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The Round Robin
format consists of splitting the
entries into a number of pools.
Following the play within the
pools, the top two or three
(more depending on the size of
the pools) from each pool
participate in playoffs (Single
Elimination) to determine the
overall winner.
The drawback for
this type of this format is that
proper seeding becomes very
important. For example, if the
top three seeds are placed in
one pool and only the top two
from each pool advance to the
playoffs, then (if entries
perform consistent to their
seeding) the third seed will not
advance to the playoffs.
The number of
pools is important particularly
if it is being used in
conjunction with a final single
elimination playoff. Usually
pool numbers are kept in modules
of 4, 8, 16 or 32. This makes it
easier to move to the final
elimination playoff.
If there is an
odd number of entries, byes are
allocated within each pool. For
example 19 entries could be
split into 3 pools of 5 and 1
pool 4. Each of the 3 pools of 5
would have a bye.
One of the
problems with the Round Robin
format is that pools can produce
teams or players on the same
number of wins. To determine who
has won the pool in this case,
the following tie breaking
procedure is applied:
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