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Posted By: Daniel Murphy
Date: Thursday, 30 September 2010, at 12:33 a.m.

In Response To: Definitions (Carter Mattig)

Just to add a bit to Carter's comments:

1. Fighter's bracket. The Nordic Open had a double elimination format (with reentry to the main) in 2007, but not in 2008 (which had the usual main and consolation), and the format was reintroduced in 2009 with the second chance bracket renamed "fighter's bracket." The format was also used at the 2010 Nordic Open and Swedish Open.

Fighter's bracket is explained at www.nordicopen.dk/index.php?id=5

"Nordic Open 2010 will be based on a double elimination system where 8 players will qualify for the final rounds. A player losing in the main [17 point matches] has a second chance in the progressive fighter's bracket [11 point matches] before being eliminated from the tournament. The final 8 players (4 from main and 4 from fighters bracket) qualify for the final rounds. The final rounds will be played as a normal cup system. All matchups in the finals are played as best of three 7 pointer. We hope that this format will bring lot of intensity and excitement to the game."

See this schematic I linked to here last June: http://www.nordicopen.dk/fileadmin/nordicopen/images/format/Nordic10_128_format.jpg

2. Stoppots. They were originated, afaik, by Chris Ternel in the early years of the Nordic Open. You entered at any level you liked. The Nordic 2010 offered "normal stoppots" from 10€ to "infinite" and WBGT Stoppots from 10€ to 400€ , according to the NO webiste. In the "normal" stoppots, you cashed out whenever you liked or continued to the next level at double the stake. In the WBGT stoppots, you entered at any level you liked and played until you lost.

In the olden days of the Nordic -- until about 2001 -- stoppots were very popular, they started at ~US$5, and the higher level at which you cashed out, the smaller the rake. Around 2001, the popularity of stoppots lagged in favor of ongoing 8- and 16-player jackpots; perhaps they are more popular again now.

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