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The Barrage
format is not too dissimilar to
a Round Robin in that teams are
drawn into pools.
However, the
order of play is quite different
and all teams or players do not
always get the same number of
games.
The objective in
the Barrage Format is for teams
or players to get two wins at
this preliminary stage and hence
qualify for the main deciding
stage (knockout). In very large
tournaments, perhaps over two
days, the Barrage Format could
be used as a second eliminator
stage.
The Barrage
Format can only be used for
pools of 4 teams or players.
Playing order
within a Barrage Pool:
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Round (1):
A v B & C v D
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Round (2):
Winner of A & B
plays winner of C & D
Loser of A &
B plays loser of C & D
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After Round
(2) one team will have 2
wins and so will have
qualified and one team will
have no wins so will be
eliminated into a subsidiary
event.
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Round (3):
Playoff the
two teams with 1 win to get
a second team with 2 wins.
It is worth
noting that in using a Barrage
Format, two subsidiary events
could be run, as some teams will
be eliminated after Round (2)
and can go straight onto a
subsidiary event. Other teams
will not get eliminated until
after Round (3) when they can go
into a subsidiary event.
The advantage of
the Barrage Format is that there
are no byes and no tie breaking
procedures required. It is
either win or lose.
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