Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 16:17:28 06/09/99
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On June 09, 1999 at 09:33:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Take a look at 1977's event. Take the initial seeding and then pair both ways. >Don and others have written programs to simulate this... I did it several years >ago when this came up in an event, just to see what happens. And what it does >is move the 'final round' up a round or two. Which is not bad, but it is >_totally_ unnecessary. I will have to come up with a crosstable to do this. Also I am interested in seeing how last year's WMCCC looked after seven rounds. >And if they end up doing this for the first two rounds (not uncommon) it can >really upset things. >Again, if you think about 'why'... it is to get the better players together >earlier when you have way too few rounds to get a clear 1. With 32 teams and >7 rounds, there are _already_ two extra rounds beyond that which is needed to >find number 1. Which means this: > >with one extra round, we get a good idea on 2,3 4 finishers also. With 2 >extra rounds, the first 8 places are pretty accurate. Accelerating the >pairings loses this last case, because the first round doesn't do the >same thing as the remaining rounds... Don Beal took into account simulations that Don Dailey did, and also competitor input when he drafted the current rules, which stipulated _non_-accelerated pairings, so I think that is what will happen now. Dave
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