Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 15:21:14 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 18:18:05, Kevin Strickland wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 17:27:18, Russell Reagan wrote: > >>That will give you 12 programs in the championship event. Do you plan on >holding a swiss tournament between those 12, or having matches between them, >or do you have another idea? The reason I ask is that if you have 12, and you >have matches between them, you narrow it down to 6 after the first round, then >down to 3 after the second round, and then you have an odd number. I think >optimally it would be best to use a 12 participant swiss tournament to narrow >down the field to 4 or 2, then play matches between those participants to >determine the winner. > >That is exactly what I am trying to do. Have 12 participants in the final event, >make a swiss system and the best program will win. > >>>Once a program wins a specific tournament it can not enter the ones after it. >> >>I think you mean, once a program qualifies for the world championship event, it >>cannot enter another one of the ICC qualifying tournaments, right? > >Yes exactly. Once a program wins an ICC qualification tournament it will not be >allowed in the other 3. If a program does not win in the first one it can enter >all 4 until is possibly wins. Only the top 3 participants in the tournaments can >not enter the next one. They have qualified. > >>>Does this seem more reasonable, and possible? >> >>Yes, I think so. I think it would be wise to continue to take input for quite a >>while and refine the whole process so that the event is a success. >> >>Keep up the good work! >> >>Russell > >I intend to. Taking all suggestions into account sure.. implementing all of them >would not be possible. There are just going to be to many. > >Kevin. Shredder Junior Fritz Tiger Rebel Hiarcs Gandalf Goliath The King That's 9, and I'm sure I've missed more. Exactly what is the purpose of holding this in North American again? Do you see my point? It makes no sense to hold a tournament in North American if the North Americans can only go as spectators. If *that* doesn't bother you, this is going to flop very quickly. bruce
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