Rocket19

While I see several posts showing why not to worry, I haven't seen any postings saying why showing the ratings has some positive value. If there is not positive value they should not be shown.

When playing in duplicate tournaments the display of opponents ratings (e.g. 4+, 9, 17 …) gives a potential unfair advantage to more experienced players. When they know they are playing against pairs with much lower ratings they can/will be more aggressive in their bidding and playing thinking they will have a significant advantage against more junior players. I recommend that you stop displaying the points players have earned during the boards being played during tournaments.