The Double Elimination Tournament

Purpose: All contestants remain in championship contention until they lose two games Advantages: A player or team must be beaten twice to be eliminated A player or team must be beaten twice to be eliminated It selects a more adequate winner It selects a more adequate winner It maintains player motivation right up until the end It maintains player motivation right up until the end

Disadvantages It takes longer to run It takes longer to run It emphasizes elimination It emphasizes elimination

Instructions Formula – min # of games: 2(N-1) Formula – min # of games: 2(N-1) Max # of games: 2(N-1) + 1 Construct a single elimination tournament with appropriate # of slots Construct a single elimination tournament with appropriate # of slots Close the blocks of first round Close the blocks of first round Complete the “losers side” Complete the “losers side” Note – every odd # round should have the same # of slots as the previous round Criss cross losers so they don’t play the same team again. Criss cross losers so they don’t play the same team again.

The Round Robin The most used form of tournaments for league play The most used form of tournaments for league play Three types: Three types: A) Single round robin – play each team once B) Multiple round robin – play each team more then once (home and away) C) Split round robin – used when you divide your tournament into divisions. Play each team in your division.

Advantages It selects a true winner It selects a true winner It ranks all competitors It ranks all competitors It permits continuous play with maximum use of facilities It permits continuous play with maximum use of facilitiesDisadvantages It takes a longer time to complete It takes a longer time to complete More facilities are required More facilities are required

Formulas Formulas # or Rounds – Even -> N-1 Odd -> N # of Matches M= N (n-1)/2

Instructions assign a number to each participant or team assign a number to each participant or team List the team number without the team name List the team number without the team name A team is assigned the Robin ( team that does not rotate) A team is assigned the Robin ( team that does not rotate) Teams in tournament will rotate counter clockwise around the robin Teams in tournament will rotate counter clockwise around the robin If there is an odd # of teams, a bye is inserted in the “robin” position If there is an odd # of teams, a bye is inserted in the “robin” position