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01/10/2023

Yorkshire Extract of October ECF Ratings

(see here for list)

The 1st September monthly ratings were published promptly, as ever.  The number of players in the list has increased by 65 as compared with those in the September list I(which had seen an increase of 14 compared with that of August).

Numbers have been clearly levelling out, reaching a post-Covid out-of-season norm, but the new season is likely to be the cause renewed growth in numbers.

The total number of players listed with standard-rate ratings, with rapidplay ratings and with either or both has changed over recent months as follows:

	Aug 2022	April 2023	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct
with standard‑rate rating	1374	1822	1858	1883	1906	1930	1942	1983
with rapidplay rating	739	1995	2012	2055	2140	2184	2192	2250
total (with either or both)	1603	3006	3036	3068	3163	3197	3211	3263

The figures could be analysed alternatively as follows:

	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct
with standard‑rate rating only	1013	1023	1013	1006	1013
with both standard and rapid	870	883	917	936	970
with rapid‑rate rating only	1185	1257	1267	1256	1280

The distribution across grading categories (at standard rate) has evolved over recent months as follows:

	In rolling 12 months	April	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct
category A	30 games or more	182	200	204	219	229	240	244
category K	10 to 29 games	961	980	992	1002	1008	1006	1015
category P	less than 10 games	679	678	687	685	693	696	724
		1822	1858	1884	1906	1930	1942	1983