Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 08:04:40 03/01/04
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On March 01, 2004 at 01:41:15, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 29, 2004 at 23:04:31, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On February 29, 2004 at 22:25:05, Charles Roberson wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Omid, >>> >>> I thank you for having an open mind on this. As for my thoughts. >>> I don't like A. IMHO, B is better. >>> >>> It may take more than 7 rounds to decide in 2004. If Rebel, Crafty, TheKing, >>> Lambchop and Tiger (to name just a few) and/or a few others compete. It will >>> take more than 7 rounds to decide. The number of rounds to decide depends >>> on the competition. >>> >>> My dislike for A is the following: The 5th placed competitor in the 2nd >>> group may be stronger than one or more of the top 4 in the first group. >>> Thus format A introduces a considerable amount of luck. IMHO that would not >>> be good. >>> >>> Again, thanks to all for an open mind. >> >>I completely agree with you. Add to that, that if i would be kicked out after 5 >>rounds, that i'm not going to play another 6 rounds whatever happens. You play >>for a title. When you're out, you're out and leave. > >Wrong WRONG. >By your logic even if there is one swiss you leave the tournament in the last >rounds if you see based on results that you have no chance to win the >tournament. WRONG, your logics do not realize that in a swiss tournament i can still get divided 5th by winning the last 2 rounds. In the knockout you can never get better than 9th if you're knocked out. >I agree with Charles Roberson but not with the reason that you give. >Uri
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