An unbiased look at “team” performance during the season by assigning points to quality finishes at elite events.
April 9, 2021 by Bennett Wineka in Analysis, Awards with 0 comments
Heading into last season, we introduced the Manufacturers’ Cup as a way to measure “team success” — that is, to judge sponsored players grouped by disc manufacturers.
The Manufacturers’ Cup is an objective look at “team” performance during the season by assigning points to quality finishes at elite events. Minor changes were made to the 2020 Cup due to COVID-19 disruptions.
As far as awarding points to players to count toward the cup, we only count top 10 finishes, and use a variation of the Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship points system: winner of event receives 25 points, the second-place finisher 18 points, with 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1 points for positions 3 through 10.
Ties in positions 1-9 split total points1. Ties in positions 10 and lower do not receive points.
Additionally, the highest round rating of the event gets 1 point added, and the hot round point can be awarded to more than one player, with each getting a full point.
In 2020, Innova took home its second consecutive Manufacturers’ Cup in the Open division. Discraft earned its first Manufacturers’ Cup with its Open Women’s success. The 2020 efficiency prizes, given to the sponsors with the highest points per player finish, were Westside Discs in Open and Prodigy Disc in Open Women’s.
While travel between continents is still up in the air at the moment, the 2021 Manufacturers’ Cup will include results from Elite Series events, including PDGA Majors, National Tour, EuroTour, Disc Golf Pro Tour, and Prodigy Disc Pro Tour.
And now, the 2021 early season frontrunners after three events are…
2021 Manufacturers Cup - FPO Points Per Player (4/7/2021)
| Total Points | Players | Points Per Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innova | 129 | 6 | 21.5 |
| Discraft | 94 | 4 | 23.5 |
| Prodigy | 33 | 1 | 33.0 |
| MVP | 23 | 1 | 23.0 |
| Latitude 64 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Mint | 5 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Dynamic | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Discmania | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Westside | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2021 Manufacturers Cup - MPO Points Per Player (4/7/2021)
| Total Points | Players | Points Per Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innova | 116 | 5 | 23.20 |
| Prodigy | 65 | 4 | 16.25 |
| Discraft | 46 | 3 | 15.33 |
| Discmania | 36 | 4 | 9.00 |
| Westside | 25 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Unsponsored | 8 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Dynamic | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| MVP | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Lat64 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Prodiscus | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DGA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Innova is currently leading both the Open and Open Women’s division early in the Manufacturers’ Cup race. Prodigy and Discraft are either second or third place in both divisions, as well.
Like last year, Westside Discs in Open and Prodigy Disc in Open Women’s are out front of the efficiency award.
Here’s a look at the top performing individual players:
2021 Manufacturers Cup - FPO (4/7/2021)
| Las Vegas | Waco | Texas State | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Pierce | 26 | 10 | 36 | |
| Hailey King | 10 | 25 | 35 | |
| Catrina Allen | 18 | 5 | 10 | 33 |
| Kona Panis | 7 | 26 | 33 | |
| Ohn Scoggins | 12 | 18 | 1 | 31 |
| Sarah Hokom | 7 | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| Rebecca Cox | 4 | 16 | 20 | |
| Jessica Weese | 15 | 4 | 19 | |
| Holly Finley | 1 | 18 | 19 | |
| Valerie Mandujano | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| Missy Gannon | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| Lisa Fajkus | 12 | 12 | ||
| Alexis Mandujano | 10 | 10 | ||
| Stephanie Vincent | 5 | 5 |
2021 Manufacturers Cup - MPO (4/7/2021)
| Las Vegas | Waco | Texas State | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Heimburg | 16 | 12 | 8 | 36 |
| Ricky Wysocki | 10 | 26 | 36 | |
| Eagle McMahon | 25 | 2 | 27 | |
| Nikko Locastro | 25 | 25 | ||
| Paul McBeth | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| Garrett Gurthie | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Cale Leiviska | 18 | 18 | ||
| Matt Orum | 18 | 18 | ||
| Ezra Aderhold | 17 | 17 | ||
| Chris Dickerson | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Bradley Williams | 15 | 15 | ||
| Kevin Jones | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Austin Hoop | 9 | 9 | ||
| Drew Gibson | 8 | 8 | ||
| Brian Earhart | 5 | 5 | ||
| Gavin Rathbun | 4 | 4 | ||
| Kyle Klein | 3 | 3 | ||
| Chris Clemons | 3 | 3 | ||
| James Conrad | 2 | 2 | ||
| Casey White | 2 | 2 | ||
| Clint Calvin | 1 | 1 |
These results include only the Las Vegas Challenge, Waco Annual Charity Open, and Texas State Disc Golf Championship.
Upcoming events in April that will count toward the Manufacturers’ Cup include the Jonesboro Open and Dynamic Discs Open.
points only split if at least one full point can be distributed, round down decimals in all occasions ↩
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