A report on my second live example of using
a table format instead of
a tree format to run an elimination list in an SCA combat tournament.
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Using a table format to run a list,
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| Updated: Jun 17, 2005 |
The Shire of Tal Mere (based on Carrollton, Georgia) hosts an annual event called the Lusty Month of May. In May 2005, I ran their tournament. Eighteen fighters, one field.
Introduction – Example 1 – Example 2 – Example 3 – Example 4
ROUND ONE
Note: If this stuff doesn't make sense, the pages linked above explain it in more detail.
Results:
Ftr Round
1
1 10/L
2 11/W
3 12/L
4 13/L
5 14/L
6 15/W
7 16/L
8 17/W
9 18/W
10 1/W
11 2/L
12 3/W
13 4/W
14 5/W
15 6/L
16 7/W
17 8/L
18 9/L
ROUND TWO
The pairings (with the win/loss result from the previous round in chronological finishing order) were: 10W-2W, 12W-13W, 1L-11L, 6W-14W, 3L-4L, 8W-16W, 5L-15L, 9W-17L, 7L-18L
Results:
Ftr Round
1 2
1 9/W 11/W
2 11/W 10/L
3 12/L 4/W
4 13/L 3/L out
5 14/L 15/L out
6 15/W 14/W
7 16/L 18/L out
8 17/W 16/W
9 18/W 17/W
10 1/W 2/W
11 2/L 1/L out
12 3/W 13/W
13 4/W 12/L
14 5/W 6/L
15 6/L 5/W
16 7/W 8/L
17 8/L 9/L out
18 9/L 7/W
ROUND THREE
The pairings: 2L-13L, 10W-12W, 1W-6W, 3W-8W, 14L-16L, 9W-15W
Fighter 18 got a "pass" and should get the first fight in the next round. No bye fight.
[Actually, it should have been the first bout in the next round, but I goofed.]
Results:
Ftr Round
1 2 3
1 9/W 11/W 6/W
2 11/W 10/L 13/L out
3 12/L 4/W 8/L out
4 13/L 3/L
5 14/L 15/L
6 15/W 14/W 1/L
7 16/L 18/L
8 17/W 16/W 3/W
9 18/W 17/W 15/W
10 1/W 2/W 12/W
11 2/L 1/L
12 3/W 13/W 10/L
13 4/W 12/L 2/W
14 5/W 6/L 16/W
15 6/L 5/W 9/L out
16 7/W 8/L 14/L out
17 8/L 9/L
18 9/L 7/W pass
ROUND FOUR
The pairings: 10W-13W, 18p-1W, 12L-6L, 8W-14W ... and #9 got a pass.
Results:
Ftr Round
1 2 3 4
1 10/L 11/W 6/W 18/L out
2 11/W 10/L 13/L
3 12/L 4/W 8/L
4 13/L 3/L
5 14/L 15/L
6 15/W 14/W 1/L 12/L out
7 16/L 18/L
8 17/W 16/W 3/W 14/L
9 18/W 17/W 15/W pass
10 1/W 2/W 12/W 13/W
11 2/L 1/L
12 3/W 13/W 10/L 6/W
13 4/W 12/L 2/W 10/L out
14 5/W 6/L 16/W 8/W
15 6/L 5/W 9/L
16 7/W 8/L 14/L
17 8/L 9/L
18 9/L 7/W pass 1/W
ROUND FIVE
The pairings: 9p-8L (this was a poor choice -- #8 had *just* fought), 10W-18W, 12W-14W
[[ Looking back, I should have done this: 9-10, 8-18, 12-14... Drat... ]]
Results:
Ftr Round
1 2 3 4 5
8 17/W 16/W 3/W 14/L 9/L out
9 18/W 17/W 15/W pass 8/W
10 1/W 2/W 12/W 13/W 18/L
12 3/W 13/W 10/L 6/W 14/W
14 5/W 6/L 16/W 8/W 12/L out
18 9/L 7/W pass 1/W 10/W
ROUND SIX
Pairings: 10L-9W, 18W-12W
Results:
Ftr Round
1 2 3 4 5 6
9 18/W 17/W 15/W pass 8/W 10/W
10 1/W 2/W 12/W 13/W 18/L 9/L out
12 3/W 13/W 10/L 6/W 14/W 18/L out
18 9/L 7/W pass 1/W 10/W 12/W
FINAL ROUND
Interestingly, this left the only two fighters who had been given a "pass". His Highness was present and decreed that both fighters be given a clean slate: the final round format would be the best two out of three bouts. Fighter #9 won.
EPILOG
As noted elsewhere, this was my second time using the table format for a live tourney. It was a little easier than the first time — only one field. I hope to improve on this with more practice.
Your feedback is most welcome!
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Original page created: June 17, 2005. Last tweaked:
July 1, 2006.
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