FYI: How/why the Fall Knockout bracket works

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OneStop Entries, Results, Statistics FYI: How/why the Fall Knockout bracket works
Posted on November 7, 2023 at 11:35:42 AM by Tiger

Perhaps you know this cold, but for those who don't, here's the skinny.

We need to arrange the contestants head-to-head (in matches) before the knockout portion begins. Well, ... duh!

But, how do we do that?

So, the Qualifying round gets all the contestants together, and their scores are ranked from 1 to 32. Then, in Round 1:

You see, the top scorer gets to play the low scorer in Round 1, i.e. the higher scorers get more 'favorable' matchups in Round 1.

You can view the empty bracket (click HERE):

Now, it's easy to see that if there are more than 32 entries, we can eliminate those who scored less than #32.

Conversely, if there are less than 32 entries, we can award 'byes' (default wins) to as many of the top scorers as needed.

Hope that clears things up a bit, but, if you're still confused, don't hesitate to ask.

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Re(1): FYI: How/why the Fall Knockout bracket works - By Chris A November 7, 2023 at 01:08:54 PM
- Re(2): FYI: How/why the Fall Knockout bracket works - By Tiger November 7, 2023 at 01:26:02 PM
  - Re(3): FYI: How/why the Fall Knockout bracket works - By Chris A November 7, 2023 at 01:27:40 PM

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