Creating rules where none exist

[Grow Pattern]

FYI- This is what FAI says about scoring. The AMA does not use TBL .(See note 2 on discards).

Most folks are writing about this from the perspective of "gut-feel". 

It is true that one "bad" judge can spoil it for others, the logic of "discarding does" not address the issue. It only deals with one special case of scoring.

Eric.


Scores for all rounds, preliminary, semi-finals and finals, will be computed using the Tarasov-Bauer-
Long (TBL) statistical averaging scoring system. Only computer tabulation systems containing the 
TBL algorithm and judge analysis programs and approved by the CIAM Bureau can be used at 
World and Continental Championships. All scores for each round, preliminary, semi-final and finals, 
will then be normalised as follows. When all competitors have flown in front of a particular group of 
judges (i.e. a round) the highest score shall be awarded 1000 points. The remaining scores for that 
group of judges are then normalised to a percentage of the 1000 points in the ratio of actual score 
over winner's score. 

PointsX = 
SX ´1000

SW 

PointsX = points awarded to competitor 
X
SX = score of competitor 
X
SW = score of winner of round.


Note 1: Final and semi-final flights to determine the individual winner are only required for World and 
Continental Championships. For smaller contests the total of the three best preliminary flights may 
be used to determine the individual winner and team placing. 

Note 2: The TBL system can only be applied for events with at least 10 competitors and 5 judges. 
For those smaller events that are not scored with the TBL system, the high and low scores for each 
manoeuvre will be discarded if four or more judges are used. 
   
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