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Alternative to byes

Posted By: Bob Koca
Date: Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 8:26 p.m.

In Response To: Alternative to byes (Chuck Bower)

"2^(n+1) < N < 2^n. Play a round robin and eliminate N - 2^n [or even N - 2^(n-1)] "

And deal with tie breaks to make it work? Explain more about exactly how you would be eliminating that amount.

" The length of the RR increases m/l linearly"

What does m/l linearly mean? The number of games needed is n(n-1)/2 so it increases faster than linearly.

"You could truncate the RR before every pairing is completed, but for a field of players with significant discrepancies in skill level, that seems to throw more 'luck of the draw' back into the mix. "

Or you could just play Swiss.

"N=6. Five rounds of Round-Robin eliminates either one or three; then one or two rounds of knockout find the winner."

So you have then 3 or 5 players left?

Messages In This Thread

• Alternative to byes
  Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 6:27 p.m.
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    Stick -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 6:33 p.m.
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    Tom Keith -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 7:32 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 8:43 p.m.
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        Tom Keith -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 9:10 p.m.
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          Rich Munitz -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 4:26 a.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 11:27 a.m.
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          Chuck Bower -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 1:32 p.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 3:06 p.m.
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              Bob Koca -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:51 p.m.
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                Tom Keith -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 6:01 p.m.
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                  Bob Koca -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 6:07 p.m.
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                    Henrik Bukkjaer -- Wednesday, 4 May 2011, at 11:23 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:49 p.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:59 p.m.
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    Bob Koca -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 8:26 p.m.
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      Sam Pottle -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 8:49 p.m.
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      Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 9:01 p.m.
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    Ray Kershaw -- Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 9:17 p.m.
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    Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 6:27 a.m.
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      Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 2:50 p.m.
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        Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 2:54 p.m.
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      neilkaz -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:46 p.m.
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        rory -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 7:56 p.m.
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    Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 10:28 a.m.
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      Ray Kershaw -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 12:00 p.m.
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        Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 2:27 p.m.
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          Stein Kulseth -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 2:33 p.m.
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          neilkaz -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 5:47 p.m.
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          Michael Petch -- Monday, 2 May 2011, at 6:43 p.m.