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The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim

Posted By: Sam Pottle
Date: Friday, 19 June 2009, at 6:08 a.m.

In Response To: The real reason to have a win-once final in double elim (Rich Munitz)

That's quite true; the undefeated finals is the biggest match in the "classic" DE format. I think Douglas Zare wrote a column on this at some point.

One thing to notice here is that in the single-match final format, the second chance final is worth just as much as the overall final, and more than the first chance final. You get a similar effect in a normal elimination format -- the semis are worth exactly as much as the finals. This is an argument for a steeper payout schedule, but I think most people are happy with 8/4/2; risk-averseness causes them to value reaching the finals somewhat less than the equity number would suggest.

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