
0
,
0
,
4
,
36
,
40
15
,
jackdaddy,
6
,
20
,
6
,
8
,
40
17
,
filos,
6
,
15
,
3
,
15
,
39
18
,
stog,
0
,
23
,
4
,
11
,
38
19
,
DisraeliGears,
0
,
33
,
2
,
2
,
37
19
,
Tom,
14
,
9
,
0
,
14
,
37
21
,
Perfect_Celle,
8
,
9
,
12
,
7
,
36
22
,
silent_greek,
5
,
6
,
19
,
4
,
34
23
,
magic_one,
0
,
11
,
10
,
12
,
33
23
,
RickrInSF,
5
,
4
,
22
,
2
,
33
25
,
lollilalla,
0
,
0
,
13
,
18
,
31
26
,
DeaDice,
0
,
12
,
12
,
6
,
30
26
,
diane,
0
,
1
,
23
,
6
,
30
28
,
wordman,
5
,
18
,
6
,
0
,
29
29
,
austin,
22
,
0
,
2
,
4
,
28
29
,
LuckyDice,
8
,
11
,
4
,
5
,
28
31
,
GabiBilu,
10
,
5
,
11
,
1
,
27
32
,
qizwiz,
0
,
13
,
8
,
5
,
26
33
,
Tanika,
2
,
10
,
1
,
12
,
25
34
,
DichiBerlin,
18
,
0
,
4
,
2
,
24
35
,
WildThing,
16
,
6
,
1
,
0
,
23
36
,
JonPrud,
6
,
4
,
4
,
8
,
22
36
,
Toado,
2
,
14
,
2
,
4
,
22
38
,
chopos,
8
,
6
,
6
,
0
,
20
38
,
sweets,
1
,
2
,
6
,
11
,
20
40
,
oldreddog,
4
,
11
,
2
,
2
,
19
41
,
palladin,
7
,
2
,
4
,
5
,
18
41
,
TwoDice,
10
,
0
,
0
,
8
,
18
43
,
gaspar,
0
,
9
,
0
,
8
,
17
43
,
MacMom,
0
,
0
,
17
,
0
,
17
43
,
sorrytigger,
0
,
3
,
11
,
3
,
17
46
,
adrian,
11
,
5
,
0
,
0
,
16
46
,
humanbot,
0
,
4
,
12
,
0
,
16
46
,
kawasaki,
0
,
13
,
3
,
0
,
16
49
,
inatizz,
0
,
13
,
2
,
0
,
15
49
,
KDP,
13
,
0
,
2
,
0
,
15
49
,
Miccimalou,
4
,
7
,
1
,
3
,
15
52
,
goodfgroove,
0
,
0
,
2
,
12
,
14
52
,
redrose,
6
,
0
,
4
,
4
,
14
52
,
rossa,
8
,
0
,
4
,
2
,
14
52
,
svitlanacat,
0
,
8
,
4
,
2
,
14
56
,
ana,
0
,
0
,
11
,
2
,
13
56
,
bolagno,
4
,
2
,
4
,
3
,
13
58
,
adeline,
4
,
6
,
2
,
0
,
12
58
,
hotdice,
8
,
0
,
4
,
0
,
12
58
,
RomeoBravo,
6
,
6
,
0
,
0
,
12
61
,
inim,
5
,
0
,
4
,
2
,
11
61
,
kerosene,
2
,
8
,
1
,
0
,
11
61
,
Linus,
0
,
0
,
0
,
11
,
11
61
,
without,
0
,
0
,
7
,
4
,
11
[/table]
There are all sorts of reasons why "Points per player" alone are not the best measure of anything. Perhaps the list is meaningless and artificial, but just look carefully at the list of names. This remains the core group of our most active FIBS tournament players. Since tournament players are some of our more active and involved FIBSters, this is a meaningful and very real list.
During the first 4 tournament weeks of 2010, 143 FIBS players (unique nicknames) participated in the regularly scheduled FIBS tournaments used to produce these totals. With 10-11 tournaments a week, some players particpated in 6-8 tourneys a week. Their totals are naturally among the highest. Some very good players and active FIBSters particpated in only one or two tournaments during the six week period; some not at all.
IF my theory that we all like to see our names in a list is correct, it is my hope that FIBS tournament participation will increase. I also believe that in general tournament participation encourages good sportsmanship and good FIBS citizenship. Hopefully, as 2011 unfolds, we will see a marked improvement in both with new totals to support increased tournament participation.
