Balls 2 The Wall |
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -
- How to join Balls-2-The-Wall
- How to Log in
- How to change your password
- How to Register Match Results
- How to update (Social) League Table
- What is 'My Games'?
- Leagues : SOCIAL & CHAMPIONS - what's the difference?
- How are the rankings calculated?
- Why do we count the balls left on the table?
- How to join Balls-2-The-Wall
Click the Whatsapp logo to send a message to the Administrator with your full name, requesting to join the group and be registered as a user on the website.
You will receive a Whatsapp message to confirm you have been registered.
- How to Log in
You can then login with your mobile number and 'password'.
Your mobile number must be specified with the country code, as follows: +27XXXXXXXXX.
- How to change your password
You should immediately change your password, by clicking your name on the menu which will display your User Account Information.
Use the 'CHANGE PASSWORD' form to enter and confirm your new password.
- How to Register Match Results
Only ONE player must register the result of a match.
By default, the loser MUST register the results of your match, unless you both agree who will register the result.
Register the results of your matches on the Register Results page.
Select your opponent from the list and then enter how many games YOU won and by how many balls YOU won (the total balls left on the table by your opponent, for the games that YOU won).
Then (below) enter the number of games YOUR opponent won and by how many balls s/he won (the total balls left on the table by YOU, for the games that S/HE won).
When the result the match is registered, the match will be listed in My Games for BOTH players.
- How to update (Social) League Table
You AND your opponent MUST BOTH 'Update (S) League Table' for both your rankings to be updated in the Social League Table.
Click 'Update (S) League Table' at the bottom of My Games to update your ranking in the (Social) League Table.
- What is 'My Games'?
My Games is a list of all the matches you played and registered, in descending chronological order; and showing your opponent, how many games you won or lost and by how many balls you won or lost.
It also displays the Game Difference (Total Games Won - Total Games Lost) and Ball Difference (Total Balls Won - Total Balls Lost).
And in the TOTALS row at the bottom, calculates and displays the TOTAL Matches Won, Lost, Drawn, Games Won, Games Lost, Balls Won, Balls Lost; as well as the Game Difference (Total Games Won - Total Games Lost) and Ball Difference (Total Balls Won - Total Balls Lost).
It also calculates and displays your AVERAGES as a percentage (%).
- Leagues : SOCIAL & CHAMPIONS - what's the difference?
Social league matches are played at any time between any two members. You can play any number of games in a match.
Members Register their own match results and update their ranking in the Social League Table.
The Social League Table lists an entry for each member, which is the 'TOTALS' row from the members' 'My Games' page.
If you do not 'Update (S) League Table' from 'My Games', your ranking in the Social League Table will not be updated.
Champions league matches are organised, quarterly tournaments (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring), which any member can enter.
At a champions league tournament, every member plays every other member the same number of games (usually 3 or 5).
Results of tournament matches are recorded and registered by the Administrator.
The Champions League Table is calculated in exactly the same way as the Social League Table, from the accumulated results of Champion League matches (tournaments).
- How are the rankings calculated?
Both the Social and Champions League rankings are a list of the 'TOTALS' row from each member's 'My Games'.
The league ranking is then ordered by:
a) The largest percentage of Matches Won ((Matches Won / Matches Played) x100)
b) The largest Game Difference.
b) The largest Ball Difference.So, if two members have won the same percentage of matches, then they will be ranked by their Game Difference.
And if two members have won the same percentage of matches AND the same Game Difference, they will be ranked by their Ball Difference.
- Why do we count the balls left on the table?
If a match is 5 games and you win 4-1, it looks like you won easily - the Game Difference is 3. But if every game was a 'black ball game' (all other balls sunk), the ball difference is 0, which then shows that every game was very close and the match was not that easily won.
If two members have won the same percentage of matches, they will be ranked by the Game Difference.
If two members have the same Game Difference, they will be ranked by the Ball Difference.
This provides more 'granular' detail/analysis and a better reflection of performance.
Using the accumulated match results over a period of time, also reflects consistency of performance.