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Pairing system on ultrabullet

Ultra Bullet (15sec) is a game i like very much to play in the way of a tournament.

But then pairing system is making odd turns, and very much asking for cheaters (losing first 5 games on purpose) .
If you start the tournament with 4 out of 5 (or 5 out 5) wins for example for the rest of the tournament you will keep getting competitors way tougher then yourself. For example i got the next 15 games (after winning 4 out of 5) on average competitors 300 rating points higher then myself and one competitor with a lower rating then myself.

I allready dropped out of the top 30 after 15 games in total. Why is the pairing system not adjusting to my own strength after losing (f.e.) 8 games in a row. My performance rating allready dropped below my actual rating at that time.
Its draining the fun in the tournament. This not happens just once but every time.
Mostly i end up with an average opponent rating of about 200 points higher then myself in those tournaments.
What is happening? (my rating swings between 1390 and 1520) .

Cheers
> For example i got the next 15 games (after winning 4 out of 5) on average competitors 300 rating points higher then myself and one competitor with a lower rating then myself.

That's perfectly normal. It gives you players with same amount of arena points, so in that case, players who also started with 4/5 or likewise. You're 1400 rated so you're commonly below the average of competitors.
@Cedur216

That it is normal i understand because it happens over and over again.
But normal doesn't have to mean that its good. Why would you only look at first 5 games, when i have played 13 games my performance rating dropped under 1400, and i had 8 points out of a 13 games. Why pairing me still with only 1700+ . I think there must have been other 13, 14 and 1500s with the same amount of points. Losing 15 games without a chance in a row isn't my way of having fun in a chess tournament.

I think there should be 3 (4) things to look at before pairing:

Performance rating,
Tournament points.
Actual rating (longer period)
And maybe overall performance in similar tournaments.

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