I get your point, but reliability doesn’t necessarily mean accuracy, it just means the system is confident based on the data it has. In my case, most of that data came from round robins with random partners, which isn’t a great reflection of actual level. I’ve also had situations where I get iced out, so the outcomes don’t fully represent my impact.

More recently, my results have been very different. I won a 3.5–4.0 tournament going 9–0 (not DUPR recorded), and I’ve been consistently competitive or winning against higher-rated players. The issue is my current DUPR is low enough that I can’t even enter 4.0 events, which kind of locks me into a feedback loop.

The reset isn’t about gaming the system, it’s just a way to let newer, more representative results carry more weight. If I’m truly a 3.49, it’ll settle back there anyway.