Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 15:25:15 06/08/99
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On June 08, 1999 at 11:26:10, KarinsDad wrote: >Dave, > >Could you explain accelerated pairings in a little more detail (so that slow >people like myself will understand)? > >Thanks, > >KarinsDad :) Easy. Normally you seed the field, then the top half plays the bottom half in round 1. After this, you maintain seeding order, and players with equal scores play in the next round. With accelerated pairings, you pair as though the top half were paired against the bottom half in round 0, so that in round 1, the top half of the top half, plays the bottom half of the top half. IE you reach stronger competition one round earlier. But in such events there really are 6-8 programs with real chances to win, another 6-8 that are fairly close, and then the remainder that are strong but a ways from the top. Even figuring out who belongs in which of these groups is difficult. And if the seeding is dong wrong, it _can_ affect the final result, since tie-breaks favor the higher seed player... because he has been paired against better opponents...
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