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Alternative to byes

Posted By: Sam Pottle
Date: Sunday, 1 May 2011, at 8:49 p.m.

In Response To: Alternative to byes (Bob Koca)

The number of games needed is n(n-1)/2 so it increases faster than linearly.

Boo! The number of rounds required is linear in n.

"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?

He meant "two or four."

Or you could just play Swiss.

Yes! This is essentially the way the Swiss was handled at the Chicago Open, back in the day. Eight rounds of Swiss were used as a qualifier for a four player playoff. Nonqualifiers played in a consolation flight.

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• 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.