Author: Uri Blass
Date: 08:31:25 03/01/04
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On March 01, 2004 at 11:04:40, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >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. What title do you win by dividing 5th place? I think that people who play should play all games and different behaviour is simply not sportivic behaviour and should be a reason to ban the people who do it from future events. Uri
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