Types of elimination tournaments

Question 1

is based on the elimination of the team or individual in each round. After the match, the winner advances to the next round and the loser is either eliminated completely or dropped to some form of a loser’s bracket.

Answer 1

elimination tournaments

Question 2

Also called knockout, cup, or sudden death tournament
- This system is used if there are too many participants and the time allotted is not sufficient
- The easiest to organize and the quickest way to declare a winner.
-In this system, any team that loses once is eliminated. In this manner, it is difficult to choose the best participant.

Answer 2

single elimination

Question 3

single elim formula

Answer 3

games = n-1

Question 4

This kind of tournament is one of the fairest types since each entry/team must be defeated twice before being eliminated.
- This elimination is more superior to the single elimination in a way that a team losing once has one more chance to advance toward the championship.
- This is one of the more complicated tournaments to show graphically. Since the losers’ rounds can be drawn to the left of the initial first round.

Answer 4

double elimination

Question 5

double elim formula

Answer 5

Games = (n-1)(2)

Question 6

• This system consumes the longest period of
  competition. The advantage of this system is the
  chance to select the best team.
  
  • This kind of tournament is one where each team plays every other team. This is recommended if sufficient time is available.
  • It has also the advantage of allowing players/teams to become better acquainted.

Answer 6

round robin tournament

Question 7

round robin formula

Answer 7

N(N-1) / 2

Question 8

whoever is the actual winner when they play is the real winner

Answer 8

win-over-the-other principle

Question 9

what to do if triple tie

Answer 9

quotient system