Bates, John
Current rating: 1440
Record: 12-17-2
| Grand Prix Atlanta 2012 (legacy) | starting rating: 1418 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1legacy | 17 | Morriss, Bryan (1500) | Won 2-1 | +191437 |
| 2legacy | 146 | George, Brent (1597) | Won 2-1 | +211458 |
| 3legacy | 34 | Gonzalez, Abner (1590) | Won 2-1 | +211479 |
| 4legacy | 114 | Friedman, Ben (1988) | Lost 1-2 | -101469 |
| 5legacy | 173 | Young, Zackary (1533) | Won 2-0 | +191488 |
| 6legacy | 112 | Bingaman, Josh (1555) | Lost 0-2 | -171471 |
| 7legacy | 136 | Shield, Jeffrey (1548) | Lost 1-2 | -161455 |
| 8legacy | 235 | Bankman-Fried, Sam (1607) | Lost 1-2 | -151440 |
| top | average opponent: 1615record: 4-4 | new rating: 1440 | ||
| Grand Prix Nashville 2012 (DKA limited) | starting rating: 1469 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2sealed | 25 | Leduc, Max (1518) | Lost 0-2 | -171452 |
| 3sealed | 363 | Herberg, Trevor W (1466) | Lost 0-2 | -181434 |
| 4sealed | 423 | Phillips, Jon B (1482) | Draw 1-1 | +11435 |
| 5sealed | 398 | Gardner, Joe A (1482) | Lost 0-2 | -171418 |
| top | average opponent: 1487record: 0-3-1 | new rating: 1418 | ||
| Grand Prix Atlanta 2011 (extended) | starting rating: 1505 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1extended | 47 | Kieper, Jeff (1500) | Lost 0-2 | -181487 |
| 2extended | 184 | Horn, Alex (1482) | Lost 0-2 | -181469 |
| top | average opponent: 1491record: 0-2 | new rating: 1469 | ||
| Grand Prix Nashville 2010 (SOM limited) | starting rating: 1521 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 27 | Taylor, George N (1528) | Won 2-0 | +181539 |
| 2sealed | 27 | Goldstein, Max (1491) | Lost 1-2 | -191520 |
| 3sealed | 134 | Bivins, Lance D (1500) | Draw 1-1 | 01520 |
| 4sealed | 233 | Rodemann, Dan (1695) | Lost 1-2 | -151505 |
| top | average opponent: 1553record: 1-2-1 | new rating: 1505 | ||
| Grand Prix Minneapolis 2005 (Kamigawa block) | starting rating: 1482 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 99 | Trinidad, Joseph (1500) | Lost 0-2 | -181464 |
| 2block | 128 | Thomas, Anthony (1482) | Won 2-1 | +181482 |
| 3block | 80 | Elder, Rich (1497) | Won 2-0 | +181500 |
| 4block | 118 | Rowe, Barry (1611) | Won 2-0 | +211521 |
| 5block | 46 | Kuehl, Christopher (1513) | Lost 1-2 | -191502 |
| 6block | 90 | Hinsz, Mark (1520) | Won 2-0 | +191521 |
| 7block | 60 | Weitz, Benjamin (1539) | Won 2-0 | +181539 |
| 8block | 43 | Silbernick, Josh (1540) | Lost 0-2 | -181521 |
| top | average opponent: 1525record: 5-3 | new rating: 1521 | ||
| Grand Prix Columbus 2004 (DST limited) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1sealed | 36 | Stanley, Brian (1485) | Lost 0-2 | -181482 |
| 2sealed | 279 | Ward, Evan (1483) | Lost 0-2 | -181464 |
| 3sealed | 348 | Ball, Justin M (1464) | Won 2-1 | +181482 |
| 4sealed | 347 | Powell, Michael (1467) | Won 2-0 | +171499 |
| 5sealed | 233 | Gibson, Shon (1504) | Lost 0-2 | -171482 |
| top | average opponent: 1481record: 2-3 | new rating: 1482 | ||