Nicola Bradley at Planetary Qualifier Cape Town

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Planetary Premier April 25, 2026 Record 1-4-0 Field 22

Rating after 1,182

-7

Rating before 1,189 RD 168

Rating after 1,182 RD 150

Effective multiplier 1.0×

Performance 1,156

Field strength Mean 1,526 · Median 1,500 · 22 rated

// rating math · glicko-2 phase replay

How this rating change was computed

Glicko-2 doesn’t reward record — it rewards surprise. Winning a match the system expected you to win is worth almost nothing. Losing one is expensive. Losing to someone rated below you costs the most. The Planetary tier multiplier (1.0×) amplifies every gain and every loss.

Shape D top-cut adjustments QF SF F Wins +0.06 +0.09 +0.12 Losses -0.09 -0.14 -0.18

Making cut at this Planetary event adds a flat +8 top-cut bonus on top of phase math. Making cut never costs you net rating — the made-cut floor pins the tournament delta to ≥ 0.

Start 1189 → Swiss 1182 -6.9

Top Cut Bracket Full bracket on the event page

Quarterfinals

Sungazer 2

RocketLight 0

UnableToWin 2

Adjcass 0

luka8luka 2

TonyFBaby 0

john196 0

Zeyaad Pandey 2

Semifinals

Sungazer 2

UnableToWin 0

luka8luka 0

Zeyaad Pandey 2

Finals

Sungazer 1

Zeyaad Pandey 2

See full bracket on the event page →

Swiss · 5 matches 1-4 -6.9 1.0× +0.0 -6.9 1182

Total 1-4-0 -6.9 1182

Biggest upset Beat KimVee 1500 at 27% odds / surprise +0.73

Matches (5)

R1 RGB_Dave Loss 1-2 1.0× Swiss

R2 TheMystic Loss 0-2 1.0× Swiss

R3 prettyflyforajedi Loss 1-2 1.0× Swiss

R4 KimVee Win 2-1 1.0× +64.3 Swiss

Glicko-2 predicted only 27% odds for you. Upset wins move the rating model strongly because the system learns a lot from results it didn't expect. Their rating wasn't well-established (RD 187, true skill could span ±373).

R5 Luke_C Loss 0-2 1.0× Swiss