Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 05:03:49 07/17/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 23:35:10, Keith Ian Price wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 18:21:14, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>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 > >Tiger is a program by a North American. No doubt this is news to Christophe Theron. Andrew > Crafty may well qualify. Ferret could >well qualify, if you wanted to try. By your logic, the World Cup should only be >played in South America and Europe, as well. > >kp
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