Rated local pool tournament rates people "2".

[A-Train]

UGH!!!!!!!

I don't know how it works around the country, but in a rated tournament around here basically it's a race to whatever number you are rated to. Let's say you and I were playing eachother and you were rated 8 and I was rated 7. Essentially I would have to win 7 games before you won 8.

Now, given this, a local pool hall in town actually rates people as low as 2. WTF!!!!!! I haven't played there much but I asked what my rating would be and they said I'd be at least a 5. I know 5 isn't much, but getting unlucky and losing 2 games in a set isn't hard to do even against the most infantile of opponents.

Anyone else think that this is outrageous? I don't think I'm going to be participating in any of this establisment's tournaments anytime soon.