Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 07:08:55 03/04/04
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On March 04, 2004 at 02:50:46, Gerd Isenberg wrote: >On March 03, 2004 at 21:08:31, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 03, 2004 at 14:43:28, James Swafford wrote: >> >>>On March 03, 2004 at 14:17:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On March 02, 2004 at 15:19:51, Russell Reagan wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 02, 2004 at 09:53:15, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>What about following slightly modified [Swiss system], a kind of "delayed" swiss >>>>>>system to keep the tension a bit longer? >>>>>> >>>>>>For the first (4-6) rounds playing swiss with two about equal strong groups with >>>>>>about (even) quantity and quality, eg. >>>>>>(1,4,5,8,9,12,13,16)<->(2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15) or similar. >>>>>> >>>>>>Then reunion both groups and continue with standard swiss, and there are still >>>>>>some thrilling rounds to go. >>>>> >>>>>>What do you think would be better? Standard 11 rounds Swiss (like in Graz WCCC), >>>>>>or the delayed Swiss as suggested by Gerd? >>>>> >>>>>With all of the controversy surrounding the Graz event, you may be better off >>>>>just aiming for an event that just runs smoothly, as opposed to trying to make >>>>>significant changes (unless there is a clear improvement where the downside is >>>>>very little to none). It seems like you are unsure whether the delayed swiss is >>>>>an improvement. If you're not sure, well...if something can go wrong, it will :) >>>> >>>> >>>>the quirk here is that they _know_ they are bleeding (too many rounds for last >>>>rounds to be interesting) but they persist in trying to decide on whether to use >>>> band-aid or gauze and tape to stop it. It would be far better to just solve >>>>the real problem with a long-term fix rather than a poor patch... >>>> >>>>otherwise the patient is going to die... >>> >>> >>>Or live on in agony... >> >>I suppose that when you consider the insane Shredder/Jonny decision, "agony" is >>certainly a reasonable word... > >Ok i guess for what reasons ever you like to destroy WCCC in it's present form. >I know all your arguments about allways in europe/asia for the last 12 years or >so, and the time and costs one need. > >It's a World Championship - It's about to find hosts and sponsors - and a too >short let say 5 or 7 round tournament isn't attractive for them. What is wrong >with looking for attractive 11-round mode? What's wrong with a 5 day event/conference, with automated interfaces and two or three rounds per day?
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