The 2008-09 grades include both Northumberland and County Durham players. Only players who have played enough 'serious' games are included. There is a full explanation of the grading system on the ECF website.
Note - this is the final official ECF list which was released on 31/8/08, and will be used for the 2008-09 season. It supersedes two provisional list, dated 21/7/08 and 5/8/08, the former of which was on the NCA website for a few weeks. There were some minor changes to a few players, and these are marked with an *. (2/9/08)
However, please note also the following statement from the ECF:
"NEW GRADES
The central grading team has been working on a complete revision, designed to
undo the perceived deflation of grades over the years. The switch to "New
Grades" is planned for 2009-10. For the coming season, Old Grades (as in
this list) remain current. It has been announced that, for information only, New
Grades are to appear alongside them. They do not appear here. They will appear
in August with the start-of-season version of the list."
There are two lists:
Grades by Name Grades by Strength
However, to find a particular player, you can go part way down the former by using one of these:
Notes
1) The grading season runs from 1st June - 31st May each year.
2) There is now a system in place to use games for grading which are played in tournaments outside of England, (which would not normally be included). The ECF Website Grading page give details.
3) Several Durham University players were originally listed by their 'home' clubs, but have been replaced by DU.
4) The headings are fairly obvious, but note that the columns on the RH side are for Rapidplay.
5) Ref gives the player's unique ECF Reference Number, and if you click on it, you get the full details of that player in the ECF database.
6) Category indicates the extent to which games from earlier years have been incorporated into the calculated grade thus:A 30 or more games in the last (i.e. latest grading) year.
B 30 games in the last two years, of which at least 20 were played in the last year.
C 30 games in the last two years, of which at least 10 were played in the last year.
D 15 or more games in the last two years, of which at least 5 were in the last year.
E 10 or more games in the last two years, of which at least 1 was played in the last year.
Please advise of any errors - but only those which refer to spelling, clubs etc, i.e. not the grades themselves.
Last Changed: 02/09/08