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The greatest
appeal of the Single
Elimination format is its
simplicity. Losers are
eliminated, and winners
advance to the next round
until there is only one team
or player left, the
tournament winner.
The Single
Elimination format is
valuable when the number of
entries is very large, time
is short, and the number of
playing areas is limited.
Of all the
formats, this one requires
the fewest games; however,
half of the participants are
eliminated after one game,
and only one quarter of the
participants remain after
the second round.
When more
extensive participation is
important and more playing
areas and time are
available, the use of this
format is not advisable. It
is important that entries
are
seeded when using this
format.
Probably the
best use for this type of
format is for playoffs at
the end of a Round Robin or
Barrage. Seeding for the
Single Elimination would
then be determined by the
standings at the conclusion
of the previous playing
period.
Single
Elimination formats usually
cater for the following
entry number modules: 4, 8,
16, 32, 48 etc. However if
say a 16 entry elimination
format was being used and
there were only 14 entries
then the number one and two
seeds would receive the
byes. Byes always go to the
highest seeded teams or
players.
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