2017 Sims 4 World Ranking

[Metropolis Man]

2017 World Ranking

The World Ranking has two components: a Wins component (50%) and a Participation component (50%). It's a simple ranking system, but still an effective measure of player caliber. To receive a World Ranking a player must finish at least three Tournament challenges.

The goal for this year is 57 ranked players. Jump in and help make it happen.

2017 Final World Ranking — December 4

LenaLJ	.962
GlazeyLady	.959
lesleyj42	.939
Minnie Mouse	.919
Eighty8Keys	.828
Metropolis Man	.810
sdhoey	.772
Ginj	.755
MomOfMany	.730
ratchie	.721
HelenP	.711
reggikko	.710
Whimsical Peanut	.686
MarianT	.678
cyclonenic	.671
oshizu	.668
Isabelalabe	.645
thekatie0409	.631
CynKuy	.625
coolsim9999999	.583
WriterJunkie	.532
MysteryGem	.531
JocyMc	.514
MissZoef	.486
Noyo	.462
Syrcen	.421
fluffyj00	.405
vancanuckfan86	.393
wonderoona	.390
kirkbysims	.371
Annabec	.371
Starsha	.365
smastbrook	.356
Windhavyn	.328
SIMantics101	.315
SeraNita	.264
Pumpkinmelon	.261
Alexandra88	.242
Eurritimia	.201

So, here's how the team calculates the World Ranking. Each of the 15 2017 Tournament challenges has a column in the Tournament spreadsheet. Individual cells in the challenge columns are filled with a ratio of how many players a player beat in that challenge in relation to how many could have been beaten. Let’s take a look at Joe Blow and how Joe did in the first 3 events of the season. Let’s say the field size of event #1 is 25 and Joe finished 8th. That means he beat 17 out of a possible 24 players (Joe is not counted), so Joe’s event #1 cell is =17/24. The 2nd event was larger, 30 players, and Joe did even better and finished 6th. Event #2’s cell is =24/29. Event #3’s participation dropped to 25, but Joe pulled out all the stops and won it. Event #3’s cell is =24/24.

Down the spreadsheet after all the individual challenge columns is the “Sum of Wins” column. This is just the total of all of one’s ratios in each challenge column. So, with the first 3 events in the bag, Joe’s “Sum of Wins” column is 2.537.

Next comes the “# of Events” column which is a simple count function for all challenge columns. Joe has only participated in three 2016 Tournament Challenges so far, so his “# of Events” figure is 3. The “Sum of Wins” is then divided by the “# of Events” for an “Ave of Wins” column:

2.537 / 3 = .845.

Now it’s time to add the weight for the Wins component. The Wins weight for everyone is 50% of final score, so we take .845 X .50 and get .422 That’s Joe’s final Wins component.

The second component is Participation. Everyone who submits a score in a challenge receives a 10% participation bonus figured into their ranking. So, there’s a 10-event cap at which point a player receives 100% of the Participation component. If someone participates in more than 10 Tournament challenges, then a player’s best finishes will be used to compute the World Ranking.

Okay, so Joe Blow has participated in the first 3 events. His participation bonus is .30 (10% per event). Participation counts for 50% of final score, so we then take .30 X .50 to get Joe’s final Participation component of .15.

Joe’s World Ranking is his final Wins component + his final Participation component:

.422 + .15 = .572

For a trip down memory lane, check out the...

2010 World Ranking
2011 World Ranking
2012 World Ranking
2013 World Ranking
2014 World Ranking
2015 World Ranking
2016 World Ranking

[Metropolis Man]

So far this year 16 players participated in the first three events and have earned a world ranking. Grats to ratchie for being at the top of the heap.

[ratchie]

Wow that's genuinely shocking, just shows you don't have to place at the top to stand a chance of winning.

Rachel

[Metropolis Man]

Wow that's genuinely shocking, just shows you don't have to place at the top to stand a chance of winning.

Rachel

True. Consistency and simply putting in the effort to post a score is a big factor in how the world ranking is calculated. thekatie0409, LenaLJ, Minnie Mouse, and Caterina are all technically above you - but, none of them have participated in the required 3 events to get a world ranking yet. So as time goes on this season it will be interesting to see how things shake up.

[Minnie Mouse]

I think you missed my score posting in the Painter's Challenge - I have participated in all 3 events. Can I please be added to the scoreboard? Ratchie, I think you'll still keep #1 since I performed pretty poorly there.

[Metropolis Man]

I think you missed my score posting in the Painter's Challenge - I have participated in all 3 events. Can I please be added to the scoreboard? Ratchie, I think you'll still keep #1 since I performed pretty poorly there.

Oops - *scampers off to make the correction* Thank you for the heads up, Minnie Mouse.

EDIT: Sheesh...I forgot Whirligig too. 

[ratchie]

I am quite enjoying the view from the top I will enjoy it while I can lol

Rachel

[Metropolis Man]

I am quite enjoying the view from the top I will enjoy it while I can lol

Rachel

Ahem...*swallows hard and stands in the corner*

I forgot not 1, not 2, but 3 players on the painter leaderboard. Wow. Not one of my prouder moments. That changed things a bit when I reconfigured the world ranking. Lol. Sigh.

[lesleyj42]

That was unanticipated! Masterpiece Bingo did not go great for me.
No need to "stand in the corner," Metro; you're only human.

[Minnie Mouse]

No worries, Metro - thanks for fixing it! Nice to be so high on the scoreboard. I'm with Ratchie; going to enjoy my ranking while it lasts...   And nicely done, @lesleyj42!

[ratchie]

Well it looks like my time in the sun was short 😂Way to go @lesleyj42

Rachel

[coolsim9999999]

@Metropolis Man --- I've participated in 3 challenges in 2017, but I'm not on the list.  Could you please add me to the list  ?  Thanks a lot!

[ratchie]

@coolsim9999999 did you participate in patient and perpetrator? I can only see your score in two challenges that have completed.
You have posted a score in the cupids challenge but that is currently open so is not factored into the scoring yet.

Rachel

[Metropolis Man]

@coolsim9999999 did you participate in patient and perpetrator? I can only see your score in two challenges that have completed.
You have posted a score in the cupids challenge but that is currently open so is not factored into the scoring yet.

Rachel

Exactly - I think that is where you are possibly confused, coolsim. The world ranking I figured out yesterday is based on three events that all have closed. You did not participate in the Patient and Perpetrator event, so as soon as Cupid's Challenges closes that will be your 3rd event and you'll earn a world ranking.

[coolsim9999999]

That's O.K.  ! I understand now.  I didn't know that events had to close first.  I look forward to seeing my name on the World Ranking after Cupid's Challenge closes.