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Week 0332 : 2nd November 2026

FACTORING

The process of adjusting a matchpoint score. If, for example, some pairs have played fewer boards than the rest of the field then the scorer must factor up their scores by the appropriate fraction.

Alternatively, the scorer may factor down the scores of the pairs playing more boards. Expressing scores as a percentage (matchpoints scored compared to matchpoints available) is another way of factoring the scores.

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