Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 06:45:49 07/17/02
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On July 17, 2002 at 08:03:49, Andrew Williams wrote: >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 > > Isn't he living in the West Indies between St.Christopher and St.Vincent. Maybe South-America Odd Gunnar >> 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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